NCAA podium training

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the “Stevens” on Beam

Very cool.

Cassie has been competing it since the 8th grade.

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Rhys – 42 Russians in 1 minute

He was raising funds and awareness for Action Mental Health’s services which support the mental health of people of all ages across Northern Ireland.

No doubt other gymnasts have done more unofficially. But the former record was 35 Russians.

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why Mélanie is moving to Simone’s Gym

French star, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, was disappointed by her results in Tokyo.

But joining Simone’s tour rekindled her enthusiasm for training towards the Paris Olympics.

She wanted a change. And moving to Texas is a BIG change. She’ll train with Cecile and Laurent Landi at World Champions Centre.

Mélanie will skip European Championships 2022.

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Natalie Wojcik wins 2022 AAI

Congratulations.

Heath Thorpe – H Bar

One of the most artistic Artistic gymnasts.

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beat Stanford

Defending Champions Stanford have one of the most loaded teams in the history of NCAA Men’s Gymnastics.

They are going to be tough to beat.

International Choreography Workshop Linz, Austria

Choreographers from 15 nations attended a workshop with Patrick Kiens and Daymon Jones.

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Paris Olympics qualification system

A total of 318 athletes – 192 in Artistic, 94 in Rhythmic and 32 in Trampoline.

Via email from FIG:

Artistic Gymnastics

  • Available places: 96 male gymnasts + 96 female gymnasts
  • Venue: Bercy Arena
  • Dates: 27 July – 5 August

First opportunity to qualify for Artistic will be at Liverpool, United Kingdom, at the World Championships, scheduled to take place from 29 October to 6 November 2022. Top 3 teams each qualify 5 spots for Paris.

At the 2023 Worlds in Antwerp, Belgium the 9 remaining team places will be awarded. And and the 3 next-best-ranked eligible countries will get 1 non-nominative place.  In addition, the All-Around Qualifications’ results will enable 8 male gymnasts and 14 female gymnasts to get their Olympic tickets. The Apparatus finals will be an opportunity for the specialists with places for the #1 eligible gymnast in each apparatus final.

The specialists will have another opportunity with the Apparatus World Cup series in 2024. The 2 best eligible women and men on each apparatus from the Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List – based on their best three results out of four in the series – will be Paris-bound.

The last qualifying opportunity will come at the 2024 continental championships, with 1 All-Around individual place at stake for contenders at each continental event.