• Global Championships Tournament Central
College of Michigan males’s Graduate scholar Paul Juda and sophomore Fred Richard wrapped up their first Global Championship look over the weekend in person match finals. Juda positioned 5th on each vault with a 14.550 (14.600/14.500) and on prime bar with a 14.100. Richard positioned 8th on flooring workout with a 13.200.
FIG Global Championships
Antwerp, Belgium
Sept. 30-Oct. 10
U-M Members: Paul Juda, Fred Richard
Complete Agenda
Sept. 30: Subdivision III Qualification, 10 a.m. CEST (4 a.m. EDT)
Oct. 3: Males’s Crew Ultimate, 1:30 p.m. CEST (7:30 a.m. EDT)
Oct. 5: Particular person All-Round ultimate, 1:30 p.m. CEST (7:30 a.m. EDT)
Oct. 7: Equipment finals day I (flooring workout, pommel horse, nonetheless rings), 2 p.m. CEST (8 a.m. EDT)
Oct. 8: Equipment finals day II (vault, parallel bars, prime bar), 2 p.m. CEST (8 a.m. EDT)
The College of Michigan males’s gymnastics group can have two representatives on the upcoming 2023 FIG Global Championships, Saturday, Sept. 30 thru Sunday, Oct. 10 in Antwerp, Belgium. Graduate scholar Paul Juda will compete within the match after serving as an alternative a 12 months in the past, whilst sophomore Fred Richard will make his international championships debut.
The duo, representing Crew USA, will glance to safe a place within the most sensible 8 after {qualifications} and can compete of their respective finals on the Phrase Championships.
In all-around pageant, the highest 24 gymnasts — restricted to 2 in line with nation — will advance to match finals Thursday and Friday (Oct. 5-6), respectively. For equipment finals, the highest 8 gymnasts (additionally restricted to 2 athletes in line with nation), will transfer onto every match’s ultimate spherical.
General, the highest 12 groups within the group pageant will earn berths to the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris. The U.S. males’s group is searching for its first medal since 2014, when alum Sam Mikulak was once a part of the squad that took house bronze. As well as, Mikulak earned a person bronze at the prime bar within the 2018 Global Championships.
Thursday: Oct. 5: Richard Earns All-Round Bronze at FIG Global Championships
Fred Richard earned a bronze medal on on the FIG Global Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, changing into the primary United States gymnast since Jonathan Horton in 2010 to earn a person medal within the all-around on the match. Richard scored an 84.332 to put 1/3 in the back of Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto (86.132) and Ukraine’s Illia Kovtun (84.998).
The emerging sophomore received on flooring exercisew with a ranking of 14.633 and picked up a 14.566 on vault to put 1/3 (14.566). He additionally added a 13.733 on pommel horse, a 13.500 on nonetheless rings and a 14.600 on parallel bars. The instant of the meet got here within the ultimate rotation on prime bar, as he entered the overall rotation in 2d.
Richard fell at the equipment, scoring a 13.300 along with his hopes for a medal apparently dashed. Alternatively, two different gymnasts did not hit their units as Richard was once ready to hold directly to a place at the medal stand.
Tuesday: Oct. 3: Juda, Richard Assist Crew USA Safe Bronze Medal
Fred Richard and Paul Juda contributed to Crew USA’s first Global Championship group medal since 2014 and the fourth-ever in USA Gymnastics historical past. General, the US completed with a ranking of 252.428 to safe the third-place end in the back of Japan’s gold (255.594) and China’s silver (253.794).
Richard tied for the highest U-M ranking on flooring workout with a couple of 14.366s. At the ultimate rotation, Richard secured the group medal on horizontal bar, sticking his touchdown to attain a 14.533 to overhaul Nice Britain for 1/3. Juda posted cast ratings around the board and hitting each and every regimen in each qualifying and the overall, together with a vault ranking of 14.400. Juda enters the person finals having hit 7-of-7 routines.
Monday, Oct. 2: Richard, Juda Advance to Global Championships Finals
After striking 2d within the group pageant all over qualifying with a group ranking of 254.628, the US males secured a group berth within the 2024 Olympic Video games.
For my part, Fred Richard earned a berth within the all-around ultimate after score 6th within the qualifying consultation (83.566). Richard additionally earned a place on flooring workout after striking 2d with a 14.600. Paul Juda certified on vault with a 14.666 to take 5th, whilst additionally scoring a 14.166 on prime bar to take 6th.
