Comments on: who invented the Tkachev?

By: Guennadi Iakounine(Yakunin)

Guennadi Iakounine(Yakunin) — Mon, 03 May 2010 09:18:37 +0000

Thank you for remember me!

By: bob

bob — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:37:23 +0000

Oct. 1976 Yakunin did a tkachev 1/2 turn dismount in an international meet in Spain. In the training he straddled and caught the bar. He said he invented it. I think he was first.

By: Coach S

Coach S — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:03:11 +0000

Gemini Gymnastics in Oshawa.

By: Coach S

Coach S — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:53:49 +0000

She’s at Gemini in Canada.

By: TP

TP — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:27:56 +0000

Hahaha! I can’t remember at what gym she is working these days Isn’t she in Canada?

By: Coach S

Coach S — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:12:02 +0000

Well, I asked Elena this morning and she did say she was the first.

By: TP

TP — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:40:50 +0000

So far I’ve got Davydova in 1980 as the first doing the Tkatchev in Int’l competition. I’ll keep investigating.

By: TP

TP — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:19:03 +0000

I am still researching the Tkatchev, but it seems that Shaposh was the first to compete a Deltchev in 1978 and also the first to do giants in 1977. Although I swear I saw footage of someone in the 1976 Olympics doing a giant from a somewhat lesser-known country. I would need to do more research to confirm all this.