Czech gymnast David Jessen

Czech born, the classy Olympian is currently training at Stanford.

John Crumlish:

Jessen, who placed 47th all-around in Rio, shared his thoughts on Rio and his plans for the future in this IG Online interview. …

IG: After Rio you posted a Facebook message implying that you weren’t satisfied with your results. Looking back, what went right and not-so-right?

DJ: Looking back at the Games, my performance was not as bad as it might have seemed at first. Disappointment is the first thing that hits when something doesn’t go as well as you hoped, especially when an opportunity such as the Olympic Games comes only once every four years. I think I may have set my ambitions a little too high instead of letting the competition take its course and enjoying it. …

IG: What big meets are on your agenda for Czech Republic this year?

DJ: Sadly, this year’s NCAA Championships fall on the same weekend as the European Championships, so I will not be able to go (to Europeans) this time. However, I do plan on competing at Czech Nationals in June if school permits. I also look forward to hopefully competing in this year’s University Games in Taipei and World Championships in Montreal.

Interview: David Jessen (Czech Republic)

Click PLAY or watch his H Bar from the Olympic Test Meet on YouTube. One of the nicer routines to watch as he does no Rybalkos.

MyKayla surprised at her NCCA success

One of the best stories of the year in Collegiate gymnastics.

“Before I came [to Utah], I was nervous and scared on how I was going to do,” Skinner, 20, told Excelle Sports. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to be ready for the season or how things were going to go.” …

“I worried about MyKayla’s arrival and the group dynamics of my team,” Utah head gymnastics coach Marsden told Excelle Sports. … In collegiate gymnastics, it is all about the team. She’s had to transition into that and we didn’t know for sure how that was going to go …

How MyKayla Skinner ‘surprised’ everyone, including herself, with transition to Utah gymnastics

January 20, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; University of Utah Gymnastics vs Denver and Boise State and Illinois-Chicago
January 20, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; University of Utah Gymnastics vs Denver and Boise State and Illinois-Chicago

Texas Woman’s University 195.625

Division II school. 🙂

… season-high score of 195.625, nearly a point improved from their previous high against Iowa State on Jan. 20.

TWU Athletics

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via Sarah Keegan – NCAA D2 and D3 Week Six Recap

Oklahoma v LSU v Georgia v Missouri

It’ll be a No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown when LSU and Oklahoma square off Friday in a four-team gymnastics meet in Missouri.

The Sooners and Tigers are 1-2 for the fifth straight week in the NCAA rankings. They’ll compete Friday in St. Charles, Missouri, along with No. 10 Georgia and No. 15 Missouri, in the Mardi Gras Invitational. First vault is set for 6:15 p.m. CT. …

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Click PLAY or watch LSU on Twitter.

interview with Boise coach Tina Bird

After 32 years with the program, how’s Tina feeling with her team at a record best ranking of #7. 🙂

Eventually, Bird’s passion for gymnastics lead her to become first a volunteer coach, then assistant coach, and now Co-Head coach for the past ten years. Convincing her to stay was on the shoulders of Resnick when he joined the staff. Ultimately, the duo changed the way we look at Boise State gymnastics. …

Soaring above the competition

6 Men’s NCAA teams 414+

The end of week five signifies the halfway point of the NCAA season. All teams with the exception of Washington and Temple will be off this week as individuals compete at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas …

All NCAA meets following Winter Cup will switch from the “six-up/five-count” format to “five-up/five-count” meaning every routine competed will count toward the team’s score. …

… season-best performances coming from the Golden Gophers and Hawkeyes. Minnesota became the first team this year to come within ten points of the Sooners. …

Click PLAY or watch Gopher highlights on YouTube.

Read more on the College Gymnastics Association #NCAAMGym Week 5 Recap

Utah assistant coach Meredith Paulicivic

From the moment she won a national championship as a gymnast for Utah, Meredith Paulicivic (formerly King) knew she wanted to earn a ring as a Utah gymnastics coach.

In fact, she joked after graduation that Utah hadn’t seen the last of her. …

Paulicivic is in her second year as the Red Rocks’ assistant coach. The three-time vault All-American is the team’s primary vault coach. She also serves as Utah’s floor exercise choreographer and the director of the program’s summer gymnastic camps. …

Hard work, persistence lands Paulicivic dream job as Utah gymnastics coach

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(via Greg Marsden)

Brett McClure USA MAG High Performance Director

Starts May 1, 2017.

brett-mcclureUSA Gymnastics has named 2004 Olympic team silver-medalist Brett McClure of Berkeley, Calif., as the high performance director for men’s gymnastics. McClure, who currently is the head men’s gymnastics coach at the University of California – Berkeley, will report to Dennis McIntyre, the vice president of men’s gymnastics, and will be based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. …

Yoichi Tomita, chairman of the Men’s Program Committee, said, “Brett’s skills and knowledge of private club programs, collegiate programs and the national team was impressive, and his presentation and interview garnered strong support from the selection committee.”  …

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NCAA rankings week 6

1. Oklahoma 197.813
2. LSU 197.579
3. Florida 197.521
4. UCLA 197.025
5. Utah 196.879
6. Alabama 196.725
7. Boise 196.405
8. Michigan 196.338
9. Kentucky 196.257
10. Georgia 196.229

full rankings

Kentucky defeated Alabama this weekend for the first time with a 197.475 school record. ‘Bama had defeated them the previous 70 meets!