Category: floor (women)

Kai Rivers – Floor

Kai qualified to the Nastia Liukin Cup 2017.

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

Just what LSU needs. Another superstar on Floor. 🙂 Kai’s committed for 2019-2020.

Watch her Bars. (VIDEO)

Myia Hambrick – Floor

Myia is the top AA in the nation week 1 with 39.575.

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It’s fair to say that UCLA seems to have a higher injury rate than the other top College teams. It’s equally fair to say that LSU seems to have comparatively fewer injuries than most — especially considering they are consistently competing a LOT of tumbling difficulty.

(via Irish Daniel)

Maggie Nichols – Floor

Funny seeing one of the best gymnasts in the world compete a simple front tuck. 🙂

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Utah 196.625 v 195.525 Michigan

14,675 fans in Utah were happy last night.

MyKayla Skinner shines in Red Rock debut as Utah defeats Michigan

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Norah Flatley – layout to Randi

With changes to the WAG Code for 2020 there is more incentive for high value forward tumbling.

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Papa Liukin has a new Tumblr. It’s now papa-liukin.tumblr.com.

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.

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Stacey Umeh in China

The Canadian / Aussie choreographer travels a great deal.

Stacey choreographed new routines for Shang Chunsong, Liu Tingting, Wang Yan, Wang Cenyu and Liu Jinru.