Category: Gymnastics

Rebeca’s triple twisting Yurchenko

Looks ready.

I’ve heard she plans to compete it at the 2024 Swiss Cup Zürich.

Coach Leonard Isaacs


Leonard Isaacs worked with Bill Sands back in the early years of Elite women’s Gymnastics.

And he’s still coaching today.

One of the sport’s most celebrated innovators, Leonard pioneered the concept of teaching gymnastics with progressions rather than spotting.

This idea, revolutionary for its time, was enormously influential on Doug Davis, Tumbl Trak founder and one of Leonard’s mentees.

Through their close relationship, Leonard helped develop some of Tumbl Trak’s most important products, including the Laser Balance Beam and Pit Pillow!

See more on his legacy on his Tumbl Trak Ambassador page.

Click PLAY or watch an example of instruction with as little spotting as possible on YouTube.

would Trump support the L.A. Olympics 2028?

I don’t think so.

As President, Donald Trump campaigned to bring the Olympics to Los Angeles.

But I fear that he and his Party have spiralled into thinking where only the rich deserve tax payer dollars. He’s likely to do everything he can to disparage the Games should he win the 2024 election.

My opinion. I hope I’m wrong.

Simone did not win Olympic Floor

What!?

🥇 Rebeca Andrade 🇧🇷 14.166
🥈 Simone Biles 🇺🇸 14.133
🥉 Jordan Chiles 🇺🇸 13.766

Olympic H Bar Final was …

More falls and errors than I expected.

Angel is the youngest competitor in the Men’s competition.

Olympic Beam Champion Alice D’Amato

Too. Many. Falls.

P Bars God Zou Jinguan

Greatest of all time is now even greater all time.

Olympic Apparatus Finals 2

Rings

As expected, China dominated Rings as they have for many years now. France narrowly 4th.

1. Liu Yang, China, 15.300
2. Zou Jingyuan, China, 15.233
3. Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece, 15.100
4. Samir Aït Saïd, France, 15.000

Bars

The most anticipated WAG Final did not disappoint. Most agree that Kaylia was the deserving champion. I’d argue she’s the greatest Bars worker of all time.

1. Kaylia Nemour, Algeria, 15.700
2. Qiu Qiyuan, China, 15.500
3. Sunisa Lee, United States, 14.800
4. Nina Derwael, Belgium, 14.766
5. Alice D’Amato, Italy, 14.733

Vault

Everyone’s favourite gymnast, Carlos Yulo, won both Floor and Vault in Paris. He’s a past world champion on both — but the competition was fierce on both in Paris.

1. Carlos Yulo, Philippines, 15.116
2. Artur Davtyan, Armenia, 14.966
3. Harry Hepworth, Great Britain, 14.949

Read the FIG wrap post.

Olympic Champ Kaylia Nemour, Algeria

Does Kaylia EVER miss.

So great. So consistent.