Category: Gymnastics

Auburn defeats Alabama

196.625-196.025

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Stephen Nedoroscik – 2020 Pommels

Stephen is the man to beat on Horse the NCAA this season.

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related – PREDICTIONS – more of the top Men’s College Apparatus scores 2020

Terin Humphrey has a NEW book

“In the Middle” is a broad story of Olympic medalist Terin Humphrey’s journey through life.

It is a unique perspective of being “In the Middle” of gymnastics, careers, decisions, life, etc.

Unlike most Olympians’ books; it is not a story about her Olympic journey, but life after the Olympics.Most athletes live their lives being only an athlete. Once they are finished, their lives change. They struggle with their life after the sport.

Terin chronicles her experiences after the Olympics in hopes of helping others that are going through similar situations.

In The Middle: Thoughts and Lessons Learned from an Olympic Medalist

After a great career, recall that the USAG Athlete’s Council voted to remove Terin from her position as women’s gymnastics athlete representative.

JO 6-7 Vault – Will that Flip?

The recent change to Level 6 & 7 Junior Olympic Vault rules was a HUGE improvement.

Judges should be rewarding those compulsories which could FLIP successfully. Here are some examples.

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Taylor Houchin – Vault

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Katelyn Rosen – Beam combo

Katelyn trains at Mavericks.

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Michigan’s Sierra Brooks

There’s much for Michigan to be proud of from its 2019 season. The team came back from missing nationals entirely in 2018 to finish 2019 in 5th place, which quietly ranks as Michigan’s best result of the decade. In fact, Michigan hasn’t done better than 5th since Elise Ray was a freshman. …

Michigan has brought in two of the nation’s top L10 recruits in Sierra Brooks and Gabby Wilson …

Balance Beam Situation 

“I felt like I had accomplished everything I wanted to do in my J.O. (Junior Olympics) career and was looking forward to coming to Michigan.

Leaving home and my club gym family were heavy factors that weighed on my decision, but the pros and cons led me here. I am glad it did.” …

How a Junior Olympic Standout Wound Up at Michigan a Year Early

The Routine Podcast interviewed Sierra.

Men’s NCAA Gymnastics preview

CGA (College Gymnastics Association) posted a preview of the coming season with predictions:

  1. Stanford
  2. Michigan
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Nebraska
  5. Illinois
  6. Minnesota
  7. Penn State
  8. Iowa
  9. Ohio State
  10. Navy

Elise Ray and Bev Plocki

Great story.

… Elise Ray was at a crossroads.

After finishing her career as a gymnast at Michigan, she’d performed for Cirque du Soleil for three years, then worked briefly as a trainer and broadcaster.

Like many athletes whose careers had come to an end, Ray wasn’t sure what was next. So she called Bev Plocki, her college coach, and asked for advice.

“I haven’t really found that thing that I love,” Ray told her.

Plocki responded: “Elise, in my opinion, you were born to coach gymnastics.”

It was the first of three phone calls that came to define Ray’s career. …

How Elise Ray-Statz found a new path in gymnastics through Bev Plocki’s mentorship