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November 8, 2020.
Instead of representing their countries, Uchimura and others compete on one of two teams – team “Friendship” or team “Solidarity” – in a showcase of international camaraderie.
No All-Around or individual accolades will be awarded; rather, the top three scores on each piece of apparatus per team will count toward the final team score. …
One goal is to prove that staging a high-profile event in Tokyo is possible in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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I love a great Pak.
Especially those landing on the low Bar close to handstand.
I recall watching Brittany Rogers and Maddie Copiak training together. Both tall. Both launching Pak as high as they could.
Amazing.
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This is tough.
After some discussion online, I learned it is already in the MAG Code:
Therefore it wouldn’t be named for Pakhniuk.
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Over the weekend the UK Government announced a lockdown in England from Thursday 5th November to Wednesday 2nd December. …
This news is incredibly disappointing. We know the gymnastics community has done everything to make the sport safe. And while we know the health benefits that our sport brings, the number of cases of Covid-19 continue to rise across the country. …
We are acutely aware of the immense financial pressure many clubs will be under …
As with the first lockdown, we’ll support clubs in accessing financial support, grants and the furlough scheme. …
British Gymnastics
Club close as of Nov. 5th. Elite training can continue.
Hopefully clubs can reopen Dec. 2nd.
There are many other clubs around the world shut down. Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada, for example, is shut down again for a month.
That’s a shame as Gymnastics clubs seem to be one of the safest spaces for kids during this pandemic.
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Ariella Käslin is a 2008 Olympian voted Swiss Sportswoman of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
I recall being disappointed when Ariella retired 2011. She seemed still top of her game.
She later wrote a memoir detailing her exhaustion, related depression, and concerns with former Swiss National Coach Eric Demay who was let go April 2007.
Read it on gymnovosti:
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