Sunday, 07 August 2016 18:37

Olympics Prelims: Women's Qualifying

The US Women dominated the qualifying competition at the Olympics, outdistancing the field by hitting 16 for 16 and outpacing 2nd place China by nearly 10 points, 185.238 to 175.279.  (The format is four up, three count.  It shifts to three up, three count in the finals).  Simone Biles was…
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Saturday, 06 August 2016 16:34

Olympics: Men's Qualifying Results

China used big scores on PH and Rings to edge the US 270.461 to 270.405 in qualifying for the Team Finals at the Olympic Games in Rio.   Russia is close behind at 269.512, Japan at 269.294, GBR at 268.67, and Brazil at 268.078.  The Ukraine and Germany also made the…
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Sunday, 26 June 2016 23:03

US Championships: Biles Wins Fourth Title

Simon Biles won her fourth straight P&G US AA Championship, dominating the field by nearly four points over the two days.  She had the highest two day totals on 3 of the 4 events, despite an "off" day.  Aly Raisman was 2nd and UF commit Laurie Hernandez 3rd. Winning automatic…
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Sunday, 26 June 2016 01:43

US Names Men's Olympic Squad

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The US named the 2016 Men's Olympic Squad:  Sam Mikulak (ex Michigan), Jake Dalton (ex OU), John Orozco, Alex Naddour (ex OU), and Chris Brooks (ex OU).   The replacement will come from the larger pool. 
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Saturday, 25 June 2016 14:03

P&G Championships: Biles Leads Senior Women

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Superstar Simone Biles posted a 62.9 to easily lead the US P&G Championships.  She had the top score on VT, BB and FX, and was tied for 4th on FX.  Aly Raisman and Florida commit (2018) Lauren Hernandez tied for 2nd.    UCLA signee Madison Kocian was 5th, but 2nd…
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Friday, 24 June 2016 00:10

US Men's Olympic Trials: Mikulak Leads

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Former NCAA champ Sam Mikulak of Michigan held the lead after winning Day 1 of the Olympic Trials.  The order of finish dramatically changed on the first day, with Dannell Leyva surging back to take 3rd behind former OU Sooner Chris Brooks.  Former Cal star Donothon Bailey had a great…
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Sunday, 05 June 2016 23:42

Mikulak Wins Fourth Straight US Title

Former NCAA champion Sam Mikulak (ex Michigan) won his fourth straight US title at the P&G Championships. Former OU Sooners Chris Brooks and Jake Dalton were 2nd and 3rd.  The NCAA was well represented, with Stanford's Akash Modi in 4th and OU's Yul Moldauer and Ohio State's Sean Melton tied…
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Saturday, 04 June 2016 20:50

Canadian Championships Conclude

The Canadian Championships concluded with event finals for the men and the women's L10 16+ age group.
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Saturday, 04 June 2016 20:31

Raisman Wins US Classic

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Olympian Aly Raisman won the senior title at the US Classic, posting a solid 59.2.  Florida incoming frosh Rachel Gowey was 2nd at 58.3 while future teammate Alyssa Baumann was 3rd at 58.0.  Several top gymnasts opted to compete one or two events.  UCLA (2018) commit Marzetta Frazier was fourth…
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Friday, 03 June 2016 22:15

Canadian Championships: Senior Finals

Isabela Onyshko set a new Canadian record in the AA with a 58.55 to easily win the Canadian AA title. Ellie Black was 2nd.  Onyshko won the UB and BB while Black won the FX, despite a sore ankle. 
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Friday, 03 June 2016 21:04

Men's P&G Championships: Day 1

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Donnell Whittenburg took a slim lead over former NCAA champion Sam Mikulak on the first day of the P&G (US) Championships.  Former OU Sooners Chris Brooks and Jake Dalton are in 3rd and 4th, respectively.
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Thursday, 02 June 2016 16:52

European Championships: Women's Qualifying

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Great Britain edged Russia to lead the qualifying round at the Women's European Championships. LSU incoming frosh Ruby Harrold competed three events for Great Britain, but missed out on any finals.  Cal commit (2017) Alma Kuc competed for Poland on UB while Bama commit Kylie Dickson competed for Belarus in…
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Wednesday, 01 June 2016 20:27

Canadian Championships: Women's Prelims

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Isabela Onyshko bested Olympian Ellie Black, 57.4 to 57.15 in the preliminary round of the Canadian Championships.  The Championships form part of the qualification process for the Canadian Olympic Team.
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Wednesday, 18 May 2016 10:50

Bowers Steps Down at Washington

Washington Head Coach Joanne Bowers has stepped down after 10 seasons to spend more time with her family.  She intends to move across the country to Virginia to her husband John, who is now an assistant football coach at JMU.  Her son is battling for the starting QB spot at…
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Sunday, 15 May 2016 10:42

American Classic: Results

Minnesota commmit Lexy Ramler tied with Lauren Navarro at 55.95 to take the senior title and qualify to the P&G Championships.  Utah commit Abby Paulson was close behind in third (55.9)  LSU commit Christina Desiderio, OU commit Kaitlin DeGuzman, Maggie Musselman and OU commit Olivia Trautman also qualified.  Morgan Hurd…
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