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Is there any reason for that do you think? Is it because of changes in coaching following the White Report? Or the fact that there are stricter rules regarding training during school hours now? I don’t think it’s fallout from the covid gym closures as that probably had the most impact on those...

BG are sending a team to the Summer University Games in July in Germany. It looks like they managed to get a full MAG team together. I’m glad that they were able to get a WAG team together, although I did have hopes that Ondine or Poppy might be interested in going.

Also on a different note, Grace Davies has been selected as reserve for Euros so congratulations to Grace Grace.

There’s been a bit of nationality switching from England home nations squad to Wales over the last few years. At one point Emily Roper competed for England at the Northern European Championships whilst her twin Abi Roper was there at the same competition competing for Wales. I wonder if that’s...

Euros teams have been announced! Super pleased for Ruby S to finally make a main team.

Oh that’s interesting! I wonder if GMF has thrown her hat into the ring for Euros. I know that this isn’t a selection event and that the panel has already met but I’m guessing that she could be up for selection under the extenuating circumstances clause of the selection policy. I have a feeling...

Gymnastics was originally meant to be part of the multi sport European Championships are happening in August 2026. However once gymnastics decided not to take part, the Croatian Fed chose to keep the summer date for the Euros that they are now hosting. Most likely because it will nicely line up...

The Euros 2026 dates have now been confirmed as: WAG: 13th- 16th Aug MAG: 19th-23rd Aug CWG dates are 23rd July- 2nd Aug. There is possibility for someone to do both.

The crown on the LSU leo looks like a stretched out hand from a distance.

Have BG always had reserve gymnasts for the senior squad or is it new this year now that they’ve phased out the senior developmental squad? The reserves are Lottie Smith, Isabelle Priestly, Ellie Lewis and Crystelle Lake.

Wales should have a decent chance in the team comp. Ruby E, Frances Stone, Jemima Taylor and the Ropers are all Welsh. That’s a big chunk of the GB squad taken out for the Wales CWG team so it is possible that there would have to be some overlap between the Euros and the CWG teams. It’s an...

GB squad selection has been released. I’m glad that they didn’t stick to their original plan of only having 16 senior squad members with all the injuries. It’s also great to see that Ondine isn’t retiring Elite although I do wonder what her timeline is for coming back. Logistically the travel...

Yes it was on her Instagram stories. It made me realize how old I am compared to these Gen Z gymnasts because she posted something like ‘I’m not retiring, girlypop is just tired’ and I sat there for ages wondering who/ what a girlypop was. However I don’t think GMF will be able to be selected...

Good old Grace Grace

I hope that Grace is ok. She scratched her second vault after taking a fall on the first.