Goods

GUYS

Is this not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? Norwegian gymnast Sofus Heggemsnes bows to the judges after his floor routine in Doha (at 1:27).

I know this is old news (it’s from January) but I just found this video of Yin catching his juniors live streaming and I’m dying (x)

Chow’s goal is to have the “best of both worlds” in Beijing. He says he is keen on introducing some of the “American attitude” toward youth sports by bringing some fun to the gym.

“I’m promoting ‘happy Gymnastics’ and ‘happy sports’ instead of just only hard work,” says Chow, also known as Qiao Liang. “I think China is more open to these ideas.”

Chow took over the national coach post in April of this year and has been dividing his time between Iowa and Beijing ever since. This week he is in Doha (QAT) at the World Championships, wearing the China warmup for the first time since his retirement from the Chinese men’s national team in 1991.

The invitation to return as head coach came as a result of the Chinese government’s interest in fostering international relations, Chow says. Last December, Chow and his wife, coach Liwen Zhuang, hosted the Chinese women’s team at their club, Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in Des Moines, Iowa. China’s sports leadership was very happy with the training camp, he says, and things moved forward from there.

“China is developing a good relationship with other countries, especially through Gymnastics,” says Chow, who became a U.S. citizen in 2002. “They want to develop not only sport, but education, and open up the dialogue so there are no more boundaries.”

Instead of the “one team, one dream” mantra, China is envisioning a “one world, one dream” philosophy, Chow says.

10 y/o me: haha he’s ugly watch

Night in the Museum: [ mummy unmasks himself to reveal a twenty-something year old Rami Malek ]

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