Author: Rick Mc

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

Rhys – everything went to plan

Rhys gives us a backstage look at how he finally fulfilled his long stated goal ➙ to become World Champion.

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Riyadh 2034 Asian Games

Having been to Riyadh a number of times myself, I have doubts.

Women’s sports are not respected in the Kingdom in 2022 — why should we believe they will be welcomed and treated fairly in 2034?

Federations — including Gymnastics — should be up front right now on what’s required in order to participate.

On the other hand, they have the money to lose on this event. And that women’s soccer final stadium looks awesome. 😀

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top gymnasts of the 2020s

Rebeca Andrade – Brazil 14
Angelina Melnikova – Russia 8
Jade Carey – United States 7
Wei Xiaoyuan – China 6
Mai Murakami – Japan 5

See the full list on The Medal Count.

Worlds & Olympics. Individual medals only. A gold is worth three points, silver is worth two points, and bronze is worth one point.

no Amanars in Liverpool

The reward for attempting Amanar is not enough to risk falling and/or injury.

BUT it’s a good idea to train more twists than you intend to compete on to hard mats.

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WAG Peaking and Tapering

Coaches now home from the World Championships will be reflecting on whether or not their gymnasts peaked at Worlds.

Coaches of the Canadian and Japanese teams will likely be answering yes as those athletes hit a high percentage of their routines near potential. Under pressure.

Others may be finding their athletes peaked too soon — perhaps at the trials for Worlds.

Here’s an article on the topic from William A Sands, PhD, FACSM.

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Zou Jingyuan’s 6.9 P Bars

Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan (CHN) did not need to add the extra difficulty to win his third World title on Parallel Bars. But with Olympic silver medallist Lukas Dauser (GER) applying pressure with a 15.500 …

“At first, I just wanted to stick with the original plan,” explained Zou, who upped his difficulty from his normal 6.5 set to one valued at 6.9. “I decided to perform the harder routine to challenge myself. …

16.166 was the highest score of the entire World Championships and left his competitors gaping in disbelief.

“To me, he’s like a God,” said Yulo, whose 15.366 earned bronze. …

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