Month: July 2022

Kasamatsu progressions

Note — this vault is easiest for gymnasts who do all salto twists in the direction of the hand placed 1st on the floor on Round-off.

For example, if the gymnast twists saltos to the right, easiest is that they also put the right hand down first on Cartwheel and Round-off. A left twist.

Kasamatsu is 1/4 twist in one direction, 3/4 twist in the opposite direction. More difficult is Tsukahara with 1/1 twist which is 1/2 twist in one direction, 1/1 twist in the same direction.

Head coaches should be checking on twist direction when it’s being taught to beginners at their Club.

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More posts about Kasamatsu.

Grishina on Beam

Anastasia Grishina was a fantastic talent.

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https://youtu.be/_UdnGNNqEzE

European Youth Olympic Festival MAG

Results:

🥇 Italy 158.750
🥈 Great Britain 158.550
🥉 Switzerland 158.200

🥇 Radomyr Stelmakh UKR 79.850
🥈 Riccardo Villa ITA 79.850
🥉 Matteo Giubellini SUI 79.500

Radomyr Stelmakh of Ukraine finished seventh in the all-around standings when he made his major international debut at European Championships in 2020, but due to the two-per-country limitations, he was not counted in the official rankings.

The 16-year-old made sure his results would count this time around, looking incredible from the moment he stepped out onto the floor until the second he landed his dismount on high bar as the very last competitor in the very last subdivision to sneak in and grab the all-around title with a 79.900, just half a tenth ahead of Italy’s Riccardo Villa …

Stelmakh Wins EYOF All-Around in Tight Battle, Italy Takes Team Gold

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1551807179061075968

Commonwealth Games WAG preview

Only Australia is sending their best possible team.

Spencer ranks GBR, AUS and CAN as looking like team podium favourites.

Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Read his preview:

Commonwealth Games Women’s Preview

Gymnastics ROV – Risk, Originality & Virtuosity

If you are old enough 😀 to still use Facebook, check out a page being posted by Dave Lease of The Skating Lesson:

Gymnastics ROV – Risk, Originality & Virtuosity

Facebook sucks, as you know.

For many months they’ve disallowed embedding of content so I no longer link often to that site.

Olivia Dunne is a millionaire

Olivia Dunne, 19, has millions of fans on social media.

The backflipping blonde — who tumbles for Louisiana State University — began capitalising on her social media success last June after the NCAA voted to lift Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) restrictions, which had prohibited college athletes from profiting off themselves.

Last August, Dunne signed with WME Sports — the same agency that represents Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic — and has made more than $1 million in the 12 months since. …

NEWS Australia

learning the Pedrick

related – Canada’s Denelle Pedrick: ‘I’ve gained confidence over the years and it shows

Gymnastics Canada CEO Ian Moss responds

First priority is to continue programming as planned despite the government funding freeze.

He seems to be willing to have a more independent and transparent process.

BUT I’m not clear on how and why Sports Canada would unfreeze funding any time soon.

Hwang Seo-Hyeon – Beam

A dynamo.

Grace McCallum – Bars

She good. 😇

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