Category: bars

“single point of failure” FIG equipment

Why does the International Gymnastics Federation approve apparatus with a single point of failure?

If one part fails, the entire apparatus falls.

For SAFETY and reliability redundancy should be required. For example, two chains instead of one.

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

Markelov from el-grip

Katie Perret

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Vladimir Markelov was a male Soviet gymnast. The WAG Code once named this skill after Svetlana Khorkina, but for reasons unknown now uses the male name.

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GYMNOVA “protection” mat for flight elements

Of the mats he’s used, Frank Szabo prefers the GYMNOVA.

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He doesn’t use the “handle”.

details on that product

training Comaneci release on Bars

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Osijek Challenge Cup

May 24 – 27 Osijek, Croatia.

Vault
1. Oksana Chusovitina Uzbekistan 14.217
2 Tjasa Kysselef Slovenia 13.767
3 Viktoria Trykina Russia 13.700

Bars
1 Diana Varinska Ukraine 14.000
2 Barbora Mokosova Slovakia 13.233
3 Noemi Makra Hungary 13.100

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Beam
1 Diana Varinska Ukraine 13.000
2 Barbora Mokosova Slovakia 12.633
3 Laura Iacob Romania 12.467

Floor
1 Diana Varinska Ukraine 13.367
2 Zsofia Kovacs Hungary 12.800
3 Anamaria Ocolisan Romania 12.733

full results

Gymnasts from 20 nations won medals at the Gradski vrt Hall in Osijek at the first FIG World Challenge Cup of the year. …

FIG

Zoé Allaire-Bourgie, Ellie Black dominate Nationals

If you missed the Canadian Championships this past weekend, one BIG story was Zoé Allaire-Bourgie dominating the Junior competition.

1. Zoé Allaire-Bourgie 113.273
2. Emma Spence 106.449
3. Quinn Skrupa 102.671
4. Rachael Riley 101.924
5. Ilka Juk 101.248
6. Imogen Paterson 101.097

 
Zoé’s not talking YOGs but rather the 2018 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships coming up Jun 9-16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ellie won her 5th National title and looked very relaxed doing so. It’s as if she’s got this game figured out.


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Read the Gymnastics Canada summary press release.

Maloney 1/1 to mixed

Awesome.

Cameron Machado from First State Gymnastics PA.

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Terry reminds us of the first we saw … a gymnast from Desert Devils coached by Geoff Eaton.

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I’d say the Free Hip version is tougher.

(via Rachel)