gymnast Elise Ray – innovator

We talk about Elise Ray every day in my gym.

A couple of our girls do Stalder from low to high (“Ray”) as a bar transfer. That’s not the only “Ray” on Bars. She also has the dismount named after her. As well as the toe-on toe-off to Tkachev.

Click PLAY or watch Elise Ray on Bars at the USA 2000 National Championships finals on Gymnastike.

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Nance at the Perfect 10 blog named Elise one of the best bar workers EVER.

She went on to University of Michigan on a full athletic scholarship, tying with Onnie Willis of UCLA for the All Around title in 2001. She is currently a performer in the Cirque du Soleil in the Las Vegas show “O”.

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Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

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