Robson Cruz lives in Brazil.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Yoga and QAnon
QAnon conspiracy theories are absurd. And potentially dangerous.
Though some in the American Republican Party have embraced the kooks, FBI identified QAnon-driven extremists as a domestic terrorism threat.
I was surprised to hear those nut cases have made inroads online with the Yoga community — especially on Instagram.
Anti-vax types are being targeted, for example.
Seriously avoid those Instagram feeds.
Arabian on Floor with good form
It’s difficult to do double front and — especially — double Arabian with good form.
But we had a couple of good Arabians at the Szombathely World Cup this past weekend.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Sports Parents Promise
As a positive sports parent, I make these promises to my child(ren):
I promise to listen to you if you have any concerns about your sport
I promise to learn how your club keeps you safe and what I can do to help
I promise to make sure that I set a good example and support you (and your teammates) in a positive way
BIG tricks WAG
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
el-grip giants for WAG
For Gymneo subscribers.
In my experience very few females have the genetic potential to do this skill easily. It takes a lot of flexibility.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
U of Alaska Anchorage UPDATE
There’s still hope.
Interim Coach Marie-Sophie Boggasch confirms that University of Alaska Anchorage Gymnastics will be saved if $888,000 (half in cash, half in pledges) is raised by February 15, 2021.
The Collegiate Gymnastics Growth Initiative / Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association organized a GoFundMe: charity.gofundme.com/saveuaagymnastics
On that site, there are a couple other links that can take people to the pledge form (ideally we only have to raise half of the amount if everyone could potentially contribute the same via a pledge for next year) and also to UAA directly for donations of $1,000 or more.
About our program:
– Consistently volunteers the highest amount of hours among any UAA athletic team (last year: 554h between 18 team members)
– 2019-2020 team GPA: 3.64
– Several first-generation college students
– Broke 21 school records in the last 2 seasons
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Defying Gravity – part 5
This is the criminal doctor episode.
Kathy Johnson is always good. But it’s Dominique who’s most eloquent of many gymnasts interviewed.
Jordyn Wieber too. She recalls that the Ranch was closed the day after Simone said she didn’t want to go back to the place of all that sexual abuse.
Olga Korbut calls her former coach a monster.
In part five of our documentary series, survivors of abuse describe the culture that allowed a USA Gymnastics physician and many dozens of other coaches and officials to take advantage of athletes, and explain how they’re using their voices and the life skills that gymnastics taught them to reclaim their sport.
You MIGHT be able to watch Defying Gravity free weekly with ads — or watch all episodes uninterrupted with YouTube Premium.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
U.S. guys on NCAA Gymnastics
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Szombathely World Cup highlights
I was worried this first FIG meet might be a disaster.
But … so far, so good.
European Championships is planned for December in Turkey. Not all nations will participate due to COVID-19 so it won’t qualify anyone for the Olympics.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
