Category: floor (men)

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

Chris Remkes, Clay Stephens ACL injuries

What a terrible week for Australia.

… US-based athlete Clay Stephens (Illinois) ruptured his ACL earlier in the week followed by Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Chris Remkes suffering the same fate overnight at the Artistic World Cup round in Doha.

Having already competed in the recent World Cup events in both Melbourne and Baku, the in-form Remkes had made the finals of both the Floor and Vault in Doha.

Sadly, things went horribly wrong early in his Floor routine with Remkes landing awkwardly on an early pass. injuring his left knee.

Medical scans conducted in Doha confirmed the suspected ACL and meniscus injury, ending his World Cup season and his competing year. …

Gymnastics Australia

Chris was injured landing his new triple twisting double layout. The skill was quite well done. The landing not obviously dangerous. ☹️

Jesse Tyndall – Floor

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Madi Ward – Floor

Excellent tumbling out of round-off.

When everyone else keeps their 1 1/2 twist backwards LOW, Made takes it as HIGH as she can! … That should be some kind of bonus.

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Made got married last year. Her real name now is Madison Ward-Sessions.

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.

https://www.tumblr.com/arabianpunchfront/162454884812/whatacroseries-twoflips-threetwists-russian