Simpson’s new 3.1M gymnastics training center

New facility for Simpson College in Iowa completely paid for by donation.

Simpson debuted its men’s and women’s gymnastics programs in 2022; now, four years later, the teams have their own training facility, the Fiterman.

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Kaylia âž™ Nemour to mixed-grip

WOW.

Her Nemour skill is already a G-value element (0.7).

If she were to compete it AND Nemur to mixed-ed grip in the same routine …

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2026 Men’s Gymnastics World Cup Series Ranking

zhoxxyy has a detailed post on how the World Cup series worked in 2026, despite the cancellation of Doha, Qatar due to Trump’s idiotic war.

It confusing.

It’s unfair in that all the competitions are close to Europe, making it very expensive for those from far away. On the other hand, Jesse Moore from Australia is 2nd on P Bars. Karl Eldrew Yulo 2nd on Floor. And we have winners from Colombia and Taipei. It’s possible if you can afford to travel to the meets.

From these lists some athletes will qualify to World Championships in October 2026. It will be some time before we know which, however.

2026 MAG World Cup Series Ranking


Kaylia Nemour Beam – African Championships 2026

Kalia is the reigning silver medalist on Beam from Worlds 2025.

More and more people are predicting her the AA World Champion 2026 if she hits both Beam & Bars in the all-around final.

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Algeria full TEAM to Worlds 2026

Algeria won African Championships 2026 over South Africa & Egypt, qualifying a full team to Worlds 2026.  

Congratulations.  It’s great to see women from a Muslim nation competing at the highest level in our sport. 

Djenna Laroui, like Kaylia Nemour, decided to switch nationalities from France and represent Algeria in international competition.

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weirdest P Bar sticky stuff?

Nebraska uses Mountain Dew.

Personally, I like white sugar super saturated by being boiled in water in a microwave. It’s the least messy I’ve seen.

I recall some in China using salt water.