The goal is to entertain the crowd. Get your teammates going.
Lauren Rice – Sac State. Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
(via GymCastic #244)
The goal is to entertain the crowd. Get your teammates going.
Lauren Rice – Sac State. Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
(via GymCastic #244)
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
Commentary. 🙂
Last July, millions around the country watched USA Gymnastics name its five-member Rio-bound Olympic team and three alternates. While the celebration in front of the adoring crowd at the Olympic trials involved selfies, confetti, media appearances and the realization of a lifelong dream come true for eight women, it marked a devastating conclusion for Maggie Nichols. She’d helped lead the U.S. team to gold at the world championships less than a year before, and even won an individual silver medal on floor. But on that day, her name wasn’t called. She remained in the locker room.
Three days later, Nichols made the difficult decision to retire from elite gymnastics….
Since bursting onto the NCAA scene as a member of the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in January …
How Maggie Nichols became the best collegiate gymnast in the country

Click PLAY or watch a profile on YouTube.
Former Captain Jesse Kitzen-Abelson is back from coaching in South Africa, currently assisting long time Head Coach Fred Turoff.
They ask that supporters of Men’s Gymnastics help the program survive and thrive by following and sharing social media.
Temple is recruiting too. They no longer have Division I athletic scholarships but there are other kinds of support available.

Balance Beam Situation
Gymnasts from schools outside the top 25 who scored over 9.900
Brianna Comport, Bridgeport – Beam 9.950 (Tuesday), 9.925 (Friday)
Classic Comport.
Rachel Stypinski, Kent State – Beam 9.950
Jordan Hardison, Kent State – Floor 9.925
Maddy Cindric, Arizona – Beam 9.925
Krysten Howard, Arizona – Beam 9.925
Jamyra Carter, Northern Illinois – Bars 9.950
Amanda Fillard, NC State – Bars 9.925
Chelsea Knight, NC State – Bars 9.925
Emma Cullen, Penn – Bars 9.925
Tyra McKellar, Towson – Floor 9.925
Hailey Garner, Arkansas – Bars 9.925
Ashley’s is one of the routines you can vote for in Balance Beam Situation’s BEST ROUTINE OF WEEK 10 POLL.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. BIG tumbling. Dramatic choreography.
Logan Bradley once again posted an awesome summary of what happened last weekend.
Sooners Defeat #3 OSU En Route To NCAA-Best Score
Colin Van Wicklen was the lone AA’er for the Sooners. He scored an 84.15 highlighted by a 15.3 on FX which was an NCAA-best score for all of three minutes before teammate Yul Moldauer put up a 15.55. …
Wayne Goldsmith posted the best article on this topic I’ve ever seen.
If I was wanting to hire a WAG Head Coach I know who my #1 pick would be. 🙂

Always one of my favourite teams, I’m very pleased how OSU has performed this year.
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