R.I.P. Ágnes Keleti

An inspiration to many, Ágnes Keleti has passed away at age-103.

Ágnes was a Hungarian artistic gymnast and coach who won multiple Olympic medals.

She was the oldest living Olympic champion and medallist, reaching her 100th birthday on 9 January 2021.

… one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time.

Ágnes Keleti training at age-98

Scott Hann: 2 decades of coaching Max Whitlock

Scott Hann reflects on the many years and 4 Olympics coaching the greatest gymnast in British history.

After a remarkable and successful relationship came to an end this summer in Paris, Hann reflects on nearly 20 years working with Whitlock, his own gymnastics journey and his passion for developing the next generation of coaches in the sport. 

Max was 12 years old when we started working together at South Essex Gymnastics Club. He was a happy-go-lucky kid but someone with such good basics in gymnastics as well.

I remember taking him to his first major competition in 2006, the UK School Games as a reserve, but the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India was the moment where it all changed.  …

Inside the Games

10 WAG highlights 2024

  • Simone
  • Rebeca
  • Suni
  • Kaylia
  • Alice
  • Manila
  • Zhou Yaquin
  • Emma Nedov, Jana Mahmoud, Michelle Pineda and Hu Jiafei
  • An Chang Ok, Nina Derwael, Charlize Moerz, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, Anna Lashchevska, Greta Mayer 
  • Chad

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Rings over the decades

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Vanessa Zamarripa – 1st U.S. Cheng

Vanessa Zamarripa is one of my favourite gymnasts of all time. I enjoyed her recent interview on GymCastic.

She was the 1st U.S. Elite to compete Cheng. And it would still rank as one of the best ever.

remembering gymnast Hali Sheriff (1953 – 1966)

A super talented young gymnast died in a plane crash. Far, far too young.

Here’s her story.

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Best Women’s Scores 2024

See the entire list on Lauren’s site theGymter.net

Best Scores in 2024

AA

1Simone BilesUnited StatesU.S. Championships D160.450
2Rebeca AndradeBrazilOlympic Games TF57.966
3Shilese JonesUnited StatesU.S. Classic57.650

Vault

1Simone BilesUnited StatesU.S. Olympic Trials D115.387
2Rebeca AndradeBrazilOlympic Games EF14.966
3Skye BlakelyUnited StatesU.S. Championships D114.575

Bars

1Kaylia NemourAlgeriaOlympic Games EF15.700
2Qiu QiyuanChinaChinese Championships EF15.566
3Shilese JonesUnited StatesU.S. Classic15.250

Beam

1Qiu QiyuanChinaDTB Pokal Team Challenge EF15.500
2Zhou YaqinChinaChinese Championships EF15.466
3Manila EspositoItalyItalian Championships AA14.950

Floor

1Simone BilesUnited StatesU.S. Championships D115.200
2Viktoria ListunovaRussiaRussian Championships AA14.500
3Angelina MelnikovaRussiaRussian Championships QF14.400
Simone Biles finishes Paris Olympics with 4 new medals, 3 of them gold

Best Men’s Scores 2024

FIG rules change in January, so we won’t be able to compare with the 2024 Code.

See the entire list on Lauren’s site theGymter.net

Best Men’s Scores in 2024

AA

1Zhang BohengChinaOlympic Games QF88.597
2Hashimoto DaikiJapanAll-Japan Championships QF88.199
3Oka ShinnosukeJapanOlympic Games QF86.865

Floor

1Carlos YuloPhilippinesAsian Championships AA15.233
2Artem DolgopyatIsraelEuropean Championships AA15.200
3Su WeideChinaChinese Championships EF15.100

Pommel

1Nariman KurbanovKazakhstanAsian Championships AA15.666
2Lee Chih-KaiTaiwanBaku World Cup QF15.533
Rhys McClenaghanIrelandOlympic Games EF15.533
4Ahmad Abu Al SoudJordanDoha World Cup EF15.500
Max WhitlockGreat BritainBritish Championships AA15.500

Rings

1Liu YangChinaOlympic Games TF15.500
2Lan XingyuChinaDTB Pokal Team Challenge EF15.400
3Alex DiabUnited StatesHouston Invitational TF15.350

Vault

1Artur DavtyanArmeniaDoha World Cup EF15.166
2Carlos YuloPhilippinesOlympic Games EF15.116
3Jake JarmanGreat BritainBritish Championships EF15.050

P Bars

1Zou JingyuanChinaOlympic Games EF16.200
2Curran PhillipsUnited StatesWinter Cup AA16.100
3Illia KovtunUkraineEuropean Championships TF15.800

H Bar

1Hashimoto DaikiJapanAll-Japan Event Championships EF15.466
2Tang Chia-HungTaiwanKoper Challenge Cup EF15.400
3Kawakami ShoheiJapanAll-Japan Event Championships EF15.233

What a year for Carlos Yulo. Talk about peaking.

Shang Chunsong – World Parkour Champion

Fan favourite, Shang Chunsong, was captain of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Additionally she represented China at the 20132014, and 2015 World Championships where she won silver with the team at the latter two.

Domestically she is the 2015 and 2016 Chinese national all-around champion.

In Parkour she is the 2024 World freestyle champion.

FIG Parkour World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan on November 17, 2024. 

Today she’s a Gymnastics coach training Parkour independently.

… the 28-year-old said via her personal Weibo account that the world title has helped make up for the regrets she had in gymnastics and her next goal is the World Games in 2025.

The gold medal finish ensured her automatic qualification for the World Games 2025 Chengdu, scheduled to take place in August in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. 

Former Chinese gymnastics captain makes history in parkour

She competes a LOT of difficulty.

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