Post Views 1,507 So who do you think the top female vaulter is between the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney through the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio? We looked through the results from World Championships and the Olympic Games during this time frame and counted how many times an athlete finished in the top Read More
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FIG Parkour Commission Held First Meeting
Post Views 1,516 PRESS RELEASE: Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, Nov 9, 2017 The FIG Parkour Commission held its first meeting in Lausanne (SUI) Tuesday and Wednesday under the direction of Commission President David Belle, who was able to measure the communal willingness to work to develop the sport that he himself founded. Commission members gathered Read More
Joan Moore Gnat – Paving The Way For US Women
Post Views 3,690 Not many people can say that they have won the same amount of National Championships as Simone Biles! But Joan Moore Gnat can and she is very modest about the bragging rights. Joan won these National Championship All-Around gold medals in ’71, ’72, ’73, and ’74. In total, Joan won 10 Read More
Road to Olympic Gold Revealed
Post Views 1,085 The Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) has released the event draw for both the Men’s and Women’s Gymnastics qualification rounds at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio! A total of 98 gymnasts, 12 teams of 5 athletes and 38 individuals, will be competing in the qualification rounds in their attempt to make it Read More
Shirai 3
Post Views 1,152 Kenzo Shirai, the reigning World floor exercise champion, from Japan has submitted a new skill to the FIG called the “Shirai 3”. Kenzo recently competed the skill at the Toyota International gymnastics meet. The “Shirai 3” is a double layout with a triple twist. This new skill is a variation of the Read More
Bellu and Bitang Return to Romanian Team
Post Views 878 After a dismal performance at the most recent World Championship, Romania is bringing back two coaches that left coaching the Romanian team a few months ago. Returning as the Romanian gymnastics team’s coaches are Octavian Bellu and Mariana Bitang which was confirmed by Carmen Tocala, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Read More
