Do think you like gymnastics? I hope so because today I will talk about a gymnast who risk a huge life. Did you know to be a gymnast you only have to attend college for 3 to 5 years ? Here I’m going to tell you about a gymnast, her name is Mary Lou Retton WOW! According to the article, “Mary Lou Retton” by Georgia Paste Mary Lou is an all time gold medal winner in gymnastics. Her role in history was to be an amazing gymnast as she followed in Nadia Comaneci footsteps. Nadia was her admirer and
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responsibility. A systematic approach to risk management will ensure all representatives involved understand the environment in which they operate and allow them to anticipate and manage issues that may impact upon desired objectives and goals. The Gymnastics Tooronga road Victoria 3146, risk management program encourages an integrated approach to managing risks. It is built around having a common language, approach and management process. 2. SCOPE The scope of this Risk Management Plan covers
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2016 Summer Olympics. Gabrielle Douglas was born on December 31, 1995, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She began formal gymnastics training at 6 years old and won a state championship by the time she was 8. She moved away from her hometown and family in 2010 to pursue training with a world-renowned Olympic trainer, and was selected to compete with the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. There, Douglas became the first African American to win gold in the individual all-around
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It wasn’t a demand, I choose it. I made sure that everything was completed in time and that makes me really proud of all of the actions I have done. One of my favorite sports is gymnastics and Tae Kwon Do. These are my two favorite sports ever since I was 7. I loved both sports, but I had more of a bond with gymnastics. At age 7, all I could think about is doing somersaults, handstands and splits. It amazed me when I saw on television gymnasts doing all these stunts
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School. Born on March 26, 2002, at the Civics Hospital, she has a passion for art, dedication for gymnastics and loves to play the piano. Once you get to know her, you’ll have a friend forever. As someone once said, “The past doesn’t define you are, your past prepares you for who you are to become.” That couldn’t be truer, let us explore the past of this unique eighth grader. She started gymnastics when she was three years old. Imagine that! Not only that, but she also started piano and art lessons
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successfully mastered as her first skill in gymnastics. This information was gathered from Reeve, Elspeth. “Gabby Douglas: Her Childhood Path to the Olympics.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 3 Aug. 2012, www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/gabby-douglas-her-childhood-path-olympics/325087/. By age four Gabby had taught herself some harder skills, such as a one-handed cartwheel. This skill displayed that Gabby had a natural talent in gymnastics, especially because of how difficult it
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Karin Johnson spent the majority of her life teaching gymnastics, home schooling, and teaching young children at church and schools. She has been teaching kids in various subjects since ninth grade up to today at age forty six. She has a bright personality, and is outgoing with almost anything she does with people, also she has blonde hair, about five feet five inches tall, and wears bright colored clothes, just as bright as her personality. Karin enjoys working with elementary students, for she
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became a member of the U.S. gold-medal-winning team “Magnificent Seven.” Dominique Dawes was the first gymnast to win five gold medals. She was notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in Artistic gymnastics. The gymnastics community gave her the nickname “Awesome Dawesome.” She was on a national team for ten years. Dominique Dawes was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on November 20, 1976. She has two siblings: an older sister, and a younger brother. While attending
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Shannon Miller was a part of the Olympic gymnastics team named “The Olympic Seven” This strong team of athletes went on to win the first ever gold medal for America. They called this team “The Magnificent Seven” because this was the first ever team from America that actually had a chance for gold. Shannon Miller worked hard and had determination, and because of this, accomplished great things. Like a lot of top notch athletes Miller started gymnastics at the early age of 5. In the year of 1982
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Flip Factory Background and Problem • Flip Factory is a fitness centre located in Calgary which offers unique, noncompetitive, gymnastic based programs. They include circus arts, trampolining, demonstrative gymnastics and parkour. • Services offered focus on 3 core areas: ˗ Youth, teen and adult programs ˗ Preschool programs ˗ Bookings (birthday parties, day camps, special needs groups etc.) • More than 1,500 on site participants every
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