Category: vault

Simone’s Yurchenko – fingers in

Exactly how we should introduce this Vault with beginners.

Later. MUCH later. There might be reasons to block with fingers facing out.

Mahdi Olfati – Yurchenko Double Pike

tripping over a Vault mat

Leaving a mat only 5 metres behind the Vault table is obviously way too close for Simone. 😀

U.S. Olympic trials day 1.

Helen Kevric – 4 apparatus

Helen is qualified to Paris.

And we should expect her to qualify for the AA Final.

I like her leaps, in particular.

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Shilese Jones withdraws from Olympic Trials

Vault landing mats in competition is the biggest RISK for major injury. The FIG really needs to improve that landing surface. Something like what is used in Double-Min would be safer.

One awkward landing on the vault …

Jones is one of three women who saw their hopes of reaching the Olympics end with injuries this week. Skye Blakely, who finished a strong second to Biles at the U.S. Championships last month, tore the Achilles tendon in her right leg during training on Wednesday.

Kayla DiCello, a 2020 Olympic alternate, ruptured her left Achilles tendon on vault on Friday.