Gerard Atzeni pointed out that the 2011 Tokyo World Championships Men’s Floor Final was pretty good.
A new Examiner post is related – Best of 2011: The men’s floor exercises.
One routine linked from that post:
David Belyavskiy, RUS. The Russian men have been lifted by youngsters like Belyavskiy and his powerful routine, which includes a stunning double full in back pike out and an easy looking triple full to end. In addition, there’s a hint of style and choreography in the sequence after his tucked Thomas. …
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A hint of style and choreography does elevate you above the likes of Zou Kai and Stephen Legendre. I like David’s routine.
However … the vast majority of FIG Men’s Floor routines in 2011 are rushed, ugly and repetitive. The rules are responsible. They must be improved in the next Quadrennial.
As you can see, I’m not convinced that the current rules are the best they could be, even though a handful of the best gymnasts in the world are able to show quality routines. They are succeeding despite the rules.
related – IG – Belyavsky Aims for All-Around Maximum in 2012
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