Category: bars

6.9 Bars difficulty

Swing Half drill on Straps Bar

One hand in a strap. The other with a Grip on the Bar.

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Weiler progressions

I was coached by Heinz Weiler, brother of Willie Weiler for whom this skill is named.

It’s tricky.

I still recall trying to learn it as a forward free hip on straps bar.

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Jr Pan Am Games Finals 1

Vault

🥇 Addalye VanGrinsven, United States, 13.483
🥈 Kauany Aquino, Brazil, 12.949
🥉 Coralie Demers, Canada, 12.933

Bars

🥇 Charleigh Bullock, United States, 14.000
🥈 Julieta Lucas, Argentina, 12.300
🥉 Dominica Escartin, Mexico, 12.166

Floor

🥇 Thomas Tittley, Canada, 13.200
🥈 Arturo Rossel, Chile, 12.666
🥉 Thomas Mejia, Colombia, 12.433

Pommels

🥇 Pedro Silvestre, Brazil, 12.266
🥈 Matías Martínez, Chile, 12.200
🥉Jason Hao, United States, 12.100

Rings

🥇 Lorenzo Zaragoza, Mexico, 12.600
🥈 Jensuel Soto, Puerto Rico, 12.566
🥉 Nixon Miles, United States, 12.033

Medal Winning Jr. Routines 2025 U.S. Gymnastics Championships

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Best Execution 2025 U.S. Gymnastics Championships

Currently, USA is stronger on difficulty than execution.

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Bars routine – NO Kips, NO Cast Handstands

It’s (barely) possible. 😀

FISU Gymnastics 2025 finals RESULTS 1

Vault

🥇 Miyata Shoko, Japan, 13.699
🥈 Ushioku Kohane, Japan, 13.549
🥉 Selina Kickinger, Austria, 13.366

Bars

🥇 Yang Fanyuwei, China, 15.000 (layout Jaeger 1/1)
🥈 Zoja Szekely, Hungary, 13.800
🥉 Miyata Shoko, Japan, 13.666

Floor

🥇 Luke Whitehouse, Great Britain, 14.566
🥈 Oka Shinnosuke, Japan, 14.366
🥉 Moon Geonyoung, South Korea, 13.933

Pommels

🥇 Hamlet Manukyan, Armenia, 14.933
🥈 Hashimoto Daiki, Japan, 14.533
🥉 Patrick Hoopes, United States, 14.466

Rings

🥇 Liu Hengyu, China, 14.666
🥈 Liu Yang, China, 14.300
🥉 William Émard, Canada, 14.233