The 2013 NCAA gymnastics season may have come to a close, but there's even more exciting gymnastics that should be on your radar! Before this summer's U.S. Championships, you'll get to see the stars of elite gymnastics in a different setting at the Professional Gymnastics Challenge. The Professional Gymnastics Challenge features an amazing cast of Olympic and world-renowned gymnasts competing in a new, exciting format. PGC is a skill-for-skill competition with teams consisting of both men and women squaring off in head-to-head battles fo...
Today, when she takes you step by step what happened that day when Kayla Nowak took a tkachev just a little bit too early, it is almost impossible to tell how much that one fall would impact not only her gymnastics, but also her life. Nowak recalls not really knowing what was going on in those moments after her fall, just knowing that she hurt all over. Then the team trainer took her to get an x-ray. “A couple of the trainers gath...
With the 2013 NCAA women's gymnastics season coming to a close this past weekend in Los Angeles, the final national ranking are out, based on scores for the twelve teams who advanced to the National Championship. After an incredible comeback and a national record score on floor exercise, the Florida Gators won their program's first NCAA National title and will conlude the season with the #1 ranking. Below are the top 50 NCAA Gymnastics programs in 2013, according the the Gyminfo National Rankings. view complete rankings here.
The men's NCAA Gymnastics Championships concluded today with All Around and Team Champion Sam Mikulak of Michgan adding two more titles. Below is a great meet recap by Scott Bregman of USA Gymnastics: STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 21, 2013 – The 2013 Men’s NCAA Gymnastics Championships concluded today at Pennsylvania State University’s Recreation Hall with the crowning of individual event champions. 2012 Olympian Sam Mikulak of Corona del Mar, Calif./University of Michigan, added the parallel bars and high bar titles to his...
2013 NCAA Event Finals-- VAULT WINNERS: 9.9250 Rheagan Courville Diandra Milliner UNEVEN BARS WINNER: 9.9125 Alaina Johnson BEAM WINNER: 9.90 Bridget Sloan FLOOR WINNER: 9.9375 Joanna Sampson Below is the rotation by rotation breakdown of the 2013 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships Event Finals. To read in chronological order begin at the bottom. Beam/Floor GROUP 2: Floor: Lindsay Mable (Minnesota)- punch rudi straddle punch front: 9.90 Joanna Sampson (Michigan)- Double layout, nice double pike: 9.9375 Nansy Damianova (Utah)- crazy high doub...
Photo by Michigan Gymnastics With 2012 Olympian Sam Mikulak back in the all around, the Michigan Wolverines have clinched the 2013 NCAA Men's Gymnastics National Title tonight at Penn State! Mikulak absolutely dominated, posting a world class 91.150 all around score to also win the meet's all around title by nearly three points. The Oklahoma Sooners took second place while Stanford edged out host team and #1 seed Penn State for third place. Below is the full recap from Michigan Gymnastics: STATE CO...
FLORIDA WINS THE NCAA TITLE ....even with two falls on beam and one on floor!!! Holy cow, that was an INTENSE competition!! It was like riding a roller coaster with all of the ups and downs each team went through! Obviously, Florida ended up on top, but their rough start on beam closed a gap and opened the door for other teams. Senior Ashanée Dickerson and Sophomore Kytra Hunter both had very uncharacteristic falls during their back handspring layout series. The Gators were forced to count a fall and started with the lowest rotation sco...
World and Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina took the women's all around gold medal during the 2013 European Championships. It was an all around sweep for the Russians after David Belyavsky took the men's all around title earlier in the day. Mustafina rebounded from her rough performance in qualifications where she fell twice on beam. Romania's Larisa Iordache led the field following Thursday's qualification. Mustafina managed to stay on the beam during Friday's all around final, but it was a little bit rocky and scored a 14.400. La...
Photo by Erin Long. Florida freshman Bridget Sloan has secured another major all around title in winning the 2013 NCAA Gymnastics All Around today in Los Angeles. Sloan competed in the first of two sessions, posting a 39.60 to edge out LSU's Rheagan Courville after the two tied for the SEC All Around title. Sloan was the 2009 U.S. National All Around Champion, 2009 World All Around Champion, and a 2008 Olympic Silver medalist with Team USA while competing for Sharp's Gymnastics in Indiana under coach Marvin Sharp. Sloan had to with...
Alabama Takes 1st in session 2, UCLA and Oklahoma TIE for Second The Super Six: 1. Florida 197.775 2. Alabama 197.350 3. LSU 197.325 4. Oklahoma 197.200 4. UCLA 197.200 6. Georgia 197.150 ...only 2 teams are not from the SEC. Session 2 Final Scores: 1. Alabama: 197.350 2. Oklahoma: 197.200 2. UCLA: 197.200 ----------- 4. Michigan: 196.850 5. Utah: 196.200 6. Arkansas: 196.150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After a thril...
