Author: Rick Mc

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

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.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

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.

HIGHEST Scoring Routines NCAA Nationals ’26

All routines scoring 9.95 or above on each event (VT, UB, BB, & FX) at the 2026 NCAA National Championships.

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Flipped: HBCU FISK Gymnastics Documentary

With the program’s sudden shutdown in May 2026, Flipped becomes a bittersweet, unfiltered look at resilience, heartbreak, and the cost of breaking barriers—honoring the women who dared to flip the narrative forever.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Faith Torrez – Floor

Our NCAA AA Champion 2026 hadn’t done a full Floor routine until a week prior to Nationals.

Watch it on NCAA.com.

Click PLAY or watch all 4 apparatus on YouTube.

Minnesota makes history

10 years from now, THIS is what we’ll remember about the 2026 Nationals.