Category: vault

VIDEOS – most difficult Men’s Gymnastics skills

zhoxxyy posted animated video clips of the highest rated skills in the Men’s code as of 2025:

Which are the most difficult skills in Men’s Gymnastics?

Get ready to dive into the hardest skills in men’s gymnastics, the ones that can make or break a routine. From the elusive H-rated elements on Parallel Bars and Pommel Horse to the jaw-dropping J-rated feats on Floor, we uncover the history, the evolution, and the gymnasts behind these gravity-defying elements.

Hidetaka Miyachi (JPN) at the 2017 World Championships in Montréal where he submitted his eponymous skill, currently the element with the highest rate on High Bar in the MAG COP

Clemson has a Vault mat hoist

I’ve only seen these in the Nordic nations of Europe

Good Rudi Vaults

Very few gymnasts in history have actually done this Vault with good technique, form, and landing.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

understanding Men’s Gymnastics scores

Men’s Gymnastics competitions are fantastically competitive and exciting

Much more exciting than women’s, in comparison.

BUT very few of the general public understand much about the scores. Since we dropped the “perfect 10”, it’s not worth bothering to look at the number for most fans.

zhoxxyy simplifies it for us:

How to Read Gymnastics Scoring in 60 seconds?

Kyle Jordan – Vault 

Kyle trains at EVO.

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Twists & Turns – Jr Worlds Apparatus Finals – Day 1 VIDEOS

Click PLAY or watch Day 1 Highlights on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Day 2 Highlights on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch MORE Day 1 Highlights on YouTube.

Men’s & Women’s All-Around Final at Jr Worlds – day 2

Beam

Enjoyable Beam Final, for a change. Only 2 falls. All finalists showed some excellent Gymnastics.

🥇 Xiang Yina 🇨🇳 14.133
🥈 Minamino Yume 🇯🇵 13.800
🥉 Caroline Moreau 🇺🇸 13.600

Floor

Elena had a 0.3 deduction for out of bounds.

🥇🇯🇵 NISHIYAMA Misa 5.3/8.233 – 13.533
🥈🇫🇷 COLAS Elena 5.6/7.900 -0.3 – 13.200
🥉🇫🇷 PRAT Maiana 5.3/7.866 – 13.166

Vault

A good final. The medalists would be very competitive in any Sr. competition.

Dukhno STUCK Yurchenko 3/1 twist. A Vault motor genius.

🥇 Arsenii Dukhno ◻️ 14.333
🥈 Sol Scott 🇬🇧 14.066
🥉 Evan McPhillips 🇬🇧 13.950

P Bars

Fun Final with some great Gymnastics. Some unique skills.

Seems there is no tie-break.

🥇 Camilo Vera 🇨🇴 13.866
🥇 Ojima Nao 🇯🇵 13.866
🥉 Yang Lanbin 🇨🇳 13.600
🥉 Leykin Danila USA 13.600

H Bar

Last routine at an excellent Jr World Championships was Camilo VERA from Colombia. He shocked the very savvy audience connecting Cassina to Kolman. Then sticking dismount. A deserving World Champion.

🥇 Camilo Vera 🇨🇴 14.533
🥈 Danila Leykin 🇺🇸 14.233
🥉 Karl Eldrew Yulo 🇵🇭 14.000

Home fans even happier with Yulo the 2nd collecting his 2nd individual apparatus medal.

Top 3 all stuck dismount collecting 0.1 bonus.

Camilo VERA won P Bars and H Bar. I’m still thinking about putting down a wager on Columbia qualifying a full team to the L.A. Olympics. 😀

Jr. Gymnastics Worlds Apparatus Finals day 1

Vault

Personally, I had Nishiyama 1st. BUT as a big Lavi fan, I’m super happy for her. Gold on Vault after 4th AA yesterday.

Bars

A deserving podium. HIT routines.

Sadly, Elena fell on release.

Floor

Favourite Dukhno had the most difficulty. But landings and O.B. dropped him to 4th. Judges “boxed” the E-scores, as usual, but I’d say they got the medal ranking correct.

Pommels

Worst Worlds Pommel Final I can recall. All 8 had falls or major errors on Handstand dismount. A disappointment.

Rings

World Champion Dante Reive. His father / coach is JD Reive, a U.S. National team member for many years.