Yulo 🇵🇭 (PHI) – Floor

I’d say the 2019 World Champion is the favourite in Liverpool.

Of the top guys, he has the best form. And Carlos is unhappy unless he sticks EVERY landing.

Click PLAY or watch some Podium training on YouTube.

more MAG Podium highlights

FIG will compile a medical report from Liverpool Worlds.

In it they will record what percentage of athletes left the competition due to injury.

Gymnasts were injured on day 1, including one of the H Bar favourites ➙ Tyson Bull. A lower back injury on H Bar.

But I felt there were fewer injuries than at past Worlds. MAG Vault landings were less horrific than in the past. Hopefully athletes are better prepared than in the past to survive a Code of Points where difficulty is so much more rewarded than quality. Hopefully.

MAG Gymnastics is really dangerous.

Nina is awesome on Bars

Nina hasn’t competed internationally this year. Yet looks ready to contend for the Bars title.

Jake Jarman – “Air Pirate”

GymCastic is trying to come up with a nickname for the new British star. 😀

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Worlds MAG Podium Predictions

From The Yee Three. A very astute student of the sport.

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Daiki Hashimoto – H Bar

Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝, Hashimoto Daiki, born 7 August 2001), is the defending Olympic champion. And Olympic H Bar champ.

The routine to beat at Worlds, I reckon.

I believe this is an Insta360 X3 camera, by the way. Even if the camera is fixed, you can watch the action from many different angles.

Worlds Liverpool QUIZ

In the trivia battle Olly Hogben vs Blythe Lawrence, Olly called in some “ringers” to help him: Stephen Nedoroscik. Alana Slater. Kyle Shewfelt. Cathy Johnson Clarke. Shannon Miller.

Click through to listen.

I did badly. As usual. 😀