Category: NCAA

GymCastic on Bluesky

@GymCoaching on Twitter is no longer posting nor commenting. Owner / dictator Musk has gotten increasingly dangerous. We are boycotting X.

If YOU are trying to quit Twitter, as well, follow GymCastic on Bluesky, instead.

So far, Bluesky seems the best gymternet alternative.

Here’s their wrap-up of week 2 WAG NCAA.

New Podcast is up:This week we discuss: * The Sprouts Meet* OU vs. LSU* Safesport * Update on Ella Zirbes (Utah) FX incident* Olympic medalist, Ana Barbosu (ROM) is headed to Stanford* A Mini-Commission on the Best UCLA Choreography of all time* & more! gymcastic.com/still-no-10s/

— GymCastic (@gymcastic.bsky.social) 2025-01-14T18:22:18.825Z

Men’s NCAA Coaches interviewed on 2025

Wow. The College coaches have widely diverging opinions on the changes put into place for 2025.

Inside Gymnastics – Christy Sandmaier:

The 2025 men’s NCAA season will see not only a new Code of Points in play but also changes to the format of men’s college meets. The head-to-head dual meet format, first introduced in 2021, is now optional, rather than required, but the more major shifts are going from 5-up, 5-count on each event, to 4-up, 4-count, with a new maximum of 12 competing athletes per team, down from 15 in past seasons. …

Inside asked all 15 NCAA men’s gymnastics head coaches for their opinion on these significant shifts in competitive format, and how they feel the new rules will help, or hurt, the sport, and received a wide range of thoughtful, interesting answers…

NCAA Coaches Address Changes in College Men’s Gymnastics

Yuan Xiao, University of Michigan, wonders if MAG NCAA might yet be forced to 3-up, 3-count in the future.

197.950 Oklahoma – LSU 197.650

This competition was close. But OU really HIT Bars.

Judges scoring higher … already in week 2.

Oklahoma 197.950
LSU 197.650
Cal 197.275
Utah 196.800

Spencer’s LIVE blog.

College Gymnastics Association NCAA ’25

Preseason rankings.

A new code of points means we’ll see some different skills than we’re used to with a shift from 10 skills to 8 skills per routine. With that change, it’s possible that meets will be closer than in previous years.

In addition, the NCAA rules changed from 5 up 5 count to 4 up 4 count. The impact of this change is that depth matters a little bit less and with fewer opportunities for strong teams to pull away – we may witness some exciting upsets!

2025 SEASON PREVIEW AND PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS

Jade Carey 2025 NCAA Floor

Very — dare I say — Artistic.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Zoomed in to better see the dance.

Gymnastics on TikTok

Since we went mute on Twitter, I’m looking elsewhere for good content.

TikTok, for example.

Here’s a week 1 NCAA wrap-up.

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Ana Bărbosu to Stanford

Ana Bărbosu intends to join Stanford summer 2025!

17th AA in Paris. Of the 3 gymnasts who coulda / shoulda won Bronze on Floor, it was awarded to Ana.