how gymnasts react … 😀

Joe Fraser won H Bar in Baku.

But even more entertaining is the reaction of his teammates when he put together a new combination in training.

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Ian Gunther snaps a H Bar

For decades we’ve known that Horizontal Bars can break due to metal fatigue.

In fact, we once replaced a bar at University of Saskatchewan, just in case.

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Heath Thorpe – Takamoto 1/2

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𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 – H Bar

HIT.

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Kohei’s final HB routine

In the celebration of Uchimura’s fantastic career, Shirai Kenzo and everyone from the 2021 and 2016 JPN MAG Olympic teams were invited to perform.

The G.O.A.T. went for Bretschneider. #respect

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Gymnastics: Icon Kohei Uchimura retires after one-of-a-kind festive finale

Asher Hong is pretty funny 😀

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We can already see that piked Stalders are going to be the new fUGLY.

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Celebrating Kohei Uchimura

Blythe Lawrence:

… back-to-back Olympic all-around golds in 2012 and 2016 (the first man to do so since Sawao Kato in 1972), six consecutive world all-around titles collected between 2009 to 2015 (in a sport where no other man has more than two), and 21 world medals (including individual titles on floor exercise, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.) …

“He’s my hero,” echoed Carlos Yulo, the reigning world champion on vault, who on his best days shares Uchimura’s crystal-clear sense of execution and extreme difficulty.

The Philippines-born 21-year-old, who trains in Japan, credits watching Uchimura compete at the London Olympics as a key moment in his childhood. …

In pursuit of perfection, ‘King’ Kohei created pure art
Japan’s Kohei Uchimura competes on the pommel horse during the men’s all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships at the Hydro arena in Glasgow, Scotland, October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Music professor Lasse Nettum created an original piece to accompany Uchimura’s horizontal bar routine from the 2011 World Championships.

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related – Magnastics – A History of Uchimura Kohei’s Winning Streak

Kip progressions

A few of those used by coach Lucas Tiefenbach.

The video is really well edited. With graphics. AND you can watch it in 4K.

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