Category: Gymnastics

Japan, China, Italy – MAG Jr Worlds

Haruka Nakamura – Def

Jason Mortimer catches gymnast on Tap Swing

Yep. Coach was ready. You never know.

Tap swings (and backward uprise) are surprisingly dangerous, especially for kids who are really trying to get as high as they can.

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Jr Worlds preview videos

Bar CAST height in USA levels

A quick summary.

Personally, I feel judges are far too critical of bent elbows at the START of a cast. Depending on arm length, it can be near impossible for some kids to do that.

Straight arms should be required on the way up, but not while hips are still touching the rail.

In fact, I’d say it’s easiest to deliberately have the arms bent with beginners. Later keep them straighter and straighter earlier.

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Chloe LaCoursiere – Bars FORM

If you can’t keep your feet together on Bar transfers like Chloe, you don’t deserve a 10.0 under any Code. 😀

feet together on 3/1 twist

Rare.

British Championships results

1-Alice Kinsella -55.300
2-Ondine Achampong – 55.000
3-Georgia-Mae Fenton – 51.600

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Vault
1-Ruby Evans – 13.275
2-Emily Roper – 12.975
3-Keira Thornton – 12.975

Bars
1-Becky Downie – 14.350
2-Georgia-Mae Fenton – 14.300
3-Alice Kinsella – 14.250

Beam
1-Ondinde Achampong – 13.800
2-Jessica Gadirova – 13.650
3-Alice Kinsella – 13.100

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Floor
1-Alice Kinsella – 13.900
2-Poppy Stickler – 13.750
3-Georgia-Mae Fenton – 13.500

FIG still allows “single point of failure” equipment

In an era with redundancy in all things related to safety, why does FIG certify equipment where failure of one link in a chain can result in the apparatus falling?

Jalon Stephens walked away. This time.

related – FIG – single point of failure