267: Growing Up In Cuba Charlie Tamayo
THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW
Creator of the laid-out double arabian, Charlie Tamayo, is here. The first male gymnast to win a World medal for Cuba tell us what it was like to grow up in the Cuban gymnastics system. We discuss:
- Being\xa0selected for a special sports school
- Daily life at the National School of Gymnastics, including ballet classes
- Conditions in Cuba, from power to food to the politics of getting a phone
- What gymnasts were\xa0told when they\xa0weren't allowed to compete internationally
- The vault that he thought would change his life
- What happened to his competition and gala earnings\xa0
- Learning a full twisting double back vault before it was named for\xa0Ri Se-gwang
- Competing with a broken ankle
- Defecting
- Learning to coach in the United States
- Some videos of Charlie Tamayo training the Tamayo\xa0and inside his gym in Cuba
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- Prize : One ticket to all four all finals, including the sold out Women\u2019s All-Around Final
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- 72: John Orozco
- 234: Chris Brooks
- 233: Danell Leyva 2016
- 164: Marian Dragulescu
- Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt
- Episode 13: Justin Spring
- 265: Russian Cup, University Games, and Feedback
- Episode 35: Jake Dalton
- 98: Eddie Penev the Bulgarian-American Bullet
- 115: Kenzo Shirai
- 39: Steve Butcher, President of the FIG Men's Technical Committee
- 164: Marian Dragulescu
- 151: Danell Leyva
- 254: Vanessa Atler
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