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History made. Congratulations.
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.
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.
🥇 Romania 102.950
🥈 Germany 102.500
🥉 Italy 102.150
🥇 Helen Kevric GER 51.750
🥈 Amalia Puflea ROU 51.650
🥉 Lilou Viallat FRA 51.650
Note — this vault is easiest for gymnasts who do all salto twists in the direction of the hand placed 1st on the floor on Round-off.
For example, if the gymnast twists saltos to the right, easiest is that they also put the right hand down first on Cartwheel and Round-off. A left twist.
Kasamatsu is 1/4 twist in one direction, 3/4 twist in the opposite direction. More difficult is Tsukahara with 1/1 twist which is 1/2 twist in one direction, 1/1 twist in the same direction.
Head coaches should be checking on twist direction when it’s being taught to beginners at their Club.
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Results:
🥇 Italy 158.750
🥈 Great Britain 158.550
🥉 Switzerland 158.200
🥇 Radomyr Stelmakh UKR 79.850
🥈 Riccardo Villa ITA 79.850
🥉 Matteo Giubellini SUI 79.500
Radomyr Stelmakh of Ukraine finished seventh in the all-around standings when he made his major international debut at European Championships in 2020, but due to the two-per-country limitations, he was not counted in the official rankings.
The 16-year-old made sure his results would count this time around, looking incredible from the moment he stepped out onto the floor until the second he landed his dismount on high bar as the very last competitor in the very last subdivision to sneak in and grab the all-around title with a 79.900, just half a tenth ahead of Italy’s Riccardo Villa …
Stelmakh Wins EYOF All-Around in Tight Battle, Italy Takes Team Gold
Only Australia is sending their best possible team.
Spencer ranks GBR, AUS and CAN as looking like team podium favourites.
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Read his preview:
A dynamo.
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