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First back to back national champ since Simone Biles….

Allison Harper — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:40:16 +0000

So without intending to take anything away from Hezly and her accomplishments, I am so tired of reading everywhere that she was the first to win championships back to back since Simone Biles. The phrasing makes it sound like we are supposed to think that has been a long time and it is a rare thing. Simone won in 2023/2024, and Hezly won in 2025/2026. So she is the second consecutive back to back champion.

US Championships

Gymnastics Fan — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:13:50 +0000

Is anyone seeing the international feed on Sunday? It's currently 6:13pm EST and it hasn't started for me. I've refreshed multiple times.

2026 US Nationals Fantasy

Wendy Jo Svetanoff — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:21:14 +0000

Hi - I thought I heard that there was going to be a fantasy game for 2026 US Nationals; however, I do not see a link to it on the website. Will there by fantasy for Nationals this week?

Thank you!

90's Gymnastics- Smiling

Brittany Mullenary — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:42:25 +0000

I recently rewatched the 1996 Olympic Trials because I was feeling nostalgic since it is the 30th anniversary. I originally watched the trials as a 16-year-old and it feels very different now as an adult. What was the obsession with smiling? Every time someone smiled in their floor routine it had to be reported. Mary Beth Arnold's coach was strangely excited that she smiled during her floor routine. Then there was also that awful fluff piece about the Forsters where John Tesh, I think, said of their gymnasts, "they're different, they smile." I'm pretty sure that no amount of smiling was going to make up for how dysfunctional things were at the time. Also, nobody ever said anything about whether or not the men smiled during their routines, just saying. So cringe.