Category: vault

Jordyn LEVI – Yurchenko double back

#impressed

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BXlHlK2FBi5/?taken-by=allolympiagymnastics

I had the wrong name on this post. Thanks Kevin for making the correction.

Compulsories Vaults from 1972-1996

The Tsuk tuck quadrennial was tough. You had to completely finish the 1/2 turn on to the horse or take deduction.

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introducing Yurchenko

Any gymnast with a reasonable Round-off backward handspring series can start progressions like this.

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Emma Malabuyo is GREAT

The “star” of the 2017 U.S. Classic. A Junior, Emma trains at Texas Dreams.

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Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch her DTY on YouTube.

Watch her post-competition interview.

Definitely a contender for the senior team starting next year. Form needs to improve. In the end — even with Marta gone — it will be consistency that gets you on the American teams. Texas Dreams counted no falls, I believe, with 6 gymnasts at Classics.

Jade Carey is a thing

That’s for sure. From who’s Jade Carey to … could she final at Worlds?

Tons of power. Potential to improve the E score. Jade Carey is a thing!

Click PLAY or watch Vault 1 on YouTube. (Kasamatsu + full)

Click PLAY or watch Vault 2 on YouTube. (Amanar)

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

So who is Jade Carey?

She trains at Oasis Gymnastics and Sports Center in Peoria, AZ. She’s coached by Brian Carey, Janine Thompson, and Orley Szmuch. Verbal commitment to Oregon State University.

(via Balance Beam Situation)

Amanar – Cheng Fei v Simone Biles

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Before Simone, Cheng Fei was the gymnast to emulate. Clearly Simone Biles further perfected the Amanar, finishing much earlier before landing.

I don’t normally recommend coaches study McKayla Maroney. Her wide arm, hands turned out technique is extreme.

stuck landings on Vault

The most impressive stuck landings — for me — are Vault landings.

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