top gymnasts of the 2020s

Rebeca Andrade – Brazil 14
Angelina Melnikova – Russia 8
Jade Carey – United States 7
Wei Xiaoyuan – China 6
Mai Murakami – Japan 5

See the full list on The Medal Count.

Worlds & Olympics. Individual medals only. A gold is worth three points, silver is worth two points, and bronze is worth one point.

no Amanars in Liverpool

The reward for attempting Amanar is not enough to risk falling and/or injury.

BUT it’s a good idea to train more twists than you intend to compete on to hard mats.

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WAG Peaking and Tapering

Coaches now home from the World Championships will be reflecting on whether or not their gymnasts peaked at Worlds.

Coaches of the Canadian and Japanese teams will likely be answering yes as those athletes hit a high percentage of their routines near potential. Under pressure.

Others may be finding their athletes peaked too soon — perhaps at the trials for Worlds.

Here’s an article on the topic from William A Sands, PhD, FACSM.

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Zou Jingyuan’s 6.9 P Bars

Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan (CHN) did not need to add the extra difficulty to win his third World title on Parallel Bars. But with Olympic silver medallist Lukas Dauser (GER) applying pressure with a 15.500 …

“At first, I just wanted to stick with the original plan,” explained Zou, who upped his difficulty from his normal 6.5 set to one valued at 6.9. “I decided to perform the harder routine to challenge myself. …

16.166 was the highest score of the entire World Championships and left his competitors gaping in disbelief.

“To me, he’s like a God,” said Yulo, whose 15.366 earned bronze. …

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turns on Floor are a mess in 2022

As Spencer pointed out in Liverpool, right now gymnasts are throwing themselves into spins hoping to get credit for as many as possible.

The penalty for lack of control (or “falling” out) is not big enough to detour attempts.

BEST would be for FIG WTC to cap the value of turns. We don’t need to see the sextuple. 😀

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Full time coach needed in Bermuda 

I’ve been a guest coach in Bermuda many times over the past 8 years. It is a paradise.

Quality Gymnastics in the capital is looking for an experienced Head Coach who can develop a men’s program as well as assist with the WAG.

A four-year college degree is mandatory.

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