RESPECT.

Brandi’s scored 10 twice on vault already this season.

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… Penn State coach Steve … Shephard said he thought this perfect 10 was about the same as the one earlier this season, and still said he has seen the senior do it even better.

After watching it on video, Personett said she thought the perfect score from this past Saturday was better. She added, however, that a couple of her friends in the stands said the Feb. 23 vault routine was better.

Beam Me Up

Leave a comment if you know of a better quality video of either 10.0 vault.

Watch her Gymnastike interview.

Hey, Penn State went 196.450 last meet. They are perhaps the most underrated team in the NCAA.

UPDATE: Penn State posted a better angle. Click through to their YouTube channel to watch Brandi’s second 10 vault of the season.

The new issue starts with an article by German authors Thomas Heinen, Pia Vinken, and Konstantinos Velentzas addressing a very interesting dilemma of twist directions.

The second article is the contribution by Trevor Dowdell from Australia who is exploring characteristics of coaching.

The third article is about the reliability of judging in men’s artistic gymnastics at the University Games in Belgrade 2009, written by a group of authors from Slovenia and Hungary: Bojan Leskošek, Ivan Cuk, Istvan Karacsony, Jernej Pajek and Maja Bu?ar.

The fourth article comes from Slovenian author Matjaž Ferkolj who has researched kinematic characteristics of Roche vault on vaulting table.

The second issue of our journal concludes with an article from Portugal in which José Ferreirinha, Joana Carvalho, Cristina Côrte-Real and António Silva analyze the evolution of flight element on uneven bars from 1989 to 2004.

It’s all free. Click through to the home page for links (PDF) to each article.

Science of Gymnastics Journal

… Mas Wanatabe shows a drill for working the punch off the table and post flight that you can use to increase the number of repetitions you can do by using two spring boards and a pit. Mas Watanabe is currently the vaulting coach for the US National Team.

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Mas is working with the American National Team? Awesome. He’ll be a wise, calming influence.

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From Don Eckert:

Charlie is coming off an injury and wasn’t able to train like he wanted but his talent is obvious and I would love to see him train the way that other have the privilege in this country because of their college/parent or help from USAG. I really believe he could help the USA team but has to prepare properly to do so.

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He certainly doesn’t look 100%. But I’m glad he finally competed in an American meet.

Charlie is a superb coach. Living now in San Diego, he’s available for camps and clinics.

related – more Tamayo – human highlight reel

I like her vault from January 31, 2010 even better. She only scored 9.85, but this was only the first time she competed Yurchenko half-on front layout half.

It’s instantly my favourite College vault. (… OK, tied with Daria’s Handspring front layout.)

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Gem wants to see it in super slow motion. Look at that “block”. Totally extended. Very unusual. And very cool.

If Vanessa can qualify to Vault Finals at NCAA Championships, she’d be the favourite. She’s got 2 different superb vaults.

By far the worst of NCAA regulations is that gymnasts qualify to Championships Finals with one vault, then must compete two. It’s stupid, even dangerous.

Vanessa Zamarripa – Gymnastike interview.

Update: Valorie Kondos Field interview after that meet

This week’s Gymnastike Stick of the Week – Kyndal Robarts, a junior at the University of Utah launched a huge vault at the end of the Utes vault lineup when they defeated the Georgia Gym Dogs at home. She nailed the landing cold a sent a crowd of 15,552 to their feet. She even received a perfect 10 from one judge!

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In 2009 she was the Level 10 JO National Champion on Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor, & All Around in her division.

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But it’s worth looking at again.

Michelle Browning is still competing this amazing vault, scoring 9.825 last weekend.

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Who else has done this vault in College?

… former Penn State gymnast Michelle Ilg. … Gina Bruce of Nebraska …

(via gymfan86 on College Gymnastics Board)

UPDATE: Kristine Garbarino from WMU does a variation of this vault, too. Training video 2009.

UPDATE: Level 10 Ebony Walters is competing this vault, as well. (several errors in that article, BTW)

Building on the NCAA 10.0 Yurchenko vaults post, who did the better vault?

1992 Olympic Games, Women’s All around competition. Shannon Miller Vault #1.

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(via a “new” blog – Body Rhythm)

Tatiana Gutsu – 1992 Olympics AA – Vault 2. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

University of Nebraska Junior Erin Davis scores the very first perfect 10.0 of the 2010 college gymnastics season on January 15 …

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Compare that vault with the 9.95 for Rochelle Robinson of MSU. Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

And here’s beautiful Vanessa Zamarripa’s perfect 10 from last season. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.