Category: floor (men)

Specific to Artistic gymnastics. More posts are included in the TUMBLING category.

celebrating at the Olympics

My gut reaction — as a former cranky old judge — to Ray Zapata celebrating after hitting Floor and qualifying for the Final was … too much for the Olympics.

I would prefer gymnasts do that after stepping down from the podium.

He had saluted the judges. No deduction.

Many disagreed. Many want to see more honest emotion from gymnasts at the end of their routine, even if still on the podium.

Here’s the argument for letting athletes show their emotions.

connecting skills on tumbling trampoline

IDEAL for introducing tumbling series in a safe way — with high repetitions.

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Koper World Cup – Finals 1

Vault

🥇 Alexa Moreno 🇲🇽 13.600
🥈 Tijana Korent 🇭🇷 12.900
🥉 Leni Bohle 🇦🇹 12.775

Bars

🥇 Lucija Hrbiar 🇸🇮 13.300
🥈 Zoja Szekely 🇭🇺 13.250
🥉 Yelyzaveta Hubareva 🇺🇦 13.200

Floor

🥇 Illia Kovtun 🇺🇦 14.600
🥈 Artem Dolgopyat 🇮🇱 14.450
🥉 Unai Baigorri 🇪🇸 14.150

Pommels

🥇 Illia Kovtun 🇺🇦 14.900
🥈 Diyas Toishybek 🇰🇿 14.150
🥉 Mateo Zugec 🇭🇷 14.150

Rings

🥇 Igor Radivilov 🇺🇦 13.700
🥈 Illia Kovtun 🇺🇦 13.350
🥉 Luka Bojanc 🇸🇮 13.300

Asian Champs ➙ Gold medal routines

All 6 apparatus winners at 2024 Asian Championships.

Three of those went to Carlos Yulo.

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Yulo’s amazing Floor

STICK !

STICK like Felix

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Minami Kazuki MAGIC

analysis of Carlos Yulo’s tumbling

IF judges actually deducted for form in the air, Yulo would rank even higher on Floor.

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