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momof5

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I have been catching up this week on Worlds. I keep seing this women in all the women team broadcasts. It is an older women with short brown hair. She is dressed in USA warm up but I can't figure out what her role is. Anybody have any insight?
 
Marta Karolyi ?
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She is the women's national team coordinator for the US
 
This woman?
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I assumed it was the trainer. Each team is allowed 2 coaches and a medical person on the floor.
 
Her name is Debbie Van Horn. She is the physical therapist for the national team. So you do see her at all of the competitions.
 
Her name is Debbie Van Horn. She is the physical therapist for the national team. So you do see her at all of the competitions.

Deb is a certified trainer. not a PT. just to clarify.
 
She is part of the medical care team. I believe she is indeed a physical therapist (with a doctorate on PT) but that she also has certification as a certified trainer (specialist in exercise training) , which would be a way of enhancing her PT skills by making them more directly applicable in an athletic environment. But basically, she is part of the care team, not the gymnastics training team. I believe this is correct.
 
sounds like a sports phsysiotherapist but with wider view to include nutrition and first aid. Quite a general overview of wellness and fitness.
 

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