Category: Gymnastics

Who will win Worlds 2021?

Spencer posted pre-worlds all-around rankings — assuming the ladies are in top form. Top contenders include:

Rebeca Andrade
Vladislava Urazova**
Angelina Melnikova
Li Shijia**
Leanne Wong
Kayla DiCello
Murakami Mai
Wei Xiaoyuan

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2021 Pre-Worlds All-Around Rankings

Li Xiaopeng on Vault

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Liukin + Tkachev

Samuel Phillips at Nebraska.

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https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1446579769643048961

Yurchenko elevation

Gymnasts need height, rotation and distance in the post-flight.

Here’s a drill for height.

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Kayla, eMjae, Leanne, Konnor to Worlds 

Spencer has some thoughts.

Liu Yang – Rings

The Olympic Champ at Chinese National Games.

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Sergei Eltsov – Bretschneider

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Jackson Harrison at Arizona State

Jackson Harrison, 19, is a sophomore on the Arizona State men’s gymnastics team majoring in Sports Science and Performance Programming.

Read the story of his career being out through club and College.

Like the vast majority of LGBTQ American athletes, Jackson feels welcomed by teammates

Queer, nonbinary gymnast finds a connection and acceptance at Arizona State

Worlds 2021 Kitakyushu

Some of the champions from Tokyo will be there. But I’m even more interested in the gymnasts we’ll see at Worlds for the first time.

I’ve attended Worlds in person since 2010, but will be missing this one. I’ll be in the Gym — coaching — for the first time since start of pandemic.