Category: history

Claudia Fragapane retired

Fantastic gymnast. Wonderful personality. An inspiration.

G.O.A.T. Mikaël Kingsbury

With his 87th career World Cup victory, Kingsbury has the most men’s World Cup wins in any FIS Olympic discipline.

Mikaël Kingsbury is a freestyle skier from Quebec. He is the most accomplished mogul skier of all time. …

He is the first man to have won both the moguls and dual moguls World Championship events (sweeping the two events three times), and has won the most medals at the Freestyle World Championships of any male competitor in history …

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Clemson – 196.350 – Georgia

Wow.

I’m really impressed with Clemson scoring 196.350 in their first meet of the season.

You know — same score as that other plucky upstart ➙ Georgia.

2024 USAG Hall of Fame

  • Alexander “Sasha” Artemev – Men’s artistic Olympic team bronze medalist, two-time World Championships bronze medalist, five-time U.S. champion
  • Jana Bieger – 2008 Olympic alternate, three-time World Championships silver medalist in women’s artistic
  • Ivana Hong – 2008 Olympic alternate, World bronze medalist in women’s artistic
  • Dr. William “Bill” Sands – longtime professor and sports scientist, former Director of Research and Development for USAG, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Savannah Vinsant – 2012 Olympian, three-time U.S. trampoline champion
  • Youri Vorobyev – Coach of multiple World champions and medalists, six-time USAG Acrobatic Coach of the Year honoree

USA Gymnastics announces 2024 Hall of Fame class

Safronov (USSR) did Kasamatsu first

And Safronov competed the Kasamatsu Vault at University Games 1973.

It was named after Shigeru Kasamatsu who competed it at 1974 Worlds.

Uncle Tim posted the details:

1973: The Men’s Competition at the University Games

Ellie Black – Kasamatsu

Li Ning statue in Switzerland

A statue of Li Ning, China’s ‘Prince of Gymnastics’, was unveiled 2017 in Montreux, Switzerland, as part of a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the Swiss Montreux Gymnastics Committee.

It joins statues of rock vocalist Freddie Mercury, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, and actor Charles Chaplin.  Good company.

 

Willie Weiler wins 1963 PanAms

We were reminded of the great Wilhelm Weiler when Félix Dolci won the AA at the 2023 PanAm Games.

He was the 1st Canadian MAG winner at PanAms since Willie at the 4th Pan-American Games, São Paulo 1963.

We remember the name from the Weiler on H Bar and Bars.

You can watch a 27min documentary on that competition (MAG & WAG) FREE on the National Film Board of Canada website.

catching up with Louis Smith

Louis is one of the greatest British gymnasts all time. Four Olympic medals.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (90min)

Andrade and Maroney

We have to start ranking Rebeca’s Cheng from PanAm Vault Final 2023 with the BEST Vault of all time. #respect