I’ve liked this skill since I saw Yelena compete it at the 1985 Worlds.
It’s weird and interesting.
Click PLAY or watch Shushunova’s original and a variation on YouTube.
Of course finishing the Blind Change before doing the release makes the variation far easier. Neither should or could be called “full twisting Tkachev”. (Ask a gymnast who can actually do a full twisting Tkachev their opinion on Shushunova release.)
Click PLAY or watch the easier version on YouTube. In slow motion.
Note that Yelena’s name is often spelled Shushunova or Schuschunova.
related – Bars: Shushunova vs Monckton
(via Region 5 Insider)
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