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...findings don't surprise elite gymnasts, who endure hours of punishing training every day. "I always thought that gymnastics is one of the hardest sports, if not the hardest," says Carly Patterson, the reigning Olympic women's champion. "The amount of hours we train, it's a lot for your body, and there are going to be times when you get hurt." Such injuries can sometimes be life-threatening: last summer, Wang Yan, a Chinese Olympic gymnast who was competing at her national championships, fell head-first from the uneven bars and broke her neck; in 1998, another Chinese gymnast...
...school (40%) or a competitive gymnastics club (39%). But the good news, according to the study, is that the overall rate of gymnastics injuries dropped 25% between 1990 and 2005. Much of that decline has to do with better equipment and improved safety measures. In the past, as gymnast Patterson recalls, the "horse" used for vaulting was much smaller and narrower, making certain maneuvers especially hazardous. "The horse used to be long and skinny, with only a limited space to put your hands. When you are doing a flip-flop onto it, you basically have to go to the right...
...investigative reporting, Jones said that Steiger is taking steps toward breaking “the mold.” The Shorenstein Center presented its annual Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism to Steiger last night too. In an interview, acting Director of the Shorenstein Center Thomas E. Patterson called Steiger an “extraordinary editor” and praised ProPublica’s attempts to “address the struggles newsrooms are having.” Steiger will be leading a panel discussion at the Kennedy School tonight with the winners and seven finalists of the Goldsmith...
...mails about what’s happening now,” said Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson. “There’s no longer a sense that the decisions have been made and then you have a formal meeting...
...hearing from stakeholders on both sides of the river before committing Harvard to development projects, something critics of Summers say he failed to do.“We get a lot of e-mails about what’s happening now,” said Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson. “There’s no longer a sense that the decisions have been made and then you have a formal meeting.”Summers was traveling and could not be reached for comment.In January, Harvard unveiled its 50-year Allston master plan, which envisioned the relocation...