Category: beam
Cata’s new Beam mount
Beam machine Chayse Capps
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That’s one of the routines nominated for Balance Beam Situation BEST ROUTINE OF WEEK 2 POLL.
Week 1 winners:
Tammy Biggs – full turn
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Peng – Beam
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Her front 1/1 dismount reminds me of the front 2/1 twist she used as a Junior.
Gabby Perea’s standing 1/1
High.
2020 Code of Points – Beam
Gigi spent a week reviewing changes to the 2020 Code of Points on Beam. She wrote those up illustrating many with GIFs.
Must read. It’s the best overview 2020 Beam I’ve seen yet.
Understanding The 2017-2020 CoP In A Very Simple And Detailed Way: Balance Beam
Don’t count on everything in that post being exactly correct. There are so many changes that I anticipate future clarifications for years to come.
Personally I’m happy that FIG gymnasts no longer feel pressured to do a D dismount as dismount is no longer a 0.5 Special Requirement. Sticking a C dismount will be the best strategy for many around the world.
related – Lauren Hopkins – Deconstructing the New Code of Points
Sarah Finnegan – Beam
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Tyesha Mattis interview
Tyesha Mattis is currently a
firstthird year senior gymnast after having an extremely successful junior career.
British Gymnewstics posted an excellent catch-up on her career. Major injuries – mostly from Vault landings on competition surfaces – have slowed her progress.
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NCAA week 1 – Balance Beam Situation
BBS has the most entertaining and informative write-up I’ve seen.
Who had the worst Balance Beam situation of the week?
You MIGHT think it was UCLA with these crazy saves.
But no. It was Georgia. Read the post – WEEK 1 RANKINGS AND NOTES
Bonus shoutouts:
Kirah Koshinski, West Virginia, Vault – 9.925
Koshinski stuck a 1.5 to rank 4th nationally on vault.Sabrina Garcia, Penn State, Bars – 9.950
Garcia stuck a floated DLO dismount to rank 2nd on bars.Madeleine Huber, Missouri, Bars – 9.925
A toe-pointy Jaeger and her own stuck DLO earned Huber the #3 ranking
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