Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

USA Pacific Rim team announced

Seniors
Grace McCallum – Twin City Twisters
Morgan Hurd – First State
Jordan Chiles – Naydenov
Margzetta Frazier – Parkettes (alternate)

Juniors who turn age-15 in 2018
Sunisa Lee – Midwest Gym Center
Kayla DiCello – Hill’s
Jordan Bowers – Solid Rock
JaFree Scott – GAGE (Jr. alternate)

You can watch routines from the verification event on the USAG YouTube channel.

Click PLAY or watch Sunisa’s Beam on YouTube.

Seniors
1. Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters, 54.700
2. Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics, 54.500
3. Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, 54.100
4. Margzetta Frazier, Erial, N.J./Parkettes, 53.800
5. Maile O’Keefe, Las Vegas, Nev./Salcianu Elite Academy, 53.400
6. Adeline Kenlin, Coraville, Iowa/Iowa Gym-Nest, 52.800

Juniors
1. Sunisa Lee, St. Paul, Minn./Midwest Gym Center, 55.600
2. Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics, 54.400
3. Jordan Bowers, Lincoln, Neb./Solid Rock Gymnastics, 54.350
4. Sydney Barros, Woodstock, Ga./Texas Dreams, 53.550
5. JaFree Scott, Independence, Mo./GAGE, 53.000
6. Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kansas/GAGE, 52.1500

Commonwealth Women’s Finals day 1

Vault
1. Shallon Olsen CAN 14.566
2. Ellie Black CAN 14.233
3. Emily Whitehead ENG 13.849

Click PLAY or watch Shallon’s DTY on Twitter.

Click PLAY or watch Ellie’s Front 1/1 on Twitter.

Bars
1. Georgia-Mae Fenton ENG 14.600
2. Brittany Rogers CAN 14.200
3. Georgia Godwin AUS 13.433

Click PLAY or watch Brittany on Twitter.

Brit:

β€œI feel like I want to cry, I’m so happy. These Games are everything that I could have dreamed of.

Canada was very happy with the results earning medals on all five apparatus WAG & MAG.

Commonwealth Men’s Finals day 1

Floor
1. Marios Georgiou CYP 13.966
2. Scott Morgan CAN 13.833
3. Dan Purviss SCO 13.733

Max finished 6th as he accidentally repeated a skill.

Congratulations, again, Cyprus.

Marios

Pommels
1. Rhys McClenaghan NIR 15.100
2. Max Whitlock ENG 15.100
3. Zach Clay CAN 14.300

This is the smile of a guy who stands on the podium above the Olympic Champ. He won the tie breaker with a higher execution score.

Click PLAY or watch Zach on Twitter.

I’ve still not seen either of Rhys’ routines online.

Rings
1. Courtney Tulloch ENG 14.833
2. Nile Wilson ENG 14.400
3. Scott Morgan CAN 14.000

Click PLAY or watch Courtney on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UKGYM/status/982885338853945345

YouTube videos are being taken down. But those on Twitter and Facebook seem be staying up.

I love Commonwealth Games

It’s a big time meet … yet everyone is still smiling and happy.

Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, Malaysia

For smaller nations like Wales, it’s like the Olympics.

Latalia Bevan and Maisie Methuen are excellent gymnasts.

The AA Final was actually a very good competition for most of the competitors. Congratulations.

Tyson Bull sticks H Bar

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Illinois wins.

Sean Melton wins Big Tens. Again.

Three years in a row.

See the AA scores on Facebook.

NCAA recruit Jillian Hutchings

Class of 2019, Jillian trains at Campia Gymnastics in Canada.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

For more information – Jillianhutchings8 (a) gmail.com

Utah and Cal to Nationals

Balance Beam Situation somehow LIVE blogged all 6 competitions.

Scores.

UCLA and Arkansas to Nationals

Scores.

Oklahoma and Kentucky to Nationals

Scores.

Maggie Nichols 10.0 on Beam.

This is Kentucky’s first trip ever to the big dance. CONGRATULATIONS.

In fact, this is the first season where 6 of 12 teams to Nationals are from the SEC.