Nearly 240,000 individuals are registered with USA Gymnastics.
The sport is strong in America leading up to the 2028 Olympics.
Category: Olympics
Canadian Gymnastics in 2026
It’s Canada Day, July 1, 2026.
You can join a very active Fans of Canadian Gymnastics page on Facebook.
I’d say this is Canada’s strongest quadrennial for men’s Gymnastics. Even stronger than the Kyle Shewfelt teams.
And it’s very strong for the Canadian women’s team as well, with Ellie Black training for her 5th Olympics. New star Lia-Monica Fontaine, young and improving.
The WAG team has depth. Canada needs Beam and Bars routines scoring 14+. Many will be working towards filling those spots.
Nadia 50 years later
As a young coach, I almost jumped in a vehicle and drove 3 days to Montreal to watch Nadia win the 1976 Olympics.
It seemed to far. Too expensive. I didn’t go.
My mistake.
Her performance in Montreal was one of the great stories of our sport.
Nadia had a lot of difficulty. But — Nellie Kim had more. Nadia was more impressive to me for her astonishing execution.
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Charleigh Bullock 55.500
That’s the kind of score that pencils Charleigh on to the potential 2028 Olympic team.
Meanwhile, she’ll be a favourite in the all-around at 2026 Pan American Championships.
World Gymnastics caved on Russia & Belarus
Executive Committee (EC) decided at their 16-17 May meeting to lift all restrictions applicable to Russian and Belarusian athletes since February 2022, with immediate effect.
Personally, I would have voted against. Putin’s war has killed officially over 400,000 — but likely over a million.
Yes, you could argue other nations should be banned, as well. I’d like vote for those bans.
NOW ➙ what about Russia’s top down illegal use of performance enhancing drugs?
Giorgia Villa retires
One of the GREATS is hanging up her grips.
Olympic Q-Series – 6 sports
None of the World Gymnastics (FIG) disciplines included. Yet.
But an interesting concept. These sports will get MUCH MORE ATTENTION in advance of the Olympics.
The Olympic Q-Series (formerly the Olympic Qualifier Series) is a multi-sport, festival-style event that serves as the final qualification pathway for athletes to secure direct quota places for the Olympic Games.
2028 Olympic Q-Series (Road to LA28)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently confirmed that the series will expand to four global stops in 2028:
- Tokyo, Japan: May 4–7, 2028
- Shanghai, China: May 11–14, 2028
- Montreal, Canada: June 1–4, 2028
- Orlando, USA: June 8–11, 2028
Sports Featured for LA28:
The expanded program includes six sports:
- 3×3 Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- BMX Freestyle
- Sport Climbing
- Flag Football (making its debut)
- Skateboarding
Sanne Wevers is BACK
Our 2016 Olympic Beam champion, fan favourite, Sanne Wevers, now age-34, is going to try a comeback.
French AA champ to Algeria
21-year-old Djenna Laroui has announced she’ll be changing citizenship from France to Algeria, where she’ll join Olympic Bars champion Kaylia Nemour who did the same in 2022.
We wish her well.
The French Federation has to consider why some of their best gymnasts want to represent other nations.
Like the men from Columbia and Philippines, Algeria has a chance to qualify a TEAM to the L.A. Olympics.
April Fool’s – WOMEN competed Parallel Bars in the Olympics
Men’s Parallel Bars with one rail raised. 😀
What modern gymnast would believe that story?
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