Author: Rick Mc

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

NCAA Seniors we’re going to miss

At the end of each season I always wonder how the superstar seniors can ever be replaced. ☹️

To name a few …

Ebee Price, Stanford

Alex McMurtry, Florida

Peng Peng Lee, UCLA

Myia Hambrick, LSU

Kennedy Baker, Florida

Kiana Winston, Alabama

Stefani Catour, Oklahoma

AJ Jackson, Oklahoma

Natalie Brown, Oklahoma

Erin Macadaeg, LSU

Nickie Guerrero, Alabama

Mackenzie Brannan, Alabama

Napualani Hall, UCLA

JaNay Honest, UCLA

Sonya Meraz, UCLA

Tiffani Lewis, Utah

Maddy Stover, Utah

Brianna Brown, Michigan

Paige Zaziski, Michigan

Toni-Ann Williams, California

Hailey Burleson, Washington

FloGymnastics – From Club To NCAA Greatness: A Tribute To NCAA’s Top Seniors

Hailey

 

2020 Olympic medals from recycled phones

To produce approximately 5,000 medals, an estimated 8 tons of metal are needed. …

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Great idea.

But it’s not going well, so far.

Japan / Taichi Adachi win RD761 Jr

Major Men’s competition – January 19 through January 21 in Katy, Texas.

1. JAPAN
2. GBR
3. USA

1 Taichi Adachi Japan 82.500
2 Shiga Tachibana Japan 81.350
3 Jamie Lewis Great Britain 80.450
full results

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Click PLAY or watch Taichi Adachi PH on YouTube.

best Men’s scores 2018

1 Nakita Nagornyy RUS 1st Bundesliga 87.650
2 Sam Mikulak USA Winter Cup QF 86.300
3 Yul Moldauer USA American Cup 85.964
4 David Belyavskiy RUS Stuttgart World Cup 85.732
5 Shogo Nonomura JPN Birmingham 84.797
6 Brinn Bevan GBR British Championships AA 84.400
7 James Hall GBR English Championships 84.150
full results

related – Analysis of which of the British guys will be top AA at Commonwealth Games: Nile, James or Dom.

Joel Gagnon Nissen-Emery Nomination

Joel’s been a real contributor to Minnesota’s rise over the past 4 years. #respect

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why USAG needs independent oversight

UPDATED with input from Goldie.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. It’s based out of Colorado Springs.

USOC is the organization recognized by the the International Olympic Committee.

Similarly, USA Gymnastics ( USAG) answers to the USOC.

USOC could decertify USA Gymnastics and indeed they made that threat. As a result the entire board resigned on January 26, 2018

All those organizations are natural monopolies , not much subject to market forces.

You can quit USAG and go to the United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs, but getting to the NCAA will be more difficult. Olympic qualification impossible.

If interested in this topic read a WSJ article by Steven Sexton. Subscription may be needed.

The U.S. Olympic Monopoly Needs Accountability

There can be only one Team USA, so Congress must provide oversight and force changes.

Göksu Üçtaş – Beam bonus

Though often not (yet) done well, I actually like the sideways facing skills on Beam. #variety

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Now age-27. Still learning new skills.

Nush – Adler

Danusia Francis has a stoop shoot better than most men at Worlds.

FIG calls it Adler (German for eagle.)

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