For some gymnasts, the once end-all-be-all of collegiate vaulting, the Yurchenko, just doesn’t pan out. Whether it stems from an aversion to backward skills, or
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Depth, Execution and More Depth Are the Keys to Vault in the MAC
The 2016 season saw the world of collegiate vault—and its recruiting—turned on its head with the Yurchenko full being devalued from a 10.000 start value
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Potential Lineups: MAC Part I
The MAC may just be college gymnastics’ best-kept secret, with teams across the conference out of the limelight but steadily on the rise over the
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Last Week in College Gym: September 26
There’s a lot that happens on the gymternet each week. So much so that it can be hard to keep track of it all. From
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Belgium’s Margo Van Linden Looking Forward to Team Spirit at Western Michigan
If Belgian gymnastics has been on your radar since Nina Derwael and her teammates’ impressive performance at the Olympics this summer, the NCAA will soon
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Defying Expectations: After Devastating Injury, Payton Murphy Is Just Getting Started
When Payton Murphy’s feet hit the mat following her first competitive bar routine in over a year, there were tears. That moment during Western Michigan’s
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Weird Things We Found In Roster Bios
We read a lot of roster bios. A LOT of them. It’s part of the gig. You’d be surprised how many goofy nuggets are out
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