UPDATE: It seems Dragalescu was injured on this roll out landing at Europeans:
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Almost every male gymnast these days competes at least one tumbling skill to roll-out on Floor Exercise. They want to reduce the chance of a landing deduction.
Without question roll-out skills are very dangerous. Many have been injured. Recall that 1978 World Champion Yelena Mukhina became a partial quadriplegic in 1980 after under-rotating a “Thomas” salto (see video below).
They are banned in FIG women’s gymnastics right now. Should the men ban roll-out tumbling skills as well?
This is a discussion topic on the Chalk Bucket Gymnastics forum. It started after the report of 17-year-old Hungarian gymnast Zsolt Virag having a recent injury. He cannot feel his legs and may be permanently paralysed.
There are good points on both sides of the argument. Check it out for yourself:
somersaults to roll-out … – Chalk Bucket
Personally, I would like to see those skills banned. Or, perhaps better, devalued.
For example, Click PLAY to see a clip of a tumbler training “Thomas” (full-in, half-out to roll-out) or watch it on YouTube.
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Here’s a video of me doing a thomas full — back one-and-three with two and a half twists — on floor.
This skill is banned in competition.
Hey, very well done!
Looks safe when you do it!
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I (in the minority) am for banning roll out skills. A lot of people are talking about them being safe if the gymnasts are “properly taught” or learn some special way. You can’t properly teach someone to deal with just a few inches less height than the hundreds of other times. It’s clear that that move is more dangerous than other skills or the FIG wouldn’t not have banned it in WAG.
When Dragalescu gets injured on it, you know anyone can get hurt.
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