Author: Rick Mc

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

Jordan Chiles 10.0 DTY

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‘Acrobatics and Tumbling’ – NCAA sport starting 2027

At the 2026 NCAA Convention in the Washington, D.C., area, NCAA members from all three divisions voted this week to add acrobatics and tumbling as a championship sport. The NCAA’s first acrobatics and tumbling championship is projected to take place in spring 2027.

Added to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program in August 2020, acrobatics and tumbling swiftly made strides toward becoming eligible for championship status by eclipsing the necessary 40 schools that must sponsor it at the varsity level and meet minimum sports sponsorship requirements. …

NCAA elevates acrobatics and tumbling to championship status



Chinese Men’s Gymnastics Training System

Unique in the world, I’d say.

It would be difficult for any non-totalitarian government to emulate it.

The Chinese Men’s Artistic Gymnastics training system is a government-supported model focused on conditioning, technical mastery, and athlete welfare. Despite its success – collecting 53 Olympic medals since 1984 – it faces challenges due to changing socio-economic conditions. …

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Breaking Down Chinese Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Training Methods

2021 Olympic Team gymnasts: Liu Yang, Deng Shudi, Zou Jingyuan, Lin Chaopan, Sun Wei, and Xiao Ruoteng
May 10, 2021 – Source: CFP


Upset ➙ Georgia over LSU

I watched this one on the SEC network.

Georgia a contender in 2026.

highest scoring NCAA routines week 2

All routines scoring 9.95 or above on each event (VT, UB, BB, & FX) during Week 2 of the 2026 NCAA gymnastics season.

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Lily Smith on REALLY HIGH Beam

Gymnastics 400 feet above New York City on a Beam about 7 feet tall!

Big dismount. 😀

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Stanford, Michigan, Oklahoma

Jim Hartung R.I.P.

As a young coach, I was a huge fan of Jim Hartung and the rest of his NCAA Gymnastics dynasty at Nebraska.

Hartung also led the Huskers and Coach Francis Allen to their first four NCAA team titles (1979-1980-1981-1982) and became Nebraska’s first Nissen-Emery Award winner in 1982. He was a two-time member of the United States Olympic team, helping the U.S. to its first and only team gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

Hartung, 65, has been a Nebraska assistant gymnastics coach for the past 19 seasons, giving back to the championship program he helped build …

HUSKER LEGEND JIM HARTUNG PASSES AWAY

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