In the weekend's top matchup, host Illinois (406.90) won their tri-meet over visiting Michigan (405.10) and Penn State (402.20). The victors handed the 2nd-ranked Wolverines their first loss of the season. The Illini won only two team events, but their victory margins on PH (+0.7) and SR (+2) provided their winning spread. Individual winners Michael Paradise (PH-14.95) and Danny Graham (SR-14.55) sparked the Illini's team wins on those events. Illinois kept it close on the other [...more]
By now, most people in the gymnastics community know that Winter Cup 2020 ended up looking as much like the pilot of a reality TV show as it did a gymnastics competition. It drew attention to men’s gymnastics, but not the kind USAG wanted (or needed). The meet itself was great, but many fans, coaches, and athletes were not happy with [...more]
Nebraska (406.95) pulled off an improbable comeback, making up over 7 points after three rotations, with an impressive home victory over Penn State (403.20). The banged up Huskers, suffering a rash of injuries this week, more than made up all the points they needed on PB and HB to get an emotional win on Senior Night. Competing without senior Jake Bonnay and freshman Nikita Bolotsky, the lineup replacements came through when it counted. Freshman Kenji Tamane, competing in only [...more]
Based on Thursday's preliminary results, Sam Mikulak won his third Winter Cup AA title, outdistancing his nearest competitor by over two points. On Saturday, he added the PB title to his long resume. Six different gymnasts won event titles, including Mikulak. Gage Dyer (FX), Alec Yoder (PH), Alex Diab (SR), Yul Moldauer (VT) and Colin Van Wicklen (HB) were the top event scorers over the [...more]
Sam Mikulak, showing the same amount of smooth, calm confidence as he did last summer at the U.S. Championships, won the 2020 Winter Cup all-around title by over 2 points. Mikulak (86.80) racked up the top scores on FX (14.60), PB (15.35) and HB (14.35) to keep his spot on the National Team. Minnesota junior and 2019 World Team member Shane Wiskus (84.55) earned an outstanding five top-4 placements, including the top score on VT (14.45), to clinch the number 2 position and his [...more]
Many men’s gymnastics followers point to the impact of Title IX as providing a critical blow to the sport on the collegiate level. However, an in-depth look at the history of gymnastics in education over the past 60 years shows that while Title IX is used as an excuse to eliminate collegiate teams, there were several elements that offered up men’s gymnastics to the chopping block. It was a perfect storm of [...more]
The much anticipated contest between Number 2 Oklahoma and Number 3 Michigan was not nearly as close as many thought it would be. The Wolverines (416.50) easily handled the Sooners (408.90), winning by a nearly 8-point margin, and turning in the nation's 3rd highest team score in the process. They won four team and individual events behind the strong AA performances by freshman Paul Juda (84.05) and Cameron Bock (82.10). Juda became the fourth gymnast to top the 84 mark, winning the AA and [...more]
There is much conversation on the Gymternet about the proposed 10.0 conversion system for Men’s NCAA. Minnesota gave it a test drive last weekend and Penn State just hosted a competition using the 10.0 conversion this weekend. As someone who studies judging psychology, I found it interesting to think about some of the biases which have a greater potential to occur when judging under a 10.0 system, some of the unique nuances brought about by [...more]
Yes, you are on the right page - a page about men's college gymnastics. What is this doing here? To introduce people to the career of a men's college gymnastics alumnus you might not be familiar with. Joshua Bederson, M.D. - Chief of Neurosurgery at Mt. Sinai in New York.Dr. Bederson may never have even gone to college, let alone medical school, if not for [...more]
Stanford (420.40) hit the 420 mark for the second time this season, establishing a new NCAA standard with a big road win over Ohio State (408.15), Cal (386.40), host Arizona State (gold-388.95) and Arizona State (maroon-363.80). They again scored 70-plus on three events, and became the first team to hit for 70 on SR (71.50). The Card nearly matched their season best on VT (73.60), and blew out their previous season high on PB (72.65) by a point. All five of their countable scores on PB were an astonishing [...more]
