If you hate Men’s FX cuz it’s ugly, check Yul. Some nice stuff.
14.850 (5.8, 9.050)
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Category: floor (men)
Specific to Artistic gymnastics. More posts are included in the TUMBLING category.
Eddie Penev – Floor
14.900 (6.3, 8.600)
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I’d love to see Eddie compete for USA in Worlds 2017. He’d have a shot at both FX and Vault finals.
Sam Mikulak Achilles injury
Bad news from Winter Cup.
Sam Mikulak – Floor
Training for #wintercup2017 in Las Vegas, Feb. 16-18th.
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related – read a 2017 Winter Cup Preview
(via @GymCastic)
are Arabians forwards or backwards tumbling?
WAG considers them forward (SALTOS FORWARD & SIDEWARD). MAG backward. It’s silly that the two Technical committees can’t agree.
The takeoff is more critical than the landing position in my opinion. Arabians are much more a backwards tumbling skill than forwards.
(via Gigi)
Men’s Floor – E, F, G,H elements
Ws van Wijk:
… most of the common E,F,G and H elements according to the MAG 2017-2020 CoP. …
Some element are missing because they’re just not that common and either weren’t competed at a major competition in the last quad or will probably not be competed in the next quad. …
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Diego Hypólito finally wins Olympic medal
Recall Diego competing with Paul Hamm and Kyle Shewfelt?
Diego’s been one of the best on Floor for a long, long time. #respect
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new Tumbl Trak video
If you have NO equipment, buy mats first.
Next … a tumbling trampoline. It’s so useful for every level of ability.
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extreme Air Flairs
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Thanks Don.
advanced roll-out skills banned starting 2017
Great move from the FIG MTC. In the next Olympic cycle multiple salto roll-out skills are banned for Men as they have been for Women.
Gymnastics is dangerous enough without encouraging athletes to risk their lives. Many gymnasts have suffered serious concussions on these skills.
Elena Mukhina was paralyzed training the Thomas salto just two weeks before the opening of the 1980 Summer Olympics leaving her permanently quadriplegic. Elena died Dec 22, 2006.
