Category: Gymnastics

Dalaloyan leads Russian Championships

Artur Dalaloyan, the 2018 World AA champion and the 2019 World AA silver medalist, predictably took the lead in the competition today with 85.331 …

Dalaloyan was only slightly over 0.1 ahead of the rising star of the Russian team Aleksandr Kartsev (85.198). Nineteen-year-old Kartsev made his senior debut in 2019 and went to a couple of World Cups but wasn’t yet able to break onto major teams.  …

David Belyavskiy finished third with 83.198. 

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Ivan Stretovich didn’t compete due to injury. Nagornyy withdrew due to fever.

Click PLAY or watch Kartsev’s Pommels on YouTube.

Lexy Ramler – Bars

On GymCastic this week, Jessica and Spencer said they felt every other gymnast had to be compared against Lexy Ramler for form — before they could be awarded a 10.

Whyte Review Interim Report

Today’s admission that 390 submissions have been made to the Whyte Review confirms the scale of the problem in gymnastics and comes as a surprise to nobody involved in the sport in Britain. …

Submissions to the review cover over 90 clubs and 100 coaches …

Gymnasts For Change

Read the interim report as posted by Anne Whyte.

She hopes to publish the final report by end of August 2021. After the Olympics.

Oklahoma & Florida TIED

  • Oklahoma & Florida
  • LSU
  • Michigan
  • Utah
  • Cal
  • Minnesota
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Arizona State

Full standings.

Read Spencer’s commentary.

NCAA for social justice

How Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Teams Are Leading the Way in Embracing Diversity

If NCAA gymnastics has taught fans anything, it’s that it is possible to simultaneously excel in athletic performance while also integrating social justice and celebrating visibility.

All collegiate athletic programs, regardless of the sport, have much to gain from looking to some women’s gymnastics teams as models of programs embracing their diversity …

Suni’s 6.8 routine

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Alexandra Schekoldina training

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Pauline’s facial expressions

I love her presentation every season.

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Haleigh Bryant 10.0 Vault

This could be the most legit 10 of the season.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Emi Watterson 10.10 Bars

I’m awarding a BONUS tenth for hitting this set with a mask.

She helped Cal score 49.825 on Bars. … That must be a typo. 49.825 / 50 on Bars. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/GymnasticsFand1/status/1368406141131051009