why can’t China Low-to-High?

Weird.

Those girls swing with superb efficiency … yet very few can manage a decent “Hecht” or “Ray” from low to high.

At Chinese Individual Senior Championships 2011 only one competitor I saw of 50 had reasonable amplitude. Yet Gabby Douglas, the same size, flies … like a _______ ________.

Here’s our Olympic Champion, He Kexin, attempting Shaposh.

To be fair, Yao Jinnan has an excellent Stalder Shaposhnikova half. (VIDEO)

Also, Huang Huidan. (VIDEO)

Are any other Chinese gymnasts using Shaposh variations?

(via Blossom)