UCLA signee Madison Kocian tied for the UB gold at the World Championships.  She tied with Yilin Fan of China and Russia's Viktoria Komova and Daria Spiridonova.  The USA's Gabrielle Douglas was fifth, and LSU commit Ruby Harrold was 7th.  Simone Biles of the USA won the Bronze on VT;…
King Kohei (Uchimura) of Japan won his sixth straight World AA title.  Cuba's Manrique Larduet was 2nd while China's Shudi Deng was 3rd.  Donnell Whittenburg of the US was 8th while teammate Danell Leyva was 17th. Link:  USA Gymnastics
Despites a few mistakes, Simone Biles won her third straight Women's AA title at the World Championships.  Biles became the first woman to win three straight title (Svetlana Khorkina won three non consecutive titles).  The final margin of victory was her greatest in her three wins, despite having to grab…
Wednesday, 28 October 2015 17:47

World Championhips: USA Men Finish Fifth

The US men finished fifth in a thrilling final at the World Championships.  Entering the final round in 2nd place, the US men struggled a bit on their weakest event, the pommel horse, enabling the field to pass them by.  Japan pulled out a narrow win, despite a fall from…
Tuesday, 27 October 2015 22:26

World Championships: USA Women Win Gold

World Champion Simone Biles and OU commit Maggie Nichols led the US Women to the Gold medal at the team finals of the World Championships in Scotland.  Counting no major mistakes, they easily outdistanced the field.  UCLA signee Madison Kocian helped the team to the easy win with a big…
Monday, 26 October 2015 20:00

2016-17 Cullen to Penn

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Emma Cullen, L10 at Phenom Gymnastics, has committed to Penn.  In 2014 she 6th AA at her state meet.  Her 5th place AA score at regionals qualified her to JOs. Video
The US Men secured a spot at the 2016 Rio Olympics by placing fifth in the qualifying round at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships.  The squad was led by Olympian Danell Leyva, who qualified 4th to the AA and made finals on PB and HB, where he leads the qualifiers. …
The Men's Team Preliiminaries are underway at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow.  Japan leads the way, with China in 2nd.  Great Britain is 3rd, just ahead of Russia.  Link: Results
Sunday, 25 October 2015 09:00

2016-17 Burns to SPU

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Darian Burns, L10 at Atlanta Gymnastics Center, has committed to Seattle Pacific.  She finished 2nd AA at her 2015 state meet and qualified to regionals. Personal website
Sunday, 25 October 2015 08:55

2017-18 Price to EMU

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Brianna Price, L10 at First in Flight Gymnastics, has committed to Eastern Michigan.  She placed 3rd AA at her 2015 state meet and she qualified through regionals to JOs. Personal Website
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