Mickelson has been a volunteer coach at Air Force. Prior to that, he was Head Coach at Iowa State
Taylor Russon, a L10 at San Mateo Gymnastics, has committed to Washington for 2020-2021. At the 2017 L10 Junior Olympic Nationals, she tied for 2nd on UB and placed 27th AA. In 2016, she was the BB co-champion, tied for 9th on FX and placed 9th AA at the JO Nationals.
Russia won the women's team competition at the World University Games this weekend. Canada was 2nd, with former NCAAer Brittany Rogers (UGA) and current NCAAers Brianna Tsang (PSU) and Danelle Pedrick (CMU). Japan was 3rd and Germany, with UIC gymnast Antonia Aliecke and UCLA incoming frosh Pauline Tratz, was fourth. The US did not field a team.
OU commit Ragan Smith won her first National senior AA title on Sunday in Anaheim. UCLA commit Jordan Chiles was 2nd, with Florida commit Riley McCusker 3rd. Trinity Thomas was 4th, just ahead of UCLA commit Margzetta Frazier.
Utah commit Maile O'Keefe won the junior women's division at the P&G Championships on Sunday. In 2nd was UCLA commit Emma Malabuyo with Kara Eaker in 3rd.
O'Keefe won the UB while Malabuyo won the FX and Eaker the BB. GAGE's Leanne Wong won the VT.
Here's the Junior National Team
Audrey Davis (UGA commit)
Kara Eaker
Adeline Kenlin (Iowa commit)
Emma Malabuyo (UCLA commit)
Maile O'Keefe (Utah commit)
Gabby Perea (Utah Commit)
Leanne Wong
Link: USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics has named the 2017 World Championships squad. The meet will be an individual only Worlds and will be held in Montreal. The format has influenced the selection to be heavy on specialists.
2016 NCAA Champion Yul Moldauer of OU won the his frst Men's US National Senior AA Title on Saturday night. He was followed in 2nd by former teammate Allan Bower. In third place was Donnell Whittenburg, with Stanford grad and 2017 NCAA champ Akash Modi in fourth and Cal grad Donathan Bailey in fifth.
Brody Malone won the Junior Men 17-18 division and Garrett Braunton won the 15-16 division at the P&G Championships. 3rd in the 17-18 division was Ohio State incoming frosh Max Andryushchenko while incoming NU frosh Griffin Kehler was 4th.
Link: Release
Former Olympian Chris Brooks announced his retirement from elite gymnastics this week and accepted the position as AC at NU.
OU commit Ragan Smith posted the highest score, a 57.4, to lead on Day 1 of the P&G Championships. Florida commit Riley McCusker is 2nd with UCLA commit Jordan Chiles close on her heels in 3rd.