Lori Strong
| Lori Strong | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lori Strong |
| Born | 12 September 1972 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Canada |
| Years on national team | 1987-1992 |
| College team | University of Georgia |
| Level | Senior international elite |
Lori Strong (born 12 September 1972) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. She is the 1990 Commonwealth Games all around, floor exercise, and beam champion.[1][2] In 2000, she became a gymnastics sports commentator at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, covering the Olympic games.[1]
Eponymous skill
[edit]Strong has an eponymous uneven bars skill listed in the Code of Points, a transition from high to low bar with one and a half twists.[1][3]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uneven bars | Strong | Hang on high bar - swing forward with 1½ turn (540°) and flight over low bar to hang on low bar | E |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gymn.ca: Lori Strong". www.gymn.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Lori Strong".
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 83, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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