Archive - 2016
Another Simone update, Laurie wins and US national camp attendees.
Simone update, 2017 US Championship location and a very sad piece of news.
Find here the results of the Cottbus World Cup, the first in the 2016/2018 circuit.
During her brief but dramatic career she has known individual success and made a strong impression.
2017 Events, Olympic facilities news and ongoing recruiting efforts by college gymnastic programs.
Report and results from the Massilia Master that took place on the 12th and 13th of November.
Let’s welcome new contributor Ryan Nelson with a recap of last week in gym news.
Romanian Junior Individual Nationals, Deva October 2016: Report and Results.
The journey from London to Rio has been one heck of a ride for Great Britain. Read more here:
Some concluding thoughts on Russia’s Olympic performance and where they go from here.
FRG received the reports, performed the analyses and now has the conclusions. Read them here:
A look at the happy and sad notes of Italy’s Rio the journey, with Giuly Holzer.
Catalina Ponor made history for Romania at the 2016 Olympics. However…
Find here the results and a summary of the last event final at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Find here the results and a summary of a fantastic Olympic beam final.
Biles makes history in the Vault Final, and Mustafina defends her title in the Bar Final
2016-08-14
4 min read
Simone Biles wins Olympic AA Final; Aly Raisman and Aliya Mustafina share a podium!
2016-08-11
9 min read
Find here a summary and full results of the WAG team final at Rio Olympics.
A recap of the last two days with video, team news, schedules, interview, pictures:
Revisiting some of yesterday’s memorable moments, whether great or disappointing.
2016-08-08
5 min read
Find here the results for the team, AA, event finals at the end of yesterday’s prelims sessions.
Find here a recap and results of the 5th subdivision: Japan, France, Canada, Group 3.
Find here a recap and results of the 4th subdivision: Group 4, The Netherlands, Group 2, USA.
Find here a recap and results of the 3rd subdivision: Group 8, Great Britain, Brazil, Germany.
Find here a recap and results of the 2nd subdivision: Italy, Group 5, Russia, Group 6.
Find here a recap and results of the first subdivision: Group 7, Belgium, China, Group 1.
A recap of the last two days with video from podium training, team news, schedules, interview, pictures:
2016-08-06
4 min read
The 1989-1992 quad: the last of Soviet Union dominance, rules change, new stars rise.
Catching up with the past three days in (Olympic) gymnastics, news, interviews, pictures and video:
2016-08-02
4 min read
A “Catch-Up” Report and Videos for the occasional fan.
The Olympic Village is starting to get crowded and the training sessions are getting more intense.
2016-07-30
4 min read
Just in time for Rio, we reboot a favorite TCG series with a bunch of new and exciting Olympic categories.
2016-07-28
7 min read
Kimberly Wooster is using the scores obtained in 2016 to predict the Olympic team final qualifiers.
Find here a brief profile of the double World Champion, Madison Kocian. Article by Scott Hill.
Reminiscing the time of great all arounders like Podkopayeva, Miller, Milosovici, Mo Huilan. Read more here.
After months of training camps, international competition and trials, the gymnasts who have made the cut are:
Biles, Douglas, Hernandez, Kocian, and Raisman make the USA Olympic Team.
2016-07-11
3 min read
Find out who are the five gymnasts to represent Italy at the 2016 Olympics.
The team has been decided following the final trial that took place on Saturday in Frankfurt.
Find out who are the five members of the Dutch Olympic team.
Using numbers to analyze the prospective US Team Selection ahead of day 2 of USA Trials.
Full results of a tense first night, with great moments and unexpected mistakes from favorites.
Catalina Ponor named flag bearer and (then) the gymnast to represent Romania at the 2016 Olympics.
2016-07-06
4 min read
Paseka, Kapitonova, Melnikova, and Akhaimova take titles in Penza.
Find here a report, results and video for the 2016 Romanian nationals.
Find here the names of the five Belgians named to the Rio team.
The results of Canada’s selection camp and the gymnasts that have earned a spot in the Rio squad.
Angelina Melnikova takes gold in Penza, followed by Tutkhalyan and Mustafina. Results, Summary, and a few photos here.
The Russian Cup got off to a rocky start today. Find scores and brief analysis here.
The French WAG team for the Rio Olympics has been announced!
Find here who got invited to the 2016 US Olympic trials. Bonus: final nationals results.
Find here a brief report, videos and results from the 2016 Anadia World Cup
Find here a brief report and results of night one at the 2016 P&G Championships.
Kristen Ras' List highlights some notable performances of the Goodwill Games.
Larisa also talked about training and the events she will have ready by July. Read more here:
Find here the results and a quick recap of the senior and junior event finals at the 2016 Euros.
USA gymnasts impress at domestic meet in Hartford. Senior Results and Report here.
Find here the results and a quick recap of the senior team final at the 2016 Euros.
Find here the results and a quick recap of the senior qualifying round at the 2016 Euros.
Find here the results and a quick recap of the first day of competition at the 2016 Euros.
1997-2000: The Produnova, Romania dominates, that controversial beam final, read more here.
The Sao Paulo World Cup was held May 20-22 in Brazil, and the home team delivered.
Steingruber picks up another gold in Bulgaria: Boyer impresses in competitive Beam Final
Giulia Steingruber and Daria Skrypnik take gold in Bulgaria.
Find here a report of the 4th and final Serie A competition, from our Italian writer Giuly Holzer.
Find here results and a brief recap of the last day at the Osijek World Challenge Cup 2016.
Read here Part 2 of Robbie Cruz’s team USA for Rio Olympics prediction.
Ellie Downie is the Queen of Day 1 in Osijek, taking gold on vault AND uneven bars.
2016-04-30
3 min read
Downie, Kapitonova, Tutkhalyan lead in Osijek Qualifications
2016-04-29
3 min read
Find here Robbie Cruz’s attempt at solving the puzzle: who will be the five US gymnasts selected for Rio?
Find here the results of Monday’s event finals at the 2016 Rio Test Event
First reactions from Adrian Stoica, Octavian Bellu and Mariana Bitang, Alin Petrache, Paul Ziert.
Results of the final subdivision at the Test Event, with the teams from Belgium and France.
Summary of the third subdivision at the Test Event: Germany, South Korea, Larsson, Phan etc.
Summary of the second subdivision at the Test Event: Brazil Switzerland, the Dutch, Vasiliki Millousi etc.
Summary of the first subdivision at the Test Event: Australia, Romania, Hungary, China, Poland, Dipa Karmakar (IND) etc.
Find here a collection of photos taken by Myriam Cawston at the 2016 British Championships.
Newbies, Veterans, Puzzles, and what it all means in advance of the European Championships and Olympics Games…
Find here the results of the last day of competition at 2016 British Championships.
Summary of the Pacific Rim Event Finals: Olsen, Locklear, Smith, and Raisman take gold in Everett.
Find here the results of the 2nd day of event finals at the 2016 Russian Championships.
Find here the results of the team and all around finals at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships.
Find here a report and results of the All Around competition at the 2016 British Championships.
Full Results from the Vault and Uneven Bars Finals: Tutkhalyan and Skrypnik come out on top.
Find here a report of the 3rd Serie A competition, from our Italian writer Giuly Holzer.
Find here the results of the first day at 2016 British Championships.
Angelina Melnikova takes gold in Penza, followed by Tutkhalyan and Kharenkova.
2016-04-08
2 min read
Summary and Results from Day 1 of the Russian Championships
2016-04-06
2 min read
Pictures of (mostly) the Romanian seniors from the Belgium vs Romania vs Germany, Mouscron – 3rd of April.
Pictures of the (mostly) Romanian Juniors from the Belgium vs Romania, Mouscron - 3rd of April.
Read here an insightful summary of the event finals at the 2016 Cottbus Challenge Cup, by Mel.
Find the team and individual qualifiers to the 2016 NCAA Gymnastics Championships, from Maria Layton.
Find here a few notes on the three teams’performances as well as videos of the Romanians.
Find here the results of the senior competition between Belgium, Romania, Germany, Spain and Austria.
2016-04-03
0 min read
The junior competition has wrapped up here in Mouscron, click to see the results.
2016-04-03
0 min read
Find in this article the scores from qualifications at the Cottbus Challenge Cup 2016.
A preview of tomorrow’s friendly Match in Mouscron. TCG will travel to this competition so keep close.
Craig Tilley gives us the favorites of next week’s British Championships and an update on Catherine Lyons.
The postseason is starting. Find here a brief overview of the regionals and what is to be expected.
2001-04: new powers emerged, legends retired, and we saw the dawn of the old CoP.
A look to all the Italian gymnasts, junior and senior, who took part in this competition, with Giuly.
After Jesolo, we take a look at who would have fit nicely into last year’s World Championships Team line-up with an eye toward Rio!
Read hear Maria Layton’s recap of last weekend’s Conference Championships.
Find here a report and results for the Junior event finals at 2016 Jesolo.
Find here the results of the team challenge final at 2016 DTB Pokal.
Find here a report and results for the senior event finals at 2016 Jesolo.
Craig Tilley brings us the all around results from the 2016 English Championships.
Find here the all around results in the senior competition at the 2016 Jesolo
Find here a report and results for the senior team competition in Jesolo.
Find here the results of the Women’s AA competition at the Stuttgart World Cup.
Find here a list of English gymnasts that kick off their Olympic season this week-end.
The NCAA post season begins this weekend at the Conference Championships.
Find here the provisional list of gymnasts to represent Romania at the Test Event.
Read here a recap of week 10 in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
Find here a collection of photos taken by Myriam Cawston at the 2016 Glasgow World Cup.
Read here a recap of the seven all around performances at the 2016 Glasgow Cup.
The story of this year’s competition, told through 12 must-watch routines.
It’s bad, very bad news for Romania. Read here how this affects their Olympic chances.
Read here a recap of week nine in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
Find here a report and results of the second meet in the 2016 Serie A. By Giuly Holzer.
With a total score of 60.165, Gabrielle Douglas captured the title at the American Cup, edging out her closest rival and American teammate, Maggie Nichols. Four years ago, before she won Olympic All Around gold and became a household name, Douglas placed the highest score at the same event performing as an exhibition, winning the hearts of the crowd if not the actual title. This year she did both, performing to what I believe was the absolute best of her ability at this particular time.
Find out Robbie’s prediction for the D-score “face-off”, in the second part of his article.
Read here a recap of week eight in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
Find here (most of the) the news, articles, videos and pictures of the past month in gymnastics.
Does Gabby truly have a shot against Simone this year? An article by Robbie Cruz.
Read here a recap of week seven in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
The US trials will be less interesting. Read here the sad announcement made by Kyla Ross.
Find here a brief report and video of the Baku 2016 event finals.
Find here a report and results of the first meet in the 2016 Serie A.
Find here results, report and video from the prelims at 2016 Baku World Cup
Recap of week six in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
Recap of week five in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
2005-2008: A new code was put in place, as well as new champions, many superstars rose.
Recap of week four in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
January 2016 edition: a month’s worth of news, gossip, training videos and pics.
Recap of week three in NCAA, results, next week’s schedule. By Maria Layton.
Anastasia Grisina confirms her retirement from gymnastics, and we take a look at her performances over the years.
New leader in the NCAA after week two, in an expected turn of events.
A recap of the first week-end in the 2016 NCAA, with Maria Layton.
NCAA Gymnastics season will officially kick off this weekend. Here is a preview.
As we get closer to the Rio Olympics, TCG will look back at the previous quad’s most memorable moments.