Saksida Wins World Cup SR Gold Medal

Congratulations to GB moderator Gregor Saksida for winning the Still Rings gold medal at the World Cup competition in Maribor, Slovenia. 8)

The World Cup competitions are an annual series of meets where the best elite gymnasts from around the world compete to accumulate points to achieve a world ranking on the various apparatus. A minimum of four countries must compete at any given World Cup event for points to be awarded.

Gregor won the still rings over a field of athletes from 7 different countries. Well done, Gregor!

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As many of you already know, Gregor has been kind enough to share his ring strength training over the past nine months in the following thread.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

OMFG THAT IS AMAZING!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

HAHAHA!!!! I knew it would come! Congratulations on the first of your World Cup medals!!!

Major congrats to you Gregor!!!!!

This is just the first one!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!

"of many more to come" edited just to clarify!

Fantastic, Gregor! Congratulations!

Thanks guys. This was my first medal in world cup series... I was so nervous before I began

Because of financial recession and already ended europeans, there was no such big names then usual but win is a win

That is SWEEET

Great!!! the commentator starts saying "He looks strong, he looks very strong..."

Now fix that bent arm pike press! to a straight body or straight arm press

Razz said:

Now fix that bent arm pike press! to a straight body or straight arm press

haha from D to E

It's much more to fix elsewhere

BENT arm pike press, not the pike press to inverted, that's already inhuman :wink:

Yay. I know a celebrity.

Amazing stuff Gregor.

Razz said:

BENT arm pike press, not the pike press to inverted, that's already inhuman :wink:

Yes true. I'm not completly satisfied with routine. I can do straight arm press but not yet in a routine...

Nice JOB! Congrats!

Wow. That was incredible. Congratulations!

Awesome!!!! I feel inspired after seeing this. CONGRATS Gregor!!!!

GO GREGOR!!!!!!!

Just to show how cosmopolitan I am, I hope you whip every American, and then, the WORLD!!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Unreal mate, congratulations.

Awesome, Gregor!

Wonderful! Congratulations!

Well done that's awesome!!

looks like all that hard work is paying off big time :-)

keep up the good work

Well that was cool. Congraturation!

Congratulations Gregor!!!

KEEP IT UP!!!

Well done! Must be à great feeling!