First TV advert for this 1980s invention, the ATM machine!Sports Liberated2026-09-19 | First TV advert for this 1980s invention, the ATM machine!Kohei Uchimura wins 2011 all-round artistic gymnastics world championships in Tokyo / media cheeringSports Liberated2021-03-10 | I attended the 2011 Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo just seven months after the tsunami had decimated the country on March 11 2011. Japanese gymnast and arguably the best male gymnast ever Kohei Uchimura was going for an historic third world all-round title in a row. This video shows his final routine, the high bar, on which he pretty much needed just to stay on to win. I was in the press box and had two Japanese journalists by my side so wanted to capture their reaction. Often journalists are quietly beavering away on their laptops, typing up stories, but here I loved that they downed tools and clapped and cheered all the way through. It wasn't really about the sport, it was about getting back to a sense of normality after such a horrific time, a moment where Japanese in the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium could forget about the stresses and devastation and just enjoy the moment. The local gymnast competing on home soil for such a prize was an absolute tonic to the people of this beautiful country and I think that is what is captured here.
#Tokyo #Japan #Tokyo2020 #Tokyo2021 #TokyoOlympics #Gymnastics #KoheiUchimuraBehind the scenes with Sky Sports as they film England v Argentina rugby match in 3DSports Liberated2021-02-04 | Headed to Twickenham November 9 2013 as a guest of Sky Sports to go behind the scenes to see the set up for the 3D filming of the match. Yeah, not sure what happened to 3D viewing – do people still watch that? But it was fascinating, and a privilege, to watch both men's and women's England v Argentina matches, head in to the studio, and then the Wizard-of-Oz style truck where all the magic happens.Noah Lyles interview 17 Aug 2018 pre Birmingham Diamond LeagueSports Liberated2020-08-14 | Just a note, for those eagle eyed among you, you may notice a mishmash of clashing dates in this interview. The video interview with the US sprinter is on the same day – 17 Aug 2018 ahead of the Birmingham Diamond League – but I only edited it today, 14 Aug 2020 so I've used some more recent Instagram posts in the video. Okay? Okay. Anyhoo, Noah talked about his social media prowess, his interests outside athletics, which include rapping and artwork, and his brother Josephus Lyles, who's also an athlete. Right, so let's crack on with it shall we.Early Nokia phone ad text machine, which looks weird, sounds great.Sports Liberated2020-08-10 | Early Nokia mobile phone ad: "The new Nokia is a phone, digital music player, radio, text machine and a lot more. Looks weird, sounds great."
That's quite the strapline!
Found this while going through some old video tapes. Made me smile.Whats it like to... live blog the OlympicsSports Liberated2020-08-07 | Jo Gunston spent three weeks live blogging the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Yahoo UK & Ireland. Initially anticipating a trip to Brazil, she quickly realised she'd be working from home, in a house she had bought with her boyfriend to do up. They hadn't got very far. With the time difference to Brazil, shifts were through the night, so Jo found herself a screaming and a hollering into the night in her Sheffield street with not a soul around. She absolutely bloody loved every minute... despite the crazy sport-focused dreams!BBC Newsnight about the importance of the London 2012 opening ceremonySports Liberated2020-07-23 | David Bond, Sports Editor at the BBC, talked on Newsnight about the expectations surrounding the opening ceremony and how it would set the stall for the rest of the Games. What do you reckon David? You think we did okay? July 23 2012, London Olympic StadiumWhen Stella McCartney visited the London 2012 opening ceremony performers backstageSports Liberated2020-07-23 | You'll have to trust me on this, I couldn't get close enough to see if it was actually Stella McCartney, but I know she was doing the rounds as she took a photo of one of my dance troupe members, Sarah Harvey. I think this was from one of the dress rehearsals. July 2012.1960s dress reflection London 2012 opening ceremony dress rehearsal 21.7.12Sports Liberated2020-07-23 | Behind the scenes at the London 2012 opening ceremony dress rehearsal where I clearly got caught up enjoying the reflections made in the 1960s dance costume!
21 July 2012, London Olympic StadiumJo heads to the first opening ceremony rehearsal at the London Olympic StadiumSports Liberated2020-07-20 | My fellow performers used to laugh at me because I was always there first to the London Olympic Stadium for rehearsals for the London 2012 opening ceremony. I recognised the privilege of a sports fan spending so much time in the now iconic stadium, even as it was still being put together around us as we rehearsed. I loved that place!
Saturday 14 July 2012, London Olympic StadiumLondon 2012 opening ceremony rehearsal behind the scenes 21.7.12Sports Liberated2020-07-20 | Behind the scenes of the first dress rehearsal for the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony with my crew of 10. We were part of the 1970s dance section and here we're not at all self-conscious about wearing skin-tight catsuits! We soon got over that – we spent so much time in those costumes. We were allowed to keep them too! Saturday 21 July 2012, London Olympic Stadium.London Marathon 2017Sports Liberated2020-04-26 | Vloggers Jo Gunston and Julie Moorcroft take you behind the scenes as a fan at the London Marathon 2017. Expect Champagne Charlies, missing runner friends and Vuvuzelas... you can thank Julie for the last one.Kraft International Gymnastics Competition 1986 Part 1Sports Liberated2020-04-11 | ...British gymnastics knockout 1986 Leatherhead v Camberley Gymnastics Club 1986Sports Liberated2020-04-11 | British gymnastics knockout 1986 Leatherhead v Camberley Gymnastics Club 1986 At Leatherhead gym I think
Rachel Edwards Claire Pageot, beam Sarah Moody Ali Gunston Rachel Edwards Sarah Moody Ali Gunston Jo Gunston with the best mullet you've ever seen! Colin Wright Kerstin Allen Bernie Wright Panda Sian EdwardsNatwest Gymnastics Display at Crystal Palace, London 1986Sports Liberated2020-04-11 | Hosted by Dickie Davis (sorry, don't know which TV channel to credit, happy to do so) this British gymnastics display features artistic gymnastics, acro and rhythmic gymnastics. A slightly icky comment from the TV presenter toward Dickie's co-host Hayley Price... Gymnasts featured include Camberley Gymnastics Club's Karen Kennedy (a last-minute replacement for Sally Larner), Lisa Elliott, Laura Thomas, Lisa Law, Stephanie Micklam and Stacey Curtis.British Zone Squad Gymnastics 1986 VoluntariesSports Liberated2020-04-11 | British Zone Squad Gymnastics 1986 (Voluntaries)
Caroline Gunston, Camberley Gymnastics Club Laura Thomas, Heathrow Gymnastics Club Jacky Gunston Jo Gunston Kerry Jackson Paola Gagliano
Everybody can be seen in march in
Meera Samuel Karen Kennedy Jo Prescott, Nottingham and Trent Gymnastics Club Paola Gagliano Stephanie Micklam Karen Hargate Lisa Elliott Vince Walduck Meera Seyal Janine Bryant Colin Still Dawn Farrey? Sally Larner
Nina Pitch Cathy Bain?Camberley Gymnastics Club International Invitational 1988 Part 3Sports Liberated2020-04-08 | ...British Gymnastics Knockout Final 1988Sports Liberated2020-04-07 | Good comp guys!
So the British Gymnastics Knockout Final 1988 took place at Chilton Trinity Sports and Leisure Centre in Bridgwater, Somerset. Teams taking part are Camberley Gymnastics Club, Heathrow Gymnastics Club and possibly Bulmershe Gymnastics Club (I've seen Graham Swatridge milling around in the background). Now don't get too excited those gymnasts from club's other than Camberley, as per previously mentioned in these videos, the battery life of video cameras in those days was about three minutes so we usually only took CGC gymnasts but you might see yourself in the background or an occasional snippet...
So, gymnasts featured are: Ali Gunston Sam Draper Lizzy Whitemore Anna-Liese Acklam Emilie Small Linda Suzy Snoxhill
Cameo appearances by: Colin Wright Graham Swatridge Vince Walduck Bernie Wright Colin StillBritish Gymnastics Championships 1986Sports Liberated2020-04-02 | British Caledonian Gymnastics Championship 1986 features the following gymnasts (and a bunch I can't remember - sorry!). Also, the battery life was VERY short in those days so lots of clipped routines I'm afraid... unless you were a Camberley Gymnastics Club gymnast! :-)
Lisa Elliott, Spelthorne Gymnastics Club Karen Kennedy, Camberley Gymnastics Club Caroline Gunston (my sister!) Camberley Gymnastics Club Julie Robinson Leeds Lisa Williams Stephanie Micklam Cathy Baines Heathrow Gymnastics Club Jo Prescott Nottingham & Trent Gymnastics Club Karen Hargate Meera Syal Meena Samuel Yvette Austin Laura Thomas , Heathrow Paola Gagliano, Heathrow GC Kathy Johnson ? Dawn Farry? Vince and Michele, Heathrow GCBritish Knockout Championships 1987 – Camberley Gymnastics Club v Bromley Gymnastics ClubSports Liberated2020-04-01 | British Knockout Championships (1987 we think...) Comp at Camberley Gymnastics Club, Surrey, UK
(Couple of random things first – Karen Kennedy floor, then Camberley Gymnastics Club and Brown's Gymnastics Club lining up to march in)
Gymnasts featured (sorry no routines from Bromley GC, battery life for videos was really short in those days!)
Emilie Small Anna-Liese Acklam Sam Draper Linda Ali Gunston Lizzie Whitemore Suzy Snoxhill
Extras Julie Moorcroft and her amazing mullett (I think we competed for title of best mullett, to be fair) Sarah Moody Kerry Day’s dad Peter Small Janet Massey Bernie Wright Kerry Day Colin Wright Claire Wright Bill McCloughlin Alison BarnesCamberley Gymnastics Club International Invitational 1985 Day 2 App FinalsSports Liberated2020-03-31 | The Camberley Gymnastics Club International Invitational, which is now known as the Rosebowl and hosted at Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy, started life as the brainchild of CGC coaches Colin and Bernie Wright. Quite the achievement to get it to where it is today, inviting gymnasts from all over the world to take part in a two-day competition. This one is the 1985 apparatus finals. Happy to update any names I've missed out. Gymnasts (and coaches) at the 1985 Camberley International Invitational, which took place at Camberley Gymnastics Club include:
Helen Clarke Paola Gagliano The lovely Julian Farrow Colin Wright Karen Kennedy Yvette Austin Anita Packman Caroline Gunston Rachel Edwards (as hostess!) Ladywell Gymnastics ClubCamberley Gymnastics Club Open Day 1987Sports Liberated2020-03-30 | This is looooooonnnnggggg – shout out to our parents for sitting through this once a year!
Features loads of people but main people: Karen Kennedy Julie Moorcroft Colin and Bernie Wright Kerstin Allen Caroline Gunston Sarah Moody Mick McCarthy Sam Draper Rachel Edwards Nicky Daines Jacky Gunston Ali Gunston Jo Gunston Vicky Armstrong Suzy Snoxhill Anna-Liese Acklam Emilie Small Peter Small Pat Moody Claire PageotBritish gymnastics Regional Grades 1986Sports Liberated2020-03-19 | Regional Grades 1986 No sound
All gymnasts line-up Camberley Gymnastics Club Leatherhead gymnasts
Featured gymnasts Ali Gunston Claire Pageot
Other gymnasts I don't recognise but happy to add.1986 British National Zone squad sets (remember sets?!)Sports Liberated2020-03-18 | Remember when we all had to do the same routine and spectators (mostly our family to be fair) had to listen to that floor music over and over and over again! Well, I've captured it on video for posterity you lucky things.
So I think this is Zone squad judging by the leotards and weird mish mash of team members, at the 1986 Sets comeptition at South Tyneside International Gymnastics Centre.
Gymnasts featured (plus others I'm not sure of): Janine Bryant (Camberley Gymnastics Club now Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy) Caroline Gunston (Camberley Gymnastics Club now Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy) Karen Kennedy (Camberley Gymnastics Club now Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy) Paola Gagliano (Camberley Gymnastics Club now Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy) Kerry Jackson (Camberley Gymnastics Club now Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy) Lisa Elliott (Spelthorne Gymnastics Club) Laura Thomas (Heathrow Gymnastics Club)
Cameos Garth Gunston (my dad!) Colin and Bernie Wright
March on so a lot more gymnasts shown!Gymnastics – British Team Championships 1986Sports Liberated2020-03-16 | Gymnastics – British team championships 1986 at Butlins! No sound
Teams featured: Mostly Camberley Gymnastics Club (now Rushmoor Gymnastics Academy) Heathrow Gymnastics Club (spoiler: winners!) Yorkshire Gymnastics Club (I think!) Nottingham and Trent
People featured: Colin Wright Bernie Wright Claire Wright
Cameos: Jo Gunston (me!) Sarah Moody Julie Moorcroft Colin Still (with kid) Anne Moorcroft Jacky Gunston Jenny Wall’s parents Kerstin Allen Vince and Michelle Walduck Helen Clarke Rachel Edwards
Remember this? When the tile comes down from the ceiling on to the floor, luckily not while anyone was competing! Coaches and gymnasts compete to put the bars up. Features Colin Still and Heathrow coaches Vince and Michele. Huge celebrity Brian Jacks presenting medals and trophies!
Third CGC Second Yorkshire I think 1st Heathrow
Photo with Brian Jakcs
Pauline, Daniel
Walls’
Kerstin mum
Team total score 165.45Dom Cunningham interview pre worlds 2019Sports Liberated2019-10-11 | British gymnast Dom Cunningham talks openly to Jo Gunston about his horrendous leg injury and the struggle with his mental health during his recovery. He also chats about his sympathy for his British team-mate Nile Wilson who is currently making his own recovery from injury. The interview took place at the national training centre Lilleshall, ahead of the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.Joe Fraser interview pre world gymnastics championships 2019Sports Liberated2019-10-10 | British gymnast Joe Fraser talks trainers, FIFA and Simone Biles with Jo Gunston ahead of the World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Joe was training at Lilleshall, the national training centre with the rest of the GB squad two weeks before the champs.Alice Kinsella interview pre worlds 2019Sports Liberated2019-10-10 | Jo Gunston spoke to Alice Kinsella ahead of the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The British gymnast was training with the GB team at Lilleshall, the national training centre and talked to me about being European beam champion, her supportive coach and whether, if she had a choice, she'd like to have a go at Strictly Come Dancing or I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.British gymnasts Ellie Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton & Taeja James on Oksana Chusovitina, 44Sports Liberated2019-10-07 | At the 2019 World Championships 4-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina managed to qualify for Tokyo 2020, her eighth Olympic Games. I ask British gymnasts Ellie Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton and Taeja James how they feel about competing against a gymnast whose son is the same age as them. Interview 24 Sept 2019 at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.British gymnast Taeja James interview pre world championships 2019Sports Liberated2019-10-07 | City of Birmingham gymnast Taeja James talks to Jo Gunston the week before she flies out to her first world championships appearance. The GB men's and women's squads are looking to qualify a team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as well as qualify a team for the finals of the world champs plus any individual competitions on offer. Taeja will perform solely on floor and the experience will be invaluable for the 16-year-old who turns 17 the day after the competition ends. Taeja talks about her low profile at college, a mature rival gymnast whose son is older than her and what she wants to do on her birthday. Listen up family!Georgia-Mae Fenton interview GB worlds training 2019Sports Liberated2019-10-04 | British gymnast Georgia-Mae Fenton, 18, talks to Jo Gunston head of the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships. The 2018 Commonwealth Games bars champion is hoping to help the team qualify for next year's Tokyo Olympics. Georgia-Mae talks perfection, competing against 44-year-old Oksana Chusovitina and a recce to Tokyo in the summer of 2019 with the British team.Ellie Downie interview pre world champs 2019, Stuttgart, GermanySports Liberated2019-10-04 | Jo Gunston interviews British gymnast Ellie Downie ahead of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which take place October 4-13 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. The British men's and women's teams hope to make the eight teams in order to qualify a team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Notts Gymnastics Academy member talks being invited to walk at London Fashion Week and why she will most definitely not still be competing at 40 years old like Uzbekistani Oksana Chusovitina.Ellie Downie on missed opportunitiesSports Liberated2019-10-04 | I spoke to British gymnast Ellie Downie on September 24 2019 a week before she headed to the World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. In this video she reveals a couple of opportunities she's missed in order to attend training.Eight-year-old hosts a tea party for American footballer Calais Campbell in Fanatics commercialSports Liberated2019-02-20 | Four-foot tall gymnast Autumn, takes you behind the scenes as she heads to Jacksonville, Florida with her mum, Stacey, to film a commercial with NFL player, Calais Campbell. Oh, and he's 6ft 8ins. The dynamic duo have a tea party chomping down on macaroons, the Big A teaches the Big C to floss (not the dental kind) and they both don some fetching attire.
Director, producer, mum: Stacey Video editing: Jo Gunston Music: Never Wanna Grow Up by Katrina Stone via Artlist.Camberley Gymnastics Club Social at Denniston CloseSports Liberated2018-11-24 | Bad haircuts, embarrassed gymnasts – it's got to be pre-social media era, the 1980s. Think this was the first time any of us had been videoed and boy does it show! Camberley Gymnastics Club holds at social at the Gunston family house – we know how to party!Camberley Gymnastics Club Open Day 1985Sports Liberated2018-11-24 | A short version – probably thankfully – of the Camberley Gymnastics Club Open Day 1985. Includes floor routine from club and GB captain Karen Kennedy, a new young boys squad including now stuntman Nicholas Daines and I think, I think it's Keith Langley, a rare look at a the lesser-spotted GB men's gymnast from that time.Dominick Cunningham interview by Jo GunstonSports Liberated2018-11-02 | Jo Gunston chats to determined British gymnast Dom Cunningham as he heads to his debut world championships. Dom talks about his interests outside of gymnastics, which mostly includes anything to do with his cars, his interest in being a stuntman and why he's now ready to take on the world. This interview took place at GB training at Lilleshall on Thursday 11 October 2018.Becky Downie interview by Jo GunstonSports Liberated2018-11-01 | GB gymnast Becky Downie chats with Jo Gunston about her love of fashion, moving out from the family home and the complicated process of qualification for Tokyo2020. Jo spoke to the Nottingham-based 26-year-old ahead of the 2018 World Championships in Doha at a GB training camp at Lilleshall. The interview took place on Thursday 11 October 2018.Kelly Simm interview by Jo GunstonSports Liberated2018-11-01 | GB gymnast Kelly Simm chats to Jo Gunston ahead of the 2018 World Championships in Doha. The 23-year-old talks about her sport science degree, the opportunity to design her own leotard collection and why she wouldn't like to emulate British athletes Dina Asher-Smith and Katerina Johnson-Thompson down the catwalk. Interview took place at Lilleshall training centre on 11 October 2018.Alice Kinsella interview by Jo GunstonSports Liberated2018-10-30 | GB gymnast Alice Kinsella talks to Jo Gunston ahead of the 2018 World Championships. The Sutton Coldfield-based 17-year-old will compete as part of the Great Britain team in the Doha-based event. Alice talks make-up, sore arms, and what it's like to have her own coach, Christine Still, commentate on her routines for the BBC. The interview took place at Lilleshall on Thursday 11 October 2018.Ellie Downie interview ahead of the world champs in Doha Oct 2018Sports Liberated2018-10-26 | Sports Liberated's Jo Gunston chats to GB gymnast and European all-around champion Ellie Downie about random things! Cat's eyes make-up? Tick. Untalented people being famous. Tick. And how the business she shares with her sister and fellow GB squad member, Becky, helps with her mental wellbeing. The interview took place at GB's training centre Lilleshall on Thursday 11 Oct 2018.If GB womens gymnastics team could choose a mens piece of apparatus to try...Sports Liberated2018-10-25 | Jo Gunston asks Team GB gymnasts Becky Downie, Alice Kinsella, and Kelly Simm if they could try a men's piece of apparatus, which would it be? The interviews took place ahead of the Doha 2018 World Championships, at GB training centre Lilleshall on 11 October 2018.If GBs male gymnasts chose a piece of womens apparatus to try, which would it be?Sports Liberated2018-10-24 | Sports Liberated's Jo Gunston chats to Team GB's men's gymnastics squad the week before they head to Doha for the 2018 World Championships. A former gymnast herself, she asks, if they could choose a women's piece of apparatus to try, which would it be? Max Whitlock, Joe Fraser, James Hall and Dom Cunningham select their pieces. Nile? He's already had a go! Interviews taped at Lilleshall, in Shropshire, England on Thursday 11 October 2018. Nile sadly withdrew from the event with injury and Brinn Bevan took his place.Max Whitlock interview October 2018 by Sports Liberateds Jo GunstonSports Liberated2018-10-23 | Jo Gunston heads to Lilleshall ahead of the 2018 World Gymnastics Championships in Doha to speak to double Olympic gold medalist, Max Whitlock. The South Essex Gym Club member talks all things mental health, juggling family life, winning Olympic medals and is surprised when he's asked a question he's never been asked before, which gives him pause for thought. The interview was done by Jo Gunston at Lilleshall National Sports and Conference Centre on Thursday 11 October 2018.Noah Lyles interview post 100m at Birmingham Diamond League 2018Sports Liberated2018-09-08 | Noah Lyles interview by Jo Gunston post 100m final at Birmingham Diamond League 2018 in which Noah came third behind fellow American Christian Coleman and Brit Reece Prescod.Andrew Pozzi interview at Birmingham Diamond League 2018Sports Liberated2018-09-08 | Andrew Pozzi speaks to Jo Gunston post race at the Birmingham Diamond League 2018. Disappointed in his outdoor season form he's looking forward to the season break.Christian Coleman interview Birmingham Diamond League 2018Sports Liberated2018-09-08 | Jo Gunston chats to the American sprinter after his photo-finish win in the 100m at the Birmingham Diamond League 2018. Just beating Britain's Reece Prescod to the line the softly spoken sprinter chats about his interests outside athletics.Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes & Noah Lyles press conference Birmingham Diamond League 2018Sports Liberated2018-09-08 | Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes & Noah Lyles' press conference ahead of the Birmingham Diamond League 2018. Took place on Friday 17 August ahead of Saturday's event. Noah does a bit of rapping, Zharnel talks about his other passion, flying, and Dina tries to keep her eyes open after a week of media interviews following her triple gold medal-winning performance at the European Championships just the week before.Laura Muir interview by Jo Gunston ahead of the Birmingham Diamond League 2018Sports Liberated2018-09-08 | Laura Muir interview by Jo Gunston ahead of the Birmingham Diamond League 2018 on Saturday 18 August. This interview took place the day before at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Poor Laura was feeling unwell so Jo kept it short but Laura is one of Jo's favourites so she pleased to be able to chat to her.Katerina Stefanidi interviewed by Jo Gunston post pole vault at Birmingham Diamond League 2018Sports Liberated2018-09-07 | Katerina Stefanidi interviewed by Jo Gunston post pole vault at Birmingham Diamond League 2018. The wind was a-whipping round the Alexander Stadium so the women struggled to gain decent heights but the event was eventually won by Sandi Morris. The Greek Rio Olympic gold medalist came second and she stopped to speak with Jo Gunston after the event.Jo Gunston watches Reece Prescod beaten by Christian Coleman in 100m at Birmingham Diamond LeagueSports Liberated2018-09-07 | Jo Gunston watching Reece Prescod just beaten by Christian Coleman in 100m at Birmingham Diamond League