{"622049":{"#nid":"622049","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Elena Shinohara: Feeling the Rhythm","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor Elena Shinohara, whose mother competed for the Japanese national team, rhythmic gymnastics is in her blood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut among many Americans the sport is largely unknown.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a nutshell, rhythmic gymnastics combines dance and acrobatics. Competitors perform jaw-dropping leaps and awe-inspiring throws and catches with multiple implements: a ribbon, a ball, a hoop, and a pair of clubs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s popular in Eastern Europe and Asia,\u0026rdquo; explains Elena. \u0026ldquo;I realize not many people know what it is, but I love it. Most people confuse it with artistic gymnastics with the bars and the beam.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/elena-shinohara-feeling-rhythm?utm_campaign=daily-digest\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_source=dd-article:11377|2019-05-29\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"On top of a sport that is unfamiliar to many"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBiochemistry major Elena Shinohara keeps a disciplined life to maintain her status as\u0026nbsp;a world-class rhythmic gymnast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Biochemistry major Elena Shinohara is also a world-class rhythmic gymnast."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-05-29 15:20:13","changed_gmt":"2019-05-29 15:21:58","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"622044":{"id":"622044","type":"image","title":"Elena Shinohara (By Georgia Tech)","body":null,"created":"1559142800","gmt_created":"2019-05-29 15:13:20","changed":"1559142800","gmt_changed":"2019-05-29 15:13:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"236943","name":"Elena Shinohara with flag on sleeve.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Elena%20Shinohara%20with%20flag%20on%20sleeve.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Elena%20Shinohara%20with%20flag%20on%20sleeve.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":425969,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Elena%20Shinohara%20with%20flag%20on%20sleeve.jpg?itok=u82f3_xh"}}},"media_ids":["622044"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/olympic-hopeful","title":"An Olympic Hopeful"}],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"181262","name":"Elena Shinohara"},{"id":"181263","name":"rhythmic gymnastics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}