Europeans Men’s Vault Final

1. Dalaloyan RUS 14.933
2. Dragulescu ROM 14.733
3. Verniaiev UKR 14.649

full results

Good podium. Dalaloyan competed a near perfect Yurchenko triple twist STUCK and an excellent Handspring double front pike. 

You could easily switch #2 and #3, however. They were close.

I love Dragulescu’s showboating on the podium. But is it deductible?

The apparatus has claimed fewer victims than in most competition. But Medvedev’s crash reminded us just how dangerous it can be.

2019 Europeans to Szczecin, Poland

Excellent. I’m already planning to be there.

Located near the Baltic Sea, Szczecin is a major seaport and Poland’s seventh-largest city. As of June 2011, the population was 407,811. …

Akash Modi repeats as NCAA Champion

1. Akash Modi – Stanford 87.900
2. Yul Maldauer – Oklahoma 87.600
3. Allan Bower – Oklahoma 87.300
4. Sean Melton – Ohio 86.400
5. Colin Van Wicklen – Oklahoma 85.050
6. Alec Yoder – Ohio 84.950

full results

… Moldauer (87.60) and Bower (87.30) were involved in yet another fantastic all-around competition. Their battle with Modi was vintage collegiate gymnastics.

Bower was leading going into the final rotation, with all three gymnasts able to win it. Modi emerged the winner by the slimmest of margins. Only 0.6 points separated the three. The contest ended exactly the way it should have… In the final rotation! It was the last time the three would ever compete together in the collegiate ranks, and it was perfect! …

Oklahoma Makes it 3 Straight; Modi Wins 2nd All-Around Title

Though Men’s NCAA uses FIG scoring with some bonus points, you’d never know it by the scores. Judges are far more lenient in the NCAA than at FIG meets.

Oklahoma wins again

A thriller.

1. Oklahoma 431.950
2. OSU 423.700
3. Illinois 422.100
4. Stanford 421.500
5. Minnesota 414.200
6. Nebraska 412.900

Saturday night at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y., the University of Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team etched its legacy in the history books, notching a team score of 431.950 to claim its third consecutive NCAA national championship. …

The title is Oklahoma’s 11th overall …

Oklahoma’s championship caps a third straight perfect season. The Sooners have won every meet they have competed in since finishing second at the 2014 NCAA Championships. …

SOONER R3IGN: OU WINS THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE

Marian Dragulescu – Gold Floor

The highlight for Romanian fans, so far.

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Landings – aside from the triple pass – weren’t great. But none of the finalists nailed their landings

European Bars Champion Nina Derwael

6.1 D, 8.533 E

Very clean. No turning angle deduction.

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In second place was Elena Eremina. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

6.0 D, 8.300 E

I felt the judges got that E-score wrong. The Nabieva is amazing. Amazing with an execution deduction. Followed by many more small errors. And at least a medium error on a way late 1/1 turn.

It’s impossible to have those two routines less than 0.3 apart.

Bars Final results

Belu is back coaching

Seems the legendary Romanian coach was inspired to make a comeback. He’s enlisted Sandra Izbașa and other former greats to return, as well. 🙂

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