Tanigawa Wataru – Asian Games Vault champ

Wow.

Heath loves South Africa

Me too. I spent 7 weeks there a few years ago and very much appreciate the obstacles put in front of those athletes.

South Africa has a full team at Worlds 2023.

Simone’s Yurchenko Double Pikes

Podium training.

Very good spotting, as well. He’s ready in case of under-rotation.

Canada’s 2023 PanAms teams

René Cournoyer (Repentigny, Que.)
Zachary Clay (Chilliwack, B.C.)
Félix Dolci (Laval, Que.)
William Émard (Laval, Que.)
Jayson Rampersad (Oakville, Ont.)

Cassie Lee (Toronto, Ont.)
Frédérique Sgarbossa (Gatineau, Que.)
Ava Stewart (Bowmanville, Ont.)
Aurélie Tran (Repentigny, Que.)
Sydney Turner (Port Coquitlam, B.C.)

Syd goes in for Ellie Black. All the rest were at Worlds.

Official announcement.

Brazil at Worlds Antwerp

Spencer reckons it’s time for a Brazil team medal at Worlds.

Asian Games Finals – day 1

Vault

🥇 An Chang Ok, North Korea, 14.049
🥈 Kim Son Hyang, North Korea, 13.600
🥉 Yu Linmin, China, 13.533

Bars

🥇 An Chang Ok, North Korea, 14.266
🥈 Serita Mikako, Japan, 13.933
🥉 Zuo Tong, China, 13.866

An Chang Ok, North Korea

Floor

🥇 Kim Hansol, South Korea, 14.900
🥈 Zhang Boheng, China, 14.333
🥉 Lin Chaopan, China, 14.333

Pommels

🥇 Lee Chih-Kai, Taiwan, 15.500
🥈 Tsumura Ryota, Japan, 15.166
🥉 Nariman Kurbanov, Kazakhstan, 15.100

Rings

🥇 Lan Xingyu, China, 15.433
🥈 Nguyen Van Khanh Phong, Vietnam, 14.600
🥉 Tanigawa Wataru, Japan, 14.300

Beam over an alligator pit?

FIG WTC is discussing the concept of competing Beam over a gap in the podium.

Even more challenging would be filling the gap with … something? 😀

Trampoline Worlds medals

They spin!

MAG day 1 podium training highlights

Twisting again. No regrets.

The seven-time Olympic medallist spoke exclusively with Olympics.com prior to heading to Antwerp, Belgium, for the 2023 World Gymnastics Championships, where she will once again be a favourite for gold. …

“I didn’t know if I was ever going to be able to compete again because there were multiple times this year where I was in the gym and I was like, ‘I’m actually terrified of this full-in, like I’m not doing it again, never going to do it,'” Biles told Olympics.com in an exclusive interview at the U.S. Women’s World Championships Selection Event.

“And then I was like, ‘You know what? I’m just going to come back another day, another day.” …

Olympics.com