Congrats to My High School Friend on Winning Olympic Gold in Gymnastics!

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A user celebrates a high school acquaintance who recently won a gold medal in all-around gymnastics at the Olympics, expressing pride in the achievement. The conversation shifts to the number of athletes competing in the Olympics, with a mention of 1,558 athletes from the US, which some find surprisingly high. The discussion also touches on the Hamms, a gymnastics family who relocated from Wisconsin to Ohio for better training opportunities ahead of the 2004 Olympics, joining notable gymnasts at Ohio State. The thread highlights both personal connections to Olympic athletes and broader discussions about Olympic participation and training dynamics.
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I went to high school with this guy and he just won olympics gold medal in all-around gymnastics. USA! :approve: :smile:
 
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How many athletes are competing in the olympics? 1558 athletes I found for the US but that seems a bit much :confused:
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
I went to high school with this guy and he just won olympics gold medal in all-around gymnastics. USA! :approve: :smile:

Interesting - you must be from Wisconsic, eh Greg ? Out here too, in Columbus, Ohio, the Hamms have been in the news.

At the end of 2003, the Hamms left Wisconsin and Stacy Maloney - their coach - to train with the Ohio State coaching staff for the 2004 Olympics. They joined two-time Olympian and five-time national champion Blaine Wilson and national vault champion Raj Bhavsar - both former Buckeye gymnasts. All four were on the 2003 silver medal World Championships team.

Go bucks !
 

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