Author: Rick Mc

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

Apparatus Olympic qualifiers

WAG
VT: Jade Carey (USA)
UB: Fan Yilin (CHN)
BB: Urara Ashikawa (JPN)
FX: Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)

MAG
FX: Rayderley Zapata (ESP)
PH: Kohei Kameyama (JPN)
SR: Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE)
VT: Shin Jeahwan (KOR)
PB: You Hao (CHN)
HB: Epke Zonderland (NED)

Ray Zapata

’21 Worlds USA MAG team?

Kensley and the GymCastic crew discussed the option to send a team of mostly specialists to 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Japan October 18–24, 2021.

There is NO team competition at that one.

For Worlds it’s a maximum of 6 men, 4 women — because women are 2/3rds as worthy, I assume 😕 — with a maximum of 3 competing each apparatus.

American AAers should stay home, focusing on increasing their D-scores for 2022.

GymCastic suggested:

Brody Malone AA (if he wants to go)

FX – Gage Dyer, Eddie Penev
POM – Stephen Nedoroscik
Rings – Alex Diab
Vault – Donnell Whittenburg, Eddie Penev

Of course any other apparatus specialist should be welcomed to trial. Send those athletes with the best chances of qualifying for any Final.

It’s Kohei’s home town hosting. If not competing, I’m sure he’ll be the spokesman for that competition.

Kitakyushu, Japan

NCAA gymnasts can monetize

Trinity Thomas is one of the first gymnasts who have received an offer to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL) after the NCAA changed its rules regarding endorsements and compensation following a loss in the Supreme Court earlier this month.

Olivia Dunne, as another example, has millions of followers.

Vault: Simone, Jade, Mykayla

As it turned out, USA selected 3 gymnasts who could medal on Vault in Tokyo.

Of course only 2 / nation can get to the final. 😶

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