MyKayla Skinner won every event and the all-around in her first college road meet and the No. 5 Utah gymnasts coasted past BYU 196.900-194.175. Skinner, who has nine wins in her first two meets, got plenty of help from her teammates in a win where the Utes got stronger with each ensuing event.
Category: floor (women)
Averie’s Floor
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Here’s her Halloween leo.
Kai Rivers – Floor
Kai qualified to the Nastia Liukin Cup 2017.
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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.
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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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https://papa-liukin.tumblr.com/post/155351149000/acrobaticsenpointe-i-have-been-waiting-for-a-girl
Papa Liukin has a new Tumblr. It’s now papa-liukin.tumblr.com.
Lu Li – Floor
I should have linked to this one on Christmas day.
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rare Gymnastics skills
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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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