Men's UTRS: The Best Scores of 2017 Updated March 5

I've decided to revive the UTRS (Uncle Tim Ranking System), which, for those who care, is pronounced "uterus." For the time being, it's going to be a very tiny UTRS, mostly because there haven't been many meets. But as we see more men, the UTRS will expand.

As per usual, take these rankings with a grain of salt. (Pro Tip: Never bet your life savings based on my numbers–or my predictions for that matter.) Judging varies from meet to meet, and as you can see, I've culled these scores from several meets. I've included the competition names so that you can decide how much crack (or meth) the judges smoked before handing out the scores.

More than anything, you should think of these tables like this: New quad, new Code of Points. What the H is a good score nowadays? I don't think anyone knows right now. So, let me show you…

Key:

• An asterisk (*): Usually denotes a routine for which I have a final score without a D score.
• Links, when available, are provided for the top 5 routines.

Notes:

• The official results sheets for Russian Nationals do not include D scores. I love you, Gymternet, but I don't have time to score every routine on YouTube. Wedding planning > Scoring routines. So, there may be a few Russian gymnasts who have big Ds and aren't listed. If you know who they are, leave their names and D scores in the comments section below.
• As always, if I missed someone, let me know in the comments. Obrigado.

Men's All-Around Rankings: Best Scores

Name	Country	Score	Meet
1. Yul Moldauer	USA	86.900	Winter Cup F
2. Akash Modi	USA	86.300	Winter Cup Q
3. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	85.699	American Cup
4. Allan Bower	USA	85.050	Winter Cup F
5. Artur Dalaloyan (Артур ДАЛАЛОЯН)	RUS	84.431	Russian Nationals Q
6. Donnell Whittenburg	USA	84.200	Winter Cup Q
7. Nikita Ignatyev (Никита ИГНАТЬЕВ)	RUS	83.731	Russian Nationals AA

Men's Floor Rankings: Best D Scores

Name	Country	D Score	Meet
1. Shirai Kenzo (白井健三)	JPN	7.2	Melbourne EF
2. Dmitry Lankin (Дмитрий ЛАНКИН)	RUS	6.4	Russian Nationals EF
3. Eddie Penev	USA	6.3	Winter Cup
4. Kirill Prokopyev (Кирилл ПРОКОПЬЕВ)	RUS	6.1	Russian Nationals EF
4.Wataru Tanigawa	JPN	6.1	Melbourne EF
4. Christopher Remkes	AUS	6.1	Melbourne
7. Jile Mu	CHN	5.9	Melbourne
7. Donnell Whittenburg	USA	5.9	Winter Cup
7. Ryohei Kato (加藤凌平)	JPN	5.9	American Cup
7. Akash Modi	USA	5.9	Winter Cup
7. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	5.9	Reykjavík International Games
7. Antonios Tantalides (Αντώνιος ΤΑΝΤΑΛΙΔΗΣ )	GRE	5.9	Greek Nationals
7. Dimitrios Markousis (Δημήτριος ΜΑΡΚΟΥΣΗΣ)	GRE	5.9	Greek Nationals

Men's Floor Rankings: Best Scores

Name	Country	Final Score	Meet
1. Shirai Kenzo (白井健三)	JPN	15.100	Melbourne Q
2. Eddie Penev	USA	15.050	Winter Cup F
3. Yul Moldauer	USA	14.850	Winter Cup Q
4. Kirill Prokopyev (Кирилл ПРОКОПЬЕВ)	RUS	14.733	Russian Nationals AA
5. Akash Modi	USA	14.550	Winter Cup Q
6. Jile Mu	CHN	14.466	Melbourne EF
7. Dmitry Lankin (Дмитрий ЛАНКИН)	RUS	14.433	Russian Nationals Q

Men's Pommel Rankings: Best D Scores

Name	Country	D Score	Meet
1. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	6.5	Reykjavík International Games
2. Alexander Naddour	USA	6.4	Winter Cup
3. Krisztián Berki	HUN	6.3	Melbourne
4. Hao Weng	CHN	6.2	Melbourne
5. Allan Bower	USA	6.1	Winter Cup
5. Alec Yoder	USA	6.1	Winter Cup Q
5. Bart Deurloo	NED	6.1	American Cup
5. Evan Cruz	CAN	6.1	Elite Canada EF

Men's Pommel Rankings: Best Scores

Name	Country	Final Score	Meet
1. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	15.550	Reykjavík International Games
2. Alexander Naddour	USA	15.300	Winter Cup F
3. Krisztián Berki	HUN	14.933	Melbourne EF
4. Allan Bower	USA	14.900	Winter Cup F
4. Alec Yoder	USA	14.900	Winter Cup Q
6. Brandon Ngai	USA	14.850	Winter Cup Q
7. Donothan Bailey	USA	14.750	Winter Cup F

Men's Rings Rankings: Best D Scores

Name	Country	D Score	Meet
1. Eleftherios Petrounias Ελευθέριος ΠΕΤΡΟΥΝΙΑΣ	GRE	6.3	Greek Championships
2. Guanhua Wu	CHN	6.2	Melbourne
2. Jingyuan Zou	CHN	6.2	Melbourne
2. Alexander Naddour	USA	6.2	Winter Cup F
2. Ibrahim Colak	TUR	6.2	Melbourne EF
6. Donnell Whittenburg	USA	6.1	Winter Cup
6. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	6.1	American Cup
6. Koji Yamamuro (山室 光史)	JPN	6.1	Melbourne EF
6. Kiu Chung Ng (吳翹充)	HKG	6.1	Melbourne EF

Men's Rings Rankings: Best Scores

Name	Country	Final Score	Meet
1. Eleftherios Petrounias Ελευθέριος ΠΕΤΡΟΥΝΙΑΣ	GRE	15.700	Greek Championships
2. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	15.550	Reykjavík International Games
3. Yul Moldauer	USA	15.100	Winter Cup Q
4. Konstantinos Konstantinidis Κων/νος ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΙΔΗΣ	GRE	14.900	Greek Championships
5. Guanhua Wu	CHN	14.866	Melbourne EF
5. Jingyuan Zou	CHN	14.866	Melbourne EF
7. Alexander Naddour	USA	14.850	Winter Cup F
8. Donnell Whittenburg	USA	14.800	Winter Cup F

Men's Vault Rankings: Best D Score Averages

Name	Country	D1	D2	D Avg.	Meet
1. Christopher Remkes	AUS	5.6	5.6	5.6	Melbourne
1. Wataru Tanigawa	JPN	5.6	5.6	5.6	Melbourne
3. Kenzo Shirai (白井健三)	JPN	5.6	5.4	5.5	Melbourne Q
4. Dmitry Lankin (Дмитрий ЛАНКИН)	RUS	5.6	5.2	5.4	Russian Nationals EF
4. Artur Dalaloyan ДАЛАЛОЯН Артур	RUS	5.2	5.6	5.4	Russian Nationals EF
4. Viktor Britan (БРИТАН Виктор)	RUS	5.6	6.2	5.4	Russian Nationals EF

Men's Vault Rankings: Best Avg. Scores

Name	Country	Final Score	Meet
1. Kenzo Shirai (白井健三)	JPN	14.916	Melbourne EF
2. Christopher Remkes	AUS	14.883	Melbourne EF
3. Wataru Tanigawa	RUS	14.566	Melbourne EF
4. Dmitri Lankin* (Дмитрий ЛАНКИН)	RUS	14.533	Russian Nationals Q
5. Artur Dalaloyan* (ДАЛАЛОЯН Артур)	RUS	14.416	Russian Nationals Q
6. Ahmet Onder	TUR	14.299	Melbourne Q

Men's P-Bar Rankings: Best D Scores

Name	Country	D Score	Meet
1. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	6.7	American Cup
2. Jingyuan Zou	CHN	6.6	Melbourne
3. Donnell Whittenburg	USA	6.5	Winter Cup
4. Nikita Nagornyy Никита Нагорный	RUS	6.4	Russian Nationals EF
4. Vladislav Polyashov (Владислав ПОЛЯШОВ)	RUS	6.4	Russian Nationals EF
6. Ferhat Arican	TUR	6.3	Melbourne Q
7. Akash Modi	USA	6.1	American Cup

Men's P-Bar Rankings: Best Scores

Name	Country	Final Score	Meet
1. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	15.600	Reykjavík International Games
2. Jingyuan Zou	CHN	15.433	Melbourne Q
3. Nikita Nagornyy Никита Нагорный	RUS	15.066	Russian Nationals EF
4. Akash Modi	USA	15.033	American Cup
5. Yul Moldauer	USA	15.000	Winter Cup F
6. Ferhat Arican	TUR	14.833	Melbourne Q
7. Vladislav Polyashov (Владислав ПОЛЯШОВ)	RUS	14.633	Russian Nationals EF

Men's High Bar Rankings: Best D Scores

Name	Country	D Score	Meet
1. Yusuke Saito	JPN	6.7	Melbourne Q
2. Bart Deurloo	NED	6.4	American Cup
3. Chris Brooks	USA	6.2	Winter Cup
4. Akash Modi	USA	6.0	American Cup
4. Grant Breckenridge	USA	6.0	Winter Cup F
6. Donnell Whittenburg	USA	5.9	Winter Cup
7. Wei Sun	CHN	5.8	American Cup
7. Mitchell Morgans	AUS	5.8	Melbourne
7. Oleg Verniaiev (Олег Верняєв)	UKR	5.8	Reykjavík International Games

Men's High Bar Rankings: Best Scores

Name	Country	Final Score	Meet
1. Chris Brooks	USA	14.950	Winter Cup Q
2. Bart Deurloo	NED	14.533	American Cup
3. Akash Modi	USA	14.400	Winter Cup Q
4. Yusuke Saito	JPN	14.366	Melbourne Q
5. Christopher Jursch*	GER	14.350	German National Team Cup
6. Grant Breckenridge	USA	14.150	Winter Cup F
7. Nikita Ignatyev*	RUS	14.000	Russian Nationals AA
8. Alexei Rostov*	RUS	13.966	Russian Nationals Q

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Round 'Em up, Boys: MAG Tidbits from Worlds - October 22, 2015

Here's what happened today…

1. In the next episode of "Chalk Divas," the U.S. took over 10 minutes to chalk the p-bars during podium training.

In that amount of time, you could have intercourse – twice (if you're the average Joe or Jane).

Needless to say, the Americans didn't have much time to actually get on the p-bars.

And we wonder why Sam Mikulak had overtime problems at Worlds last year………





2. The pressure is on Manrique Larduet.

Carlos Gil, the main coach for Team Cuba, believes that Manrique will qualify to Rio in Glasgow. To do so, he will have to win an individual medal during event finals.

Randy Leroux is expected to qualify during the Test Event next year.

Larduet VT - Podium training
Posted by International Gymnast Magazine on Thursday, October 22, 2015

3. In case you missed it, there will not be a North vs. South Korean vault showdown in Glasgow this year. Yang Hak-Seon, the 2012 Olympic vault champion, is out with a hamstring injury.

4. Also injured: Dinh Phuong Thanh of Thailand (shoulder). He won a gold medal in the all-around at the SEA Games. While he may not be a favorite for an all-around medal in Glasgow, Thailand is counting on him for a berth to the Olympic Test Event.

5. More injuries: During podium training, Tomomasa Hasegawa of Japan fell from the high bar, further injuring his left hip. He's out.

Naoto Hayasaka, the alternate, will replace him.

6. Team Spain is shooting for the top 12. López, Abad, and Tallón will compete in the all-around. The European floor champ Ray Zapata will compete on floor, rings, vault, and p-bars.

Isaac Botella, a vault finalist at the Olympics, will fly to Glasgow – just in case Spain needs him. He has been suffering from back problems, so hopefully, they don't need him.

If you're wondering where Fabian González is, you're not alone. He retired from the sport so that he could study.

7. Daniel Corral, the 2013 silver medalist on pommel horse, broke up with his coach. He'll be heading to Ivan Ivankov in Houston. It turns out that Steve Butcher recommended Ivan to Daniel.

8. Epke Zonderland: The floppy hair, the flexed feet, the wild arch on his pirouettes…

This is what World Champions are made of.

Honestly, I'd rather watch Epke on parallel bars. Typically, he's cleaner on that event.

9. Chris Brooks: Magic Mike XXL. You'd think that they'd make shorts with drawstrings.

10. Danell Leyva had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad podium training.

He barely did anything on p-bars (partly because it took the U.S. forever to chalk the bars). He fell off high bar. He fell multiple times on floor. He almost Paul Hamm-ed his vault.

He says that the errors are the result of being too confident.

Last year, the U.S. men qualified to finals in third with a 270.369. That was 3.000 points behind China, and 14.209 ahead of the 8th place team, Germany.

I'd be shocked if Team USA didn't qualify directly to Rio. (Top 8 qualify.) Like, the only thing keeping Team USA from qualifying directly to Rio is the Loch Ness Monster.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if they found themselves off the podium.

Tim Daggett, though, is always the Team USA supporter:

I've seen the US have really rough podiums before and come back strong. Japan had even more mistakes on HB than USA #Glasgow2015

— tim daggett (@timdaggettnbc) October 22, 2015

11. Paul Ruggeri was one of the most consistent gymnasts in podium training for the U.S.

12. Luke Wiwatowski of Team Australia lets us know what he thinks of the new setup (i.e. the judges not sitting on the floor by the podium).

A bit hard initially to identify the judges with the new separated set up. But feels cool to be more 1 on 1 with the apparatus #glasgow2015

— Luke Wiwatowski (@lukewiwa) October 22, 2015

13. The gymnasts now have a rockstar entrance, but it's a bit awkward for the gymnasts…

The rock star entrance is cool (with dry ice!) But I need to practice this! #glasgow2015 I don't know what to do with my hands

— Luke Wiwatowski (@lukewiwa) October 22, 2015

Luke, the answer is always jazz hands and/or kick line.

If that isn't your style, copy Chris Brooks.

Work that stage like a modeling catwalk. Easy, breezy, beautiful Chris Brooks.

14. Gym gods, thank you for Bart Conner! Thank you for International Gymnast!

Bart Conner and crew were all over pommels today. Here are a few of the key players. (Yesterday, we saw Max Whitlock and Louis Smith.)

Tommasone PH - Podium training
Posted by International Gymnast Magazine on Thursday, October 22, 2015

Berki PH - Podium training
Posted by International Gymnast Magazine on Thursday, October 22, 2015

Ude PH - Podium training
Posted by International Gymnast Magazine on Thursday, October 22, 2015

Lord knows that I'm all about a good straddle position and toe point. So, I vote for Berki and Ude!

15. Oleg Verniaiev decided that Under Armour really can go *under* anything – including leotards.

Oleg looking pic perfect on p-bars! @verniaiev.gym #glasgow2015 #gymnast #pictureperfect #athlete

A video posted by Inside Gymnastics (@insidegym) on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:30am PDT

For all I care, he could wear this:

As long as we can see his pointed toes and as long as he wins medals, there will be champagne in San Francisco.

By the way, Coach Rick predicts that Kohei will win the all-around, but he thinks that Oleg will come the closest to challenging him.

16. Cold hands, warm heart. That's what my gymnastics coach always told me.

"Work hard, recover harder," says @nilemw who looked great in training for GBR at #glasgow2015 #gymnastics #worldchampionships!

A photo posted by Inside Gymnastics (@insidegym) on Oct 22, 2015 at 5:18am PDT

17. Gross incident of the day:

Blood on the PH has stopped team Ukraine #Glasgow2015

— tim daggett (@timdaggettnbc) October 22, 2015

18. Just something to think about… 

Just think how good at life you would be – if you had Chris Brooks cheering for you every step of the way.

— Uncle Tim (@uncletimmensgym) October 22, 2015

19. Marian Dragulescu has promised me a photo of him and Bruno Grandi. In the meantime, here's a video of his floor training from today:

Quick look at @mariandragulescu on FX at #Glagow2015 ! Full routine coming to www.InsideGymnastics.com #gymnastics #gymnast #amazingpeople

A video posted by Inside Gymnastics (@insidegym) on Oct 22, 2015 at 2:09pm PDT

Okay, that's the end of the line for me. Did you come across anything good today? 

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Round 'Em up, Boys: 2015 Worlds Tidbits – October 20, 2015

Let's skip the 80s intro. Here are some tidbits on the men's side from Worlds…

1. I don't know what the German men have been doing, but it seems that they all have hand injuries.

Marcel Nguyen has a left middle finger injury. Andreas Bretschneider has a finger injury.

2. Check out this article on the Dutch gymnasts with eponymous skills. On the men's side, you have the Zonderland on parallel bars and the van Gelder on rings. For the WAG fans out there, they also mention the Wevers.

3. A breakdown of potential D-scores for Kohei Uchimura. The blog predicts around a 39.4 – provided that Kohei performs his Li Xiaopeng on vault.

4. Don't recognize most of the Italian men? It's okay. It's mostly a new crop of guys. Matteo Morandi had to have meniscus surgery, and Alberto Busnari, the pommel horse god, has been left home.

5. Ryohei Kato is at 80-90% after an ankle injury.

6. There was a long article on the Ukrainian men. Here are my key takeaways:

Oleg Verniaiev's legs are still bothering him. Unfortunately, his magical Israeli doctor hasn't been able to alleviate all his pain. It sounds like he won't have surgery until after the Olympics because he needs six months to recover.

In addition to talking extensively about the new floor mats, the gymnasts mention several empty promises from the Ukrainian sports federation. Radivilov, for instance, was promised housing in Donetsk after his bronze in the London Olympics. He's still waiting, and he ain't too happy.

At this time, neither Radivilov nor Oleg plans to leave the country. However, if things don't change after the Olympics, Oleg might venture elsewhere.

7. It has been 12 years since Cuba has competed at the World Championships.

For the gym nerds, here's a stroll down memory lane… At the 2001 and 2003 World Championships, Eric Lopez Rios finished 5th in the all-around. It'll be interesting to see if Manrique Larduet can top that.

So, welcome back, Cuba!

 9.637

9.600 + Uncle Tim bonus for the 'stache game

8. Brazil has confirmed what I wrote yesterday: Diego Hypólito is the alternate. No opportunity to defend his bronze on floor. BOO!

Arthur Nory, Caio Souza, Francisco Barretto, and Lucas Bitencourt will do the all-around. Zanetti will compete on floor, rings, and vault. Péricles da Silva will be on pommels, p-bars, and high bar.

9. Marian Dragulescu is a celebrity at Worlds. Everyone wants to hang out with him.

Amazing people series 😃👍 @Verniaiev_GyM #Glasgow2015 @UEGymnastics @FIG_media @InsideGym @GymnasticStrong #gymlife pic.twitter.com/dbOOmcIF7d

— Marian Dragulescu (@drmarian777) October 20, 2015

Nice to meet you again @mariandragulescu , old school gymnasts ha ha ha 😂😂😂 Good luck! #Glasgow2015 #2015wgc #gymnastics #Glasgow

A photo posted by Federico Molinari (@fdmolinari) on Oct 20, 2015 at 12:18pm PDT

Seriously, everyone…

Next session - bumped into an old face!

A photo posted by Scott Denny Hann (@scotthann) on Oct 20, 2015 at 6:37am PDT

10. You know what they say about a man who carries a big selfie stick, right?

Yeah, nor do I… But Team GB is obsessed with their selfie sticks. How many Crown Jewels must I donate to get a picture of Team GB + the Queen, while the Queen holds the selfie stick?

Selfie stick game strong 💪🏼

A photo posted by Brinn Bevan (@brinnbevan) on Oct 20, 2015 at 8:06am PDT

11. I love how the U.S. gymnasts look like they are about to have a snowball fight.

USA MAN'S GYMNASTICS World Team 3rd day training Yeessooo!

A photo posted by Yin Alvarez (@coachyinsanity) on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:22am PDT

…and then, they're like, "Just kidding! ESPN Body Issue, call us."

Team Work USA World Team at the training hall in Glasgow Yeessooo!

A photo posted by Yin Alvarez (@coachyinsanity) on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:27am PDT

12. Finally, a few training videos.

First up, Danell Leyva. I've always loved the rhythm of his pirouetting skills on p-bars, and I'd love to see him medal again this year.

I wish that he could find the same rhythm on his Rybalko on high bar.

Awesome p-bars training from @danelljleyva! More on our website, InsideGym.com!

A video posted by Inside Gymnastics (@insidegym) on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:49pm PDT

The Glasgow Worlds will be Brinn Bevan's first big meet as a senior. Here are some of his highlights from training today:

A few clips from our first day of training @2015wgc @elite_gymwear @thehardwaytosuccess

A video posted by Brinn Bevan (@brinnbevan) on Oct 20, 2015 at 4:52am PDT

Look for Brinn's huge Tsuk double pike!

My vault from the Final control comp today before we head off to @2015wgc

A video posted by Brinn Bevan (@brinnbevan) on Oct 18, 2015 at 12:36pm PDT

Reiss Beckford, who will be representing Jamaica, uploaded some highlights of his training, which included a big ol' Cassina:

Good 1st Day Training, Ready For Podium Training Tomorrow! @turngymnastics #JAMnast #TeamJamaica #glasgow2015gymnastics

A video posted by Reiss❌Beckford (@reissbeckford) on Oct 20, 2015 at 12:54pm PDT

That's it for today! Feel free to leave a comment and share any videos, articles, or pictures that you ran across today!

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Round 'Em up, Boys: Articles, Videos, and other Tidbits from 2015 Worlds - October 19, 2015

When it comes to the World Championships, the gymternet blows up. Sign onto Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, or Instagram, and you'll find doctoral dissertations analyzing a single photo and what it means for team lineups.

On the men's side, though, it's much harder to find information. You gotta go looking for it, and in many cases, you need Google translate to find the good stuff.

So, I thought that I'd round up everything that I've been reading and watching and put them into blogs during Worlds. Here's what I came across today…


1. Every listicle should start with Fabian Hambiceps.

Baby Fabian was so adorable. Here he is with his ex-girlfriend in 2008:

2. Alexei Nemov hopes that Russia can take third behind China and Japan. He has high hopes for Denis Ablyazin on floor, vault, and rings. (No duh!)

You might recall that Denis won gold on floor last year – beating Super Twisty Kenzo Shirai. In Nanning, Denis was the bronze medalist on rings, as well.

3. The Brazilian press is reporting that Diego Hypólito will be the alternate for Brazil.

That's gotta suck for him. He was slated to be the alternate in 2014, as well, but he was added to the team at the last minute. Then, surprise! He won bronze on floor!

At any rate, the team is said to be: Arthur Nory, Arthur Zanetti, Caio Souza, Francisco Barreto Júnior, Lucas Bittencourt, and Péricles Silva.

Reminder: Sergio Sasaki, one of Brazil's key contributors, is out with a knee injury. Ironically, he sustained that knee injury in Glasgow.


4. Oleg Verniaiev just got a new floor mat! PRAISE THE GYM GODS!

It's a mighty fine floor, I might add. Have you ever seen sexier foam?

Alas, it looks like they could use a new pommel horse, too. (But beggars can't be choosers.) Here are a few shots from inside his gym:

5. Speaking of Oleg… There haven't been too many training videos of the men, but Tim Daggett did post one of Oleg. Thank you, Timmy!

pic.twitter.com/BUqB6Bdvfs

— tim daggett (@timdaggettnbc) October 19, 2015

6. Prior to Worlds, the Chinese team was training in Paris. Cheng Ran, a member of China's gold-medal-winning team in 2014, was sent home. It's unclear why.

Update! Never mind. Elizabeth figured it out! :-)

@uncletimmensgym perhaps Cheng ran away?

— Elizabeth Booth (@RussianGymnast) October 20, 2015

7. Sam Oldham opens up about not making the World Team. At a training camp in Portugal, he sustained an injury to his lat, and at the London Open, he had a small tear in his Plantaris. Best of luck, Bud!

8. Friendly Reminder: Kohei Uchimura apparently has had left shoulder problems. We'll see if that comes into play.

9. The IOC did a lovely fluff piece on Kohei. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:

"It's not about winning gold at the Olympics, or winning gold at the World Championships. I've already done those things."

"The result doesn't matter; it's really about performing in a way that I'm satisfied with."

10. The meet organizers need to figure out this lighting situation! Lights are exploding! And if a piece of glass cuts my Oleg, I'll cut a bitch.

A loud boom in the arena as a bulb in this performance lit arena explodes. All ok #Glasgow2015 pic.twitter.com/SEsVvaBuxS

— tim daggett (@timdaggettnbc) October 19, 2015

11. Deus meu! Somehow, I feel like there's not going to be a lot of sleeping in this hotel room.

Arrived at Glasgow🇬🇧 Me & @brinnbevan settling in 🏢💪🏼

A photo posted by Nile Wilson (@nilemw) on Oct 19, 2015 at 11:21am PDT

12. Oh, and if you're really behind on your men's gymnastics news, Sam Mikulak is out with a slight Achilles tear.

Slight tear in my Achilles 😔 Luckily I have a wonderful and supportive family here in Cali to cheer me up 😎☀️ pic.twitter.com/niSzCB4HEW

— Sam Mikulak (@SamuelMikulak) October 11, 2015

13. Again, if you're behind on your MAG news, Slovenian gymnast Mitja Petkovšek has retired. He was the 2005 and 2007 world champion on parallel bars, and I was hoping to see him again in Glasgow.

Bonus: Lord of the Rings, Chen Yibing, is an adorable daddy.

What have you been reading? Leave a comment below!

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Sexy Data Dump

During the World Championships, I made many, many charts for GymCastic, and they need to live somewhere. So, why not my blog?

Click on the images to make them larger.

1. A breakdown of the execution scores during the men's all-around.

2. A breakdown of the difficulty scores during the men's all-around.

People need to stop talking about how difficulty always trumps execution.

3. How did our top men do last year during the all-around finals?

Holy upgrades, Max Whitlock! And holy improvement, Oleg!

In the words of Oleg, "Next year I should focus more on the all-around because it is high time, high time indeed."

If we start praying now, gymternet, the gym gods are bound to give in and find a place for Oleg on the podium in 2015!

4. A comparison of 2013's floor scores vs. 2014's floor scores

Sometimes, I wonder, "Would that score been medal-worthy last year?" I decided to make some charts to find out.

Has Shirai grown? Or why is he having troubles keeping his tumbling passes within the lines?

5. …and the same for pommel horse…

If your leg cuts don't look like Berki's, you're doing it wrong.

6. …and the same for rings…

This was one of the closest finals! But I do wish that the judges had drawn clearer distinctions between routines. In a field of 8, should there really be 2 ties?

7. …and the same for vault…

Ri Se Gwang, I'll donate my foot bones to you!

8. …and the same for parallel bars…

All my prayers finally paid off! Oleg produced the most beautiful routine of the entire World Championships! (Sorry, Kohei-Lovers! But Oleg was sublime!)

If you don't like this routine, you have no soul.

9. …and the same for high bar…

Epke, your execution is improving!

Even though girls have cooties…

I did make some WAG sexy data!

1. How did our top women do last year during the all-around finals?

Vanessa Ferrari with the upgrades. Simone Biles with the consistency. Kyla Ross and Aliya Mustafina with the injuries and the downgrades. :(

2. A comparison of 2013's vault scores vs. 2014's vault scores

Praise the gym gods! There were no injuries during women's vault this year!

And this chart makes you wonder, Does McKayla Maroney really need to upgrade her second vault in order to stay competitive?

3. …and one of the women's bars…

The women are upping the ante on bars! A high 14 is no longer going to put you in medal contention!

4. …and one of the women's beam…

If Kharenkova can get it together next year (and stay away from the Russian Vortex of Injuries), women's beam should be one of the more exciting finals next year. *Fingers crossed*

5. …and one of the women's floor…

An 8.933 in execution on floor in the current state of gymnastics? SPLIT LEAPS TIMES INFINITY!

Oh, and if you get extremely nationalistic about gymnastics meets…

Here's the MAG medal count…

And here's the WAG medal count…

Yet again, there's more diversity on the men's side.

Other tidbits…

• The FIG has released the official results book
• Bruno Grandi is talking about changing the scoring system… AGAIN!

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