Owen posted a video of Riley’s new endo and it’s looking great!! USA gymnastics retweeted the video commenting “👀”

Possible “safe” routine:

Endo 1/2 (D) + Chow (D) + Tkatchev (D) = 0.3
Downie (F) + Pak (D) = 0.2
Toe Full (D) + Van Leeuwen (E) = 0.1
Double Layout (D)

= 6.3 SV

A few days ago, a source from the CAS revealed, exclusively for GOLAZO.ro, that the Romanian state does not have money for the Olympic bronze medal process.

"It's a very sensitive situation. The problem is that the Romanians do not have the financial guarantees to be able to start this process. It would take approximately 60,000 francs (approximately 65,000 euros), representing legal expenses, expert opinions, travel. The Americans, on the other hand, have three law firms and a budget of approximately 2-2.5 million euros."

Bărbosu may lose her medal forever! The Romanian state did not transfer the money for the CAS trial for the Olympic bronze to begin

Today, just a few dozen minutes ago, the appeal made by the Americans was put on the table at the CAS. GOLAZO.ro sources have come up with new details.

"There will be a panel of three arbitrators (not a panel of judges), and for such cases the amount is higher. It is around 90,000 Swiss francs (98,000 euros) for the arbitrators' fees and court costs. The Romanian side has ten days to pay this amount."

FRG President Ioan Suciu, in a point of view requested by GOLAZO.ro, was blunt on the issue of the money that is necessary to start the process at the CAS.

"We are not just talking about the case of Ana Bărbosu, but about Romania's ability to defend its Olympic performances. Defending an Olympic result cannot be the responsibility of a single institution. The dispute pending before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne involves significant costs, estimated at approximately 250,000 Swiss francs (272,000 euros).

This amount represents a tentative estimate by the lawyers, based on the elements available at this time, the final value being influenced by the evolution of the procedure and the complexity of the legal proceedings.

These costs include specialized legal fees, technical and sports expertise, evidence management, certified translations, procedural fees and other expenses specific to an international dispute of this complexity."

Ana Bărbosu may lose her medal permanently

The Romanian state, meaning the National Agency for Sports, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, does not have to find just these 90,000 euros.

GOLAZO.ro sources say that the bronze medal process in the floor final of the 2024 Olympic Games is also linked to Omega. More precisely, the Romanian state must sue the Swiss manufacturer.

The American side managed to return the case to the CAS, where Ana's lawyers had managed to win, because it presented, to the Swiss Federal Court, a recording showing that Cecile Landi, Jordan Chiles' coach, filed the appeal in 53 seconds.

But Romania requested official time records from Omega two years ago, and the company refused to provide them because it doesn't want to be made a "scapegoat" in this scandal. So they need to be sued to be forced to be transparent in this case.

"That means another approximately 150,000 francs (163,000 euros)", sources familiar with the case told us.

"But it may not get there, because if Romania does not pay 90,000 euros (representing arbitrator fees, court costs), then Jordan Chiles will remain with the bronze medal from the Olympic Games. Because the ranking at the end of the final will be taken into account", concluded the GOLAZO.ro sources.

Bogdan Matei, president of the National Agency for Sports, Mihai Covaliu, president of the ROSC, and George Boroi, secretary general of the ROSC, could not be contacted to provide details on this issue.

What happened at the Paris Olympics, and after, with the Olympic bronze?

In the floor gymnastics final, Ana Maria Bărbosu's performance was scored with 13,700, ranking 3rd.

Floor sample ranking:

1. Rebecca Andrade - 14,166

• 2. Simone Biles - 14,133
• 3. Ana Maria Barbosu  - 13,700
• 4. Sabrina Voinea - 13,700
• 5. Jordan Chiles  - 13,666

American Jordan Chiles' performance was scored 13.666. The athlete's coach decided to appeal, and the judges accepted the appeal. They increased her score by one tenth to 13.766. With the new score, Jordan Chiles overtook Ana Maria Bărbosu in the event standings and received the bronze medal.

The Romanian Olympic delegation did not give up and filed an appeal with the CAS, requesting the annulment of the appeal made by Cecile Landi, the American coach. The reason? Exceeding the 1-minute time limit allocated for filing the appeal.

The Lausanne Forum accepted Romania's appeal, and on August 16, 2024, Ana Bărbosu received the bronze medal she won in Paris. The award ceremony took place on the esplanade of the Olympic House in Bucharest.

The US Olympic Committee appealed to the last possible avenue of appeal for Jordan Chiles to win the bronze medal: the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT). It decided, on January 29, 2026, to refer the case back to the CAS, for the following reasons:

• The SFT acknowledged serious shortcomings in the CAS's collaboration with the American side. More specifically, communication left much to be desired.
• There were serious violations of the regulations by the International Gymnastics Federation.
• The discovery of new evidence that was not considered in the first trial at the CAS. Specifically, the video evidence of the Americans. Netflix was making a documentary about Simone Biles and has footage of the moment Cecile Landi files her appeal at the referees' table.

Owen Field posted an IG story this morning with Trinity, Leanne, Riley, Skye, and I think (?) EMjae (don’t come at me if I wrong on any of them). They were the only ones in the gym, not the rest of the team.

We know Leanne and Skye are competing soon, Riley’s been teasing elite skills for some time, Trinity never actually “retired”. Just wondering if they are all training elite and prepping for comebacks, well except Leanne and Skye who are known to be on the elite scene.

Canadian CWG teams announced.

I only vaguely remember this, she was left out of a parade I think. I'm wondering why this statement is coming out now, maybe she plans to compete again for the Philippines?

Edit: Today it came out that she is being considered for the Asian games. https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/7/3/exclusive-gap-president-considering-olympic-gymnast-levi-ruivivar-for-asian-games-1915 It looks like we were correct that the apology was required for her to compete again.

Better broadcast today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzgEXbk5K8E

Scores

Standouts from today:

• Ruby Pass hitting bars for 14.233 after a score in the 10s yesterday
• Breanna Scott hitting beam again today for 14.300 after her 14.333 yesterday. She wins the AA (combined scores from 2 days) with 53.365 today, improving slightly from Day 1
• Georgia Godwin did a better bars today for 13.466. She moved up into 2nd AA even with a lower total today.
• Lucy Stewart also improved on beam for 13.366

I’ve been watching A LOT of 90’s gymnastics and currently watching the Mag 7 win gold. The commentators talk about how Bela felt like it was a slap in the face that he was not chosen as a head coach for the team, choosing MLT and Marta instead. The commentators also said this was a controversial decision.

I’m not at all saying he was snubbed. I’m just curious if anyone has any more details on this. And if it was in fact so controversial?

I saw this post on instagram about the advantages of more time on one high bar or even a strap bar for children as requirements of their compulsories. For me, it does make sense, I must say. Argument is that it teaches the basics better basically.

However, I am not familiar with these requirements. In Germany we have a more traditional approach, where kids start at a low bar on uneven bars and then to uneven bars. Also, I wonder about kips as I imagine learning them on a high bar is different and maybe more difficult? Would be interested in your two cents on that :)

I'm leaning toward yes just because you shouldn't force your kids to do sports, *however* the backstory is that she has loved gymnastics and gone diligently for years now, until recently they had her compete in her first "practice competition" where she came in last both days. Since then, she has lost her heart for it (understandably!) but I guess I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to help her regain her lost drive? She had been talking about working hard and doing completions for more than a year, about doing it for the next 5 years and then transitioning to cheerleading (including competitive).

I want to be clear, this was all always her plan. I want to support her, but jfc it would to be a lot of work for me lol. I had resolved to help her be a competitive athlete if that was something she wanted, and I don't know if it's right to let her walk away from that just because she lost her first competition. Doesn't that set a bad standard? I guess I feel like quitting would be the lazy option for both of us, too. That's probably not how I should look at it, but it's hard not to. I'd really appreciate any advice. 🙏

(Tagged Rec simply because I don't know what all those abbreviations mean, sorry!)

Anyone else feel like jade gets majorly underscored domestically on floor. Her tumbling and landings are basically always perfection, yet she only gets high 7s execution. No offence to Josc but she shouldn’t be getting the same execution as Jade. Even at American classics, jades E should have been much higher than Zoeys and Tatums. I know she gets artistry deductions, but her artistry isn’t worse than anyone else’s. Honestly it’s probably better than Simone and she never got hammered for it. Only a few of the US girls have good artistry on floor. Thankfully it hasn’t stopped Jade getting international assignments but it’s frustrating. I noticed it a lot in 2023. Her scores on floor are often better internationally but for everyone else they are worse 😭

A couple of important notes⬇️
- Kate McDonald withdrew after a minor injury in podium training as a precaution with Commonwealth Games coming up
- Ruby Pass .4 bonus on vault for doing a 5.0+ vault
- AA and apparatus medals are awarded on day 2 using scores from both days combined together

WAG senior top 8
Breanna Scott 53.166
Emily Whitehead 52.665
Georgia Godwin 52.498
Ruby Pass 50.300
Haylee Whitehead 49.465
Sophie Leo 49.132
Miella Brown 49.099
Romi Brown 48.465

WAG junior top 8
Madelyn Fazio 52.332
Olivia Meaney 50.732
Alice Johnson 50.066
Matilda Cleven 46.665
Zara Andrews 45.165
Shaydon Atkinson 44.065
Alissia Acharya 43.398
Alexandra Kusumah 43.365

Day 2 will be streamed live and free on Gymnastics Australia’s Youtube channel at 5:30pm AEST (GMT+10) on Friday

Mixed team competition will take place on Saturday at 5pm AEST

Full results ⬇️
https://public.scoreexpress.io/competitions/aa9b78be5ced430ce86558678a3646b9/d6e25b09d33e860d211660906a5c5c95?category=d6e25b09d33e860d211660906a5c9704&round&ranking

I don’t think Texas State made their official announcement yet, but Penn State did 🫢

Not directly gymnastics, but I know there are a lot of coaches/directors/etc. with many years of experience so hoping someone has seen this craft before.

I am in charge of a gymnastics camp, my first one ever. We are doing a “bring your American Girl doll” day. We do several during the regular year and they are huge hits! I had the idea for the girls to design their own leotards for their dolls and have bought fabric markers. I’ve seen a tutorial, but the woman used graphic socks. I’ll have some smaller and larger socks in case girls bring Barbie’s or stuffies, but during the year, every single girl has had an AG doll or at least target version (in a ritzy area). Before I buy a bunch of sizes to experiment, has anyone done this? What size human socks did you buy?

Thank you in advance!