Month: May 2021

Grace McCallum – Vault

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single Pommel loops in undergrip

Look like Jake can doing ANYTHING on horse.

Unusual are his single pommel loops in undergrip near the beginning of this vide.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CPLxLFbBVSl/

Simone wins Classic – RESULTS

Simone Biles 58.400

  1. Jordan Chiles 57.100
  2. Kayla DiCello 56.100
  3. Grace McCallum 55.100
  4. Aleah Finnegan 54.150
  5. Leanne Wong 54.100
  6. Skye Blakely 54.000
  7. Emily Lee 53.900
  8. Kara Eaker 53.250
  9. MyKayla Skinner 53.050

Simone competes Yurchenko Double Pike

Making HISTORY … again.

Amazing.

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https://youtu.be/U3q0BDz_-Gg

It’s this kind of thing that keeps the greatest of all time motivated.

Nancy Armour – Simone Biles maintains gold standard despite 19-month layoff between competitions

Shilese Jones – Vault

Fantastic.

I just wish she had held that STICK. In Men’s Gymnastics it would have been deducted.

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2021 Hopes Championships RESULTS

Claire Pease, Kieryn Finnell Take AA Titles

Simone – shock and disbelief

Many male gymnasts have done Yurchenko Double Pike into the PIT.

On to competition mats, very few.

None this easily.

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The Flight Series – Shilese Jones

An excellent mini-documentary.

Gymnastics is tough. Shilese is tougher.

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gender neutral titles

Though not in my top 1000 issues 😀, it’s a good idea to progressively move away from gender specific terms.

Penn State and other American Universities, for example:

Don’t get upset — however — when new terms are mocked while we get used to them.

Canadian High Schools and Universities, by comparison, don’t use “sophomore“.

Thanks Judy.