Category: beam

Anna Li’s 1,950 Beam series in a row

The great Anna Li is a new mom. Busy, busy.

Miss Val in her new book notes that Anna hit 1,950 Beam series without a fall near the end of her career. That’s consistency. Mental toughness. It was something she learned in College.

Ted St Martin hit 5,221 basketball free throws in a row. I reckon Anna’s feat is more impressive.

When UCLA won the 2010 NCAA National Championships, I gave greatest credit to Anna starting Beam every meet. Her teammates so confident she’d get the line-up rolling.

top Worlds contenders on Beam

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Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’ll be in Doha covering the competition — and human rights issues — starting Oct 21st.

YOG Beam qualifiers

1. Tang Xijing CHN 13.800
2. Bachynska Anastasiia UKR 13.400
3. Klimenko Kseniia RUS 13.100
4. Slevin Emma IRL 12.433
5. Spence Emma CAN 12.433
6. Puiu Ana-Maria ROU 12.366
7. Villa Giorgia ITA 12.333
8. Morgan Amelie GBR 12.233

Full results.

cartwheel challenges

To improve consistency of cartwheel on Beam ask your gymnasts to show you 1-arm cartwheel near arm support. Then far arm support.

Then true cartwheel (without 1/4 turn in or 1/4 turn out).

Cartwheel series on low Beam. 

Wall drills will help, as well. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

CA Orchard interview – part 2

A continuation of Nick’s interview with Coach Carol-Angela Orchard. Beam and more Beam.

CA gives very detailed information on how she tracks routines day-to-day. Explains her key word philosophy.

Svetlana Grozdova 1979 Beam display

Even better than her competitive routines. Very entertaining!

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