Category: Gymnastics

Simone: I am better than I was in Rio

Yikes. All her competitors are suddenly training for the silver AA.

Olympic star Simone Biles better than ever

Click PLAY or watch some training footage on YouTube.

Emyre Cole – Floor

One of the best and classiest routines in the world right now.

Click PLAY or watch it on Tumblr.

https://courtyard-tapir.tumblr.com/post/172692068439/yarotska-emyre-cole-floor-exercise-2018-big

Jordan Bowers – Bars

Jordan was named to the US Pacific Rim team. She trains at Solid Rock in Lincoln, Nebraska with coaches Danelle Catlett and Jessica Black.

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Penn State’s Randy Jepson

Penn State coach Randy Jepson has never worked a day in his life — at least that’s that he will tell you.

Of course, winning three National Championships, three Big Ten Championships and being the three-time national coach of the year doesn’t come without a little sweat and hard work. It’s simply the love for the sport that has embodied Jepson’s approach to coaching. …

Collegian

2018 NCAA Nationals

St. Louis, Missouri April 20-21.

Qualifying teams:

1. Oklahoma 198.000
2. Florida 197.725
3. LSU 197.675
4. UCLA 197.650
5. Nebraska 197.525
6. Utah 197.475
7. Alabama 197.225
8. Kentucky 197.050
9. Arkansas 196.775
10. California 196.725
11. Georgia 196.500
12. Washington 196.275

Commonwealth FX Champ Alex Eade


1. Alex Eade (AUS) 13.333
2. Latalia Bevan (WAL) 13.300
3. Shallon Olsen (CAN) 13.266

Nile wins H Bar

1. Nile Wilson (ENG) 14.533
2. Cory Paterson (CAN) 14.000 (diff. 5.6, ex. 8.4)
2. James Hall (ENG) 14.000 (diff. 5.6, ex. 8.4)

This guy had a GREAT meet.

And how about Cory Paterson?

Finishing his NCAA career, some assumed he’d retire. Not so.

Marios wins P Bars

Another tie break goes to the gymnast with the higher E-score. That’s usually Marios.

P Bars
1. Marios Georgiou CYP 14.533
2. Nile Wilson ENG 14.533
3. Frank Baines SCO 14.400

GREAT Final. Many of the guys hit just about as well as they can.

Click PLAY or watch Frank on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UKGYM/status/983223594820907008

Alice Kinsella wins Beam

Beam
1. Alice Kinsella ENG 13.700
2. Georgia-Rose Brown AUS 13.066
3. Kelly Simm ENG 13.033

Click PLAY or watch Alice on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UKGYM/status/983228192394657792

GRB hit best, I thought. Who knows what Beam judges are doing in 2018?