If you, like me, miss the good old days of 2008 when Andrew Thornton was blogging for the still defunct Gymnast.com, good news.
Andy is back as a regular writer for the American-Gymnast.com blog.
He is posting about 3 times a week in a series called Andy’s Angle.
Andy is an original thinker, always insightful.
For example, here’s a sample post he calls China’s Newest Star
If you haven’t met the world’s newest all-around threat on the women’s side, allow me to introduce you! Huang Quishuang won the silver at the recent Chinese Nationals in May behind He Ning (Jiang Yuyuan had a disastrous UB routine and BB dismount). Although He Ning outscored Huang by .35, I think Huang is actually the better gymnast, and one to keep our eyes on in the upcoming World Championships, not to mention the next four years.
First, let’s take a look at the events we would expect her to be strong on, given she’s Chinese:
Huang UB 2009 Chinese Nationals
… hmm.
She needs more in the way of release skills. Unless the Chinese plan under the new code to max out swing difficulty, instead.
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