As one of the biggest Olympic stars from all sports, the IOC should PAY Simone Biles not to retire. π
“Cecile and Laurent are from Paris so they’ve kind of guilted me into at least being a specialist and coming back,” Biles said with her trademark giggle. “But the main goal is 2021, the tour, and then we’ll have to see.”
Cecile and Laurent Landi have coached Biles since late 2017. Both were members of the French national team, andΒ Cecile LandiΒ competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. …
The President of the Pan American Gymnastics Union (PAGU), Naomi Valenzo, confirmed to Gymnastics Now Monday morning that the artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline Senior Pan American Championships (commonly referred to as Pan Ams) will no longer take place in the United States.
Instead, Brazil has agreed to host the events in June …
This meet is critical in that 4 additional Olympic spots are decided from the AA. Two for men, two for women.
BUT the pandemic is worse than ever in Brazil. Over4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time. Only 8% of the population has had the first dose of any vaccine. Their President is a COVID denier who opposes any lockdown measures.
How can Brazil be safe for international travel by June?
Is there enough time on the calendar to move it again? If so, where? Canada βΒ for example βΒ wouldn’t allow the international travel.
I feel PanAms will soon be cancelled. And that’s a shame for those gymnasts who’ve trained the past year for one last shot at Olympic qualification.
Nearly two dozen Greek gymnasts alleged they suffered decades of abuse and neglect “bordering on torture” at the hands of their coaches, in a letter published on Wednesday.
The letter was sent this week to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis by 22 female and male athletes, revealed by Greek daily EfSyn.
It alleged “harsh and abusive” practices dating back to 1985 included forced fasting, psychological and physical punishment and sexual harassment. …
Greece in recent months has been rocked by a wave of allegations of sexual abuse in the fields of arts, sport and education.
More than three years after the #MeToo movement surfaced in the United States, the code of silence in Greece was broken in December by a two-time Olympic sailing medallist, Sofia Bekatorou. …
Oklahoma 412.300 Michigan 411.525 Stanford 409.400 Nebraska 403.850 Ohio State 401.888 Penn State 401.213 Iowa 399.300 Illinois 398.438 Navy 396.600 Minnesota 393.450 California 387.513 William & Mary 384.713
To be hosted LIVE April 16-17 by the University of Minnesota at in Minneapolis.
The top 3 teams and the top 3 all-around competitors not on one of the qualifying teams, plus the top 3 individuals on each event not already qualified on a team or as an all-around competitor, will advance from each qualifying session to the finals, scheduled for 7 p.m. CDT Saturday, April 17.
NCAA selections revealed, we'll compete in qualifying session II.
