Kohei Uchimura Appreciation Blog

Team Japan (Kato, Shirai, Tanaka, Uchimura, & Yamamuro) wins gold in men’s gymnastics team final || Rio Olympics 2016

Now that I’ve got this medal, it really feels like a real Olympic gold medal. I’ve won individual gold medals before but this feels completely different. To win a gold medal with my friends is something that makes me so happy.You can’t top what happened in Athens, but we’ve made our own history here. I think this is something that we can take into the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. This result will put pressure on the gymnasts who compete in the final in 2020, but there are many in Japan who can live up to that. I’d like them to watch what we’ve done and take as much from it as they can. - Kohei Uchimura, Rio 2016

2016 Rio Summer Olympic Men’s Artistic Gymnastic Team Champions - Japan

Kohei’s new TableMark commercial :D

Minor side note: if he’s in Saitama, that means he’s not appearing at the Nagasaki Shimbun awards today…? Maybe he’s had enough of the spotlight for now… Oops, I’m not thinking in Japan time!

He says he isn’t even practicing these days, that his condition is too bad. :(

The Japan Gymnastic Association announced Uchimura’s withdrawal Friday and said a letter has been submitted to the International Gymnastics Federation on behalf of Uchimura.”

Kohei doing my favorite HB dismount ever! I love triple backs! That’s the reason why I love Justin Spring

Nov. 1/12 Press conference - Kohei’s participation in the Zen Nihon this weekend will be limited to the team event due to ankle and shoulder pain (or so says Google translate)

(can’t post the picture of the injury itself, way too painful (>_<))

So, unless I’m mistaken, his special skills include folding clothes quickly, and moving his head (his scalp?) like a wig. :/

source: twitter

14/∞ Photos of Kohei Uchimura

so cool!