Team It should come as no shock to anyone that the likely scenario for this World Championships is a battle for gold between Japan and China, followed by a battle for bronze between Great Britain and USA. I've written a couple of articles going more in depth on these, looking at who has the difficulty … Continue reading 2022 World Championships Preview
Japan vs China: A Comparison
Worlds is now right around the corner, and once again we are faced with a looming showdown between Japan and China for the team title. I have already written up a comparison about the expect battle for bronze between GB and USA here, so now it's time to compare Japan and China! (But of course, … Continue reading Japan vs China: A Comparison
Great Britain vs USA: A Comparison
World Championships is now rights around the corner, and with Japan and China expected to be battling it out for the gold and silver medals in the team event, the big question is who is the favourite for bronze? Since 2016, USA and GB have been going back and forth in the 4th and 5th … Continue reading Great Britain vs USA: A Comparison
Great Britain vs Japan: A Comparison
Following on from Great Britain's hugely successful and impressive performance at 2022 Euros, plus the same team's dominance representing England at the Commonwealth Games, I've had a lot of questions and comment about how they would stack up against the other top teams in the World. Since Japan are the only team to have named … Continue reading Great Britain vs Japan: A Comparison
2022 European Championships All Around and Apparatus Preview
Team competition preview HERE All Around It's hard to know how to approach a discussion about this AA competition because the favourite on paper, Joe Fraser, is a bit of a questionmark. Joe only competed 4 events at Commonwealth Games a couple of weeks ago due to a fractured foot, however is down on the … Continue reading 2022 European Championships All Around and Apparatus Preview
2022 European Championships Team Preview
All around and individual appratus preview HERE The heavy favourites for the team title at this Euros are Great Britain- the team is identical to the English team that won Commonwealth Games a couple of weeks ago with a strong team score of 254.550. For context, this is just over a point lower than the … Continue reading 2022 European Championships Team Preview
2022 Commonwealth Games Team and All Around Preview
Team The English team of James Hall, Joe Fraser, Courtney Tulloch, Giarnni Regini-Moran and Jake Jarman, is the far and away favourite for the team gold this Commonwealth Games. Not only are they the favourites, but they are expected to win by a huge margin- in 2018 the gap between gold medal winning England and … Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Team and All Around Preview
2022 All Japan AA Championships and Preparing for Worlds Selection
It's that time of year again... the time where we desperately try to figure out what on earth is going on in Japan. And this year it's even more chaotic than usual, somehow. First things first- World Championships Selection policy. As we know, Japan's teams are not so much selected as decided via complicated spreadsheet … Continue reading 2022 All Japan AA Championships and Preparing for Worlds Selection
Russian National Team Updated for 2022
The official rosters for the Russian National team for 2022 have been released, and there has been many changes from the 2021 National Team list- more than usual. As always, the Russian National team consists of a main team and a reserve team, and it is possible for the teams to be updated throughout the … Continue reading Russian National Team Updated for 2022
A History of Uchimura Kohei’s Winning Streak
Following the recent announcement that Uchimura Kohei has decided to retire, I thought that it was only appropriate to pay tribute to his record-breaking, magical career by looking back at the history of Kohei's 10 year undefeated reign across both National and International competitions. Remarkably, Kohei won every single National and International competition he entered … Continue reading A History of Uchimura Kohei’s Winning Streak