Category: Gymnastics

World Jr Championships 2023 – Türkiye

2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

Antalya (TUR) from 29 March to 02 April 2023

The top 36 Federations, based on the All-Around ranking results of the Qualifications from the 1st FIG ART JWCH in Györ (HUN) are permitted to send a full team of two (2) to three (3) gymnasts and one (1) reserve gymnast.

MAG:

JPN / UKR / CAN / CHN / ITA / BRA / FRA / KOR / ROU / GER / USA / GBR / AUS / AZE / VIE / HUN / SWE / BEL / UZB / TUR / ESP / ARM / KAZ / LAT / ECU / GRE / ARG / NLZ / EGY / POR / MEX / TPE / BUL / RSA / IRI / FIN

WAG:

CHN / USA / GBR / ROU / BEL / KOR / ITA / BRA / GER / HUN / JPN / CAN / SWE / AUS / UKR / GRE / FRA / UZB / DEN / ESP / ARG / FIN / TUR / NOR / PAN / POL / MEX / ECU / EGY / TPE / CYP / POR / GUA / AZE / CZE / KAZ

All other Federations in good standing may send one (1) MAG gymnast and/or one (1) WAG gymnast.

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USA 2022 Coaches of the Year

South American Games WAG results

2022 U.S. Men’s World Team

Yul Moldauer is actually a great alternate. He can replace routines on many apparatus, if needed.

South American Games MAG results

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1577773740628246528

Konner out of Worlds trials

We hate injuries.

USA MAG Worlds Trial day 2

Donnell Whittenburg and Brody Malone already qualified for Worlds.

WHO will be selected for the other 3 competition spots. Plus traveling alternate.

Day 2 AA results were not all that great:

1. Shane Wiskus 82.900
2. Colt Walker 82.800
3. Yul Moldauer 82.700
4. Asher Hong 81.500

USA has a chance at top 3 teams in Liverpool. Therefore they should be taking chances to try to finish 3rd, not 4th. TOP THREE automatically qualify to Olympics Paris.

Kensley Behel was on site for GymCastic. LIVE tweeting @kensleyanne. Kensley will be at Worlds, as well.

PREDICTIONS:

The team is weak on Pommels and H Bar. The defending World Champion likely earned his spot with this set today.

Spencer’s LIVE blog

Lauren’s LIVE blog

Kaylia Nemour 6.95 E-score

Many were surprised at this evaluation for Kaylia’s awesome Bars routine.

Aside from the great SAVE on one regrasp, most of the deductions were for handstand angles, something for which FIG WAG puts far too much importance IMHO.

As a coach, I’d recommend Kaylia switch to straddle cast handstand, used in 2022 by almost every Elite past about age-10.

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