Adam Patterson is the new Men’s Coach for the England Performance Pathway.
Josh Champion was named Adam’s assistant. Congratulations to both.
Adam Patterson and Josh Champion
scores too high in NCAA?
Definitely.
The attempt to lower Beam scores this season by adjusting the dismount rule didn’t work. Scores are up.
Personally, I don’t take scores all that seriously. They are mainly for marketing. And the most deserving teams end up qualifying in the top 36 anyway. Hopefully having 4 judges / panel in the playoffs will result in more discriminating rankings.
It seems to me that quality is WAY UP in College women’s Gymnastics 2023. Consistency too. The sport is evolving and improving.
Too many 10s in 2023? … I’m not sure they are being handed out any more egregiously than in the past.
Greg Marsden plotted the number of 10s.
GymCastic is talking about this issue. Spencer feels there are only about 6 routines in 2023 where could he go-along-with a 10 score.
4/1 twist, triple back attempt
Cristal Isa – Bars
Wow.
The very rare straight body cast handstand in College.
AND Giant 1/1 to immediate Double Layout.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Jordan Chiles. All class.
And a great teammate.
Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles reveal training plans for return trip to Olympics
The two Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallists have each excelled in their sophomore campaigns. In a month, they’ll turn their attention to a return trip to the Games.
RUS will not compete Europeans
I understand the argument that some athletes suffer when their governments are banned from internationals sporting activities.
And I feel badly for those athletes.
That said, it would be even worse for the world if RUS and BLR were allowed to compete in Paris.
Mya Lauzon – Beam
Good form.
British Gymnastics – ‘Leap Without Limits’
Building on their Reform ’25 progress, British Gymnastics wants to put positive experiences for ALL at the heart of the sport.
The Vision at a glance:
- A significant step towards delivering genuine lasting and positive change in gymnastics
- Puts positive experiences at the heart of the sport
- A united approach across all home nations, shaped by the gymnastics community
- Recognises benefits gymnastics can provide for individuals, communities and society
- New vision has received backing from within and beyond gymnastics
Mark Williams climbs Rings tower
In Canada, the first coach up the Ring tower to fix any problem was Dave Arnold. I’ve seen him do it 5-6 times.
BUT Mark Williams I’d score higher for style. Virtuosity. 😀
Soviet documentary – Tatiana Groshkova, Elvira Saadi
Elvira Saadi coached in Canada. But was suspended by Gymnastics Canada late 2020, pending an investigation into abuse allegations.
She has not returned to coaching, so far as I know.
Tatiana Groshkova is age-49 as I post. She trained at Moscow Dynamo with Saadi. An astonishing gymnast — but Tatania was overshadowed by the many other stars of the late 1980s Soviet team. Training was harsh.
Click PLAY or watch a documentary on YouTube. (28min)
