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new skill – Markelov plus half twist

April 11th, 2009 | bars, Gymnastics, horizontal bar

Blythe posted this on Gymblog.

Markelov full — the first I’ve ever seen — is getting panned because it’s done with very poor form. Nonetheless, it’s a very original, very neat trick.

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Gentry from Colorado’s GK gymnastics

Seems every release move can be caught in a different grip to add a half twist.

The obvious connection from this one would be Jaeger.

More videos like this on the Gibson Athletics SaltoCafe YouTube channel.

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#1 shergymrag on 04.11.09 at 5:41 am

That’s a Markelov to mixed grip. I don’t think she turns before she regrasps. Also, If she did have that extra half twist in there it would actually be a Markelov half. And yes, the form is nasty. That’s the cool thing about gymnastics. You don’t really have to be that great to innovate.

#2 coach Rick on 04.11.09 at 6:13 am

Good point sher.

I changed my name for it to Markelov plus half.

#3 Geoffrey Taucer on 04.11.09 at 6:33 am

Wow, no kidding about the bad form.

The two twists are in opposite directions; were this to be competed, I would hope to see it with both halves in the same direction (ie a hecht full).

Those to disclaimers having been made, it is a pretty neat skill.

#4 Matthew Sparks on 04.11.09 at 7:11 am

“The two twists are in opposite directions”?
How do you figure that?

#5 apolytongp on 04.11.09 at 7:25 am

I hate mixed grip (except out of half Tak). Hate the guy who does a 1.5 Kovacs or whatever, but catches in mixed grip (so it is really more like a 1.25, and so he makes it easier on hiumself since undergrip takes more skill.)

#6 Geoffrey Taucer on 04.12.09 at 6:14 am

““The two twists are in opposite directions”?
How do you figure that? ”

Nevermind, I was wrong. I thought she changed directions.

#7 Brianna on 04.13.09 at 9:21 pm

Kind of reminds me of Shushonova’s original skill on uneven bars but twists post flight.

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