Category: Gymnastics

Olesya Dudnik – Beam

One of the greatest from the strongest era of Soviet Gymnastics.

1989 European Beam Champion.

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Georgia Godwin wins Commonwealth Games

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi. 😀

  1. Georgia Godwin 53.550 AUS
  2. Ondine Achampong 53.000 ENG
  3. Emma Spence 52.350 CAN

Jake Jarman wins Commonwealth Games

  1. Jake Jarman 83.450 ENG
  2. James Hall 82.900 ENG
  3. Marios Georgiou 81.750 CYP

Canada’s Felix Dolci missed out on a medal by just 0.2 after a fall on Pommels.

Jayla Hang wins Jr Classic

🥇 Jayla Hang 52.800
🥈 Hezly Rivera 52.450
🥉 Audrey Snyder 51.450

Jayla trains at Pacific Reign Gymnastics in Washington State. Go Region 2.

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Hang vaults to top of leaderboard in thrilling end to U.S. Classic junior women’s competition

Poppy Stickler – Floor

Repeat after me: Poppy Stickler.

Leane Wong wins U.S. Classic

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England wins Commonwealth Games

And are looking good for Europeans and Worlds 2022.

1) England – 161.100
2) Australia – 158.000
3) Canada – 152.700
4) South Africa – 147.750
5) Wales – 147.050
6) Scotland – 14.6500

I got those rankings from Spencer’s LIVE blog.

Commonwealth Games — Team Live Blog

Stalder Nabieva

Shilese hopes to make the Worlds team and get this skill named in 2022.

Cyprus BRONZE at Commonwealth Games

History made. Congratulations.

  1. England 254.550
  2. Canada 241.200
  3. Cyprus 239.650

The super experienced British Men’s team ran away with it. Followed by the new look (young) Canadian men’s team. Both predictable.

But I don’ think anyone not from Cyprus was predicting this. Amazing.

Handspring ➙ Salto vaults with Flyspring Technique

This is one of the best Handspring forward salto half vaults I’ve ever seen

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Not the most common technique, Haleigh uses what my mentor Boris called “Flyspring” technique. First contact on the table with hips piked. She OPENS her hips while in contact to increase reaction force.

This technique works best for very fast, very powerful gymnasts. They tend to take off closer to the back of the Board and contact the front of the Table. GOAL = get the hands on the table as quickly as possible.