Category: Gymnastics

P Bars Triple Back from the end

Jairo Ruiz Casas is the coach.

Camilo Verá (COL) the amazing gymnast.

He’s also training Double Double off P Bars.

And Triple Pike on Floor.

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coach Sami Shapiro

Today she’s working for Apple.

EASY compared with competing Beam. Same skills.

From 5x National Team Member to Stanford gymnast to a career in the real world, Sami Shapiro is the epitome of what it means to be a Beam Queen.

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Nile tries Beam side Gainer 1/1

feat @gracie.kramer @cori.story

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Black American gymnasts

Decades ago, conventional wisdom was that gymnasts of African heritage would be too heavy for acrobatic sports. Too muscular.

That was WAY wrong.

When Black gymnasts have a chance to train acrobatic sports, they are very successful. 

A few examples, including the greatest of all time.

Sage Kellerman – Vault

I’m OK with 10.0 for this one.

George Eyser – amputee Olympic gymnast

George Eyser was a German-American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, earning six medals in one day, including three gold and two silver medals.

Eyser competed with a wooden prosthesis for a left leg, having lost his real leg after being run over by a train. Despite his disability, he won gold in the vault, an event which then included a jump over a long horse without aid of a springboard. …

The Paralympic Games began 1948. Most physically challenged athletes now compete there.

Prior to 2008, Eyser was the only person with an artificial leg to have competed at the Olympic Games. In 2008, Natalie du Toit, a South African swimmer who lost her left leg in a traffic accident, participated in the 10 km marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and finished 16th …

Read more ➙ George Eyser: Medals, mystery and the Games’ first amputee

Thanks Jim Holt for remembering Eyser, one of the most amazing Olympic stories of all time.

Magyar & Sivado on Pommels

As a judge, one of my least favourite combinations is Magyar, Sivado in combination with legs together.

It’s RARE to see a gymnast who does not “skew” — be misaligned with the horse. Some judges are very lenient on this deduction. 

Ideally, hand placement should be parallel every step. Gymnast check where there hands were placed after an approach by checking chalk marks.

Better strategy for the gymnast is to use these skills in Flair. It’s easier to keep square.

Sadly, almost every FIG routine includes Magyar and Sivado. 

I’m hoping a change to only 8 counting skills from 10 would motivate many to take out the Magyar and Sivado. 

Neutral Deductions has a deep dive on these skills. SUBSCRIBE to support Men’s Gymnastics.

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