Category: horizontal bar

Flyaway to Flat Back

BEFORE we let kids flip, it’s essential that they understand well how to move the centre of gravity AWAY from the Bar at the point of release.

Some call it “pitching out” the centre of gravity.

Flyaway not Flyclose.

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overview of Men’s Gymnastics

An excellent summing up of the sport — including some of the all time greats.

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What are the 6 apparatuses in Men’s Gymnastics?

Gaylord from Weiler?

Update: I’d previously linked to this video calling it a Pegan from Weiler. Oops.

Thanks to Terry for correcting that.

Carl Meader

Mya Hooten – Bars collapse

Who’s to blame?

I’d say it’s FIG who approves ‘single point of failure’ equipment.

WHY in 2024 do we have equipment that falls down if one single part fails?

OBVIOUSLY there should be redundant anchors. And redundant chains. If one fails, the other keeps the apparatus from falling.

Leo Lehtinen – double twisting Gienger

Leo competes for Finland.

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That’s only the 2nd one I’ve seen caught.

First was Zoltan Rezacs (HUN) 1988.

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Fuzzy Benas – Pegan

Ryan Vanichtheeranon – H Bar

World Challenge Cup 2024 winners

  • Vault – Greta Mayer
  • Bars – Melanie de Jesus dos Santos
  • Beam – Anna Lashchevska
  • Floor – Melanie de Jesus dos Santos

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  • Floor – Illia Kovtun
  • Pommel – Nariman Kurbanov
  • Rings – Balazs Kiss
  • Vault – Assan Salimov
  • P Bars – Krisztofer Meszaros
  • H Bar – Tang Chia-Hung

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details – France, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Ukraine big winners in Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup series

Szombathely Challenge Cup results 2

AKA the Tonya Paulsson show. She’ll likely end up competing for Cal as well as Sweden.

Beam

🥇 Tonya Paulsson 🇸🇪 12.966
🥈 Leni Bohle 🇦🇹 12.866
🥉 Charlotte Booth 🇬🇧 12.433

Floor

🥇 Tonya Paulsson 🇸🇪 12.933
🥈 Greta Mayer 🇭🇺 12.900
🥉 Leni Bohle 🇦🇹 12.700

Vault

🥇 Assan Salimov 🇰🇿 14.300
🥈 Daniel Trifonov 🇧🇬 14.150
🥉 Enkhtuvshin Damdindorj 🇲🇳 14.083

P Bars

🥇 Edoardo De Rosa 🇮🇹 14.233
🥈 Krisztofer Meszaros 🇭🇺 14.066
🥉 Alexander Kunz 🇩🇪 13.233

H Bar

🥇 Krisztofer Meszaros 🇭🇺 13.900
🥈 Lorenzo Bonicelli 🇮🇹 13.766
🥉 Szilard Zavory 🇭🇺 13.300