ANAHEIM, CA -- Day 1 for the Seniors started out rather raggedy, but things got better as the evening progressed. Yul Moldauer, one of the all-around favorites was steady throughout, earning the session's top score (86.65) over co-favorites Akash Modi (84.70) and Allan Bower (84.45). Moldauer and Modi tied for best score on PB (14.70), while the first-day leader went on to compile top-5 scores on all six events, including 2nd and 3rd place scores on FX (14.55) and SR 14.85), respectively. Modi was steady, too [...more]
Five NCAA Division I men's artistic gymnasts (MAG) from four different MAG university teams have just traveled half way across the world to do what they love to do - gymnastics. Arriving in Taipei earlier this week for the 29th World University Games (WUG), the team is ready to make a great first impression, representing the USA in a three-event competition that begins Saturday [...more]
As the United States men move into a new quadrennium, the storyline has shifted from one of the dominance of one man (Sam Mikulak) to the head-to-head rivalry of Akash Modi and Yul Moldauer. Which one will emerge as the champion at the end of race? Or will other men push one or even both of them out of the top two spots?
With the retirement or absence of many of the stalwarts of U.S. men’s gymnastics of the last eight years [...more]
In somewhat of a comeback, Marvin Kimble led all scorers at the 2017 U.S. Championships Qualifier in Colorado Springs. Kimble topped the standings in the 20 Point Program (91 points), and he put up the highest AA score (83.55), posting top-3 event scores on SR (3rd-14.50), VT (2nd-14.75), PB (2nd-14.20) and HB (1st-13.80). After moving back to his home state of Wisconsin earlier [...more]
The other night, a male gymnast was featured in a prime-time television broadcast for the first time since the 2016 Olympics. Joshua Karnes (Lakettes-Erie, PA) appeared on NBC's Little Big Shots, a series that showcases the unique talents of kids from all over the world. Karnes performed some skills on SR, PB and PH, drawing big cheers from the live audience. No stranger to gymnastics fans, Karnes won back-to-back [...more]
Once again, technical sequences were no equalizer in the Junior Elite finals, and the first day leaders easily hung on to win AA titles. 2016 Level 8 champion Joshua Karnes was a repeat winner as a 12-year-old. Karnes (139.75) had six top-4 placements, including the top scores on three events (FX, SR, HB) to win out over [...more]
Shane Wiskus went wire-to-wire to defend his Level 10 Junior Elite title at the 2017 JO Nationals in Kissimmee, FL. The future Minnesota Gopher is now only one contest away from completing a grand sweep of all the major Junior titles over the past two seasons (JOs/P&Gs). Wiskus (143.85) clinched his second straight JE AA championship by compiling the highest scores in Saturday's technical sequences (56.25) in the 18-year-old division. His two-day total was over [...more]
The future is here. Two current stalwarts of NCAA Men's Gymnastics dominated the podium at the 2017 American Cup. 2016 NCAA champ Yul Moldauer (85.931) occupied the top spot, and 2015 NCAA champ Akash Modi (84.398) earned the third spot. Sandwiched in-between was Olympic silver medalist (AA) Oleg Verniaiev (85.699). For Moldauer, it was the second jewel (Winter Cup) captured during this [...more]
The first weekend of 5-Up/5-Count was a success. Oklahoma and Stanford made definitive statements by scoring over 420. The Cardinal did it with reduced roles for Akash Modi, Robert Neff and Grant Breckenridge, and the Sooners did it with reduced roles for Yul Moldauer, Allan Bower and Hunter Justus. Both teams have outstanding depth and leadership.
That depth certainly [...more]
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Gymnastics fans expected a dogfight. They wanted a dogfight, and that's exactly what they got! Stanford's Akash Modi took a slim 1.4-point lead into Saturday night's Winter Cup finals over his Oklahoma rivals Yul Moldauer and Allan Bower, and the Olympic Training Center's Donnell Whittenburg and Donothan Bailey. Modi held on to a scant .35 lead over Moldauer heading into the final rotation. The championship was going to be decided precisely how [...more]
