After having 48 hours to fully digest a great two-day competition, a glaring term came to mind, which became the overarching theme -- Team Building. Sure, Sam Mikulak won by over 5 points. So what? It wasn't vintage Sam, it was neo vintage Sam. He's now performing at a higher level than he ever has, and that has a lot to do with his good health and highly palpable confidence level. The Team needs that. However, fans need to be reminded that the top 5 gymnasts [...more]
Sam Mikulak won his 6th U.S. Men's Gymnastics title in grand fashion. His 12-for-12 performance catapulted him to some of the highest all-around scores in the world this year. Mikulak (86.75/87.40) was dominant with 5 top-4 scores, including the top prizes on FX, PH, PB and HB). He is the U.S. program's undisputed leader, and is at the top of his game doing the best gymnastics of his [...more]
Sam Mikulak looked clean, crisp and confident in practically running away from a strong field in Day 1 of the U.S. Championships. Mikulak posted the top scores on FX (14.65), PB (15.35) and HB (14.20) en route to the day's highest AA score (86.75). He had five top-4 scores in all, including the 2nd highest tally on PH (14.75). Behind him is a virtual logjam for the next four spots. Yul Moldauer (84.00) put up three top-4 scores on FX, PB and HB for a [...more]
