Category: Olympics

GBR: Barry Collie, Martine George and Gary Short

BIG announcement.

Barry Collie has been appointed as Head National Coach for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Martine George as Head National Coach for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics and Gary Short as Head National Coach for Trampoline

… Martine has an extensive and decorated international career, most recently leading the French National Team to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.  

Martine can cite a huge list of major international coaching accomplishments in roles in Australia and France that have notably provided her with experiences at four Olympic Games and twelve World Championships.   

British Gymnastics

R.I.P. Ágnes Keleti

An inspiration to many, Ágnes Keleti has passed away at age-103.

Ágnes was a Hungarian artistic gymnast and coach who won multiple Olympic medals.

She was the oldest living Olympic champion and medallist, reaching her 100th birthday on 9 January 2021.

… one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time.

Ágnes Keleti training at age-98

Scott Hann: 2 decades of coaching Max Whitlock

Scott Hann reflects on the many years and 4 Olympics coaching the greatest gymnast in British history.

After a remarkable and successful relationship came to an end this summer in Paris, Hann reflects on nearly 20 years working with Whitlock, his own gymnastics journey and his passion for developing the next generation of coaches in the sport. …

Max was 12 years old when we started working together at South Essex Gymnastics Club. He was a happy-go-lucky kid but someone with such good basics in gymnastics as well.

I remember taking him to his first major competition in 2006, the UK School Games as a reserve, but the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India was the moment where it all changed.  …

Inside the Games

10 WAG highlights 2024

  • Simone
  • Rebeca
  • Suni
  • Kaylia
  • Alice
  • Manila
  • Zhou Yaquin
  • Emma Nedov, Jana Mahmoud, Michelle Pineda and Hu Jiafei
  • An Chang Ok, Nina Derwael, Charlize Moerz, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, Anna Lashchevska, Greta Mayer 
  • Chad

Click through for details.

Kaylia Nemour – Vogue Arabia

Our Olympic Bars champion can be a role model for Muslim girls and women.

“It wasn’t just a personal victory but also a symbol of hope and pride for the Algerian people and, more broadly, for the entire Arab world,” the 18-year-old champion says. … 

Vogue

4 WAG, 6 MAG to Worlds 2025 Jakarta

Hardy Fink encouraged Federations to vote for a return to the system used 2005 to 2021.

And they did. Common sense has prevailed.

Credit FIG for realizing they’d made a terrible mistake in trying to reduce the number of competitors.

NOW … resume arguing WHY nations should send more men than women to the World Championships. 😀

Paris Olympics – Statistics

The December 2024 FIG Bulletin includes detailed reports on MAG & WAG Olympic competitions. It includes good graphics.

For example, only 25% of WAG competed 2 Vaults in the qualification round.

Average age for WAG was 21.91.

December 2024 FIG BulletinDownload

Best Women’s Scores 2024

See the entire list on Lauren’s site theGymter.net

Best Scores in 2024

AA

1Simone BilesUnited StatesU.S. Championships D160.450
2Rebeca AndradeBrazilOlympic Games TF57.966
3Shilese JonesUnited StatesU.S. Classic57.650

Vault

1Simone BilesUnited StatesU.S. Olympic Trials D115.387
2Rebeca AndradeBrazilOlympic Games EF14.966
3Skye BlakelyUnited StatesU.S. Championships D114.575

Bars

1Kaylia NemourAlgeriaOlympic Games EF15.700
2Qiu QiyuanChinaChinese Championships EF15.566
3Shilese JonesUnited StatesU.S. Classic15.250

Beam

1Qiu QiyuanChinaDTB Pokal Team Challenge EF15.500
2Zhou YaqinChinaChinese Championships EF15.466
3Manila EspositoItalyItalian Championships AA14.950

Floor

1Simone BilesUnited StatesU.S. Championships D115.200
2Viktoria ListunovaRussiaRussian Championships AA14.500
3Angelina MelnikovaRussiaRussian Championships QF14.400
Simone Biles finishes Paris Olympics with 4 new medals, 3 of them gold

Heath Thorpe interview

Here’s a terrific PODCAST for every Gymnastics coach. Two of the most articulate pundits, both who truly know the sport inside out.

Sam Oldham, bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Heath Thorpe, long time Aussie National team competitor, still training for L.A. 2028.

Heath will focus on H Bar. Compete other apparatus, as well, but likely not do the AA.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.