I don’t think we are going to see a female gymnast competing Yurchenko double back in the near future.
Triple Twist is much easier. And safer.
Tatiana Nabiyeva is close. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That was from the AA Finals at the recent meet in Japan.
Andrew Thornton‘s take on it:
… Was she trying a Yurchenko triple full??!!! I don’t think so actually – in fact she stated after the meet that she was doing her 2 ½, and also indicated a 2 ½ with her vault number. If you slow-mo the vault, you’ll see that she does actually land past the half position – almost at a ¾ position. Why did she do that? I have no idea, but that was pretty amazing. …
See more videos and read Andy’s commentary on the American Gymnast blog – Japan Cup All-Around Finals
Andy notes that neither Tatiana Nabiyeva nor Aliya Mustafina will be competing for Russia at World’s in 2009 as neither are old enough. They are age eligible for the Olympics.
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