9 teams NQS over 197.0

Michigan 197.920
Oklahoma 197.860
Florida 197.715
Utah 197.685
LSU 197.515
Auburn 197.455
Alabama 197.360
California 197.065
Minnesota 197.015

Full standings.

Oregon State will likely be over 197, as well, next week.

198.025 Minnesota – Iowa 196.375

Utah State goes 196.725

Highest home score in history.

Brie was happy with this one.

2022 Cottbus Cup results 2

Beam
Daniela Batrona UKR 13.200
Lucie Trnkova CZE 12.766
Anastasiya Smantsar BLR 12.666

Floor
Alba Petisco ESP 12.900
Anastasiya Smantsar BLR 12.400
Tisha Volleman NED 12.133

Vault
Artur Davtyan ARM 14.983
Nazar Chepurnyi UKR 14.600
Adem Asil TUR 14.583

P Bars
Illia Kovtun UKR 14.966
Mitchell Morgans AUS 14.733
Brody Malone USA 14.466

H Bar
Brody Malone USA 14.700
Tin Srbic CRO 14.333
Alexander Myakinin ISR 14.100

Ella Kate Parker – Jr Champ

Ella Kate Parker, Ella Murphy and Hezly Rivera automatic qualification to the 2022 DTB Pokol Team Challenge in Stuttgart.

Ella, from Cincinnati Gymnastics, is the repeat winner. And did so this year with a fall on Bars.

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1498022033866821634

Brandon Rhode – Gay at West Point

#progress

… Not too long ago I could not be openly gay in the military without facing consequences.

You could call that societal progress, but I would call it ridding the world of ignorance. …

Gay, Black gymnast finds he can be himself at West Point

Konnor McClain – Winter Cup Champ

  1. Konnor McClain 54.300
  2. Skye Blakely 53.700
  3. eMjae Frazier 53.150

Full results.

This qualifies all three to the DTB Team Challenge.

Konnor is not quite ready, dismounting with layout on FX. But her Beam was awesome. And she still won despite this smart and gutsy recovery on Bars.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

2022 Cottbus Cup results 1

Vault

  1. Tjasa Kysselef SLO 13.183
  2. Ofir Netzer ISR 12.983
  3. Alba Petisco ESP 12.916

Bars

  1. Tisha Volleman NED 13.333
  2. Sanna Veerman NED 13.166
  3. Anastasiya Smantsar BLR 13.100

Floor

  1. Yahor Sharamkou BLR 13.933
  2. Aurel Benovic CRO 13.766
  3. Thomas Grasso ITA 13.500

Pommels

  1. FIlip Ude CRO 14.366
  2. Illia Kovtun UKR 14.166
  3. Brody Malone USA 14.133

Rings

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https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1497602854516924417

Note that Sharamkou from Belarus won Floor.

update on Russian & Ukrainian gymnasts

Luba is our best source for what’s happening with some of the best gymnasts in the world.

Read her February 20, 2022 update.

WAR IN UKRAINE AND ITS EFFECTS ON GYMNASTICS