Category: Gymnastics

Shilese – cast handstand

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Missy Elliott in STICK IT

Featuring Dominque Dawes.

Dvora has a new article on Unorthodox Gymnastics.

Bringing Gymnastics To The Big Screen

Some thoughts from Stick It writer-director Jessica Bendinger

Dvora links to a music video with Missy doing Gymnastics.

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cast handstand with sponge

Putting a sponge between the feet is an ideal way to remind gymnasts to squeeze the legs together.

MLT likes the gymnast to hollow — then pike — to slow the down swing for the next kip. Of course hip flexion and/or shoulder extension would accomplish the same thing. The hollow position is an aesthetic preference.

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1-arm handstand mount (Rankin)

Janine Rankin and other Canadian gymnasts of her era — including Jackie Bender — worked 1-arm handstand skills seriously.

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Giulia Steingruber retires

The fan favourite is now age-27.

‘Happy, content, and curious,’ Giulia Steingruber bids farewell to Gymnastics