John and John became best friends through their training and travels with gymnastics. They have combined their passion for the sport and their desire to give back to younger gymnasts by joining forces for Flip Fest.
Welcome Week 9 campers!!! We are happy to have World Championship Team member Shayla Worley and Olympic Bronze Medalist Justin Spring join us this week along with our long time resident Olympian, Silver Medalist Brett McClure!
Week 8 and we are excited to welcome back Olympic Silver Medalists Courtney Kupets and Brett McClure! Let's have a great week!
We are excited to welcome back Olympic Silver Medalists and long time Flip Fest family members Courtney Kupets and Brett McClure. It's been a great summer and it just keeps on getting better!
This week campers are lucky enough to be coached by two of the greatest gymnasts of all time. We are excited to have two time World Champion Ivan Ivankov and Olympic All Around champion Carly Patterson.
Nastia Liukin arrived today at Flip Fest and the campers went wild! She has had a full day so far, coaching gymnasts, getting muddy at the tug o war, tubing on the lake and thumping drums at the drum circle. Check out photos on our Facebook page..... http://www.facebook.com/?tid=1453819116027&sk=messages#!/pages/Official-Flip-Fest-Summer-Camp-Page/363213441947?ref=ts
John comes from a gymnastics family. His dad Fred was a gymnast and a member of the 1968 Olympic Team which competed in Mexico City. Fred was the head coach of the men's team at the University of Minnesota from 1971 through 2004. His sister Marie was a member of the 1984 Olympic Team which competed in Los Angeles. John was a member of the USA National Team from 1988 through 2000. He was a member of six World Championship Teams and a member of the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Teams. more...
John has participated in the sport of gymnastics his entire life. He was a competitive gymnast and a member of the United States Senior National Team from 1993-2000. He was a member of the 1995 and 1997 World Championship Teams as well as the 1996 Olympic Team. He retired from competitive gymnastics in 2000 but has continued to remain closely involved in the sport. Since 1996, John has traveled the country doing appearances at corporations and various gymnastics clubs. Many of these visits involve motivational speaking, coaching, teaching other coaches and coordinating appearances by other high profile athletes and coaches. more...