Category: pommel horse

Pommel Flair training devices

Most Men’s coaches have built or tried these devices at one point or another. They are useful for conditioning. OK for introducing the concept of Flairs. But not many will advance from this device to Mushroom.

You can buy the G-Force kit for 300 €. It’s marketed mainly to breakdancers.

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introducing Pommel Mushroom

Before gymnasts begin Circles on Mushroom they need to train Front Support positions. A bucket is ideal.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

Rear Support position for Pommels

Before gymnasts begin swinging Mushroom they need be comfortable in Rear Support with hips elevated.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

Jay Thompson – Flair tricks

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Xiao Qin – Pommel Gold

… best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. …

“Just hand him the Gold …” 🙂

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(via Coach Sommer)

Men’s Voronin Cup

1 Artur Davtyan Armenia 84.500
2 Teppei Miwa Japan 84.000
3 Dmitry Lankin Russia 83.750
full results

Click PLAY or watch Miwa’s PH on Instagram. He’s a real AA contender.

Sam working upgrades

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related – Saeedreza Keikha

Ravil Adeev 1982 Pommels

No skew. Flair through handstand.

Flairs were still a fairly new innovation in 1982.

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World Champs Dalaloyan, Xiao Rutoeng, Petrounias

Floor
1. Artur Dalaloyan (RUS) 14.9
2. Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 14.866
3. Carlos Yulo (PHI) 14.6

You could argue that Yul Moldauer (USA) 14.566 should have been Bronze.

Yulo is the biggest happy surprise of Worlds 2018. Congratulations Philippines. 🙂

Pommels
1. Xiao Rutoeng (CHN) 15.166 ***
2. Max Whitlock (GBR) 15.166 ***
3. lee Chih Kai (TPE) 14.966

Second ever Worlds medal for TPE.

Max hit 3/3 in Doha. He lost the tie break due to having lower E-score.

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Rings
1. Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) 15.36
2. Arthur Zanetti (BRA) 15.100
3. Marco Lodadio (ITA) 14.900 

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Petrounias was doubtful to compete Worlds. He has shoulder surgery scheduled in 3 days.

Zanetti was fantastic. You might argue he was even better than Petrounias. There’s not much to separate the very best Ring men.

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Men’s qualification highlights

FIG put together a highlights package of what happened day 2 qualifications.

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… or you could catch-up on by listening to GymCastic MAG day 2 – THE POMMEL-POCALYPSE

Median scores for all apparatus went up from Worlds 2017 to Worlds 2018. That’s expected over the quadrennial. … BUT median score on Pommels dropped 1.167. That’s no statistical fluke. There’s something wrong with that horse.

related – Russia, Xiao top men’s qualification at Doha Worlds