Category: Olympics

Ep. 2 Becky Downie documentary

Episode 2: Coming off of a disappointing performance at English Championships, Becky must regroup quickly if she wants to be in contention to represent GB at the 2023 European Championships.

Deanna Hong:

My goal is to share Becky’s incredible story as far and wide as possible. A lot of high-quality gymnastics content is geo-blocked/paywalled nowadays, which is why I’ve chosen to release this documentary on YouTube.

The first two episodes of “Comeback” were self-funded. It was important to me to compensate all of my friends who helped bring “Comeback” to life, which I have done, but all of my time filming and editing this passion project was done in my free time outside of my paid work.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (28min) Features Nick Ruddock.

Yuri Korolev interview

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics posted a year end remembrance of the 1981 and 1985 World Champion who died suddenly April 2023 at age-60.

Average life span in Russia is short compared against the rest of the developed world. 

Would you have won the AA at the 1984 Olympics?

I’m 90 percent sure that I would have won it. It’s impossible to say one hundred percent in sports, but there is no doubt that I could have fought for first place. …

Yuri Korolev interview

Yuri Korolyov (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Королёв; 25 August 1962 – 29 April 2023) was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. Part of a deep Soviet team that, throughout the 1980s, featured such names as Dmitry Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, Vladimir Artemov, Valentin Mogilny, …

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Becky Downie – COMEBACK

The Becky Downie Documentary [Ep. 1]

Becky competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.  She is a double European champion (2014 and 2016) and 2014 Commonwealth Games champion on the uneven bars as well as the 2019 World silver medallist.

Now age-31, Becky is training towards qualifying for Paris.

The first episode includes her role in calling out British Gymnastics for past abuse. Very brave. Many of the other women to do so had already retired.

If you would like early access to COMEBACK Episode 2, or simply to support this independent production financially, please check out: DeannaHongProductions.vhx.tv

COMEBACK began as a self-funded passion project by Director Deanna Hong, and thus your support is greatly appreciated and will allow for the planned continuation of this series!

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2024 USAG Hall of Fame

  • Alexander “Sasha” Artemev – Men’s artistic Olympic team bronze medalist, two-time World Championships bronze medalist, five-time U.S. champion
  • Jana Bieger – 2008 Olympic alternate, three-time World Championships silver medalist in women’s artistic
  • Ivana Hong – 2008 Olympic alternate, World bronze medalist in women’s artistic
  • Dr. William “Bill” Sands – longtime professor and sports scientist, former Director of Research and Development for USAG, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Savannah Vinsant – 2012 Olympian, three-time U.S. trampoline champion
  • Youri Vorobyev – Coach of multiple World champions and medalists, six-time USAG Acrobatic Coach of the Year honoree

USA Gymnastics announces 2024 Hall of Fame class

Nikita Nagorny on the IOC decisions

Nikita has not said much publicly about the Paris Olympics, until now.

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics linked to an interview he gave lately to a domestic sports publication.

“THE IOC LEADERSHIP SHOULD PRESERVE OLYMPISM AND NOT MIX IT WITH POLITICS FOR PERSONAL GAIN.” INTERVIEW WITH NIKITA NAGORNY

2017

Stella Zakharova on Russians in Paris

Stella Zakharova, now age-60, born in Odesa, Ukraine, was an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist in team competitions for the USSR.

NEW Canadian Men’s Podcast

Felix Dolci and his teammates started a new podcast you can watch and listen to on YouTube.

SUBSCRIBE to help promote the launch. It’s called “The Rise Experience”.

The Canadian men were the big surprise at Worlds 2023, finishing 4th in qualifications to send a full team to Paris. This podcast will document their Olympic preparations.

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