Category: floor (women)

Risa Perez – Floor

OSU’s Risa Perez made the Power Rankings this week for her wildly entertaining Floor choreography. She sells it.

Click PLAY or watch her routine in the win over Stanford on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch the Oregon Team Intro on YouTube.

Eythora Thorsdottir & Tisha Volleman

… of the Netherlands talk about making history with their team at 2015 Worlds in Glasgow, qualifying the Netherlands to the Olympics games for the first time in 40 years in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

The Dutch have blown us all away with their fresh outlook on artistry and both Thorsdottir and Volleman talk about the emphasis on performance quality and entertainment value within the Dutch program.

Inside Look: Journey to the Games – Episode 3: Eythora Thorsdottir and Tisha Volleman

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

UCLA’s Miss Val

TUANH DAM posted an excellent retrospective on the head coach of UCLA who has won 6 NCAA team championships since 1997.

Gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field shapes more than just routines

Miss Val

backward handspring drill

I like all drills for beginners that encourage hip extension. This one in particular because it works in conjunction with the shoulder hyper flexion.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Making Gators Dance – An Interview With Jeremy Miranda

Gym Blog Central posted an informative and entertaining chat with the Florida choreographer.

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in praise of UCLA Floor

The Gym Digest put together a greatest hits list – some of Miss Val’s best routines.

For example, Stella Umeh.

She won NCAA floor titles in 1995 and 1998 and was a member of the team that won UCLA’s first team championship in 1997. Her 1998 routine seen here won a perfect 10, the first of her career.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Of the many great routines selected, my own favourite is probably Brittani McCullough (2010). This routine was shocking LIVE. Much more so than on YouTube.

See the whole list – COLLEGE: UCLA’S FANTASTIC FLOOR.