Category: Gymnastics

U.S. Men’s team to Worlds

Akash Modi
Yul Moldauer
Sam Mikulak
Shane Wiskus
Trevor Howard
Traveling alternate – Allan Bower

Head Coach – Mark Williams

The alternate must be strong AA as he may have to replace anyone else on the team in case of last minute injury.

Caitlin Rooskrantz – Bars

Gold at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup. Congratulations South Africa.

Rudi dismount. Good form on the low to high releases.

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Sarah Boyd – Beam

Great form. Lovely flexibility.

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Katelyn Ohashi – ESPN interview

One of Katelyn’s best interviews.

To the few confused people still out there — Katelyn takes ownership of her own body. Not going to listen to others to tell her what to think or what to do.

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Katelyn Ohashi: ‘I wanted to bring the joy back to gymnastics’

Balance Bar

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One day they’ll be doing pistol squats on the high rail like Chellsie.

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Blind Change progressions

Here’s the standard way to teach one of the most wrongly-named skills in English.

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The main alternative methodology — for me — is to do the Giant first, then a reverse pirouette from handstand.

For many years at Altadore most boys learned it using one handguard, one safety strap.

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Szombathely World Challenge Cup

This weekend.

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USA Men’s trials – day 1

1. Sam Mikulak-87.350 (hit 6/6)
2. Akash Modi-83.600
3. Shane Wiskus-83.000
4. Yul Moldauer-82.650
5. Colin Van Wicklen-82.550
6. Allan Bower-82.300
7. Trevor Howard-81.050 (top score Rings & Vault)
8. Donnell Whittenburg-80.450

Selection Committee: Mike Serra, JD Reive, Jon Horton, Russ Fystrom and Brett McClure.

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