“sparkwheel” on Beam

Brigid has an excellent update on super talented Aasha Kimpton from the U.K., who just might be the whole package: flexible, artistic and powerful.

… She has mastered a “sparkwheel” on beam, which is a Gainer aerial cartwheel, a move that has not yet been competed in Britain and had to to be valued by British Gymnastics, where it was rated a ‘D’ skill. …

Click PLAY or watch her Beam training on YouTube. (“sparkwheel” at 1min 10sec)

… I’m not sure I’d call that a ‘gainer’, but rather an aerial cartwheel with an unusual and interesting start position. Still a D-part. I like it.

Check out her Floor routine too linked from Couch Gymnast – Meet Aasha Kimpton

Some very nice sections of choreography for a young gymnast.