new skill by Gabriel Hannah

Coach Will Banthorpe posted this.

Handspring to double salto forwards with 1/2 twist ~ Morandi with 1/2 turn.

Yep. It should be impossible.

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https://www.instagram.com/will.banthorpe/p/BvM9RxOAZlL/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1o5gbe6ohwwrd

Gabriel competed it this weekend and was awarded E-value.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMw07pgbZL/

Jacob Moore – Floor

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(via the CGA weekly roundup post)

tumbling / Slinky analogy

I can go with this.

It’s similar to the ‘curvilinear action‘ still used in the Canadian coach education system. That was introduced by Gord Osbourne and Boris Verkhovsky back in the day. That version looks at the body more as a flexible rod … with a spring attached to either end.

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artistry in Men’s Floor Exercise

Rare. But we do see the occasional flash of style from gymnasts. Here are some Russian examples.

Jay Thompson – Flair tricks

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Paris McGee can dance

The former Ohio State gymnast emulated some of the top WAG routines in 2016.

Click PLAY or watch Simone’s Floor on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Laurie’s on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Gabby’s on Instagram.

Watch a 2018 interview during Paris’ final season following ACL surgery.

related – Men’s Gymnastics Better With Music, And This Guy Proves It (2006)

Kohei at age-30

Happy Birthday.

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Thanks Blythe.