College Gym News preseason poll

Assuming there is a 2021 season, the fans at CGN compiled a top 36 list.

The official preseason coaches poll for 2021 on Road to Nationals hasn’t been posted yet.

1. Florida (11 first-place votes)501
2. Oklahoma (3 first-place votes)488
3. Michigan464
4. Utah461
5. UCLA448
6. LSU443
7. California420
8. Denver399
9. Minnesota389
10. Alabama388

top 36 teams for the 2021 season

why lock-up youth sports?

The #1 complaint I’m hearing from coaches.

There have been no COVID super spreader events in Gymnastics clubs, yet (in some areas) riskier venues are allowed to stay open.

Churches. Shopping Centres. Bars. Etc.

Rhythmic Gymnastics Europeans 2020

Russia, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain were some of the nations that did not compete.

Linoy Ashram became the first non-Russian European champion since 1997 with victory in Kyiv.

  1. Linoy Ashram (ISR)
  2. Alina Harnasko (BLR)
  3. Anastasia Salos (BLR)
https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1333067671169011716

In another historical first, Turkey won the team competition.

  1. Turkey (tiebreaker)
  2. Ukraine
  3. Azerbaijan
https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1332706763154579457

Gabby at Buckeye

Ah, back in the day.

When FloGymnastics posted this to YouTube, free for all, I was keen to see if it included Gabby’s Bars double twisting double layout.

It’s not there.

That was a FUN skill she worked if and when she got through the Bars workout with time remaining.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos – Bars

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

And it could be higher.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Schäfer sisters speak out

Pauline (2016 Olympian) and Helene Schäfer publicly spoke up about abuse they experienced during their gymnastics training.

They gave an interview to Spiegel.de alongside Sophia Steurer, Lisa Hill, Isabelle Marquardt, and Rosa-Lynn Schmitz detailing psychological and emotional abuse by the coaches.

gymnovosti