Double Layout 1/2 out on Floor

The Biles is an impressive, smart skill. The main challenge is that landing facing forwards.

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Commonwealth Games Finals day 1

Full results.

Vault

Lia-Monica is only age-16, the Worlds 2025 silver medalist. And she’s improving!

🥇 Lia-Monica Fontaine, Canada, 14.000
🥈 Abigail Martin, England, 13.799
🥉 Abigail Roper, Wales, 13.433

Bars

Tkachev queen takes the title.

🥇 Kate McDonald, Australia, 14.333
🥈 Ellie Black, Canada, 13.900
🥉 Emily Roper, Wales, 13.666

Floor

Luke was silver on Floor at Worlds 2025.

🥇 Luke Whitehouse, England, 14.566
🥈 René Cournoyer, Canada, 13.966
🥉 James Hardy, Australia, 13.466

Pommel

Remember the name. Jordan is capable of qualifying for any Pommel final at any level. New to the international scene, he’s been very consistent.

🥇 Jordan Carroll, Canada, 15.000
🥈 Reuben Ward, Scotland, 14.966
🥉 Cameron Lynn, Scotland, 13.833

Rings

🥇 Félix Dolci, Canada, 13.766
🥈 William Émard, Canada, 13.600
🥉 James Hardy, Australia, 13.500

Lia-Monica Fontaine, Ellie Black – Floor

The final apparatus in the all-around competition at Commonwealth Games 2026 decided the podium.

1) Ellie Black – 53.050 (CAN)
2) Breanna Scott – 52.900 (AUS)
3) Lia-Monica Fontaine – 52.800 (CAN)

Here are the Canadians. Lia-Monica is only age-16 with plenty of tumbling & vault potential.

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Félix Dolci – amazing comeback at Commonwealths

Félix is in great shape right now. BUT fell twice on Pommels to score 9.500 in the all-around final at the Commonwealth Games.

Disaster.

He ranked 17 / 18 after two events.

But this guy has character. He fought through the final 4 apparatus to finish silver in the AA. One of the great comebacks anyone can recall.

Never. Never give up.

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Here’s how Félix felt after the competition.

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Ellie Black – Commonwealth Games champion ’26

1) Ellie Black – 53.050 (CAN)
2) Breanna Scott – 52.900 (AUS)
3) Lia-Monica Fontaine – 52.800 (CAN)

Full results.

Ellie Black, age-30, looking for her 5th Olympic Games in Los Angeles, is a legend.

Great athlete. But even more impressive as a positive role model and leader.

Ellie hit 8 / 8 so far in Glasgow. Consistency is one of her many, many strengths.

With Lia-Monica another very strong all-arounder, this may be Canada’s strongest Olympic team contender yet.

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Scotland’s Reuben Ward – Commonwealth Games champion

Congratulations.

1. Reuben Ward, Scotland, 79.650
2. Félix Dolci, Canada, 79.450
3. Jesse Moore, Australia, 79.000

Félix was the favourite after leading prelims, but had 2 falls (2 points) on Pommels in the AA competition.

Felix scored 9.500 on Pommels, Reuben 14.100. FIG expert on site, Jeff Thomson, said he couldn’t recall a greater comeback in Gymnastics history.

Full MAG AA results.

2026 Commonwealth Games | MAG All-Around Final Live Blog

Kate McDonald – Bars

Highest Tkachev in the world, I’m thinking.

#respect

99 Ways to Say ‘Very Good’

Coaches wanting to give more positive feedback need a repertoire of statements so they aren’t predictable. 😀

  • Exactly right.
  • I’m proud of the way you worked today.
  • You’re doing that much better today.
  • You’ve just about got it.
  • That’s the best you’ve ever done.
  • …
Six children smiling and cheering under a colorful banner reading 'VERY GOOD' outdoors
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Australia wins Commonwealth Games ’26

  1. Australia 158.400
  2. Canada 157.300
  3. England 154.300

    Full results.

Wales was impressive finishing 4th.

Ellie Black was the highest AA qualifier with 53.400.

Full AA results.

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Georgia Godwin, Kate McDonald, Emily Whitehead, Breanna Scott, & Ruby Pass want it known that they are again contenders for a full team at the L.A. Olympics. I’m penciling them in already.

This gold was Georgia’s 9th career medal at Commonwealths.