Author: Rick Mc

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

Jade Carey is a thing

That’s for sure. From who’s Jade Carey to … could she final at Worlds?

Tons of power. Potential to improve the E score. Jade Carey is a thing!

Click PLAY or watch Vault 1 on YouTube. (Kasamatsu + full)

Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube. (Amanar)

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

So who is Jade Carey?

She trains at Oasis Gymnastics and Sports Center in Peoria, AZ. She’s coached by Brian Carey, Janine Thompson, and Orley Szmuch. Verbal commitment to Oregon State University.

(via Balance Beam Situation)

Russian Cup promo video

Inspired by David Belyavskiy.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Russian Cup starts August 23rd.

(via Liubov Baladzhaeva‏ )

The Meader – layout Gaylord 1

Here’s a skill I’d never dreamed was possible.

Washington Men’s Gymnastics’ Karl Meader. #respect

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

Hey. Karl is 5’8-1/2″. That’s a big guy doing a BIG new skill.

related – Karl’s Quad back dismount.

(via College Gymnastics Association)

Jr World Championships 2019

It’s finally coming.

The EC (Executive Committee) has decided to organise Junior World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in 2019 and asked the Competition Commission in consultation with the respective Technical Committee Presidents to develop the necessary rules and criteria to be presented for approval at the next EC meeting in October 2017.

FIG

Safety of the athlete should be foremost in planning this step.

Doctors who abuse patients

Read Dvora Meyers’ post on Deadspin …

USA Gymnastics’ Larry Nassar Scandal Is About Doctors Abusing Patients, Not Just Sports

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

STRONG legs – Gervasio Deferr

Gervasio Deferr was Olympic champion on Vault at both 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Silver on Floor at the 2008 Games with this routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Ragan Smith – 15.35 Beam

Score is too high. But AWESOME.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’m not a fan of her Bars. (VIDEO)

Ragan confirms Bars was her worst apparatus. But is happy that she’s improved so much.

(via FloGymnastics – First-Place Senior Routines At The 2017 U.S. Classic)

L.A. will host the 2028 Olympics

As expected.

Congratulations.

EYOF MAG apparatus finals

FX
1. Nicolau Mir Rosselló
2. Yuri Busse
3. David Huddleston

Pommel
1. Sergei Naidin
2. Mauro Nemcanin
3. Ward Claeys

Rings
1. Jamie Lewis
2. Yuri Busse
3. Sergei Naidin

Vault
1. Andrin Frey
2. Sviataslau Dranitski
3. Nicolau Mir Rosselló

P Bars
1. Sergei Naidin
2. Alexander Kartsev
3. Nicolau Mir Rosselló

H Bar
1. Alexander Kartsev
2. Nicolo Mozzato
3. Mattis Bouchet
4. Nicolau Mir Rosselló

The 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, while the junior European championships will take place next year in Glasgow.

Amanda Turner – Russia Grabs Six More Golds as EYOF Ends

Lewis flanked by runner-up Yuri Busse (Russia) and Nicolau Mir (Spain)