Category: history

Tsukahara on the Origin of the Tsukahara Vault

When I was about 10 years old, I did my P Bar routine at the Calgary Stampede alongside Mitsuo Tsukahara and Shiro Tanaka. I was the local kid showing off with two of the best in the world.

Mitsuo Tsukahara is today best remembered for the Tsukahara Vault.

American gymnast Hal Shaw performed the same vault at the 1968 NCAA Championships, where it was known in the United States as the “O-Shaw.” 

At the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, Mitsuo introduced the new vault to great international acclaim scoring 9.75.

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Nadia 50 years later

As a young coach, I almost jumped in a vehicle and drove 3 days to Montreal to watch Nadia win the 1976 Olympics.

It seemed to far. Too expensive. I didn’t go.

My mistake.

Her performance in Montreal was one of the great stories of our sport.

Nadia had a lot of difficulty. But — Nellie Kim had more. Nadia was more impressive to me for her astonishing execution.

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6 Best Broken Records From the 2026 Season

The 2026 college gymnastics season was excellent.

In this post, College Gym News picks their 6 most memorable record-breaking moments.

6 Best Broken Records From the 2026 Season

Flipped: HBCU FISK Gymnastics Documentary

With the program’s sudden shutdown in May 2026, Flipped becomes a bittersweet, unfiltered look at resilience, heartbreak, and the cost of breaking barriers—honoring the women who dared to flip the narrative forever.

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Minnesota makes history

10 years from now, THIS is what we’ll remember about the 2026 Nationals.

Oklahoma NCAA Gymnastics Champions. Again.

Wild finish.

FINAL
Oklahoma 198.1625
LSU 198.075
Florida 197.6875
Minnesota 197.375

Well, we’re going to debate this one. LSU had the more satisfying hit because they didn’t have to count a score like Fatta’s beam, and then you’re playing, were the overscores on LSU’s bars more than the overscores on Oklahoma’s floor?

And then you have to parse all the other events.

Balance Beam Situation LIVE blog

Minnesota the only team without a fall on Beam. The biggest winners of the day, I’m thinking. Those ladies should be very proud of their accomplishments this season.

April Fool’s – WOMEN competed Parallel Bars in the Olympics

Men’s Parallel Bars with one rail raised. 😀

What modern gymnast would believe that story?

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