You Asked, The Gymternet Answered
What’s the difference between a Deltchev and a straddle Jaeger? Why does Nina Derwael have nine skills on bars? Do inbar stalders get deducted if they aren’t piked enough?
What’s the difference between a Deltchev and a straddle Jaeger? Why does Nina Derwael have nine skills on bars? Do inbar stalders get deducted if they aren’t piked enough?
Can Yao Jinnan be a surprise hit this year? Who has the best shot at beating Team USA this summer? Why do podiums make the floor more springy?
Why doesn’t USA Gym invite more higher-level gymnasts to the American Cup? When was the last perfect 10 awarded at the Olympics? Why don’t gymnasts punch out of vaults?
Who is Trinidad & Tobago sending to the test event? Do NCAA gymnasts get skills named for them? Have any gymnasts seen success in other sports?
Why was the Amanar devalued? Would Martha Karolyi go for a Dutch-style floor routine? What’s up with Anastasia Grishina?
How was the Olympic order determined? Where did Margzetta Frazier end up? Why isn’t Simone Biles competing at the American Cup?
Why do men compete six events but women only compete four? Can the oft-injured Rebeca Andrade make Brazil’s team? Will the 2020 rule change bring back gymnasts from 2008 or beyond?
How did Yami Peña qualify to London if she finished 69th at the test event? What is the most-needed two-event specialist in the U.S.? Why wasn’t Lizzy Leduc at worlds?
What happened to Kayla Williams after 2009? How many of the proposed code changes will stick? What do we think about floor routines with two passes?
Why do gymnasts get away with no real front tumbling on floor? What’s going on with Norah Flatley? Why doesn’t the U.S. host worlds?