In college gymnastics, the ripple effect of real “air time”
2 years, 8 months ago

In college gymnastics, the ripple effect of real “air time”

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “She was afraid we were going to ruin college gymnastics.” Breaux feared if people could watch the meets on TV, they wouldn’t come to the arena to support the Tigers. “It’s like ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ you know what you’re going to get,” said two-time Olympic medalist and commentator Bart Conner. “I just think there’s a greater awareness because of things like SEC Network, it’s one of the things that attracted me,” said Olympic gold medalist and Razorbacks coach Jordyn Wieber. When Oklahoma junior Ragan Smith caught “Friday Night Heights,” the 2017 U.S. gymnastics national champion saw a vibe she didn’t know she needed.

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EXPLAINER: The differences between Olympic & NCAA gymnastics
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EXPLAINER: The differences between Olympic & NCAA gymnastics

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FORT WORTH, Texas — For decades, college gymnastics lived in the shadow of elite competition. “When I started in collegiate gymnastics I think that at the elite level, they kind of looked down on college gymnastics, as if we were the place that good gymnasts went to die,” said Bev Plocki, longtime head coach at defending national champion Michigan. Four …

‘Beacon of goodness': NCAA women’s gymnastics is booming
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‘Beacon of goodness': NCAA women’s gymnastics is booming

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Sunisa Lee and the rest of the Auburn women’s gymnastics team filed out of Stegeman Coliseum on Georgia’s campus in mid-February, equal parts exhausted and giddy. While elite programs have been struggling in recent years — the U.S., Canada, England and Australia are among the countries whose national governing bodies are scrambling to emerge from the cloud of what athletes …

College gymnastics popularity: Olympians, NIL, viral videos making NCAA level blow up.
2 years, 10 months ago

College gymnastics popularity: Olympians, NIL, viral videos making NCAA level blow up.

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On Jan. 14, the University of Arkansas women’s gymnastics team—the Gymbacks, as they are colloquially known—took us to church. @sunisalee_ debuts her floor routine 👏 pic.twitter.com/lP0cECmSFa — SEC Network January 15, 2022 Lee’s anticipated debut marks the first time in gymnastics history that an Olympic all-around gold medalist has gone on to compete in college. Her West Coast contemporary, Tokyo …

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