… This meet was not about posting a huge score, UF coach Rhonda Faehn said.
Right.
… “We knew that tonight was going to be an opportunity to rest quite a few of our heavy hitters and also give opportunities for some of our young athletes to get out there and gain some valuable learning time on the competition floor,” Faehn said …
… “The depth on this team is amazing,” senior Maranda Smith said. “I think having so many great athletes and a huge amount of depth in each event is what’s pushing everyone. From week to week, you could get bumped from the lineup in an event. …
… The 10-skill requirement for men’s routines has led to the six-pass routine, and inadvertently eliminated corner moves (and probably increased the number of Achilles’ tendon injuries).
So men’s floor exercise, once an exploration of creativity, of rhythm and contrast, has become a monotony of tumbling in a confined space. For the most part, there is no “performance” aspect. …
Many feel that reducing the number of counting skills to 8 instead of 10 would improve artistry. I agree.
In addition, I’d love to see some bonus for artistry and variety. The old R.O.V. (Risk, Originality, Virtuosity) was eventually abandoned for good reasons, but it did make for far more interesting routines.
The No. 2 Stanford women’s gymnastics team improved upon its best-ever start by beating Arizona, 195.300-194.675 at McKale Center on Friday night. …
However, Stanford’s victory was tempered by an ankle injury suffered by fifth-year senior and all-arounder Allyse Ishino during the floor exercise. Ishino rolled her ankle …
Canucks are happy to hear that Trampoline will be included in the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. … But not happy that Double-mini and Tumbling are not.
