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This was from @gymnastics_now on Instagram, and I’m sure this isn’t shocking news to anyone. However, I know there was some confusion (me included) on if Russia and Belarus would be able to compete under their own flag at worlds, or as WG2 and 1, but it has been confirmed that Russia will be competing as WG2, as well as Belarus competing as WG1, which was how they both competed at the European Championships in August.

To start, Katelyn shared this on her Instagram today, and I’ll leave the full post here for you all to check out if you want to, and I love how she’s keeping us updated on her training!

Moving on, I’m excited to see she has now landed it on the high beam, and the fact that her bringing this combination back is looking so realistic right now is making me so giddy, and I couldn’t be more happier for my girl!

Lastly, with this in mind, let me know your thoughts as always 🫶.

Watch out, she’s coming for 2027! She’s now progressed to the high beam, doing her signature BHS + BHS + Layout 1/1 (B + B + G)!

With this in mind, Katelyn is looking on fire, and I’m excited to see how much further she will go from here!

WAG AA Final Live Stream MAG AA Final Live Stream

Live Scoring

We’re currently in the first rotation in the women’s AA final, and the MAG AA final will be starting at 4pm BST time, which is 5pm Italian time, and 11am ET!

Well, this is an exciting nominative roster for me! We have Elena Colas, Maiana Prat, Lorette Charpy, Morgane Osyssek-Reimer, and Anthony Mansard is back out there for France’s MAG’s which I’m happy to see! Along with this, we have Ruby Evans, Abi Martin, and Alia Leat for Team GB’s WAG’s, and Elliott Vernon who is the sole MAG on the roster for Team GB currently. With that in mind, I’m excited to see Elliot on this roster after his impressive display at CWG’s for Wales, and I love to see Welsh athletes receive international call ups for the GB squad ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧. So I will be crossing my fingers that we’ll see him compete here 🤞.

Lastly, this is along with the American athletes that are being sent here (words can’t describe how excited I am to see Cooper Kim compete here, as we love him representing us queer people out there ❤️🏳️‍🌈), as well as the US WAG’s in Lila Richardson, and Izzy Stassi (KJ Kindler’s first elite assignment internationally in her career :D).

Knowing this, remember that this is an nominative roster, and not every athlete you see on here will compete most likely!

I want to thank @SarahZi1998 on X for alerting me to the news, and I will provide my own rough translation below, as well as type out all of the English parts for anyone who can’t read from the image: (@SarahZi1998 also provided a translation, so check that one out if you can as well)!

“And the European Championship is over. Everyone saw the loud result, medals and beautiful picture. But now I want to tell you what was really behind the scene of this result.”

“Due to the lack of proper conditions for training, one and a half months ago I made the decision to go to Germany to prepare for the European Championship.”

“All this time, I have repeatedly appealed to the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation to request material support for the training fee. In return, I was getting "tomorrow".”

“Eventually, I came to terms with the fact that the first half of the preparation will have to be paid completely by myself: housing, food, fuel and all other expenses.”

“After that, I asked for only one thing - to pay the official training fee in Kinbaum. I was told they would help. But as a result, there was no help from neither the Ministry nor the Federation.”

“Instead, the German Gymnastics Federation, upon learning about my situation, voluntarily helped me pay this fee.”

“I am genuinely surprised that all my actions, aimed at preparing the best, showing the maximum result and raising the flag of my country, have not received adequate support from people who hold responsible positions and are directly responsible for supporting Ukrainian sport and athletes.”

“So for this result I want to thank exclusively to my coach Gennady Ludwigovich Sartinsky, the German Gymnastics Federation, Rolandos, my friends and family who were there and supported me.”

“But certainly not to the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation or the Ministry of Youth and Sports. There's nothing more worthless than doing nothing to achieve a result, and then shouting about victory louder than everyone else.”

“It's a pity that 900 € to prepare sportsmena for the European Championship is, it turns out, too much.”

“But at the same time, members of the Federation can afford to fly business class. And then everyone wonders why athletes start thinking about changing their sporting nationality.”

“Don't be surprised”

Well, I don’t think I need to say how frustrating this is. The Ukrainian federation is already crumbling as it is, and it’s getting to the point where they don’t want any gymnasts competing for their country. It sucks that he had to pay for the first half of preparations for Euros, and then the federation/ministry couldn’t even pay for the training fee in Germany, I mean what is going on here?!

Moving on, I do wonder where Nazar could go if he were to change his nationality? It would honestly be in his best interest at this point with how great IIIia and Radomyr are doing at their respective countries after leaving Ukraine, and the Ukrainian federation quite frankly do not deserve a gymnast of Nazar’s level with the way he’s been treated by them, so I hope he makes the best decision for himself there!

Lastly, I’m glad the German federation were there for him, and helped him to pay the fee! Radomyr seems to be thriving in Germany, and it’s great to see for him, and I can’t wait to see more of him this quad! Of course, Radomyr and Nazar competing for Germany together would be a dream, but I don’t know if that would actually be realistic, or if he’d even want to do that, so I’m not going to say a lot there (as I myself am not the most knowledgeable on this topic).

Anyways, let me know all of your lovely thoughts and opinions below, and I’m wishing Nazar all of the best in this situation, as he deserves it and more ❤️.

Edit: I forgot to add a link to the Instagram post for anyone who wants it, so I’ll leave it here 🫶.

Now, this is very exciting news, and I’m thrilled for all of the people that have been selected to compete at Szombathely and the Paris Cup. Along with this, I’m happy to see that USAG are sending WAG’s to these cups, as they haven’t all year till now, and this will prove to be VERY valuable experience for many of the girls they’re sending here. Lastly, I’m so happy that Lila got called up for another international assignment after the tragic way she had to pull out of Pan Ams in June 😭.

Knowing this, the athletes that USAG are planning to send to Szombathely/Paris Cup are:

Szombathely:
- Tatum Drusch (WAG)
- Dulcy Caylor (WAG)

Paris Cup:
- Lila Richardson (WAG)
- Izzy Stassi (WAG)
- Crew Bold (MAG)
- Brandon Dang (MAG)
- Cooper Kim (MAG)

With this in mind, I’m excited that we will be seeing Tatum Drusch and Dulcy Caylor at Szombathely, as well as Lila Richardson, and Izzy Stassi that will be competing at the Paris Cup, as well as the MAG’s that will be sent to Paris Cup as well!

Lastly, let me know your thoughts, and I will be wishing all of the athletes the best as they compete next month ❤️.

Side note, but for anyone wondering, according to the FIG website, Szombathely will take place between the 18th of September to the 20th of September, while the Paris Cup will be on from the 26th - 27th of September!

Edit: I should add that this will be KJ Kindler’s first elite assignment internationally in her career if all goes well, which will be exciting to see for me.

According to International Gymnast Media, Adem Asil has withdrawn from the European Championships that starts tomorrow for the men, and subsequently the Mediterranean Games 💔. This is sad news to hear, and for anyone wondering, he did participate in Podium Training here, so I don’t know if something happened in podium training, or if it was a separate issue that’s prevented him from competing here?

Knowing this, I’m wishing Adem all of the best, regardless of what the circumstances are, and let me know your thoughts as always ❤️.

Welp, this sucks hard 🫠. I will share both the Gymnastics Now piece on the situation, and Heath Thorpe’s own response to this on X.

Knowing this, if anyone can’t read from the image, the Gymnastics Now piece that features more of Heath Thorpe’s response to the situation says:

“I was recently informed (indirectly) that following the Men's Technical Meeting in June, the straddle jump 1/1 would no longer be valued as a B element, nor would it count towards the artistic requirement moving forward.”

“This comes after it received a provisional value at both the Osijek World Cup and the Oceania Championships, and shortly after many athletes began competing it all around the world.
I do not see the rationale behind this decision... it directly contradicts what the Technical Committee has been "advocating" for over the last few years.”

“We keep hearing that "artistry" is desired, yet as soon as athletes innovate, it gets shut down.
All this constant revision and inconsistency is doing damage to the sport and to how athletes perceive "artistry."

“It is sad to see how the opportunity to elevate our sport, has been missed.”

“I am confused 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️”

Along with this, Heath Thorpe’s response on X to this reads:

“The way the MTC provisionally valued the straddle jump 1/1 on floor in April and then changed their minds a few months later?”

“Now it no longer is a B nor does it even fulfil the artistic element requirement?”

“I'm confused 🤷‍♂️”

“I frankly get whiplash from the constant revising and changes to what they consider "artistry"? What other major Olympic sport changes their mind so frequently?”

“What started off this quad as a great intention to elevate the sport, has become an opportunity sorely missed.”

Knowing this, I’m pissed off by the news of this, and it’s another screw up from the FIG/MTC. Like Heath said, this is damaging the sport of MAG, and I’m so upset for him. Like it’s one thing to value it a ‘B’ (when it should be valued more in my opinion) and not a ‘C’ (like it is in the Women’s) so he could at least have the skill named after him officially, but now it’s not even going to fulfil the artistry requirement on floor??? Damn, what a mess, and I’m just so frustrated right now with this decision 😒.

Lastly, let me know your thoughts as always, and if you’re as upset as I am by this decision from the FIG/MTC?

Link to the Instagram post will be here for anyone who needs it:

Along with this, if you’re unable to read from the image, I will type is out below:

“So difficult to find the words for this past week because the outcome hasn't felt like a true reflection of the preparation that has really gone into these championships.”

“Leading into Zagreb I was prepared to do 3 events and leaving feeling unable to my job properly has been heartbreaking. There have been multiple factors that contributed to the final decision being made to not do the team final and it wasn't a decision that was made lightly because I know how much impact a decision like that can have on a team.”

“To remove any doubt, the decision wasn't due to a new injury which I'm extremely grateful for. Navigating this journey at 34, trying to do the level of gymnastics I believe I still can is new territory for myself and the sport. Unfortunately that comes with some pretty significant challenges that as a team we are all trying to learn from and continually adapt to.”

“I couldn't be more proud of this team for stepping up and showing exactly how a team has strength in numbers and what fighters GB really are.”

“Thank you to everyone who has sent such lovely messages of support ♥️”

Knowing this, I’m grateful to learn that she didn’t sustain a new injury, and I can only assume that she withdrew for precautionary reasons with the world championships in two months time, which I think is the right decision in the grand scheme of things for her and her body.

With that in mind, let me know your thoughts, and despite what happened in team finals, it was still absolutely amazing to see Becky back on the international stage at these championships, and I’m sure she’ll come back even better from this like the queen she is ❤️.

I will link her Instagram post here, and as well as this, I will link her floor routine from Rio in floor finals here on YouTube for people to go back and watch it!

Moving on, if you’re unable to read from the image, I will type what she said below:

“10 years ago today. 🥹🥉”

“10 years since one of the most incredible moments of my life — winning an Olympic medal, making history, and being only one of two British female gymnasts to win an individual Olympic medal.”

“It honestly feels like yesterday and a lifetime ago all at once. The years of training, the early mornings, the sacrifices, the highs, the lows, made that moment so much more than just a medal.”

“Standing on that podium at the age of 16 was something I could only have dreamed of, and I'll forever be grateful that I got to experience it.
10 years on, I'm still incredibly proud of that little girl who chased her dream and somehow made it a reality. ❤️”

“The medal will always be special, but the memories, and everything the journey taught me will stay with me forever.”

“10 years. An Olympic medal. A lifetime of memories 🥹🥉✨”

Knowing this, this was a lovely post from Amy, and I think it’s amazing how much history she made on this day 10 years ago. She was the youngest member of Team GB of all sports at the 2016 Olympics, and she became the first British female gymnast to win an floor medal at an Olympics, as well as only the second individual Olympic medalist from Team GB in WAG to date.

Lastly, I will forever be proud of Amy Tinkler for speaking up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of British Gymnastics back in 2020 (I will link the interview she did with ITV here, but I need to give a trigger warning, as it discusses topics such as body shaming, physical, and emotional abuse that she endured during her time in gymnastics). She was so brave in coming out about her experience, and she’s helped to inspire so much change in the federation, and she’s an amazing role model for so many young gymnasts in the UK.

Anyways, let me know your thoughts, and a happy tenth anniversary to this amazing accomplishment from Amy Tinkler 👏👏.

As I did a leotard compilation for day 1 of the senior women’s competition, I thought I’d do one for the second day of competition as well. With that in mind, I hope everyone enjoyed watching nationals this year, and I want to thank everyone for making this such a lovely space to discuss nationals 🫶. Along with this, I’m looking forward to watching world trials at the end of next month, and I’m excited to see who will be on the worlds team for the US women!

Knowing this, if you’re unable to read off of the images, I’ll type out what each image is of down below so that no one is left out on this post as possible:

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This image shows WOGA’s leotards on day 2 worn by Hezly Rivera, Claire Pease, and Isabella Anzola.

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In this image, we see the leotards from WCC that were worn by Reese Esponda, Dulcy Caylor, and Lavi Crain.

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Next, we see Metroplex’s leotards that were worn by Lila Richardson, and Zoey Molomo.

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After this, we see Charleigh Bullock’s leotard from Capital.

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This image is of Jade Carey’s leotard from Oregon State University.

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In this image, we see Skye Blakely’s leotard from the University of Florida.

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Next, we see Izzy Stassi’s leotard from the University of Oklahoma.

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After this, we see Caroline Moreau’s leotard from Texas Dreams.

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This image shows the leotard that Simone Rose wore from Pacific Reign.

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In this image, we can see the leotard that Tatum Drusch wore from Flips.

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Next, we have the leotard that Greta Krob wore from IGN.

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After this, we have the leotard that Ally Damelio wore from San Mateo.

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Lastly, we have the leotard that Alessia Rosa wore from Hills.

To finish this post off, let me know all of your thoughts, and a massive congratulations to all of the athletes who competed at US Nationals this year for sharing their gymnastics with us, and making it a wonderful competition to watch ❤️❤️.

I’ve been so giddy about Jade’s comeback this year regardless, but words can’t describe how happy I am to see the full in FTDLO return! I was SO SHOCKED when she brought it back at Classics last month (which was the first time she had used the full in technique on her FTDLO in almost 8 years), and it looks even better here!

Moving on, I don’t think she’ll keep the full in technique permanently. I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes back to her old full out technique on Sunday/Monday (as she did say she was alternating between them and seeing what works best for her), so we’ll see what happens. However, despite that, I’ve been enjoying the return of her full in FTDLO , and I’ll be sad to see it end.

As day 1 of the senior women’s competition has concluded, I thought I would make a compilation of all the leotards worn by the competitors today/yesterday.

Knowing this, if you’re unable to read from the writing on the images, I will write what each image is of down below so no one is left out:

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This image shows all of the WCC leotards worn by Reese Esponda, Dulcy Caylor, and Lavi Crain.

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In this image, we see all of the WOGA leotards worn by Claire Pease, Hezly Rivera, and Isabella Anzola.

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For the third image, we can see all of Pacific Reign’s leotard, that were worn by Simone Rose, and Jayla Hang.

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This image shows all of Metroplex’s leotards, that were worn by Zoey Molomo, and Lila Richardson.

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In this image, we can see the leotard that Skye Blakely wore for the University Of Florida.

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For the sixth image, we can see the leotard that Charleigh Bullock wore for Capital Gymnastics.

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For this image, we can see the leotard that Jade Carey wore for Oregon State University.

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In this image, we can see the leotard that Izzy Stassi wore for the University Of Oklahoma.

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Looking at this image, we can see the leotard that Caroline Moreau wore for Texas Dreams.

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For the tenth image, we can see the leotard that Tatum Drusch wore for Flips.

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For this image, we can see the leotard that Greta Krob wore for IGN.

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We can see in this image the leotard that Alessia Rosa wore for Hills.

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For the last image, we see the leotard that Ally Damelio wore for San Mateo.

With that in mind, I hope you like this leotard compilation that I’ve made for you, and let me know your thoughts as always ❤️❤️.

With the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on tonight in the UK, and with that the end of the Commonwealth Games for the next 4 years. I wanted to round out my 2026 Commonwealth Games posts with a compilation of all of the leotard looks I could find from Qualifications all the way to Event Finals!

Knowing this, I will explain below what each image is of (I did write them on the images as well, but I understand some of them are hard to read so I’ll add them down below so no one’s left out)!

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The first image includes team leotards for Australia, Canada, South Africa, Scotland, Singapore, and Wales in Qualification/Team Finals.

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The next image includes Team England’s leotard in Qualification/Team Finals, that was also worn by Abi Martin in Vault Finals, and Shantae-Eve Amankwaah in Floor Finals!

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This image includes leotards from Team India, Malta, Namibia, and New Zealand who competed as individuals in Qualification.

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In this image, we see Alana Walker’s leotard in Qualification for Jamaica, as well as Dailia Burke’s leotard in Qualification for Trinidad And Tobago.

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This image shows leotards worn by Tiana Sumanasekera, and Nuyara Fernando for Sri Lanka in Qualification.

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This image includes Breanna Scott’s All Around Final leotard, that was also worn by Ruby Pass in Bars finals, Georgia Godwin in Floor finals, and by Kate McDonald in Floor finals.

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The next image shows Georgia Godwin’s leotard in All Around Finals, and Kate McDonald’s leotard in Beam finals.

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This image shows us Team Canada’s leotards in All Around Finals, as well as Team Malaysia and Team Scotland’s.

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This image includes Team
England’s All Around Finals Leotard, that was worn by Ruby Stacey in Vault finals, and was reworn by Shantae-Eve Amankwaah in Bars finals, and then was worn by Alia Leat in Beam Finals, before lastly being reworn by Abi Martin in Floor finals.

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This image shows us Team South Africa, Team Singapore, and Team Wales’ All Around Finals leotard.

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In this image, we see Philippa Busuttil’s All Around Finals leotard for Malta, as well as Courtney McGregor’s All Around Finals Leotard for New Zealand.

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This image shows one of Australia’s Event Finals leotards (or how I like to call it, the ✨golden✨ leotard), that was worn by Georgia Godwin in Vault Finals, Kate McDonald in Bars finals, and Breanna Scott in Beam finals.

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This image shows two of Canada’s Event Finals leotards, that were worn by Lia Monica Fontaine in Vault Finals, Ellie Black in Beam finals, Lia Monica Fontaine in Beam and Floor finals, and Lia Redick in Floor finals.

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This image includes the leotard Abigail Roper wore when she won the bronze medal on vault for Wales, that her twin sister Emily Roper also wore in the final (but I was unable to find a good image of Emily Roper in the Vault final).

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We can see in this image the leotard that Courtney McGregor wore in Vault finals for New Zealand, and we can see the leotard that Protistha Samanta wore in Vault finals for India.

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In this image, we see Ellie Black’s leotard in Bars finals for Canada, the leotard Yeoh Li Wen wore in Bars finals for Malaysia, the leotard Alana Walker wore in Bars finals for Jamaica, and the leotards Emily Roper and Jemima Taylor wore in Bars finals for Wales.

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This image shows Amanda Yap’s leotard in Beam finals.

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This image shows us what leotard Philippa Busuttil wore in Beam finals for Malta.

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We can see in this image the leotard Ruby Evans wore in Beam Finals for Wales.

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The final image shows Ruby Evans’ leotard in Floor finals.