Category: Gymnastics

the “Heron” on Floor

Congratulations Panama.

Hillary Heron will have a skill in the Code: Heron (F): Double salto backward tucked with 1½ twist on Floor.

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Elite Canada WAG 2024 – day 1

Early season. Ellie did not compete. Shallon Olsen did not do the AA.

I expect qualifying for the Paris team to be very competitive.

1. Cassie Lee 51.750
2. Clara Raposo 50.600
3. Maddison Hajjar 50.200
4. Ava Stewart 49.950
5. Aaliyah de Sousa 49.350
6. Laurie Denommee 49.200

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Frank Medrano on 1 arm pull-ups

Frank is age-65, by the way.

What’s your excuse? 😀

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Cairo World Cup Finals – day 2

Olympic qualifying points on the line.

should Men’s Floor be more ‘artistic’?

zhoxxyy did a deep dive into the history of Men’s Floor exercise.

Exactly WHY the 2004 Olympics was won by the very artistic Kyle Shewfelt — yet is fugly as Hell 20 years later.

The discussion on men’s floor routines revolves around the balance between artistry and athleticism, as their since the 1930’s has primarily emphasized challenging tumbling skills.

With updates to the Code of Points on the horizon, the potential inclusion of choreography has sparked excitement and skepticism, raising questions about the impact on technical specifications and gender…

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: Exploring the Inclusion of Choreography on Floor

Personally, I’d love maximum time of routine to be reduced.

I’d love FIG to go to 8 counting skills, rather than the current 10.

BEST routines Men’s NCAA – wk 6

The new Men’s Gymnastics Ramblings blog has a good overview.

The surprise for me is Kelton Christiansen on H Bar. No Kovacs releases.

This guy can hit handstand angles as well as anyone. Great execution.

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the “Lee” on Bars

What motivates an Olympic Champion?

Getting her name in the code.

FIG pay-per-view LIVE World Cups

I wish it were FREE — but pay-per-view is better than NO VIEW online.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is delighted to announce a new pay-per-view live streaming offer that will allow fans of Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics to watch the finals of World Cup and World Challenge Cup events in this Olympic year.

The World Cup season starts on 15 February with the Apparatus World Cup in Cairo …

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Kat LeVasseur – Vault

Wow.