Men’s NCAA Power Rankings

College Gymnastics Association:

Every week we’ll be releasing a “Power Rankings” that aims to provide a fluid picture of how each team across the NCAA is doing at the moment and where we see them heading. …

CollegeGym.org
  1. STANFORD
  2. OKLAHOMA
  3. NEBRASKA
  4. MICHIGAN
  5. OHIO STATE

Jocelyn Moore – Vault

One of the best vaults of the season, so far.

A good example of how video analysis rewarding height, distance and early completion of the twist would be more accurate than human judges.

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Angola’s ALEXANDRE SIMÃO

Ashlee Buhler:

Inside a small school gymnasium in Namibe, Angola, a few worn sting mats are lined up on the floor. At the end is a makeshift foam pit, made from a few torn up mats to cushion landings. 

This is where Alexandre Simão, a tumbler on the Angolan national team, has learned everything he knows. It’s a far cry from some of the state of the art gymnastics facilities seen around the world, but Simão is not one to let his conditions interfere with his dream. …

Inside Gymnastics – Breaking Boundaries

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198.025 Michigan – Minnesota 197.650

I’d say BOTH TEAMS WON this day.

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R.I.P. Szilveszter Csollany

Szilveszter Csollany, a 2000 Olympic gymnastics champion, died Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19, Hungarian sports officials said.

… a gold medal in the men’s rings competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won silver in 1996 in Atlanta and a world championship gold in 2002.

He was a six-time medalist at the European gymnastics championships, and the recipient of Hungary’s “Sportsman of the Year” award in 2000 and 2002.

Csollany had been hospitalized with COVID-19 since early December, and spent several weeks on a ventilator.

NBC – Szilveszter Csollany, Olympic gymnastics champion in 2000, dies after COVID infection

Watch his Olympic Rings routine on YouTube.

NCAA week 3 rankings

Note that Boise & Alaska have yet to compete.

1  Michigan 197.85

2 Utah 197.425

3 Oklahoma 197.317

4 Florida 197.217

5 Denver 197.067

6 LSU 196.95

7 Minnesota 196.9

8 Auburn 196.883

9 Alabama 196.817

10 Missouri 196.725

Full rankings.

197.000 OSU – UCLA 196.300

Jade Carey is off to a terrific College career start.

Who’s that teammate in the first corner, celebrating with the OSU coach? Oh, it’s UCLA’s Jordan Chiles.

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Apolo Ohno on mental training

Apolo Ohno is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.

He notes that he was never one of the most physically, genetically gifted for the craziest of winter sports. Mental training was his edge.

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music inspires the team 😀

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