how to STICK Double Back

Be more like Raena. 😀

Beam crash

Rarely do I post wipeouts, not wanting to make light of them.

But I’ll make an exception here.

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mistakes happen – Tang Chia-Hung – H Bar

One of the very best to NOT make the apparatus Final in Jakarta.

In fact, none of the 4 medalists from the Paris Olympics qualified to the H Bar Final at Worlds 2025, a year later.

Anyone can miss. Kohei Uchimura fell. Simone Biles fell.

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Emma Fioravanti – Vault

Everyone loves a Handspring Layout Forward.

Well done Emma.

falling backward SAFELY

It’s typical for people to reach backward with straight arms when they fall backward.

GYMNASTICS can teach kids to bring the arms together in front — landing flat back or, even, better, into a partial backward safety roll.

DO NOT DO THIS! YOU COULD BREAK A WRIST OR DISLOCATE AN ELBOW.

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sticking Yurchenko Double Twist

Not easy.

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Donnell’s fall on Triple Pike

After the terrible injury on Triple Tuck off Rings for Lorenzo Bonicelli, this was terrifying.

Happily, Donnell seems to have suffered no long term damage. He’s thrilled to have qualified for another World Championships, as well.

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Parkour in Mardin, Turkey

These athletes REALLY train landing safely on hard surfaces.

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Baseball DIVE ROLL to home plate

Chris Coghlan scores with a dive roll over the catcher to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. 2017.

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Kazuki Minami – AMAZING landings

Check out some of Kazuki Minami’s landings in training and competition at the 2025 Cottbus World Cup.

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