Category: pommel horse

500 Mushroom circles

… Trip made 510 circles on mushroom. Please note that this competition is designed to push athletes to their mental and physical limits, not emphasize on perfect technique.

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I’ve never heard of more than 200 circles! This is an astonishing feat.

But I fear for his wrists when he gets older. Most male gymnasts suffer overuse pain. Trip should retired undefeated after this set. Never do more than 40 circles in future.

Thanks Darren.

spotting Pommel Mushroom

Yep.

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That’s Frank Szabo who recently relocated from Vancouver to take over the Men’s Program at Manjak’s Gymnastics in Toronto.

Max Whitlock and Louis Smith

As one who often questioned the GBR strategy bringing a specialist to major meets, you can’t argue with the results. Another brilliant Pommel final for Louis. Congratulations.

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Pommels: Whitlock, Smith, Naddour

Rule, Britannia!

1. Whitlock: 15.966
2. Smith: 15.833
3. Naddour: 15.700

Tommasone 15.6
Belyavskiy 15.4
Kuksenkov 15.233
Merdinyan 14.933
Verniaiev 12.4

full results

I feel good for Alex Naddour. And for USA. He was fortunate today, however, to hang on to the Bronze.

The three least stretched circles are on the podium. Seems extension is not the priority of FIG MTC.

The new normal. No Chinese gymnasts in the Pommel final.