Author: Rick Mc

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

Paris World Cup finalists

Apparatus Finals at the most competitive WAG World Cup of all-time go Sunday, September 25th.

Top qualifiers:

Vault
Jade Carey (USA) – 14.350
Jordan Chiles (USA) – 13.950
Coline Devillard (FRA) – 13.825

Bars
Rebeca Andrade (BRA) – 14.600
Lisa Vaelen (BEL) – 13.900
Ellie Black (CAN) – 13.900

Beam
Shilese Jones (USA) – 13.450
Jade Carey (USA) – 13.400
Melanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) – 13.250

Floor
Flavia Saraiva (BRA) – 13.800
Jordan Chiles (USA) – 13.500
Jennifer Gadirova (GBR) – 13.100

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Floor
Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) – 14.950
Tan Chia-Hung (TWN) – 14.250
Yuri Guimaraes (BRA) – 14.250

Pommels
Rhys McClenaghan (IRL) – 15.000
Tsumura Ryota (JPN) – 14.900
Shia Yu-Jan (TWN) – 14.850

Rings
Adem Asil (TUR) – 14.900
Vinzed Hock (AUT) – 14.700
Donnell Whittenburg (USA) – 14.300

Vault
Caio Souza (BRA) – 14.525
Yuri Guimaraes (BRA) – 14.400
Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) – 14.375

P Bars
Brody Malone (USA) – 14.500
Cameron-Lie Bernard (FRA) – 14.500
Mathias Philippe (FRA) – 14.450

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1573743668741242881

H Bar
Marios Georgiou (CYP) – 14.450
Brody Malone (USA) – 14.400
Arthur Mariano (BRA) – 14.300

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1573725514061287425

See lists of ALL apparatus finalists.

Lauren’s recap:

Qualifications at the Paris Challenge Cup wrapped up today with the U.S. women taking the top spots on vault and beam, while the Brazilians led on bars and floor, extending a new rivalry that kicked off when the Brazilian women upset the Americans in the team final at Pan As over the summer.

Brazil and the United States also had a lot of success in the MAG competition, with Brazil leading in the top two spots on vault, while the U.S. took the lead on p-bars, though it was mostly smaller-program specialists who led the rest of the competition, including Israel on floor, Ireland on pommels, Turkey on rings, and Cyprus on high bar. …

Brazilian, U.S. Women Lead Qualifications at Paris World Cup

Hurricane NOT taking trampoline

I recall being in Bermuda for another hurricane. Families put their backyard trampolines upside down — and staked them into the ground.

Here’s a simpler solution.

Rhys – McClenaghan – Pommel qualifications

Rhys leads on Horse in Paris.

He’s a Triple Russian machine.

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Rebeca Andrade – Bars qualification

Rebeca leads in Paris with 14,600.

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Shilese, Sanna & Mélanie had falls. Ellie Black competed a new skill in combination which may be named the … “Black”.

Paris Challenge Cup UB QF

  1. Rebeca Andrade BRA 14.600
  2. Lisa Vaelen BEL 13.900
  3. Ellie Black CAN 13.900
  4. Lorrane Oliveira BRA 13.600
  5. Zoja Szekely HUN 13.500
  6. Jordan Chiles USA 13.400
  7. Shilese Jones USA 13.200 (with a fall)
  8. Aline Friess FRA 13.100

Max Whitlock on mental health

Max Whitlock is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. A a six-time Olympic medalist. The most successful gymnast in his nation’s history. The winningest man on Pommels in Olympic history.

Yet after winning Olympic gold on Pommels in Tokyo, he fell into depression.

It can happen to anyone.

Read an interview:

Max Whitlock: I fell into a big hole, feeling a total waste of space. I guess I’m not ready to retire

Gymnastics progressions – 12SPRINGS

Here’s a well edited video featuring products from 12SPRINGS.

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don’t watch DYING TO WIN

You don’t have to. 😀

Spencer watched for us. Thank ALL the Gods. And wrote up a recap with GIFs.

This is Jesse Wagner who just won THE BIG MEET.

Cry Us a River, Murderer: A Dying to Win Recap