But it’s a great example of the worst possible landing in acrobatic sports, the ‘scorpion’.
As a coach I do everything I can to prevent this landing. It happens most often when over-rotating forward somersault (missing the feet). … It’s just as deadly when under-rotating a multiple forward somersault, though.
I ask young kids not to do this contortion position for fun, even if they are flexible enough. I don’t want them to have any muscle memory of the ‘scorpion’ shape, just in case.
How can we prevent ‘scorpion’ landings?
First, teach falling and landing skills to gymnasts at a very young age. They need be expert so as to know what to do when something goes wrong unexpectedly.
February 19, 2011 Nica Hults participates in her first international elite qualifier at the 2011 WOGA Classic Meet. She received a score of 14.0 on beam, the highest qualifying score of the meet. …
There’s some interesting commentary posted by Nica’s Mom on Couch Gymnast. This was the first time she has “felt calm during a meet“, despite 2 falls on Bars.
Acrobatic gymnastics (previously called Sport Acrobatics and nicknamed “Acro”) is a competitive partner sport combining the strength, flexibility and technical precision of gymnastics with the grace and musicality of dance as well as the trust and camaraderie of a dedicated partnership. …
The 2006 cinéma vérité documentary film, THIN, directed by Lauren Greenfield and distributed by HBO, is an exploration of The Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, Florida; a 40-bed residential facility for the treatment of women with eating disorders.
The film mostly revolves around four women … and their struggles for recovery …
One of the patients admitted herself after a suicide attempt over two slices of pizza. Sad.
… a little something called swinglining. It’s kind of like the canyon swings that you find in places like Glenwood Springs, Colorado and New Zealand, only of the DIY variety. …
2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic all-around silver-medalist Shawn Johnson, 2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson, three-time Olympic champion Svetlana Boginskaya, and 1996 Olympic team gold-medalists Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu are participating in BRAVADO, a fundraising auction dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness co-sponsored by GK Elite Sportswear L.P. and Unite for Her.
The six gymnasts have designed unique GK sport bras that will be offered at a silent auction to raise funds for Unite for HER breast cancer programs and initiatives at the Pink Invitational, Feb. 25-27, at United Sports in Downingtown, Pa. …
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, will be the next Winter Olympics celebrated from February 7 to February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Next, we need be super cautious with multiple forward salto drills and skills. This girl is an accident waiting to happen. 
