Category: Olympics

Zeina Ibrahim & Naveen Daries to Tokyo

This year’s African Championships, the third of four continental championships being held this season to qualify gymnasts to the 2020 Olympic Games, kicked off with the women’s competition today, with Zeina Ibrahim of Egypt and Naveen Daries of South Africa earning their spots to Tokyo. …

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Mandy Mohamed and Caitlin Rooskrantz had already qualified for the Olympic Games at world championships in 2019 for Egypt and South Africa respectively.

Africa will have 4 Olympians in Tokyo.

Next up is the Cairo World Challenge Cup June 3-6

CAN Nationals results & highlights

Ellie won beam and was 2nd on bars and floor. Ava won bars and was 2nd on beam. Shallon won Vault. Brooklyn Floor.

The Olympic team will be announced June 17th.

Judging was virtual.

Senior

  1. Ellie Black 112.200
  2. Ava Stewart 107.700
  3. Laurie Denommée 102.950
  4. Emma Spence 102.600
  5. Jessica Dowling 102.400
  6. Victoria Woo 102.150

Junior

  1. Aurélie Tran 103.650
  2. Victoriane Charron 101.350
  3. Amy Jorgensen 100.000
  4. Jenna Lalonde 98.900
  5. Ella Mayerhofer 96.550
  6. Jenna Timmons 98.800

Watch video highlights online FREE. Ana Padurariu is a commentator. Due to ankle injury, she’s getting ready for UCLA next season rather than trial for the Olympics.

Dom Cunningham on missing Olympics

GBR Men had 3 selection events, all behind closed doors. (Same as other Olympic teams.)

Only 4 gymnasts compete Tokyo.

Dom was not picked.

The reserves have not been named, so far as I know.

Of course in most other sports like basketball, team selection is even MORE subjective. I wouldn’t want to be a selector.

It’s important to listen to the process from Dom’s point of view. He’s very passionate.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Joe Fraser’s Olympic haircut

I like it.

GBR Men’s Olympic Team

Double Olympic champion, Max Whitlock MBE, will lead the British challenge in the Japanese capital, and will be joined by current world parallel bars champion Joe Fraser, current British all-around champion James Hall and 2021 European medallist Giarnni Regini-Moran.  

… Team GB women’s artistic gymnasts and the trampoline gymnasts are due to be announced at the beginning of June, with a date to be confirmed. …

British Gymnastics

Emily Whitehead to Tokyo

Olympic qualification was based on day 1 AA standings.

  1. Georgia Godwin 55.683
  2. Emily Whitehead 53.158
  3. Georgia Rose Brown 52.108
  4. Breanna Scott 51.266
  5. Macy Pegoli 50.175
  6. Amanda Edwards 47.516

As Georgia had already qualified, Emily Whitehead from Australia is going to Tokyo.

Misha Koundinov to Tokyo

At the Continental Championships hosted in conjunction with Australian Nationals, Misha Koundinov from New Zealand was top AA with 82.450.

Good luck at the Olympics to Misha and coach David Phillips.