Google translate of a GymPower post – Van Gelder swing away from Olympics:
… Van Gelder eventually finished in fifth place.
“This is the biggest disappointment ever. I was a swing away from the Olympics. I missed a swing for my dismount properly gymnastics. Now I came from a standstill, which makes it even more difficult. If the jump had gone just fine, I had caught a medal and a ticket for the Games.” …
I checked with consultant to the Dutch team, Sadao Hamada. He did the math for me. If Yuri had competed the easy C-dismount he used to make the final, he wouldn’t have finished top 3 and qualified for the Olympics.
The plan all along was to use the double front pike in the Final. Unfortunately Yuri ended up with no swing at all before bailing for dismount — that makes for trickier timing. He stalled the rotation.
Watch how long he holds the handstand trying to decide the best time to bail. …
Click PLAY or watch his Finals Ring routine on YouTube.
Too bad.
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