Category: rings

Félix Dolci wins Canada Winter Games

In stunning fashion, Québec’s Félix Dolci came back from a pommel horse deficit to claim the Canada Games gold medal with 80.150 points in the all around that he almost won four years ago in Prince George.

Teammate Félix Blaquière who led the competition for several middle rotations until faltering on parallel bars finished in a silver medal tie with David Sandro of Ontario, both with 78.600 points.

Ontario’s Chris Kaji came back from a devastating pommel horse routine with a spectacular meet-high 14.900 score on rings and top score on parallel bars of 14.200 to earn the third-highest total score of 78.550 …

Inside Gymnastics Canada

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Rings Cross Support variations

Supporting your own body weight on low Rings is challenging for beginners due to the moving Base of Support.

Start boys and girls on low Rings as soon as possible. It’s ideal general strength training for support skills.

You can buy low Rings and adjustable straps for about $40. The best bang for your buck of any equipment purchase.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

introducing Cross Support swing

A great way to start for both boys and girls is on spotting boxes.

It’s safe and fun. Challenge kids to do their best and highest swings with a sponge between the feet.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

Liu Yang – Rings

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… at a 6.5 D score it’s the most difficult rings routine competed under the 2017-20 code of points so far …

via Best Routines of 2018

STILL trying to understand Olympic qualification

MAGnastics tried a hypothetical scenario using results of Men’s Worlds 2018 to decide most of the Olympians:

  • Team Qualification (12)
  • Individual AA Qualification
  • Individual Apparatus Qualification

Using 2018 rankings Olympians include: Adam Steele, Ireland, Tin Srbic, Croatia, Ri Se Gwang, North Korea, Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece, Lee Chih Kai, Taipei, Artem Dolgopyat, Israel, etc. 

Click through to see how it turned out:

Demonstrating Olympic Qualification Using 2018 Worlds as an Example

World Cup qualifiers are not included.

Petrounias

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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