This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. WARNING: This article discusses sensitive topics, which may not be appropriate for all readers. Recently, I watched the Netflix documentary “Athlete A”, about Maggie Nichols’ story. She was initially identified in the Larry Nassar investigation as “Athlete A”, before she […]
The only certainties in life are death, taxes, and gymnastics rule changes. Every May, the committees at USA Gymnastics hold their annual meetings to update the rules and send out all the new changes. These meetings are typically held in conjunction with J.O. Nationals. This year, the meetings were virtual, as J.O. Nationals was cancelled […]
The Olympics have officially been postponed, and the new date of the Opening Ceremony is July 23, 2021. Clearly, it’s the right thing to do. I was really hoping it wouldn’t happen, but once training facilities began to shut down all over the world, it was inevitable. It wouldn’t be safe to hold the Olympics […]
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve written one of these news posts. It didn’t really make sense to me to write about gymnastics news when no competitions were happening and the only news was about cancellations. To be honest, it was all just a little depressing. But this week I realized that things […]
NCAA Gymnastics News: Long Island University is adding a gymnastics team for the 2020-2021 season! NCAA rankings for the week: 3/9/2020. It’s pretty tight at the top, with the season nearing its end! NCAA updates from last weekend’s meets: Collegiate recap from USA Gymnastics’ site Live blogs from The Balance Beam Situation: Friday, Saturday, and […]
NCAA Gymnastics News: NCAA rankings for the week: 3/2/2020. Oklahoma is still #1 – who made the rest of the list? NCAA updates from last weekend’s meets: Collegiate recap from USA Gymnastics’ site Live blogs from The Balance Beam Situation: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Elite Gymnastics News: The Melbourne World Cup was held with the […]
The optional season is officially in full swing, so I thought this would be a good time to review some of the changes and updates for this season. There are several changes to the Level 6/7 vault deductions, along with updates in several other areas. General: Video review is now allowed for spotting deductions and […]
After Simone Biles’ historic gold medals in the team and AA finals, what will be next for her? She made all four event finals – how many more gold medals will she bring home? And which other gymnasts will shine during these two days? Certainly the biggest question mark is uneven bars. Biles has never […]
All-around finals is my favorite competition to watch at Worlds or Olympics. There’s just something special about seeing who can put together the best four routines and win the prestigious all-around title. And after the excitement of team finals, along with all the mishaps, I’ve been anxiously anticipating this meet to see who will be […]
