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Madison Kocian: Olympic Champion
The world of sports has come to a complete standstill all over the world. 2016 Olympic champion, Madison Kocian, describes what it was like seeing the coronavirus pandemic prematurely end her gymnastics career. Together, we talk about the International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the important role athletes play as role models.
Guest Bio
Madison Kocian is an American gymnast who is an Olympic, World, and NCAA champion. On the uneven bars, she is a 2015 World Champion and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist. After winning Olympic gold as part of the "Final Five" at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she enrolled at UCLA and was member of the NCAA women's gymnastics team that took home the National Championship in 2018. In 2020, she was named the Pac-12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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The world of sports has come to a complete standstill all over the world. 2016 Olympic champion, Madison Kocian, describes what it was like seeing the coronavirus pandemic prematurely end her gymnastics career. Together, we talk about the International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the important role athletes play as role models.
Guest Bio
Madison Kocian is an American gymnast who is an Olympic, World, and NCAA champion. On the uneven bars, she is a 2015 World Champion and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist. After winning Olympic gold as part of the "Final Five" at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she enrolled at UCLA and was member of the NCAA women's gymnastics team that took home the National Championship in 2018. In 2020, she was named the Pac-12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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Facebook - https://bit.ly/3dSnhhw
Instagram - https://bit.ly/2WaFW0O
Twitter - https://bit.ly/3aOspRW
Youtube - https://bit.ly/2zxok7N
-- This episode is sponsored by GoGyft - the gyft that keeps on giving. To create your GoGyft, visit https://www.gogyft.com/covid.