Category: floor (men)

Specific to Artistic gymnastics. More posts are included in the TUMBLING category.

Men’s Gymnastics routines defining the apparatus

zhoxxyy:

Floor

  • Kenzo Shirai (JPN) – 2013 World Championships โ€“ Event Final
  • Carlos Yulo (PHI) – 2019 World Championships โ€“ Event Final

Pommels

  • Krisztiรกn Berki (HUN) – 2012 Olympic Games โ€“ Event Final
  • Rhys McClenaghan, MBE (IRL) – 2022 World Championships โ€“ Event Final

Rings

  • Jury Chechi (ITA) – 1996 Olympic Games โ€“ Event Final
  • Liu Yang (CHN) – 2020 Olympic Games Event Final

Vault

  • Marian Drฤƒgulescu (ROU) – 2004 Olympic Games Event Final
  • Jake Jarman (GBR) – 2023 World Championships โ€“ All-Around

P Bars

  • Rustam Sharipov (UKR) – 1996 Olympic Games โ€“ Event Final
  • Zou Jingyuan (CHN) – 2018 World Championships โ€“ Event Final

H Bar

  • Epke Zonderland (NED) – 2012 Olympic Games โ€“ Event Final
  • Koheiย Uchimuraย (JPN) – 2026 Olympic Games – All Around

Watch all those routines:

The Menโ€™s Artistic Gymnastics Routines that Shaped and Perfected the Sport

This article analyzes pivotal routines in menโ€™s artistic gymnastics across the six apparatuses. How historic performances reshaped standards of difficulty and execution, and perfected the interaction between skill and artistry, thus enhancing the understanding of the sportโ€™s evolution.

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tramp, technique, progressions …

Great discussions on important topics.โ€‚

Justin Spring and Nicole Langevin.

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VIDEOS – most difficult Men’s Gymnastics skills

zhoxxyy posted animated video clips of the highest rated skills in the Men’s code as of 2025:

Which are the most difficult skills in Menโ€™s Gymnastics?

Get ready to dive into the hardest skills in menโ€™s gymnastics, the ones that can make or break a routine. From the elusive H-rated elements on Parallel Bars and Pommel Horse to the jaw-dropping J-rated feats on Floor, we uncover the history, the evolution, and the gymnasts behind these gravity-defying elements.

Hidetaka Miyachi (JPN) at the 2017 World Championships in Montrรฉal where he submitted his eponymous skill, currently the element with the highest rate on High Bar in the MAG COP

Triple Pike – Men’s Gymnastics

Floor, H Bar, Rings.

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Triple Tuck on Floor

Who will be the first woman to compete the super difficult and dangerous skill?

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understanding Men’s Gymnastics scores

Men’s Gymnastics competitions are fantastically competitive and exciting

Much more exciting than women’s, in comparison.

BUT very few of the general public understand much about the scores. Since we dropped the “perfect 10”, it’s not worth bothering to look at the number for most fans.

zhoxxyy simplifies it for us:

How to Read Gymnastics Scoring in 60 seconds?

Twists & Turns – Jr Worlds Apparatus Finals – Day 1 VIDEOS

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Jr. Gymnastics Worlds Apparatus Finals day 1

Vault

Personally, I had Nishiyama 1st. BUT as a big Lavi fan, I’m super happy for her. Gold on Vault after 4th AA yesterday.

Bars

A deserving podium. HIT routines.

Sadly, Elena fell on release.

Floor

Favourite Dukhno had the most difficulty. But landings and O.B. dropped him to 4th. Judges “boxed” the E-scores, as usual, but I’d say they got the medal ranking correct.

Pommels

Worst Worlds Pommel Final I can recall. All 8 had falls or major errors on Handstand dismount. A disappointment.

Rings

World Champion Dante Reive. His father / coach is JD Reive, a U.S. National team member for many years.

Men’s Jr Worlds Gymnastics AA Final HIGHLIGHTS

Read the FIG summing-up:

Minamino and Dukhno grab Junior World All-Around titles on a night of surprises in the Philippines

Arsenii Dukhno is an amazing talent who’s only challenge for the future in Senior is a lack of Ring strength holds. BUT he had a fall on the last apparatus โ€” H Bar โ€”ย and we wondered if he could stay ahead of the terrific competition. It was an excellent meet with relatively few errors from the top group.

  1. Arsenii Dukhno AIN 82.031
  2. Ojima Nao JPN 81.799
  3. Yang Lanbin 81.099
  4. Danila Leykin USA 79.866
  5. Simone Speranza ITA 79.032
  6. Sol Scott GBR 78.997
  7. Nael Sakouhi FRA 78.932
  8. Karl Yulo PHI 78.731
  9. Wang Chengcheng CHI 78.365
  10. Evan McPhillips GBR 77.866

Full Results.

A few notes from theย 2025 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s All-around FINAL.

  • Danila Leykin looks to have potential to qualify for Senior U.S. teams. He could be a counting score on P Bars and H Bar already. Pommels could get there, as well.
  • is Philippines the fastest improving Gymnastics nation? With Karl Eldrew joining his brother in Senior … look out.
  • volume way too high in that small hotel ballroom. My noise cancelling headphones helped.
  • I’m wondering if we need announce every inquiry to the arena audience. Better would be to announce ONLY those scores that change. It was definitely a distraction. Also, why are the judges changing so many D-scores? Get it right in the first place.
  • remember the name โž™ Volodymyr Golovin (Ukraine)
  • Canadian Thomas Tittley withdrew from the World Jr Gymnastics Championships due to a neck injury suffered training H Bar just before Podium Training. Happily, it turned out to be minor.
  • Simone Speranza amazing Triple Tuck knees together STICK ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น on Rings. Once FIG rules change in 2026, I expect many to stop using Triple Back dismount. But not Simone.
  • GREAT for the fans to have gymnasts on all 6 apparatus. The meet might be rushed for the gymnasts, however.
  • In Gyล‘r, Hungary 2019, the Jr. winner was Shinnosuke Oka who went on to be Olympic champion.