Category: beam

Rachel Borden – Beam

Rachel did not get invited on to the Illinois team this season.

… So she trained with the club.

Until this past weekend. 🙂

Coach called her up. Put her in the line-up and Rachel hit a unique and memorable routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Jess loved the story so much she called this week’s GymCastic podcast …

The Rachel Borden Appreciation Episode (and other things about gymnastics)

handstand drill

This was intended to be a fun challenge. But it would also be a good progression for kids learning weight shift side-to-side for future skills.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Taylor Lawson – Arabian

Watch it on Tumblr.

https://www.tumblr.com/irishdaniel/182322017748/taylor-lawson-of-stanford-nails-her-arabian-on

training Stride Handstand

Beginners often learn Backward Walkover with bent knees and — later — have problems ☹️getting out of the habit of bending their knees.

Challenge them to tip forward and backward in Stride Handstand to show form and control. As they improve lower the height of the mats.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

Sophia Hyderally – Beam

University of Alaska-Anchorage

Click PLAY or watch a part routine on Instagram.

(via Rebecca Scally)

Trinity Thomas – Beam

I’m so looking forward to watching Trinity over the next 4 seasons. Her quality of movement is superb.

Double twist is tough to stick, however. She’s got to get that locked and loaded or switch to something else.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Olympian Ágnes Keleti is 98

Ágnes Keleti (born Ágnes Klein, 9 January 1921) is a Hungarian–Israeli retired Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach. While representing Hungary in the Summer Olympics, she won 10 Olympic medals …

Click PLAY or watch Ágnes on Twitter.

Can she still do the splits? 🙂