Lori Strong

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Lori Strong
Full nameLori Strong
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1972-09-12) 12 September 1972 (age 50)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team1987-1992
College teamUniversity of Georgia

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

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]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [lower-alpha 1]
Uneven barsStrongHang on high bar - swing forward with 1½ turn (540°) and flight over low bar to hang on low barE
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gymn.ca: Lori Strong". www.gymn.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. "Lori Strong".
  3. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . pp. 83, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.