Olympian Tsurumi to retire

Edit The Japan News 26 Nov 2015
The Yomiuri Shimbun Gymnast Koko Tsurumi, a Beijing and London Olympian, will retire this year, it was learned Wednesday from a person close to the 23-year-old. In the last few years, Tsurumi had suffered some major injuries....

Murakami finishes 6th

Edit The Japan News 30 Oct 2015
Murakami turned in strong performances in the floor and vault to finish with 57.132 points, less than two points away from making the medal podium but Japan’s best finish since Koko Tsurumi ......

Funny things gymnastics commentators said in 2011

Edit The Examiner 31 Jul 2014
1. "An unbelievable routine! How can you come out of retirement and do that? I tell you, I'm going to tell my grandmother to get a leotard on." -- BBC's Matt Baker on Catalina Ponor. 2. "You have a championship in your country and you don't do floor exercise to something Japanese? I mean, I expect Elizabeth Tweddle to do a pub song in London." -- NBC's Al Trautwig on Koko Tsurumi's floor routine at Worlds. 3 ... 4 ... 5. "He is alien strong ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... ....
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