split leg Double Layout 1/1-out

Press Handstand progressions

Mostly physical preparation.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Bars Shoot-over progression

Oddly called a “Bail” in the USA, one of the most over-spotted skills.

Do more progressions. Spot less. Teach gymnasts what to do when something goes wrong on regrasp. That should increase confidence.

Click PLAY or watch a good start on YouTube. This gymnast is not (yet) depending on a coach to show-up.

Jordan Chiles to DWTS

Jordan Chiles and Baron Davis will compete on the 34th season of Dancing With The Stars.

The show premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 16 on ABC and Disney+.

via @UCLAAthletics

Sports Illustrated Women’s Games – Gymnastics

Team Americas will go head-to-head against Team World,

GYMNASTICS – Friday, October 31, 2025

Frontwave Arena, Oceanside, CA


Gymnastics Format


Artistic Gymnastics: Floor, Beam and Uneven Bars
Rhythmic Gymnastics: Team and Individual
Trampoline: Both Individual and Synchronized

Team Americas Roster

Ellie Black (artistic)
Jade Carey (artistic)
Shilese Jones (artistic)
Joscelyn Roberson (artistic)
Natalia Escalara (artistic)
Camilla Gomes (trampoline)
Sophie Methot (trampoline)
Evita Griskenas (rhythmic)
USA Rhythmic Team

Team World Roster


Bryony Page (trampoline)
Izzy Songhurst (trampline)
Alice D’Amato (artistic)
Kaylia Nemour (artistic)
Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (artistic)
Natalia Jacoby (artistic)
Oksana Chusovitina (artistic)
Italian Federation Rhythmic Group

Vault training

With Israeli Junior Men’s Head Coach Ilan Korchak

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.