Back in 1996, John Macready was the youngest member of the men’s U.S. Olympic gymnastics team.
A two-time world championship athlete, Macready went on to work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and March of Dimes. He also teamed up with fellow retired gymnast John Roethlisberger to open FLIPFEST, a gymnastics camp in Crossville, Tennessee.
Macready is now a motivational speaker and a proud father of three. Recently, a video of him has been making the rounds online, reminding all of us what a fun-loving athlete he was in his prime!
In 2000, he joined Olympians like Blaine Wilson and gold medalist Dominique Moceanu for the Reese’s Gymnastics Cup. This low-stakes entertainment competition was held at the New Orleans Sports Arena in Louisiana.
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10 sparkling wines from Lodi to toast an end to 2020 and welcome in the New Year [The Record, Stockton, Calif]
LODI – Without a minute to spare, it’s time to toast the end of 2020 and ring in the New Year with these sparkling choices from Lodi.
LVVR Sparkling Cellars
Winemaker Eric Donaldson owns the only winery in Lodi that employs the painstaking, laborious process called methode champenoise (or traditional method used to make champagne). In this process, the second fermentation takes place in the bottle, leading to elegant expressions noted for long-lasting, fine bubbles. Note: Several Lodi wineries take their still wine to outside wineries that also employ methode champenoise.