Category: Gymnastics

Tony Retrosi on USA Gymnastics

The best post I’ve seen yet on the Dr. Larry Nassar scandal:

With the information we currently have – I too want to make some one pay. This must be someone’s fault. Someone should have done something 20 years ago. The reality is that no one I knew suspected anything. If we had, we would have reported it. …

read more – USA Gymnastics – It’s about being a professional.

Why did USAG keep Nassar so long? Why didn’t someone in the organization flag his illegal behaviour sooner? Why don’t they react more quickly.

But to blame one person — CEO Steve Penny — is simplistic and shortsighted. He’s no more than 1% to blame. What about all the other coaches, officials, administrators, medical staff and judges?

There are dozens of changes that need be implemented at the family, club, State, Region and National level. There is no quick fix.

Boise State 197.675 – 197.150 Denver

In the most exciting meet of the weekend Boise State put together a program-record team score to defeat an excellent opponent.

Boise State’s record team performance — and its first win over Denver in three tries this season — was boosted by multiple individual milestones. …
With Friday’s record score, the Broncos move a step closer to their goal of securing the first team berth to the NCAA Championships. …

Record performance vaults No. 10 Boise State gymnasts past No. 8 Denver

related – NO. 8 DU TALLIES PROGRAM’S SECOND-HIGHEST ROAD SCORE
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Peng 10.0 Bars

Christine Peng Peng Lee’s Bhardwaj is as good as anyone in the world. And this is one of her best. Very straight.

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Georgia 197.250 upsets 196.650 Utah

The seventh-ranked Bulldogs (7-6, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) defeated the No. 5 Utes (10-1, 5-1 Pac-12 Conference) by a final score of 197.250-196.650 to send the team’s five seniors out with one final win at home in Stegeman Coliseum. …

Georgia gymnastics posts upset win over Utah

fighting for a spot at Regionals

Five of these 7 teams will qualify to Regionals on April 1st. Two will be disappointed.

32 Penn State
33 North Carolina
34 Maryland
35(t) BYU
35(t) Central Michigan
37 Minnesota
38 Western Michigan

Yale defeats Stanford

George Washington and NC State defeat Stanford.

It’s been a rotten season for Stanford.

And an amazing season for Yale. Today they  hit 24 / 24. No counting score below a 9.6.

Sr Gymnix Apparatus Finals

Oksana is 25 years older than the other two on the podium!

VAULT

Shallon Olsen CANADA 2 00 14.500 1
Oksana Chusovitina OUZBEK 75 14.475 2
Hitomi Hatakeda JAPAN 00 14.025 3

BARS

Hitomi Hatakeda JAPAN 00 5.5 13.825 1
Emily Whitehead AUST 00 4.9 13.000 2
Ayu Koike JAPAN 99 4.8 12.950 3

BEAM

Hitomi Hatakeda JAPAN 00 4.9 13.350 1
Jade Chrobok CANADA 1 01 5.5 13.275 2
Rianna Mizzen AUST 99 5.4 13.200 3

FLOOR

Hitomi Hatakeda JAPAN 00 5.2 13.600 1
Megan Roberts CANADA 1 00 5.1 13.567 2
Shallon Olsen CANADA 2 00 5.5 13.467 3

full results