Category: beam

Forward Walkover progressions

A long and comprehensive video. Of course many are appropriate, as well, for Backward Walkover and combining the two.

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SAKAGUCHI Ayaka (JPN) – Beam

Continuous movement.  You could actually call this choreography. 

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finishing the routine AFTER a fall

Respect for Skye Blakely.

Anyone can fall on Beam. Simone. Anyone. It happens.

Gymnasts have to train to stay calm. Get up. And hit the rest of the routine well. Especially in a 3-up, 3-count competition format.

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KOVACS Zsofia (HUN) – Beam

My favourite of the qualification round Beam routines.  Along with Skye BLAKELY.

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Beam 1-arm Handstand

FIG WTC really should encourage these skills more.

The greatest Artistic gymnast all time was Jackie Bender.

https://twitter.com/Pamchenkova/status/1443202614892576774

1-arm handstand mount (Rankin) is a fantastic way to start a routine.

At 2022 Worlds we cheered Nikolett.

WATANABE Hazuki – Qualification Beam

As promised, FIG is uploading all qualification routines to YouTube without GeoBlocking.

Hazuki ended up the surprise World Champion. Here’s the routine that got her into the Beam Final.

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