Comments on: Could’ve Been Named – Gymnastics Montage

By: Geoffrey Taucer

Geoffrey Taucer — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:17:40 +0000

I would love it if they’d name these skills after the first person to compete it ANYWHERE.

But then, I’m biased in the matter.

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:33:33 +0000

Interesting debate indeed – and Canadians will always think of De Lasalle….

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:49:49 +0000

Naming of skills is what makes gymnastics like no other, and very special. Who was the first to “dunk” a basketball? Johnny Dunk?

By: tp

tp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:10:28 +0000

Shaposhnikova – clear hip hecht on low to catch high?

Still, I like calling things by their names. I mean, isn’t that something some gymnasts enjoy – they fact that they have skills named after them? I know I’d have liked to have been to first to compete a Groshkova (I know it’s not named after her but it should be) – the double-in back out?

By: Rachgatr

Rachgatr — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:25:50 +0000

Seems Chuso got lucky quite a few times : )

By: alexandrite105

alexandrite105 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:43:26 +0000

i think most of the time that is how it works. no one really uses the word somi, they say flip, or actually, tuck pike or layout to specify the skill. a “liukin” will be referred to as a triple back (at least as soon as people get over the shock that it’s being done again), and even the “patterson” is actually called an arabian double front (when done off beam). i think the names are only used when nothing else can. for example, what else would you call a shaposhnikova?

By: AM

AM — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:19 +0000

Do certain skills really deserve a name? Can’t we just call a full in-full out a full in-full out? Saying a triple turn on beam is much more exciting than saying “Okino”

By: alexandrite105

alexandrite105 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:55 +0000

i never heard that you had to receive a certain score, just that you had to hit the skill. but yes, i do think that your coach is supposed to petition the skill to the judges to be named.

i agree it’s unfortunate that the skills aren’t always correctly attributed to the right gymnast, but i don’t think it’s political or has anything to do with the women’s technical committee members. if you’re at worlds or the olympics, and you compete the skill, it’s not like they can refuse to name it after you if you’re the first one to compete it. what is a little dissappointing are the gymnasts who don’t get to a worlds or olympics and were the ones who truely invented the skill.

By: Flgymnast

Flgymnast — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:53 +0000

I know that this maybe is not the right thing….

I not complete sure about this but I remember that the rule say something that a skill will be name after a gymnast performed for first time, in a International competition with the participation of x amount of countries and a score minimum of 9.00 (before was change to the actual system), but it is the national federation the one that is responsible to petition the skill name after a gymnast performance….

The rule is not right at all, but the FIG doesn’t take any responsibility to name any skills…they blame to the national federations…

By: blantonnick

blantonnick — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:44 +0000

Don’t worry Rick the Women’s side struck back, Yurchenko, I think, is the only woman credited with a skill in the Men’s Code:)