HARTFORD, CT -- Sam Mikulak put to rest any doubts he is still America's best all-around gymnast. Mikulak put together two solid days of routines to win his 4th straight U.S. title by almost two points. He tallied three top-4 scores that included runner-up finishes on PH and PB. If not for a miscue on HB, he would have taken the 2nd spot on that event. Placing 2nd on PH was huge for Mikulak, increasing his leverage even more. Barring a disaster at Trials, [...more]
One-fourth of the U.S. Men's Olympic Team selection process is done, so what have we learned? For starters, America's top two all-arounders are sitting at the top. Jake Dalton appears to be in pretty darn good shape. Chris Brooks still has plenty of fight left. Three current collegiate stars are in the hunt for the U.S. all-around title. The young guns are giving the veterans the fight for their [...more]
By Shelli Koszdin
This Friday the top male gymnasts in the United States will begin writing the beginning of the last chapter in the story of who among them will represent their country at the Olympic Games. For all of them, it’s a story that began almost as soon as they could walk. The Olympics are just the last page, and the names of most of them [...more]
The Day 1 leaders once again prevailed in the Junior Elite finals. Sunday's finals featured the four Level 8 and 9 divisions, and just like their Level 10 counterparts, the leaders went wire-to-wire. Justin Ah Chow earned event titles on SR and HB, and had top-5 scores on five events to earn his first national [...more]
All four Day 1 leaders held on to win Level 10 Junior Elite all-around titles at the 2016 Men's Jo Nationals. The final round of technical sequences proved not to necessarily be the equalizer, as the best all-around optional gymnasts tend to also be the best at compulsory routines. Shane Wiskus conquered on Day 2 to win out over arguably the most talented [...more]
2015 Level 8 JE (12) national champion Sam Phillips (82.45) is gunning for a repeat performance in the Level 9 JE (13) division. Backed by five top-3 event finishes in Friday's optional routines, including meet-high honors on PB (14.40), Phillips is on his way at the halfway point. His leading margin could have been higher if not [...more]
A couple of returning national champions are the first-day leaders at the 2016 Men's JO Nationals. Last year's Level 10 (16) champ Matt Wenske sits on top of the 17-year-old Junior Elite (JE) division (86.65). The future Oklahoma Sooner had three top-5 event finishes heading into Saturday's technical sequences. Vitaliy Guimaraes, last year's Level 9 (14) champion, had the day's [...more]
COLUMBUS, OH--Just like the qualifying round, Oklahoma got off to a rough start on FX, scoring two points below their season average. No matter, they really got it going on SR (74.50) and kept their foot on the gas the rest of the way. The Sooners' team effort on VT (75.25) produced four scores of 15-plus and they never looked back, besting their closest competition by almost [...more]
COLUMBUS, OH--The field of six is set. Oklahoma (441.20), Stanford (434.35), Ohio State (433.40), Illinois (432.05), Minnesota (426.40) and Penn State (423.95) advanced to the team finals of the 2016 NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships. The top-ranked Sooners took care of business in the early session, after opening with their season-low on FX (72.85). They quickly got back on track, [...more]
Favored Ohio State (434.45) outlasted Illinois (429.70), Minnesota (429.10), Penn State (427.15), Iowa (426.70), Nebraska (421.45) and Michigan (417.25) in a tightly waged battle among the top three finishers to win their first Big 10 team title since 2007. Drawing a first rotation bye, the Buckeyes obviously trailed behind the leaders until the final rotation. They notched a meet-high 73.55 on FX to clinch [...more]
