Known as the “Bhardwaj” after the wonderful American Olympian 2004 Mohini Bhardwaj, the first international star to compete it, this skill is rarely performed today.
Gymblog editor Blythe Lawrence and myself (as well as many of the coaches) rushed over to watch one of the Level 10 competitors at Battle in Seattle 2008.
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Update: That’s Alicia Asturias from Technique Gymnastics.
Compare that one with Mohini herself at Olympic Trials 2004:
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It is easy to do with spot. And the Level 10 girl makes it look EASY. (Leave a comment if you know her name.) All her warm-up turns were equally good.
Canadian super talent Christine “Peng Peng†Lee fell on the skill at the Pacific Rim Championships 2008, so perhaps it’s more difficult than it appears.
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