Category: history

WAG All-Around in 1-minute

If you missed Rebeca’s win in Liverpool, it’s worth going back and watching.

As bad as the Men’s Team Final was — and it was bad — this was one of the BEST women’s AA Finals ever. Most of the top contenders hit 4/4 so Beam falls didn’t decide the ranking.

Rebeca, Shilese, Jessica

GREAT Gymnastics tonight in Liverpool.

Rebeca is the World Champion

And everyone in Liverpool agrees.

Three ACL tears — 2nd at the Tokyo Olympic — now World Champion.

https://twitter.com/ozgymblog/status/1588279266944262144

Worlds Liverpool QUIZ

In the trivia battle Olly Hogben vs Blythe Lawrence, Olly called in some “ringers” to help him: Stephen Nedoroscik. Alana Slater. Kyle Shewfelt. Cathy Johnson Clarke. Shannon Miller.

Click through to listen.

I did badly. As usual. 😀

CHN competes tumbling trampoline

For me the most useful piece of equipment in any Gym is the tumbling trampoline.

High reps. Less stress. Fewer overuse injuries. Good form and technique.

Very helpful for everyone.

The Men’s Artistic Gymnastics blog linked to videos of young Chinese Artistic gymnasts competing on tumbling trampoline.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Smart.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

It was Tumbl Trak founder Doug Davis who first popularized tumbling trampolines.

In fact, Doug saw a homemade version being used by a coach from Quebec. And asked if he could start making them himself. #history

Nicole Harris – Bars

Former elite. Competed for Arizona State.

49 WAG gymnasts have competed 3 Olympics

The Medal Count:

… The list of the 49 gymnasts who have competed in the Olympics on three separate occasions can be found here. …

… only four occasions has a gymnast surpassed it. Those gymnasts being Olga Tass  (1960), Oksana Chusovitina (2004), Daniele Hypolito (2008) and Vanessa Ferrari (2021). …

Gymnastics is Experiencing an Influx of 3x Olympians