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Life in a Leo Episode 10: Interview with Lauren Hopkins of the Gymternet

March 23, 2018

Life in a Leo Episode 10: Interview with Lauren Hopkins of the Gymternet

This week we interviewed Lauren Hopkins, Editor-in-Chief of the Gymternet. She aims to bring the very best coverage, interviews, features, histories, and opinion pieces from the people who really “get” gym – other gym fans.

As a journalist, Lauren has covered every elite competition on U.S. soil in addition to all major international competitions like world championships and the Olympic Games. Lauren also worked as an associate producer for NBC’s live digital Olympic Games coverage, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage as part of the NBCOlympics.com team, and her writing has been featured in publications around the world, including most recently in the Huffington Post. She has written two young adult novels about elite gymnastics, with a third on the way in 2017.

A New England native, Lauren received her BA in History at Columbia University in 2014. She lives in New York City. [Twitter]

Featured gymnasts in our Best Things from States segment - 
@zoie_pelfrey @calliemcvey_ @haleyallengymnast @flippin_kira and @sarapaulella3 Congrats on all these achievements! Thank you so much for sharing with us. 

It's NCAA Conference Championship weekend. Checkout https://balancebeamsituation.com/2018-ncaa-schedule/ for all the meets, where they are competing and at what time. It's gonna be good...


If you like the show, please share it and help spread the word. Thanks for listening! Now go out there, have fun and don't forget to point your toes <3

 

The Rio Digital Team - Courtney Kupets, Lauren Hopkins, Deanna Hong, and Jonathan Horton

Lauren with Catalina Ponor!

Fave leo - USA World Team 2007

With Deanna Hong - Emmy Winners!!

Gettin it done :)





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Size Chart

SIZING

SIZE

BUST

WAIST

HIPS

GIRTH

5-6

22" - 25"

19" - 21"

21" - 24"

37" - 41"

6X-7

24" - 27"

20" - 22"

22" - 25"

41" - 44"

8-10

25" - 28"

22" - 23"

23" - 26"

44" - 47"

10-12

26" - 29"

22" - 24"

24" - 27"

47" - 50"

12-14

28" - 30"

23" - 25"

26" - 29"

49" - 52"

PETITE

30" - 33"

23" - 26"

27" - 31"

51" - 54"

SMALL

32" - 35"

24" - 27"

28" - 32"

53" - 56"

MEDIUM

34" - 37"

26" - 28"

30" - 35"

55" - 58"

LARGE

36" - 39"

27" - 30"

32" - 36"

57" - 60"

  Note: If your measurements are at the top of a size category and you prefer a loose fit or growing room, we recommend ordering the next size.

Girth measurement  is taken from the middle of the shoulder, down the back, through the crotch, and back up the front to the starting point on the shoulder