chaining gymnastics equipment securely

Thanks to the wonder of YouTube, rare events like this one are captured:

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The gymnast hurt her foot during this accident and did not finish the meet. But has no major injury, according to comments on the video.

Several years ago at Altadore Gymnastics we added a second floor plate on each chain. That way — we hope — if one floor plate pulls out of the ground, the second floor plate will catch the chain and prevent the bars from falling completely.

(via About.com Gymnastics – Equipment Malfunction at Dutch Competition)

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