Gymternet Weekly: The week of the triple, Brits in the NCAA, and more (June 15-21, 2020)
It’s never a dull week around the gymternet! Here’s our weekly roundup of news, videos, and more from your favorite gymnasts!
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USA Gymnastics penned a letter to the gymnastics community on racial and social justice
USA Gymnastics looked “inward” in a letter penned to the gymnastics community from the governing body’s leadership team and board of directors, addressing the racial and social issues our country currently faces.
Click here to read the full letter.
NCAA Gym: Brits commit from across the pond
Two Brits committed to two separate college programs in the states this past week, with Izzy Hilliard committing to the newest NCAA program: Long Island University, and Ondine Achampong verbally committing to University of California, Berkeley.
CGA creates Inclusion Alliance
The College Gymnastics Association (CGA) recently announced the creation of the Inclusion Alliance–a space for black gymnasts and allies to discuss traumatic events and happenings around the country and globe.
2022 European Championships heading to Munich
The 2022 European Championships are heading to Munich, Germany! The event will be held August 11-21, 2022.
Former NCAA gymnast loses a loved one to COVID-19
Former Oklahoma gymnast Natalie Hannah Brown lost her Grandpa to coronavirus early last week, saying his fight with the disease “ended peacefully.”
#TributetoThomas #Thomasflare
American Athletic Inc. (AAI) led a tribute to Kurt Thomas, imploring the gymnastics community to post their own dedications to the U.S. star with the hashtags #TributetoThomas and #ThomasFlare.
Thomas, who lost his life just a few weeks ago at the age of 64, was the first U.S. man to win a World title.
Olympic champions celebrate their birthdays
The gymnastics community celebrated two Olympic champions’ birthdays this past week, including two-time Olympic gold medalist Sandra Izbașa, who turned 30, and seven-time Olympian and two-time medalist Oksana Chusovitina, who turned 45.
Happy Juneteenth!
On Friday, June 19, the gymnastics community and world celebrated Juneteenth, amplifying and reflecting on a historic step in the ongoing fight for racial justice and equality.
Happy Father’s Day!
It was all about the gym dads on Sunday, June 21, with the gymternet paying tribute to the dads who compete, as well as those who support their dreams. Here are just a few of our favorite tributes!
Training clips: The week of the triple
As more and more gymnasts return to training across the world, we’re seeing an uptick in training videos, and we couldn’t be more excited! With the Olympics postponed and no meets for at least a couple more months, the gymternet will take any peeks into the gym that athlete’s are willing to share. This week, we saw athletes kicking their training into high gear… or just having fun… with some new skills!
It was all about the triple, in particular, including a triple-double off beam from the G.O.A.T., a piked triple back, triple back, and triple front.
This week, our training clips section is highlighted by Simone Biles (USA), Nikita Nagornyy (RUS), Skye Blakely (USA), Artem Dolgopyat (ISR), Heath Thorpe (AUS), Morgan Hurd (USA), Sam Mikulak (USA), Sanna Veerman (NED), Eddie Penev (USA), eMjae Frazier (USA), and Marvin Kimble (USA).
Fail of the week
The fail of the week goes to Team USA’s Donnell Whittenburg, who had an interesting run in with the rings in his first week back in the gym! Ouch!
