HEADLINES
- Russian Olympian Nikita Nagornyy has been sanctioned by the European Union
- Aimee Boorman will become Stuttgart's elite coach
- Shannon Welker of Mizzu gave us the details on the piercing controversy
GYMTERNET NEWS
- Move over basic two-pass floor routines, Brie Clark (Clemson) just became the first person to compete a Biles in NCAA!
- Watanabe's opinions on transgender athletes, artificial intelligence, and judging
- How Kyen Mayhew just leveled-up the hair game for everyone
- In an exclusive, Air Force Gymnastics told us why, they were forced to take down an Instagram post
- To make us all feel better, watch this video of a full-twisting split leg double layout
- USA Gymnastics announced international assignments
- Jessica Gadirova made her beam comeback at English Championships without a dismount
- Injury updates:
- Viktoria Listunova tore her achilles
- Jennifer Gadirova suffered another ACL injury
- Ansel Meadows-Rader competed with blades and won floor!
NCAA
- Say it louder for the people in the back! Greg Marsden on viewership growth in NCAA women's gymnastics
- Elimination season is approaching! What are the biggest surprises of the 2025 season?
- CORRUPT OR CORRECT?
- Audrey Davis vs Cienna Alipio's beam
- Selena Harris is the first gymnast to earn a vault 10 this season
- The judges-with-guts award goes to: the Maryland beam judges
Feedback
- Nola Matthew's new floor routine as a critique of artificial intelligence and data privacy concerns
- Regionals questions: how are host team regionals placements decided?
- How does Brooklyn Moors' side pass fulfill compositional requirements?
- BEAM SABOTAGE AT SPRINGFIELD?
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