India Express – Shrivani Nayak:
‘Dipa is great, but for India to succeed it must look beyond the specifics.”
’Jim Holt has coached 7 nations at a fourteen World Championships over the last quarter century, developing gymnastics in far-flung corners. Currently, employed by the Sports Authority of India, the former University of Washington coach has been overseeing the Indian programme. Based out of New Delhi, and frequenting the NIS in Patiala for conducting coaches courses, the American from Seattle puts into perspective Dipa Karmakar’s performances this season, but urges that much more needs to be done if gymnastics has to become a mass-sport that consistently fetches medals for India.
I can state with certainty, given that I’m well connected internationally, and that Dipa Karmakar is currently one of the best-known female vaulters in the world. It is a testimony to her achievement and to coach Nandi’s ambition that she has accomplished a bronze medal at Commonwealth Games and finished 10th (by far highest placing of all gymnasts in India’s history — men or women) at the 2014 World Championships on this event. …
Indian gymnastics is not and should not be Dipa Karmakar and Ashish Kumar. There are a couple thousand kids (in at least 24 or 25 of the states) right now that are India’s future pipeline. …
Personally when I think of Dipa attempting the difficult Produnova, I do not think skills should be competed without achieving mastery of the same.
That said, I only have the highest personal regard, respect, admiration and affection for Dipa. I’ll repeat — I wish she could compete for the men and I’m totally serious about that. Heck, I’d put her on the men’s floor and vault team tomorrow if the rules would allow …
Coach Nandiread more – Vaulting ambition, soaring dreams
Click through to see how and why gymnasts from developing nations like India are the ones, so far, risking the dangerous handspring double front vault.
Click PLAY or watch her Commonwealths double front on YouTube. (15.1)
Click PLAY or watch her Asian Games qualifier on YouTube. (15.2)
Click PLAY or watch her Asian Games Final on YouTube.
So that’s a vault that either scores 0.0. Or 15+. 😦
Nonsensical, in my opinion. That kind of deep, dangerous landing must be deducted more.
Simplest solution is to ban the skill. Next best would be to devalue significantly.
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