Category: Gymnastics

Adem Asil – Egypt to Turkey

Adem Asil (né: Abdelrahman Elgamal (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الجمل) is an AA superstar and the Worlds 2022 Rings Champion.

He was 15th AA at the Tokyo Olympics.

After finishing 37th AA representing Egypt at the 2017 Worlds, Adem left his parents in Egypt to move to Turkey (Türkiye) because his coach had relocated there.

Be clear that Adem did not move because of problems in Egypt. In fact, Gymnastics in Egypt is booming. They have a terrific National Training Centre.

He began competing under the name Adem Asil in 2021. A reinvention. But his teammates still call him Abdel in the Gym.

It’s a great story. Click over to FIG to read more:

Athlete Inspiration: From Egypt to Turkey, World champion Asil forging a path toward more golden rings

Click PLAY or watch his Qualification routine on YouTube.

Becky Downie – 2023 Bars

Now age-30, Becky‘s Bars are getting better.

She was the 2019 Worlds silver medallist.

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1613312524866183169

Queen Derrian Gobourne

My most memorable choreography of 2023, so far.

And I’ve seen Barbie Girl. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (music cuts out at one point)

Anna Roberts – Floor

The Stanford rookie is very difficult to deduct.

Sydney Turner’s coach Barb Fraser

I’ve known Barb for decades, yet had no idea she’d been coaching Worlds level competitors since the 1980s.

I learned a lot from this interview.

As a young coach, Barb was sent with Lori Strong to compete in the U.K.

In her coaching career, she started at the top.

And Barb has had many Worlds medalists in Trampoline Sports, as well.

AND has coached Sydney Turner since age-5. Sydney is a University of Iowa commit, by the way.

Suni 10.0 Beam

Big difficulty for College.

greatest Wolf Turn ever

This is MarcMyron, originally posted on TikTok.