{"623169":{"#nid":"623169","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Elena Shinohara Wins Rhythmic Gymnastics Award from USA Gymnastics","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003EBy Yasmine Bassil, Communications Assistant\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBalancing academic work and competitive sports can often be difficult, especially for a college student at Georgia Tech, but Elena Shinohara has mastered it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElena Shinohara, a rhythmic gymnast on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/usagym.org\/pages\/athletes\/womenList.html\u0022\u003ESenior National Team\u003C\/a\u003E, was named the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/usagym.org\/pages\/post.html?PostID=24134\u0022\u003ERhythmic Gymnastics Sportsperson of the Year\u003C\/a\u003E by USA Gymnastics. She received the award after the USA Gymnastics Championship in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 6, 2019. The award is determined by a collective vote from the top 12 gymnasts of the nation. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theathletescorner.net\/athletes\/2019\/1\/9\/rebecca-sereda-more-than-just-a-gymnast\u0022\u003ERhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Representative Rebecca Sereda\u003C\/a\u003E presented the award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EElena is a full-time student at Georgia Tech, completing a pre-health track and majoring in biochemistry. Her father, Minoru \u0026ldquo;Shino\u0026rdquo; Shinohara, is an associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Biological Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShino runs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/neuromuscularlab\/\u0022\u003EHuman Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, studying the mechanisms of motor learning and rehabilitation. As an expert in physiology and sports science, Shino is one of Elena\u0026rsquo;s rhythmic gymnastics coaches. Elena\u0026rsquo;s second coach is her mother, Namie \u0026ldquo;Nancy\u0026rdquo; Shinohara, a former member of the Japanese national rhythmic gymnastics team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHard work and dedication permeate Elena\u0026rsquo;s life; her successes in both her academic degree and gymnastics career are wonderfully exemplified by this award. Congratulations, Elena!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Shinohara is named Sportsperson of the Year"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBalancing academic work and competitive sports can often be difficult, especially for a college student at Georgia Tech, but Elena Shinohara has mastered it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Elena Shinohara is named Sportsperson of the Year."}],"uid":"34626","created_gmt":"2019-07-10 17:11:00","changed_gmt":"2019-07-10 20:06:08","author":"ybassil3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-07-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-07-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623164":{"id":"623164","type":"image","title":"Elena Shinohara receives the Sportsperson of the Year Award from Rebecca Sereda (Credit: USA Gymnastics)","body":null,"created":"1562778196","gmt_created":"2019-07-10 17:03:16","changed":"1562778196","gmt_changed":"2019-07-10 17:03:16","alt":"","file":{"fid":"237311","name":"Elena Sportsperson of the Year 2019.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Elena%20Sportsperson%20of%20the%20Year%202019.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Elena%20Sportsperson%20of%20the%20Year%202019.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1351026,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Elena%20Sportsperson%20of%20the%20Year%202019.png?itok=JVX8C_Vr"}},"623166":{"id":"623166","type":"image","title":"The new 2019-2020 Senior National Team at the USA Gymnastics Championships. Elena Shinohara is third from the left on back row (Credit: USA Gymnastics)","body":null,"created":"1562778237","gmt_created":"2019-07-10 17:03:57","changed":"1562778237","gmt_changed":"2019-07-10 17:03:57","alt":"","file":{"fid":"237312","name":"USA National Gymnastics Championship Team Photo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/USA%20National%20Gymnastics%20Championship%20Team%20Photo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/USA%20National%20Gymnastics%20Championship%20Team%20Photo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":363248,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/USA%20National%20Gymnastics%20Championship%20Team%20Photo.jpg?itok=liTDwpLU"}}},"media_ids":["623164","623166"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/olympic-hopeful","title":"An Olympic Hopeful"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/elena-shinohara-feeling-rhythm","title":"Elena Shinohara: Feeling the Rhythm"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"},{"id":"42951","name":"Student Art"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"181262","name":"Elena Shinohara"},{"id":"181263","name":"rhythmic gymnastics"},{"id":"125","name":"art"},{"id":"181699","name":"Sportsperson of the Year"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA., Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}