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Brenna Dowell super slow-mo Vault

https://www.tumblr.com/irishdaniel/155804093043/illyria-and-her-pet-thor-has-a-bae-brenna

To optimize the spring from the Board feet should be around shoulder width apart. Brenna could be faster bringing her feet together in preflight, however.

It’s not easy for judges to see that foot separation at full speed.

Tyesha Mattis interview

Tyesha Mattis is currently a ~~first~~ third year senior gymnast after having an extremely successful junior career.

British Gymnewstics posted an excellent catch-up on her career. Major injuries – mostly from Vault landings on competition surfaces – have slowed her progress.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Olympic Gymnastics medalists

Lauren Hopkins posted an interesting list – Olympic Medalists by Country and Year

Simona Amânar is a seven-time Olympics medalist and a ten-time World Championships medalist.

Click PLAY or watch Simona’s DTY from the ’96 AA on YouTube.

Here’s the DTY in the Vault final where she won gold. (VIDEO).

Sylvie Wentzell – Vault

Lauren Hopkins:

One of my favorite older gymnasts is Sylvie Wentzell of Germany. She’s 41, the exact same age as Oksana, coaches at the Dortmund club in Germany, and keeps competing for her club because…why not? She can, and so she does. She has no desire to be at the national level or anything, but she does all of the Bundesliga meets with her team because she has fun competing alongside the kids she trains. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2013)