MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

Here is little Shang Chunsong during beam finals during the Chinese Nationals. Shang is looking quite confident during this routine, her connections are sharp and her routine is much more fluid than last year.  With Nanning Worlds about 4 1/2 months away,  Shang looks like she's already campaigning for beam world champion.

The final day of event finals and the final day of the World Championships. There were triumphs and some very surprising results.

The newest world all-around champion has been crowned, after a night of joy, a night of triumphs and perseverance. The night can be focussed on four stories, Kyla Ross, Simone Biles, Larisa Iordache and Aliya Mustafina. It was a four way battle for the podium, and only one could triumph.

There are new elements being submitted to the FIG today for addition to the code of points and to have the athlete's names forever synonymous with the skills. Here are the elements being submitted:

China's got a preliminary list of athletes selected for the World Championships in Antwerp at the end of September. This is a preliminary list and could be subject to change. So take this list with a grain of salt.