Sunday, 01 November 2015 11:56

World Championships: Event Finals, Day 2

Former UCLA signee Simone Biles won golds on BB and FX, blowing away the field, to win her third and fourth golds of the Championships.  OU commit Maggie Nichols picked up a bronze on BB.  Former OU Sooner Chris Brooks was 6th on HB.  The USA's Donnell Whittenburg won the…
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Saturday, 31 October 2015 11:21

World Championships: Kocian Ties for UB Gold

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;…
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Saturday, 31 October 2015 00:19

World Championships: Uchimura Wins Sixth Straight Men's Title

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
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Thursday, 29 October 2015 15:31

World Championships: Biles Wins Record Third Straight AA Title

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…
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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…
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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…
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Monday, 26 October 2015 17:43

World Gymnastics Championships: Men's Qualifying Round

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. …
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Sunday, 25 October 2015 20:57

World Championships Men's Qualifying Day 1

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
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Saturday, 24 October 2015 16:36

World Championships: US Leads Women's Qualifying

Despite several mistakes, the US women won the preliminary rounds of the World Championships.  They'll want to eliminate these falls in the next round, as the finals are 3 up and 3 count.  Simone Biles leads the AA, with Gabrielle Douglas in 3rd.  Biles qualified to the VT, BB, and…
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Friday, 23 October 2015 14:40

World Championships: Day One of Women's Qualifying

Russia took the lead after Day 1 of the Women's Qualifying at the World Championships.  Great Britain was 2nd and Italy was 3rd.  The US and China compete tomorrow.  The top eight teams qualify to the Olympics automatically, putting extra pressure on this event.  Teams that finish 9 to 16…
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Sunday, 16 August 2015 17:22

Day 4: P&G Championships, Men's Finals

The final day of the P&G Championships brought the men's AA final.  Former Michigan star and NCAA Champ Sam Mikulak won his third straight US Title in dominating fashion.  Donnell Whittenburg was a solid and consistent 2nd, scoring the same tally both days.  But, after that, the standings shuffled considerably…
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Sunday, 16 August 2015 17:14

Day 3: P&G Championships Women's Finals

Two-time World Champ Simone Biles won her third straight US title at the P&G Championships.  She did with a personal record score in the AA, eliminating the issues she faced on Day 1. In second was OU commit Maggie Nichols, followed by Olympian Aly Raisman.  Florida commit Bailie Key as…
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Saturday, 15 August 2015 13:38

P&G Championships: Day 2 Men's Prelims

Former Michigan star and NCAA Champ Sam Mikulak posted a big 92.0 to lead the Men's senior division on Day 1.  Donnell Whittenburg is 2.35 points in 2nd and former Illini Paul Ruggeri is 3rd, just a head of a large pack of contenders.  Former OU star Jonathan Horton showed…
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Thursday, 13 August 2015 21:39

P&G Championships: Day 1

World Champion Simone Biles leads the field after day 1 at the P&G (US) Championships.  She posted a total of a 61.1 after suffering a rare miscue on the FX (fall on full-in dismount).   OU commit Maggie Nichols was 2nd, ahead of Olympic Champion Gabby Douglas.  Olympian Aly Raisman…
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Saturday, 25 July 2015 22:52

Secret Classic: Results

UCLA commit Simone Biles won the Secret Classic, as some of the sport's biggest stars competed this Saturday.  Olympic Champion Gabby Douglas was 2nd, with OU commit Maggie Nichols third.  Florida commit Bailie Key was fourth, and future teammate Alyssa Baumann was sixth.  Utah commit MyKayla Skinner was 7th.  A…
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