Category: vault

Jade Carey interview

Inside Gymnastics:

Jade: I chose to pursue an individual route because I felt it was my best way to achieve my goal of going to the Olympics. I wanted to leave every avenue open to reach my goal.

Jade: Some reasons I chose Oregon State are the coaches and the beautiful campus. The coaches are amazing and so helpful, and I can’t wait to have them help me grow in college.

Jade: The plan is to start in the fall of 2020.

Inside: What is it like to compete alongside Russian Olympian Maria Paseka in vault finals?

Jade: It’s definitely challenging and competitive. She’s a really good vaulter, so it definitely adds the pressure, but I just focus on what I need to do to [perform] my best vaults.

JADE CAREY ON 2020, OSU, AND THE WORLD CUP SERIES

Lexy Ramler is AWESOME

Despite not having a team behind her, Lexy tied Kyla in the AA. Many at Championships (who don’t follow Minnesota) finally learned what all the hype was about.

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Lexy and repeat Champion Maggie Nichols are both from Minnesota.

Tsuk double pike STICK

Anthony McCallum

Defending his National title.

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Emyre Cole – Shewfelt

Fun fact – Many years ago Kyle Shewfelt worked with Em on learning Yurchenko at a camp at his home Gym in Vegas.

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TAYLOR HOUCHIN – Vault

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Morgan Hurd wins Tokyo World Cup

1. Morgan Hurd, USA, 55.099
2. Ellie Black, CAN, 55.032
3. Asuka Teramoto, JPN, 54.799
4. Aiko Sugihara, JPN, 51.966
5. Carolyne Pedro, BRA, 51.132
6. Liu Jingxing, CHN, 50.533

Read Blythe’s LIVE blog.

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https://twitter.com/Brestyan_Legs/status/1114721566145896448/video/1

Anton Stephenson – Shewfelt

Wowser.

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reducing Gymnastics leg injury

Dave Tilley:

Issues like stress fractures, ankle sprains, growth plate inflammation, ACL or meniscus tears, Achilles injuries, and overuse cartilage break down are seen throughout all levels of gymnastics. These injuries all have a common overlap in being “impact” based….

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On the upside, all that impact results in gymnasts having very dense bones.

On the downside, every coach needs to constantly assess the training plan to minimize the risk of traumatic and chronic injuries.

Dave has some advice.

1. Temporarily Reduce Workloads and Impact Volume

2. Diagnose and Get Medical Care Quickly

3. Be Patient

4. Manage Soft Tissue Daily (Manual Therapy and Stretching)

5. Use Ice Baths and Compression Nightly

6. Land Properly

7. Slowly Rebuild Knee and Ankle Joint Strength Following Injury

8. Slowly Rebuild Impact Volume Following Rehab

9. Correct Technical Issues (Steep Take off and Landing Short)

The other more obvious piece, although it’s shockingly not addressed, is that gymnasts simply need to stop landing short and destroying their ankles all the time. Mistakes obviously happen here and there, but the reality is that far too many gymnasts are being allowed to land very short on a daily basis. …

10. Build Leg Strength with Physical Preparation Programs

11. Track Growth

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11 CRUCIAL WAYS TO COMBAT IMPACT KNEE AND ANKLE INJURIES IN GYMNASTICS

SPOTTING Sam Oldham on Vault

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