Amanda Turner linked to the video of where the coach (not her personal coach) blundered touching Youna on a Def spot … when clearly it wasn’t needed.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGADT0TebI
I did the same thing once on Geinger but a far lesser touch. The gymnast was ready to kill me. … Luckily the judges pretended not to notice, and took no deduction.
At a later meet Youna had the opposite problem:
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Though he took a lot of grief for that non-spot, I’m somewhat sympathetic for the coach (her personal coach) on this one. That’s a very tough decision to make in a split second.
… He did not need to grandstand by leaving his arms out to the side. Especially as it turned out she was injured on that fall.
Molly Shawen Kollmann trained Def. She can’t understand why Youna has it so late in the routine.
This girl is an awesome gymnast. But her career seems jinxed. Or is it dangerous coaching, as many speculate?
At the time (May 2010) it was thought to be a meniscus injury. Leave a comment if you have information on Youna’s condition for World’s. UPDATE: She’s been training over the summer, knee seemingly cured.
related post – Gymnastics Examiner – … Youna Dufournet injured
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