new interview with Simone

Coincidentally released close to the NBC Dateline exposé. … Squirrel!

Includes Yurchenko triple twist on to pit mats, double double off Beam, front full to full-in and Moors, double double off Bars.

Laurent wants to improve Bars. He ordered 10 pairs of grips!

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what did Nomi think?

Nomi is a retired gymnast. Huge fan.

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https://twitter.com/nomieloise/status/988211866672316416

via Peng

what did Bridget and Alicia think?

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via College Gymnastics fans are HERE!

Miss Val on NBC Dateline

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You might be able to watch the entire Silent No More episode here.

Men’s NCAA – Oklahoma dynasty

1. Oklahoma 414.858
2. Minnesota 411.923
3. Illinois 411.689
4. Stanford 408.725
5. Nebraska 403.589
6. Penn State 401.991

full results

… The Sooners had fallen behind by about 4 points after struggling on their third event (SR). Stanford’s strong start and Illinois lighting up the scoreboard on VT (72.464), put the Sooners in a precarious position. Needing to score 71-plus on their next event (VT) to keep pace, Oklahoma incredibly did a little lighting up of their own. …

Moldauer captured his second NCAA AA title (87.298) with his season-high score, surpassing his closest competitor by over 4 points. …

Oklahoma Makes It Four Straight; Moldauer Romps to 2nd AA Title

Coach Justin Spring is hurting for his guys. They were possibly the best team on the floor in Super 6. But dropped to 3rd with 5-6 falls. Minnesota had no falls.

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National Championships … the morning after

1. UCLA 198.0750
2. Oklahoma 198.0375
3. Florida 197.8500
4. LSU 197.8375
5. Utah 196.9000
6. Nebraska 196.8000

Here’s the moment where Peng clinched the win for UCLA.

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• it was an honour to see so many superb athletes at one place, one time

• J.O. / NCAA is the best Gymnastics league in the world

if Elite was cancelled tomorrow, hardly anyone in this system would notice

• Floor is much better LIVE than on YouTube

RESPECT for those young women who compete far more than minimum difficulty

Skinner, Lee, Nichols, etc.

• Judging rules are stupid. Goal is marketing / publicity, not accurately ranking routines. Somehow they mostly got the ranking right.

Actually, @Yarotska and friends judged online. They had OU 197.4, UCLA 197.35. But conceded that it could have gone either way.

• Oklahoma was easily the best team. Yet UCLA found a way to win despite having a poor opening Vault rotation.

Chris Waller chewed out the Bruins in the locker room. They responded.

• I feel badly for LSU. They do pretty much everything right. Yet haven’t won it all yet.

• I feel great for Nebraska. And even better for Georgia. #respect

Click PLAY or watch Nebraska coach Dan Kendig on Twitter.

• Spencer (Balance Beam Situation) is the #1 College pundit in my opinion. Yet the dinosaurs of the NCAA denied him a media credential. ☹️

I long ago gave up trying for NCAA credentials. It’s far too much hassle.

• It seems to me fewer gymnasts were taped up this year. And were there fewer season ending injuries in the NCAA in 2018?

• Byes are idiotic. I’m looking forward to the new post-season structure starting 2019.

I’m not looking forward to 4 years in Fort Worth. That’s a disincentive for me to attend.

After the horror of the Nassar crimes, having meets like this to celebrate is one way for the sport to start healing.

related – Lauren’s Live Blog | Super Six

‘I define my own success’

Success.

(via GymCastic)

Rachael Denhollander – 100 most influential people

Rachael Denhollander is one of Time’s 100 most influential people.

during the General Assembly at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on Wednesday, February 22, 2018.