Archive - 2015
Significant changes are implemented in Romania, more than a month after the disaster at the 2015 Worlds.
Full Results for the Vault and Uneven Bars Finals at the Toyota International Competition.
Find here the final article in the “Glasgow” series, and a few more conclusions. We discuss GB, Russia, China and the US, among others.
These gymnasts just missed out on the “Best Performances” list, but they added real substance to the World Championships in Glasgow. They are the “Unsung Talents”…
Sometimes, there are gymnasts we love, no matter what. Even if they don’t win the medal or earn the title.
In the second article of this series we discuss the heartbreaks of the 2015 Worlds edition.
Taking a look at the stand-out performances in Glasgow, followed by the biggest disappointments and unsung talents. Come along with us!
Russia entered the World Championships as one to watch for several finals. A look at what they achieved.
Find here the results of the beam and floor finals of the 2015 Worlds event finals, second day.
Find here the story of the 2015 Worlds vault and uneven bars finals, in pictures, by Myriam Cawston.
A second by second look at the two vaults that decided the winner of the event final.
Find here the results of the vault and bars 2015 Worlds event finals, first day.
Find here the story of the 2015 Worlds all around final in pictures, by Myriam Cawston.
10 favorite things about Tuesday’s team final, by Lucas Carvalho.
Find here the results of the all around final at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships.
Find here the story of the 2015 Worlds team final in pictures, by Myriam Cawston.
Team USA triumphs again, China wins a sweet silver, and Great Britain makes history!
Eef walks us though performance that helped the gymternet and see the light at the end of the code of points.
Find here intermediate results after subdiv 10 and pictures of the US, by Myriam Cawston.
Find here intermediate results after subdiv 7 and pictures of China and PRK by Myriam Cawston.
Find here a selection of pics by Myriam Cawston, as well as the intermediate results.
Find here a selection of pics by Myriam Cawston, as well as the intermediate results.
Find here the results and a few pictures from the opening subdivision of the day.
Larisa Iordache, Diana Bulimar, Anamaria Ocolisan, Laura Jurca, Andreea Iridon and Silvia Zarzu will “be Romania” this year.
Team veteran Asuka Teramoto is determined to lead Japan to direct qualification to Rio Olympics.
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A preview of Russia’s richly diverse team: where they are strongest, where they are weakest, what we can expect if they bring their “A Game.”
Great Britain will be getting another opportunity to enjoy a championship on home soil with perhaps their strongest team they’ve assembled to date…
Italy has become quite a powerful team in the last years, one of the best outside the big 4.
Another year, another competition where Team USA is not only poised to win gold.
Find here a report, results and videos from the friendly meet between Italy, Romania, Belgium and Spain.
This month we say happy birthday to one of China’s most decorated gymnasts, once a World Champion.
Find here the full results and a brief report of last week-end’s friendly meet.
The competition took place on the 3rd of October near Amsterdam. Find here a photo gallery.
The World Champion announced she’s putting elite behind her and is committing to the University of Georgia.
Results and quick recap with a look at both positives and negatives from Italy’s National Championships.
Find here a detailed report and many routines of the first day at 2015 Romanian Nationals!
Team USA nominates Dowell, Kocian, Skinner, Raisman, Douglass, Nichols, and Biles to World Championships Team.
Full results, Key Routines, and some conclusive thoughts on the Russian Cup: Most Impressive, Most to Prove, Most Surprising.
2015-09-23
8 min read
Find here results, report and video for the second day of event finals at Osijek World Challenge Cup.
Find here a report, results and video of the first day of event finals at Osijek World Challenge Cup.
A look at some of the most striking or novel leotards of the 2015 US Championships, with Emma, Bea and Sara.
Find here a brief analysis, all the videos, and complete result of Romania vs France, that took place last Saturday.
Italy’s world team contenders have had their first showdown at the Golden League. Giuly Holzer shares all the details here.
A report from the International Tournament in Batumi, Georgia: Shelgunova, Paseka, Komova, and Tutkhalyan take gold.
2015-09-03
3 min read
Find a preview of the top national and international competitions to watch in the next 30 days. Careful planning will be needed.
The List, takes a look back at the gymnasts who retired too soon - whether due to injury, burn out, or simply needing to move on.
Results and Must-See Routines from the Day 2 of the U.S. Championships: Senior Edition
2015-08-20
4 min read
Results and Highlights from Day 1 of the U.S. Champs: Who had the best night, who had the worst, the biggest shock, the biggest “wow,”…
A look at the U.S. Champs and who is poised for World’s going into them: shoo-ins, ones with the most to prove, and the specialty tickets.
How did a triple floor world champion end up with the bad rap of overrated by judges however stoic? Justice for Gina!
Why do we remember 4th place finishes… Is it the haunting feeling ( or conviction) that they should have medaled?
Russia, Belgium and Germany share the podium in the first day of competition. More results here:
“It was Simone Biles’ world, and we’re just living in it” says Kristen Ras, who attended U.S. Classics. More here:
Report and Analysis from the 2015 U.S. Secret Classic: Biles holds on to her lead while Douglas nips at her heels!
Meet the three gymnasts that will represent Romania at EYOF, what are their strengths and the team’s expectations.
Kristen Ras talks about some of her favorite event finals of all times, from the 1968 BB to the 2012 UB.
Black triumphs yet again on Event Finals Day 2. Results and Report on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise Finals at the 2015 PanAmerican Games.
Find here the results and videos of the first day of WAG event finals - vault and bars.
Results and Analysis of the 2015 Pan-American Games All Around Final
Find here the results of the team competition at the PanAmerican Games, Toronto 2015.
Find here all the gymnasts qualified for the all around and the event finals at the PanAmerican Games.
Find here the results of subdivision 1 of WAG team final & qualifications at the PanAmerican Games.
News, links, articles, videos and pictures of the last seven days (or so) in gymnastics.
This month we celebrate a relentless and very talented gymnast, that wrote history for her country at the 2012 Olympics.
In this month’s history lesson, Isabe Iz introduces the other Canadian-hosted PanAmerican Games.
Find out who are the five gymnasts nominated to represent USA in Toronto.
“You don’t win silver, you lose the gold”? Kristen Ras reminds us of the times when the silver medal was the … silver lining.
Take a look at some of the more catchy leotards of the recent European Games, with Emma, Bea and Sara.
The Dutch were brilliant in Baku but how does the rest of the team look? Find their National Championships' report & results.
Find here a report and the results of the final day of women’s artistic gymnastics at the European Games.
Find here a report and the results of the WAG all around final at the European Games.
This month we celebrate one of the innovators of the ’00s, a bars and beam specialist.
Find here a report and the results after the 2nd day of team final at the European Games, with the rotations on beam and floor.
Find here the results of qualifications at the European Games, for the four event finals and the all around.
Aliya Mustafina and Viktoria Komova return to competition, fighting for their team and for themselves.
Find here a report and the results after the first day of competition at the European Games, with the rotations on vault and bars.
Kristen: " moments where my eyes well up with tears, or I cry out in joy, or sob in anguish. Particularly if I see a gymnast, team, or coach… "
Results and Analysis from the Level 1 and Level 2 Russian Nationals; links to routines.
2015-06-08
6 min read
Find here Lexie’s announcement as well as when she plans to debut in NCAA.
Brief analysis and routines from the 2015 Canadian National Championships in Gatineau, Quebec.
2015-06-05
2 min read
News, links, articles, videos and pictures of the last seven days (or so) in gymnastics.
4 Nations Cup took place on the 30th of May in Turin. Find here a photo gallery of the Romanian team
Videos or Romania and Russia at the 4 Nations Cup, that took place on the 30th of May
4 Nations Cup took place on the 30th of May in Turin. Find here a photo gallery of the Russian team
2015-05-31
1 min read
Find here the results of the friendly meet between Italy, Russia, Romania and Colombia.
An early photo gallery from the 4 Nations Cup (ITA-ROU-RUS-COL), Turin, 30th of May 2015.
Senior Qualification Results from the 2015 Canadian National Championships in Gatineau, Quebec.
2015-05-29
1 min read
All you need to know in order to follow effectively the four big competitions of next few days.
The 2nd part of our 2015 Euros retrospective: some of the most influential or interesting leos of this year.
Find here a report, results and video of the 2015 Anadia World Challenge Cup
Translation of an interview with Mariana Bitang, head coach of the Romanian National Team.
The pace of the gymnastics competition calendar is picking up and the 4 team members rule is debated.
The nominative registration list for the European Games, to be held in Baku in June.
Find here how the 2015 NCAA coaching shake-up continues. Florida and Denver are concerned.
The 1st installment of our 2015 Euros retrospective: some of the most influential or interesting leos.
Report and results for Japan’s NHK Trophy, plus the 2015 Worlds team announcement.
Celebrating the two times Olympian, member of one of the most successful team of the ’90s.
Meet the fast-rising Dutch star Bogusia Rossen, introduced by Eef van Leeuwen.
Read here what the FIG have decided regarding the rules of the Olympic qualifications.
Read and see why Bea would go to a meet in Ghent for a 4th, a 5th, and a millionth time.
Find here the results and video of the 2015 Varna World Challenge Cup.
More updates from the NCAA, from our new contributor Maria Layton.
Read here a report of the 4th Serie A meet of the 2015 season, from Giuly Holzer.
Find out here when the US elite gymnast will debut in the NCAA.
The post-season has seen many shake ups in coaching and consequences continue to unveil.
Find here the updates, links, pictures and video of the past seven days in gymnastics.
The list: gymnasts we only got to witness once at the World Championships; the ones whose Worlds career was far too short.
Report, results and video of last event finals at the Sao Paulo Cup, with Ana Livia
Ana Livia continues her coverage with report, results and video of the first day of event finals.
Report, results and video from qualifications at the Sao Paulo World Challenge Cup.
Vital updates links, pictures and video of the past seven days in gymnastics.
A brief report on the second and final stage of Dutch qualifications for the EG, from Eef van Leeuwen.
Find out who won the All Around final at the All Japan Individual Championships.
Find out who won first Dutch qualification for the European Games.
The final installment of our post-Euros conversation, discussing the highs and lows of this event.
An English translation of an interview Gennady Elfimov gave to Sport-Express.ru
A preview of the 69th All Japan Gymnastics Individual Chamiponships, to be held from Apr. 24th to 26th
Bea and Sara continue the conversation with a Euros Recap # 3: Biggest Surprises
We continue our Euros recap with highlights of the individual performances and we revisit some of the disappointments.
The first installment of our “Montpellier Euros” series: Read about the teams who performed best!
Isabel Iz guides us through the Russian performance in Montpellier: the good, the bad, the improved.
Interesting facts and figures of the 2015 Montpellier Euros, with Isabel Iz.
An interview with Lacramioara Modovan, Andreea Munteanu’s beam coach of four years.
Find here the report and results of the floor final from Montpellier, at 2015 Euros.
Find here video and results of the balance beam final from Montpellier, at 2015 Euros.
Find here the videos and results of the uneven bars final from Montpellier, at 2015 Euros.
Find here the report and results of the vault final from Montpellier, at 2015 Euros.
Read here a review and report on the All Around final of the 2015 Europeans in Montpellier.
Find here the all around results for the 2015 Euros in Montpellier.
A collection of the interesting, captivating or slightly frustrating routines that did not make it into the top eight.
2015-04-16
2 min read
Here is a recap of the last two days of 2015 Euros, including reactions to qualifications.
Read here to see whether all those analyses and previews were close to the truth.
Find here the lists of gymnasts qualified for the finals at the 2015 Euros - Montpellier.
Read a preview and analysis of the competition on bars, at the upcoming European Championships.
Catching up with the first two days of 2015 Euros, that included the podium training and a little bit of unwanted drama.
Read a preview and analysis of the competition on floor, at the upcoming European Championships.
Read a preview and analysis of the competition and the likely contenders on balance beam, at the upcoming European Championships.
Read a preview and analysis of the all around contenders and possible medalists at the upcoming European Championships.
Flavia Saraiva to compete at the Brazilian Team in São Paulo World Challenge - find the rest of competitors here.
Read a preview and analysis of the competition on vault, at the upcoming European Championships.
A preview of the events where the Brits ( Ellie, Becky, Claudia and Amy), could contend for in Montpellier.
Read here a preview of what the four Italians, Erika Fasana, Carlotta Ferlito, Vanessa Ferrari and Martina Rizzelli, could show us in Montpellier
A look at the three previous editions when the European Championships took place in France. Is there a common denominator?
A little bit of catch-up with last week’s gymnastics competitions, news, videos and pictures.
Skrypnik, Melnikova, Sokova, and Eremina make their mark at the Russian Junior Championships in Penza.
Celebrating one of the most decorated gymnasts of the 2009-2012 quad.
Find here five of the things to take from Ljubljana World Challenger cup, plus links to videos and results.
Team USA’s performance at the City of Jesolo Trophy: Impressions in three points…
The last 2015 British Championships photo-gallery, from photographer Myriam Cawston.
Find here the results of the event finals at British Championships.
2015-03-29
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Find here the results of the eight event finals (junior and senior) in the final day of Jesolo.
A new photo-gallery from our contributor, photographer Myriam Cawston.
Find here a report and results for the senior all around competition at British Championships.
Find here the results of Saturday’s Team and All Around Finals (Senior) at Trofeo Cotta Jesolo.
Here is the rest of the photo-gallery from our new contributor, photographer Myriam Cawston.
Find here the results and report for the second day of event finals at Doha World Cup.
Find here exclusive pics, a report and results for the junior all around competition at British Championships.
Find here the latest gym-news, competitions results and schedules and not-to-miss videos.
Find here the results and report for the first day of event finals at Doha World Cup.
Craig Tilley tells us why we should be paying attention to the British Championships, despite a very busy gym-weekend.
2015-03-25
1 min read
Doha World Cup has started with qualifications to all four event finals. Find the results here.
The decision that had been practically floating around for a few weeks now has been taken.
Find here the results of the finals and watch the top routines of Cottbus World Cup
Find whether Eythora Thorsdottir to also won the second Dutch EC Qualis. A report from Eef van Leeuwen.
Find here the full qualification results of the Cottbus World Cup
The Greatest Team Competitions - part 1 of a new mini-series, in which we discuss our favorite team competitions.
Find here the nominative list of participants for the 2015 European Championships.
Find the results and watch a list of the top 10 must-see routines from the English Championships.
Find here results and a report for the meet in Rouen; an important stop along the way to a France-hosted Euro.
Six Dutch gymnasts had their first qualification meet for the 2015 Europeans. Find here a report and results.
Celebrating the member of a legendary team and a successful individual competitor of the golden era of gymnastics.
Catching up with the event finals results at the Russian Champs (with supporting video) and the early Euro team announcement.
Simone Biles dominates the field in Arlington, Skinner delivers all-around, and Fasana grabs some spotlight. Results and analysis of the American Cup.
Find here results and video for the team final competition at the Russian Championships taking place between the 4th and the 8th of March.
Impressions and Results from the Nastia Liukin Cup: Level 10 Competitors, U.S. Depth, Good Experiences.
The past week in gymnastics news, competition updates, video and pictures!
Find here the results and a brief report for the first day of competition at the 2015 Russian Championships.
The stage is set for the annual American Cup, coming to Texas this weekend. Get to know the participants!
2015-03-04
8 min read
Krister Ras is looking back at stellar American Cup performances and moments, from Nadia to Gabby. Read here!
US, Russia, Romania, France, Brazil, Great Britain and more have updates for you this week. Read more here!
Catching up with Romania before the 2015 competitive seasons begins and in the light of come-back intentions from Catalina Ponor.
Mustafina deals with a toothache, Team Russia prepares for 2015, and the Olympic veterans play a game of “Guess the Hero.”
February and March competition updates, news from Romania, videos from the US camp and Gabby’s training videos
Three Romanian Juniors competed at Nadia Comaneci International Invitational International and they did not disappoint.
Find a report of the International Elite competition. Elena Arenas, Xie Yufen top the field in Frisco.
Find the first results of the “Elite Qualifier” at WOGA Classic.
Before a new season begins and new seniors enter the fray, we look back at gymnasts who had unexpected outings in 2014.
Find an overview of this mid-February competitions, updates and video from the US camp, Euros schedule and prospects and more.
This month, we celebrate with career highlights of one of the most beloved gymnasts in history.
Taking a photo tour through Team Russia’s 2015 prospects.
A list of floor routines worth going back and watching again (and again) because the choreography is so captivating and spot on. By Kristen Ras.
Gymnasts keep pushing the boundaries challenging what we think is possible, creating new skills. A list of Kristen’s favorite named-after skills.