Blame France – Kaylia Nemour 

Nemour opted to pursue changing her nationality from France to represent Algeria.

In July 2022 the International Gymnastics Federation approved the nationality change; however, because the French Gymnastics Federation blocked the request, Nemour will not be able to represent Algeria in FIG-sanctioned competitions (such as World Championships or African Championships) until July 2023.

And she’s still improving on Bars. One of the best sets in the World.

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Tumbl Trak Spotting Blocks

All I want for Christmas is the Al Fong Spotting Blocks System.

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Jessica Hutchinson & Silvia Mitova – Floor

Silvia Mitova was a 5-time champion of Bulgaria.

She competed in at the 1992 Summer Olympics with the best result of eighth place in the floor exercise.

Her daughter, Jessica, will be competing a tribute routine in 2023.

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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Silvia’s FX in the 1992 Olympics.

most Olympic Medals

10=) Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) – Cross-country skiing/12 medals (8🥇 & 4🥈)
10=) Birgit Fischer (GER) – Canoeing/12 medals (8🥇 & 4🥈)
9) Paavo Nurmi (FIN) – Athletics/12 medals – (9🥇 & 3🥈)
8) Takashi Ono (JPN) – Gymnastics/13 medals (5🥇& 4🥈& 4🥉)
7) Edoardo Mangiarotti (ITA) – Fencing/13 medals (6🥇& 5🥈& 2🥉)
6) Boris Shakhlin (URS) – Gymnastics/13 medals (7🥇& 4🥈& 2🥉)
5) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) – Biathlon/13 medals (8🥇& 4🥈& 1🥉)
4) Nikolai Andrianov (URS) – Gymnastics/15 medals (7🥇& 5🥈& 3🥉)
3) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) – Cross-country skiing/15 medals (8🥇& 4🥈& 3🥉)
2) Larisa Latynina (URS) – Gymnastics/18 medals (9🥇& 5🥈& 4🥉)
1) Michael Phelps (USA) – Swimming/28 medals (23🥇& 3🥈& 2🥉)

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Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning

Age-60, Tom is still doing super advanced stunts.

Motorcycle BASE jump off a Norway cliff.

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Joe Fraser – Pommels

This hit set was from Podium Training day 1 Worlds Liverpool.

I felt Joe looked the most prepared of all the top AA gymnasts that day.

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 ‘Big Cheese’ mats

I do love ‘cheese’ mats. Inclines and declines.

And a BIG cheese mat has many, many uses.

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FIG MAG H Bar grip change deductions

From FIG MTC Newsletter December 2022.

An additional grip change is considered an “additional or intermediate hand support” and will be deducted 0.1.

Examples include:

– Zou Li Min or Adler 1/1 turn to mixed grip followed by an immediate grip change to undergrip will be deducted 0.1

– Endo, Kip or Backuprise with overgrip followed by two consecutive grip changes to undergrip will be deducted 0.1 for the 2nd grip change

Elements in mixed grip (Giant Forward, Endo, Backuprise, Kip etc.) followed by one grip change to undergrip will not receive a deduction.

Note that WAG are rarely, perhaps never, deducted for similar unnecessary grip changes.