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Tkatchev variations
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Category: bars
Leanne Wong – Bars
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Tracy Rinker – 1982 Bars
When was the last time you saw any of these skills in competition?
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Jr Europeans – Apparatus Finals
Bars
Beam
Emily May – 1981 Bars
Bar releases with 1/2 turns – CONTROVERSY
It’s easy to catch a release to Cross Grip without turning in the air.
It’s very difficult to complete the 180° twist prior to regrasp.
MOST will end up doing something in-between.
Rather than make judges decide, problem would be solved if the 1/2 turn skills were considered a different skill for difficulty — but be awarded the same value.
Georgia-Mae Fenton, for example, could compete Church and Church 1/2 turn and be credited 2 different skills with E value.
It’s an imperfect compromise, but the best I can come up with.
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Caitlin Rooskrantz interview
Wow.
After reading this interview I feel I know Caitlin personally. AND I’m an even bigger fan.
Being in gymnastics has normalised crying,” Caitlin Rooskrantz says. And then she laughs. “My coach [Ilse Roets] has los trane (loose tears). I’m always crying, we all are. It’s contagious. We all have deep feelings and we cry for anything. We even cry when we’re really happy.”
A year ago Rooskrantz became the first South African female gymnast to compete in an Olympics since 2004. …
“Attending an Olympics was a lifelong dream for me. And the unspoken rule among athletes is that you have to get a tattoo. So, while I have the rings, I have another tattoo [on her right arm] which I got after I qualified for Tokyo in 2020.
“It says: ‘And Still I Rise’. It carries significant meaning for me. It’s a reinforcement that I’m resilient, that I will always bounce back. I will always be going forward in my career and I will always rise above everything thrown at me. In my own eyes, I’ll always be a winner.” …
SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz rises above the falls while striving to be the best
It was written before Caitlin won Bronze on Bars at Commonwealth Games.
Suni messin’ on Bars
Kim Bui will retire after Munich
I thought Kim Bui would NEVER retire.
She’s like Ellie Black. And Elisabeth Seitz. Ageless in the sport.
33 is just a number to Kim Bui.
progressions for “late” drop on Bars
The goal is to keep the centre of mass as far away from the Bar (axis of rotation) on the down swing as possible.
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