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Who’s the fitter gymnast in 2021?
Alicia has 3 kids — but I wouldn’t bet against her legendary fitness.
The Olympians have scheduled a Fun, Friendly Fitness Competition for Dec. 12, 2020 March 6, 2021.
Inside Gymnastics just posted a new interview with the gladiators. 😀
A LIVE stream ticket costs $19. It’s a fundraiser for mental health.
Details – BigFight.us
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Three-time Olympian and former president of the FIG Yuri Titov turned 85 in November. He gave an interview to TASS on this occasion and talked about his career and the current generation of Russian gymnasts. …
Titov won Olympic gold as a part of the 1956 Soviet team and multiple silver and bronze medals but never the all-around gold:
“Talking about the Olympics, I consider myself somewhat a loser. At my first Games in 1956 in Melbourne, I got injured a few hours before the opening ceremony. …
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Titov opposed both the 1980 and 1984 boycotts.
Dave Tilley one of the authors of this study.
Gymnastics is a popular sport with high injury rates, especially at the collegiate level. …
The median age of gymnastics specialization was 8 years [interquartile range = 6-11 years]. The proportion of injuries sustained during college did not significantly differ by specialization age.
A significantly greater proportion of early specializers required surgery for college sports-related injuries (60% vs. 44%; p = 0.02).
Forty-two percent of the respondents reported concussion history, and a greater proportion of those with concussion history reported seeking mental health treatment during college (32% vs. 23%; p = 0.03), and anxiety disorder diagnosis (16% vs. 9%; p = 0.01).
Disordered eating history was reported by 34% of the respondents …
Conclusion: Athletes and clinicians should be aware of the long-term effects of early specialization, concussions, and disordered eating in gymnastics as these issues are common in female collegiate gymnasts.
Health outcomes among former female collegiate gymnasts: the influence of sport specialization, concussion, and disordered eating
While some schools are moving mountains to get in football and basketball seasons, non-revenue generating sports are on the chopping block. …
Some colleges are testing every player and coach for the virus every day and even that hasn’t stopped outbreaks; many games have had to be canceled or rescheduled. But still, they press on.
They do it, of course, to keep the TV money coming in from football and basketball. But at the same time, dozens of universities have been eliminating smaller “secondary” sports like gymnastics and tennis and swimming. …
Mike Burns: I think every athletic director who’s dropping programs is using the COVID pandemic as an excuse …
Shane Wiskus: NCAA Gymnastics I believe is a crucial component in preparing gymnasts for, you know, not only success for their team, but success for the United States on the world and Olympic podiums. …
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Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking were confirmed as additional sports proposed by the Paris 2024 Organising Committee. …
Olympic.org
Finally. An equal number of Olympic male and female competitors.
It’s been a long road back to gymnastics for Larisa Iordache, who ruptured her Achilles while warming up floor before competing in qualifications at world championships in 2017 and spent the next three years facing surgeries, rehab, and a global pandemic before finally getting to return to the floor for the first time at Romania’s national championships in November. …
Iordache Added to Euros Team After Triumphant Comeback
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Chellsie Memmel was 2005 World Champion. But she’s still working new skills today at age-32.
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A giant dreamcatcher adorned with hundreds of Christmas lights stands on the front lawn of Wabie’s aunt and uncle’s house in Timiskaming First Nation, an Algonquin community in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec.
With about a 3.5 metre diameter, it features over 900 lights.
CBC
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