Many gymnasts are very specific about the amount of swing they want before Pak.
Those who simply LAUNCH the Pak from any kind of swing are impressive.
Category: bars
Olympic champ Nina Derwael retires
On July 12, 2025 Nina Derwael married Thibau Dierickx.
Congratulations.
Three days later, on July 15th 2025, Nina announced her retirement from the sport.
Nina Derwael, the Tokyo Olympic uneven bars gold medalist from Belgium, has retired from gymnastics, according to her national federation.
“I achieved what I wanted and was able to achieve,” Derwael, 25, said in a press release, according to a translation. “I was able to prove what I was capable of.”
This past May, Derwael won her third European title on bars and her first on the balance beam, her first major championship medals since undergoing major surgery for a shoulder dislocation in September 2023. …
Qiu Qiyuan – 24 Olympic Bars Final
Qiu Qiyuan was the silver medalist behind Kaylia Nemour of Algeria.
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Lyudmila Roshchina – Bars
Note that scores are higher in Russia than any other of the top Gymnastics nations.
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Olympic Bars Champion grips-up
Kaylia still uses Velcro handguards.
Self-Correcting Tap Swing drill
Zhong Qi – Bars
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Elena Colas – Vault, Bars, Floor
Elena Colas is the next great superstar from France. The 2024 Junior European all-around, uneven bars, and team champion.
She went 54.400 at the recent Friendly (FRA/GER/GBR/SUI).
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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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Charleigh Bullock – Bars
Charleigh Bullock trains at Capital Gymnastics.
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