The April Briefing
In this issue:
- Kaylia Nemour shines at African Championships
- Oklahoma wins the 2026 NCAA women's gymnastics title
- NCAA women's gymnastics semifinals action - final four teams set
- An impressive field for Osijek World Cup
Kaylia Nemour Shines at African Championships
Kaylia Nemour’s all-around combined D score (22.9) was nearly four points higher than the next-best AA difficulty. She had the top D score on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, plus a tied-high vault D score. Nemour's AA combined E score (33.598) was more than 2 points higher than the next best AA execution. (April 23)
Oklahoma Wins 2026 NCAA Title
The Oklahoma Sooners expanded their championship legacy on Saturday, with the team edging out the LSU Tigers to earn their eighth NCAA women's gymnastics title. This incredible victory secures championship title number four over the last five years. (April 18)
NCAA Semifinals: Final Four Set
Florida and LSU beat Georgia and Stanford to advance to the finals in semifinal session one. In the second session, Oklahoma and a surging first-time team finalist Minnesota overtook Arkansas and UCLA to punch their tickets to the championships. (April 16)
2026 Osijek World Cup
Established champions and new senior standouts displayed impressive performances at the 5th stop of the 2026 World Cup. Reigning European vault champion Karina Schoenmaier and reigning European AA Champion Manila Esposito both earned golds on vault and balance beam, respectively. Meanwhile, 2025 world UB bronze medalist Fanyuwei Yang won bars with a huge 6.6 difficulty, and first-year senior Elena Colas captured the floor exercise gold. (April 12)
Last updated: May 1, 2026