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Kensley Behel @kensleybehel.com · 07/10/2026

The World Champ says "Nobody should be able to do that [skill]"

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Kensley Behel @kensleybehel.com · 05/10/2026

PODCAST: 2024 Olympic Champion, Kyle Shewfelt, previews the contenders on FX at the 2026 World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i17d...

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Olympic Champion, Kyle Shewfelt previews the 2026 World Gymnastics Floor Final l Episode 119

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Argh, he gave it away with the dismount. But still, a bronze medal for the Lord of the Rings!

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This was an amazing pommel horse final. And now, I hope to witness Petrounias' 9th European Rings title.

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Kensley Behel @kensleybehel.com · 20/08/2026

PODCAST: Illia Kovtun Makes HISTORY! 2026 European Gymnastics Championships Recap l Episode 113 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx89...

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Illia Kovtun Makes HISTORY! 2026 European Gymnastics Championships Day 1 l Episode 113

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Kensley Behel @kensleybehel.com · 19/08/2026

If you're watching Euros & wondering about the confusion regarding sticks, it's because the MTC decided that athletes can't fight for the stick. It's truly one of, if not the worst decisions this committee has made. It makes no sense and is the antithesis of good sport.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Love this photo of Darja. (📸: singled_photo on Instagram)

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Katherine Keirns @kmkeirns.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is the comparison of the ranks from RG QF versus the full AA scores for the gymnasts who actually did a full AA in QF.

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Kensley Behel @kensleybehel.com · 11/08/2026

PODCAST: 2026 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships Recap l Episode 112 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DB0...

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2026 U.S. National Gymnastics Champonships Recap l Episode 112

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This is an insane USAG rule. This was not even a valid vault under the CoP, it does not warrant a score. I hope they reconsider this...

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I have no idea how (if) this can be stopped. Maybe with a complete reset with a new leadership (the current one needs to go for all the damage they have done) and a strong enforcement of the rules, even if it hurts? But the Russia/Europe issue will remain - and it is so much bigger than gymnastics.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If this catches on, it will be slowly (or quickly) corosive for the FIG and gymnastics in general, to the extent that it might be the existential threat for the FIG I mentioned at the beginning.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This could be very bad for gymnastics and the FIG. I don't want Russia to compete in gymnastics again, but I fully accept this is a terrible precendent. Because who is next? China refusing visa to Taiwanese gymnasts? Armenia to Azerbijani? There are so many options.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

But if the FIG do not sanction Europe for it, they cannot sanction anybody else for refusing visa without looking hypocritical. Which is basically an open invitation to any government to live out their political conflicts with other countries via refusing visa for FIG competitions.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

So now, the FIG has created a situation where the Europeans can do an Indonesia and pull visa - and justify that with a flimsy pretense. The FIG cannot do anything about it, because - as mentioned - they need rich european feds to host stuff, and EG is still the largest continental union.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

So, the floodgates were wide open back then, but just to make it even clearer to the Europeans and anybody else, they nailed them in place there.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

... and which they thoroughly pissed off with their Russia decision. But they structurally cannot do without the Europeans, because they host likely the majority of FIG competitions. The FIG in it's current form would be done without Europe. (It might be done now anyway, but that's not the point.)

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I don't think the FIG could have stopped or influenced anything last month, when they tried to "clarify" their decision on cancelling the AIN rules. They likely - in continuing their position of not taking a firm position - tried to appease the European nations, which are firmly Anti-Russian...

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

... competition (which would have been the correct decision, again) would have not only sucked for the gymnasts (again), but also annoyed a relevant (read: competition-hosting) federation, and made the FIG look even worse than they already did at that point.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Final nail in the coffin: The FIG did, once again, not react forcefully to the decision of the major of Cluj Napoca not to allow Russian flags and symbols. Likely because they created a valid justification for Cluj Napoca themselves with their immediate readmittance of Russia. So cancelling the...

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It might have been ugly and painful, but the FIG leadership probably had the votes for it. They could also phased it in instead, of doing it with immediate effect. Both steps would have made the position of the Europeans much harder to take and to defend.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I would say readmission of Russia and Belarus was only a matter of time. It needed to happen at some point. But there was really not excuse for doing it in the dumbest way possible - by the EC trying to present a fait accompli. They could have done this at the FIG congress.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It could have, maybe, stayed an exception if the FIG had not decided to annoy Europe next with the readmission of Russia, which was the second milestone here. To quote Douglas Adams: "This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The IOC threw a fit back then and tried what they could to punish Indonesia. I guess we can say now they did not overreact back then. We will never know it, but I think it is very likely we would not were we are today if the FIG had reacted differently back then and not set the precedent.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yes, that would have sucked for everybody involved, especially the gymnasts, with a lot of people already in Jakarta - but it would have sent a clear signal that any political meddling was unacceptable. The FIG did the opposite, and showed everybody that political meddling was acceptable.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The first milestone was the World Championships in Jakarta last year. The actions of the FIG - continuing with Worlds after Indonesia denied via to the Israeli delegation - are the original sin in all this. I think it is likely we would not be here if the FIG had immediately cancelled the thing.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Croatia has denied to grant visa for three Russian gymnasts (Melnikova, Kalmykova, Listunova) for WAG Euros in Zagreb next week. Russia is sending alternates. In my opinion, this is a situation that can become an existential threat to the FIG quite quickly. And it is completely self-made by the FIG.

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Katherine Keirns @kmkeirns.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

FIG has clarified that they wont take action against hosts who wont accommodate Russian/Belarussian delegations for events awarded before May 2026. Which btw is ALL of the world cups and world challenge cups for this quad.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Podium for ribbon: 🥇 Viktoria Steinfeld - 27.750 🥈 Lada Pusch - 27.600 🥉 Darja Varfolomeev - 27.450

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Podium for clubs: 🥇 Lada Pusch - 30.000 🥈 Viktoria Steinfeld - 29.100 🥉 Lisa Maria Garac - 27.600

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Podium for ball: 🥇 Darja Varfolomeev - 30.700 🥈 Margarita Kolosov - 27.000 🥉 Lisa Maria Garac - 26.850

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Podium for hoop: 🥇 Darja Vafolomeev - 30.650 🥈 Lada Pusch - 29.050 🥉 Viktoria Steinfeld - 28.400

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Germany announced the individuals for Rhythmic Worlds: Darja Varfolomeev will do the AA, Lada Pusch will do three events and Anastasia Simakova will do one event: www.dtb.de/artikel/darj...

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Titelkämpfe der Rhythmischen Sportgymnastik in Frankfurt am Main

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Katherine Keirns @kmkeirns.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

2026 German Championships WAG Event Finals Day 2

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

And here is the "official" MTC video that was linked in the newsletter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6D1...

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The KOUDINOV 2 - MAG HB new element

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

According to french reporting, the Qatari have already "recruited" 3 french, 1 spanish and 3 "foreign" gymnasts. One is Denechere, one of the other two French is Léa Franceries.

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Ribbon podium: 1. Taisiia Onofriichuk (URK) - 28.000 2. Takhmina Ikromova (UZB) - 27.850 3. Daniela Munits (ISR) - 27.600

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Amalia Lica is closing out the final with a fun party music routine (Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone) that delights the audience. Amalia Lica (ROU) - 26.800

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Wayward Boy @wayward-boy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026