Category: Gymnastics

Yul Moldauer – Floor

Yul is a rookie at Worlds competition. But despite lower difficulty than the top AA guys I still think he’s got a shot at podium.

He’s so clean. A HIT meet could put him up with the top group.

Click PLAY or watch his FX on YouTube.

what IF the Olympics were cancelled?

Dvora Meyers speculates:

First, there would be no more “letdown” years. This year’s Championships would be just as important as the one in 2016 and as the one in 2018. This would be similar to basically every other sport that runs on an annual cycle with a Super Bowl or a World Series or some other year-end championship.  …

How Can Gymnastics Escape The Curse Of The Olympic Cycle?

layout Bretschneider on H Bar

Andreas Breischneider will not attempt his skill in the layout position at Worlds. It looks like Hidetaka Miyachi will go for it.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Andreea Răducan is a Mom

The 2000 Olympic Champion* had a baby girl. She and husband Daniel Tandreu have yet to decide on a name.

Andreea is the new President of Romanian Gymnastics.

(via wogymnast.com)

#MTL2017GYM Men’s podium concludes

As always it’s risky to predict the Men’s competition based on podium training. #AnythingCanHappen

But Oleg and Kohei are still the AA men to beat. I like Yul for the third man on the podium. Nile’s still coming back from injury.

GymCastic is getting into video for the first time. Click PLAY or watch their day 1 podium (3 of 4 flights of MAG) training highlights on YouTube. Watch for Jorge Vega’s Barani series on FX.

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Coach Christopher Grover murdered

Grover was the head coach at Mr. Todd’s Gymnastics in Poughkeepsie. …

Friends ‘in shock’ after Poughkeepsie woman charged with boyfriend’s murder

Tony Retrosi responds with an important post – Why Do Things Like This Happen? How do we explain it to the gymnasts.

Coach Courtney Kupets Carter

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.