Category: Gymnastics

2020 Code of Points – Bars

Gigi Farid posted her 2nd article of a series on the new Code.

There are far fewer changes to Bars than Beam.

Only 3 skills maximum will be counted from each of free hip swing, sole swing or Stalder.

Shaposh skills to kip will be deducted 0.5.

Jaeger piked inexplicably upgraded from  D to E. We won’t seeing many straddled Jaegers in Elite.

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Understanding The 2017-2020 CoP In A Very Simple And Detailed Way: Uneven Bars

 

mental blocks in Gymnastics

Girls suffer mental blocks far more than do boys. Most are backward skills. Often they appear during competitive season or during other stressful times.

Terri Laymon:

…  There is something to be said about ‘putting in the numbers’. The body needs time …

Moving through skills too quickly can cause a breakdown of acquiring the confidence and achievement of successes the mind needs in order to move forward. Sometimes slowing down is the best medicine.  …

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Especially don’t rush backwards skills. Use as many progressions as possible where there is minimal risk of injury IF something goes wrong on a backward skill. (e.g. Flyaway)

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Dan Keatings retires

No surprise. But I am disappointed that the 2009 silver all-around medalist at Worlds did not have more success since that time.

He’s one of my favourite gymnasts from the U.K. all time.

Daniel Keatings retires – exclusive interview

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European Champion 2017?

With big names like Russia’s Aliya Mustafina taking time off to start a family and Switzerland’s Giulia Steingruber recovering from a foot injury, the door is open for a new European champion to rise to the occasion.

Plenty of contenders are willing and more than capable of filling the void, like Russia’s Angelina Melnikova and Seda Tutkhalyan, The Netherlands’ Eythora Thorsdottir, Great Britain’s sisters Ellie & Becky Downie and teammate Amy Tinkler, France’s Marine Boyer, Belgium’s Nina Derwael, Italy’s Elisa Meneghini. Romania aims to have a good showing on home soil at the Europeans in Cluj, counting on veterans Catalina Ponor and Larisa Iordache to live up to these expectations. …

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Or will it be one of the talented Juniors turning Senior?

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I’m hoping to attend.

Helen Hu – Floor

Some interesting choreography. High leaps. Wait for the Olga Korbut like finale.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She’s from IK Gymnastics in Illinois.

Read an interview – Get To Know: Helen Hu

Sabrina Vega – Floor

Everyone is thrilled that Sabrina is healthy, happy and an NCCA Freshman at age-21.

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

(via Irish Daniel)