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Yet another example of how this Code of Points does not work.

A GREAT who’s competed triple double does not need any double somersaults to be competitive.

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When exactly did we lose the “overuse of one kind of skill” deductions?

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triple double in podium training at Europeans 2013

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Rewriting Russian Gymnastics says Oleg currently has the highest start value on Floor.

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Sam Mikulak said he competed it at a competition in Puerto Rico.

Here’s his first one in training. (2010)

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Legendre, who else?

To pit. In training.

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Thanks Valentin.

Wow.

Three tumbling lines never before competed, so far as I know. Including quad twist as a dismount.

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That said. To me this is overuse of one kind of skill.

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Talia busts out a Men’s Floor routine in training. … Her teammates fear she’s forgotten the stupid faux body wave (compulsory) before the last pass.

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That was linked in an excellent Arabian Punch Front interview where Talia talks Worlds, Aly, hockey and her future College team Michigan.

Proudest moment – helping Canada qualify team to the 2012 Olympics

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GymCastic episode 23 included a discussion on backward handspring technique.

They recommended longer back handspring for power.

I advocate beginners do backward handsprings as long as possible. Straight arms. Correct hand position. Accelerating.

Manjak, famously, requires 10 sets of 5 backward handsprings a day on Tumbl Trak or Rod Floor.

But you’ll see technique change as gymnasts improve.

Longer is not necessarily stronger.

For example, here are two 2004 Olympic Floor finalists. Both superb tumblers.

Kate Richardson – distance hands-to-feet on backward handspring

Kyle Shewfelt – distance hands-to-feet on backward handspring

It was Iarov who pointed out the obvious to us at one clinic.

Kate used a classic LONG backward handspring. Kyle’s is about as short as they get. Yet both work.

Iarov prefered the short back spring for a number of reasons: less risk of Achilles injury, less risk of out of bounds, greater chance of connecting acrobatic elements. And Kyle can leave the floor more vertically. Less rotation needed to complete the skill.

To have a backspring that short, however, you need be incredibly fast and fast twitch. It’s not for everyone.

Biomechanically, I like long first half of backward handspring, short second half.

Those principles you could call simpletonisms. For triple twist you’ll use a longer second half backward handspring than for double layout.

… If you want to discuss this issue in detail, talk to a Power Tumbling coach. You’ll need a lot of time (and beer money) to talk all the nuances of backward handspring distance.

It’s complicated.

Fab.

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This is all over the Gymternet.

Score: 15.700 (6.5, 9.2) – Jake Dalton (USA)
March 2, 2013 – DCU Center – Worcester, Mass.

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Mount was fantastic. But I still credit him D, not F value. It’s not a Tamayo.

That came from USAG’s 2013 AT&T American Cup – Non-Broadcast Routines.

Lee Woolls:

… The gymnast has to push backwards and wait for the right timing before they flick …

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Tamayo is an F-part (0.6) — double layout Arabian. Named for the great Charlie Tamayo … who did not compete it often. I couldn’t find a routine on YouTube.

Everyone’s raving about Stacey Ervin’s at Winter Cup.

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Here’s Kieran Behan training a good one. (VIDEO)

Here’s Kyle Shewfelt training it.

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Kyle trained it into punch front 1/1, as well.

… On the other hand, that’s the skill where Kyle broke both legs and did ligament damage. At 2007 World Championships podium training. The landing is blind and dangerous.

As Jessica O’Beirne pointed out in the most recent episode of GymCastic, Winter Cup AA Champ Jake Dalton mounts with double layout half out, not Tamayo.

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That’s a great trick too. But it’s only a D-part (0.4) — and it’s in the same box as double layout, so you can’t compete both elements in the same routine.

In these cases, it’s clear. But there are going to be variations where it’s very difficult to tell the difference.

If I was Steve Butcher, I’d propose both be valued as E-parts. Both be considered the same skill.

Making the Tamayo look easy.

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That was linked by Stick it Media’s summary NCAA post from this past weekend:

Hitting a team score of 440 or better is becoming old hat for three teams in NCAA men’s gymnastics. Now the race is on to see which team will become the first to bust through 450.

Michigan became the 3rd team to crack the 440 barrier this weekend, as they established the nation’s third-best team score of the season (446.15), with their big road win over Ohio State (435.65). Stacey Ervin had a big day for the Wolverines, setting a school record and NCAA season-high on FX (16.15), and placing tied for 3rd on PB (14.70). …

The weekend’s biggest shocker was Iowa’s (428.45) big road win over defending NCAA champs Illinois (428.40). The Hawkeyes won the meet with superior performances on PB and HB, winning team titles on both by a margin of 4.25 points. The Illini suffered a veritable meltdown on PB, scoring a season-low team total of 67.85. …

Top 4 Teams Solidify Rankings in NCAA Men’s Gymnastics

Unlike the Collegiate ladies, Men’s College results are very unpredictable.

I just love the way this girl moves. Her Floor is like a throwback to the great Soviet era.

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Choreographer Rodica Demetrescu, former Romanian Rhythmic gymnast and choreographer of the Romanian team in 1992. She’s Francesca Deagostini’s coach.

Grazie Giu.