Minnesota, Iowa @ Utah

I watched the 1st NCAA College Gymnastics meet of 2026 on ESPN+.

TV coverage was quite good.

FINAL:
Utah 196.625
Minnesota 195.475
Iowa 194.825

Spencer posted a LIVE blog:

I feel like the lesson of this meet about having competitions on January 2nd was…don’t?

A lot of shaky routines, but on the plus side, the scoring wasn’t all that stupid.

I’m thinking all three teams will want to drop that score. BUT with the new rule in 2026, there are fewer team scores to drop.

Zoe Johnson’s Vault was one highlight for me. 9.925 — would have been higher later in the season.

No. 5 Red Rocks Packed Jon M. Huntsman Center to Open 2026 Season

Vanessa Atler – 2000 Floor

VIDEOS – most difficult Men’s Gymnastics skills

zhoxxyy posted animated video clips of the highest rated skills in the Men’s code as of 2025:

Which are the most difficult skills in Men’s Gymnastics?

Get ready to dive into the hardest skills in men’s gymnastics, the ones that can make or break a routine. From the elusive H-rated elements on Parallel Bars and Pommel Horse to the jaw-dropping J-rated feats on Floor, we uncover the history, the evolution, and the gymnasts behind these gravity-defying elements.

Hidetaka Miyachi (JPN) at the 2017 World Championships in Montréal where he submitted his eponymous skill, currently the element with the highest rate on High Bar in the MAG COP

Men’s Gymnastics highlights 2025

World Gymnastics (FIG) summing up of a very good year.

The future?

  • Jr. Camilo Vera (Columbia) 
  • Jr. Karl Eldrew Yulo (Philippines)

2025 year-end message from President Morinari Watanabe

All-in-all, it was quite a good year for the International Gymnastics Federation, now rebranded as World Gymnastics.

NCAA Gymnastics is not for everyone

Heather Parker, entering her second season as a gymnast at Central Michigan after transferring from Georgia, posted an important article on College Gym News:

College gymnastics can project an image of perfection–skills look effortless, and the athletes finish successful routines with glowing smiles. Teams broadcast the wins, celebrations, recruits, and rankings on social media.

Less often discussed is what goes into making a team successful and what happens behind the scenes to make those exciting competitions happen.

Jason Vonk, a former assistant coach at George Washington, Yale, and Georgia, had 12 years of experience across the three universities when he moved on from college coaching.

According to Vonk, a lot of what defined his time in college gymnastics wasn’t reflected in the polished version of the sport that fans and recruits see. For him, it was a system marked by fear, silence, and a culture where, as he puts it, “head coaches get complete leeway, and the assistants can’t report them, or they will lose their job.” …

Read more:

College Gymnastics Looks Perfect—

Until You’re Inside It


Greg Marsden responds: