TOKYO — The Olympic video games formally kicked off in Tokyo on Friday and it is an thrilling time for the Utah gymnastics program.

Particularly for Tom Farden, who coaches the Olympians in Utah.

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Incoming UTE freshman, Kara Eaker examined optimistic for COVID-19 earlier within the week, so she’ll now not have the ability to fill her function as a U.S. alternate.

However, one other soon-to-be freshman, Grace McCallum, and maybe the best UTE gymnast ever, Mykayla Skinner are able to chase gold in Tokyo.

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This leaves Utah head coach, Tom Farden on cloud 9, as he’ll be watching carefully over the subsequent couple of weeks.

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