From the FIG COP
"2.3.2 Competition Attire a) They must wear a correct sportive non transparent leotard or unitard (one piece leotard with full length legs-hip to ankle), which must be of elegant design. She may wear complete leg coverings of the same color as that of the leotard; under or on...
My own children feel like their competition leotard is a circus costume with all the bling and would much rather have a simple leo. But I just never see them at competitions. I wish it were more common in the US.
I was floored by the recent suicide of Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin (23 years old) and then I read that she was recovering from a concussion. CTE isn't just for football players. So sad.
The thing that makes cheer so dangerous is that so much of it takes place on hard surfaces. I consider catastrophic injuries to be head and neck injuries.
10% of all contact-sport athletes sustain concussions yearly
Football injuries associated with the brain occur at a rate of one in every...
I'm suggesting that having knowledge of a foreign language is a really amazing way to experience the world and that we can all benefit from it. I am throwing on the lens if international assignments so that people who eat, breathe, and sleep gymnastics and think their child is going elite can...
Sce I don't actually think I was quick to judge. Obviously I am not talking about every single program but rather one that I have seen with my own eyes where girls training elite are practicing 35+ hours a week and putting their education on the backburner. And yes, this gym does have college...