Why do so many female gymnasts not grip the shins on double tuck?
Enus Mariani
For me this is an inferior technique. If she cannot fix it, do double pike instead. Her hands are correctly positioned for that.
(via If you are the one)
Entries Tagged 'floor (men)' ↓
bad technique on double tuck
May 24th, 2012 — floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics, Power Tumbling, Trampoline
Huang Qiushaung – Floor
May 19th, 2012 — floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics, twisting
fwd somersault drill
May 18th, 2012 — floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics
I’ve never seen this one before. Introducing front tuck on a metal rail with a hip pad mat.
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That’s from Lee Woolls via gymnastikfabriken.
Zhang Chenglong – Floor
May 14th, 2012 — ethics, floor (men), Gymnastics, judging
Gold: Zou Kai (6.5/15.85)
Silver: Zhang Chenglong (6.5/15.35)
Bronze: Cheng Ran (6.1/14.725)
Bronze: Deng Shudi (6.2/14.725)
Long Zhang won 2nd on Floor at Chinese Nationals with a routine without a double somersault.
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I like this tall gymnast. But a set of rules that scores his routine up with the best in the World is fatally flawed. Nobody wants to see a routine composed entirely of twisting and roll-out skills in the Olympic final.
Will the FIG MTC demand a variety of different kinds of skills in the next Olympic cycle?
Stoica and his committee have been a big disappointment 2009-2012.
hardest backwards tumbling
April 25th, 2012 — floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics, Power Tumbling
Tribute2the80s:
I tried to find the hardest skills and hardest combinations I’ve seen over the years. When possible, I tried to show the earliest gymnast I could find performing…to show all the young gymnastics fans that the 80′s and early 90′s was where it’s at! …
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Amazing stuff. Mostly from the past.
Compare those tumbling lines with the top male gymnasts today.
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(via Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy on Facebook)
Olympic champ Melissanidis returns
April 24th, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics, Olympics
Google Translate:
.. he Atlanta Olympic champion gymnast 1996 in (Floor), Greek, Ioannis Melissanidis , will be competing in … the World Cup in Osijek, the end of the month …
At 34 the gymnast is in good condition to develop competency in their unit. “I have never ceased to be a gymnast. I train every day, I’m still the same diet that I had when I was competing. So I think you could do well. “Said Ioannis.
He further clarified: “It would be impossible to reach a level to the Olympics, but there are other competitions – European Championships, the World Cup events of the Mediterranean Games … anything is possible.” …
gimnasialatina.com (Spanish)
Here’s his Gold medal routine. Back in the day when execution was required, and shorts were short.
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No problem. He’s young. Jenny Hansen is age-38 and still trying for the U.S. National Team.
Steven Legendre FX – Zibo
April 18th, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics, Olympics
I was wondering how Steve could have won Floor in China. He’s an amazing tumbler, but poor landings normally drop him down the leader board. (Legendre never seems to get deducted for lack of artistry.)
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Biggs – introducing Round-off
April 11th, 2012 — floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics
… Tammy Biggs breaks down the round-off and gives several drills to make your round-off great. She covers the side cartwheel, the one arm cartwheel, cartwheel with ¼ turn in and out, the short and long round-offs, and how to connect back tumbling to it. …
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Personally, I like the leg straight on hurdle for beginners, thinking it helps kids lunge late. As she says, it’s not the end of the world if they do lift the knee — it works for some gymnasts.
That clip’s from Tammy’s Developing Great Round-offs DVD available from GymSmarts.
Oklahoma faves for NCAAs
April 9th, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics, NCAA
Ono points out there are men competing NCAA Gymnastics. Too. 
Top ranked for most of the season, and most assuredly will now be going into the NCAA Championships, Oklahoma won the MPSF team title as expected.
With their awesome mix of veterans and talented freshmen, the Sooners (355.60) held off surging Stanford (352.10), Cal (345.95) and Air Force (335.95). Once again, the Sooners were led by junior Jake Dalton, who won his 2nd straight AA title (89.25), and added three more titles on SR (15.30), PB (15.30) and HB (15.20). Ironically, he did not win titles on his signature events, FX and VT.
Losing only three seniors to graduation (Mike Heredia, Pat Piscitelli & Chad Crumley), Dalton will be back next season to lead a seasoned group of veterans and another batch of talented freshmen. Quite frankly, the Sooners will be loaded. But first, the Sooners will have some business to take care of when they have the enviable task of hosting next week’s NCAA Championships (April 19-21). …
read more on Stick It Media
Who might defeat the Sooners?
… Stanford will likely be a formidable obstacle to the Sooners’ designs, as the defending champs appear to be peaking at the right time. The nation’s top-ranked vaulter, Eddie Penev, came through with an MPSF title on that event (15.30), and also took home the top prize on FX (15.85). He also again carried a lot of the team’s burden by competing in the AA (87.05), placing 2nd to Dalton. …
Click PLAY or watch “the Penev” (Tamayo 1/2 twist) on YouTube.
Ellie Black – Olympian?
April 4th, 2012 — beam, floor (men), Gymnastics, Olympics, vault
It’s going to be very difficult to make the Canadian Olympic Team for London.
Ellie Black is a real contender, training high starts and unique skills / combinations.
Click PLAY or watch training footage of Beam / Floor / Vault on YouTube.
I love the beam leg padding.
She’s coached by Keiji Yamanaka.
(via Couch Gymnast)
what we don’t know about Round-off
April 3rd, 2012 — cheer, floor (men), floor (women), Gymnastics, Power Tumbling
Power tumbling coaches pity Artistic tumbling coaches as simpletons. For every drill we use, they use 15 or 20.
This isn’t what you and I are doing in the Artistic gym. …
Brett MacAulay linked to that on the T&T Coaches Canada Facebook page.
For the record, I don’t like young gymnasts overturning their hands. The “classic T” hand position is still what I teach.
For the record, most Artistic coaches pity Cheer tumbling coaches as … simpletons.
Pac Rim Jr Men’s Finals
March 18th, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics
Much more competitive than the women’s competition.
Floor Exercise
1. Koji Nonomura, Japan, 14.575
2. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 14.150
3. Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 14.100
Click PLAY or watch Koji on YouTube.
Pommel Horse
1. Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 14.850
2. Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 14.000
3. Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 13.950
Still Rings
1. Guanhua Wu, China, 14.450
2. Sergey Stepanov, Russia, 14.150
3. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 14.000
Vault
1. Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 15.875
2. Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis., 15.850
3. Brody-Jai Hennessy, Australia, 15.550
Parallel Bars
1. Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla., 14.400
2. Kangye Xu, China, 14.225
3. Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 14.125
3. Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J., 14.125
Horizontal Bar
1. Kaito Imabayashi, Japan, 14.125
2. Koji Nonomura, Japan, 13.975
3. Grygorii Zyrianov, Russia, 13.650
LIVE blog on Examiner.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
March 17th, 2012 — floor (men), Gymnastics, Olympics
JOHN CRUMLISH posted a feature to celebrate – Hard Work, Not Luck, Yields More Irish Success.
Kieran Behan will be competing with a full MAG team at 2012 European Championships in preparation for the London Olympics.
Click PLAY or watch Kieran’s possible new skill on YouTube.
Def on Horizontal Bar + 1/1 twist. Wow.
