What do you think? Ri Se Gwang from Yurchenko!
Yurchenko double backs are still very rare.
Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.
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Category: vault
proposed changes in Vault values
From this list I’d say Rudi looks the most over-valued. (Smart to train.)
It’s very similar to Kasamatsu + 1/1 (what WAG calls Tsuk double twist) yet that vault is worth 0.2 less.
– Produnova (7.0 > 6.4)
– Rudi (6.2 > 5.8)
– Tsukahara full (5.2 > 4.8)
– Tsukahara 1.5 (5.5 > 5.2)
– Tsukahara double full (6.0 > 5.6)
– Tsukahara 2.5 (6.5 > 6.0)
– FTY (5.0 > 4.6)
– 1.5 Yurchenko (5.3 > 5.0)
– DTY (5.8 > 5.4)
– Amanar (6.3 > 5.8)
– Lopez (5.6 > 5.2)
– “Mustafina” (6.0 > 5.6)
– Cheng (6.4 > 6.0)… The vault devaluations are to account for the gymnasts losing 0.5 in requirements on the other three apparatuses. Requirements are worth 2.0 instead of 2.5.
Personally I’d prefer the Produnova be banned rather than count on FIG WTC to massage the rules to the point where dangerous ones are no longer attempted.
Click PLAY or watch some Rudis on YouTube. (2013)
What woman competed the best Rudi all time? Alicia?
Leave a comment if you have an opinion.
Oksana training Produnova
Courtney McGregor now 13th on Vault in Rio
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Jury of Appeal, has upheld a protest lodged by GymSports NZ on behalf of it’s athlete, Courtney McGregor. The protest concerned McGregor’s score on the vault apparatus, specifically her second vault.
After Courtney completed her second vault, the score for this vault, and then her average of the two vault scores was shown. Approximately 20 minutes later, the second vault score was amended which consequently brought the average score down.
“We protested on two key points of the competition rules.” said Tony Compier – GymSports NZ CEO. “Firstly, that neither the coach nor the athlete were afforded the opportunity to challenge the down-grading of the score before it was changed. Secondly, the competition rules state that once a score is ‘published’, i.e. shown in the arena, it cannot be changed at a later date.”
The result of the successful appeal is that McGregor is elevated from 16th to 13th position. …
Vault: Ri, Abliazin, Shirai
After gold on Vault at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships, Ri Se Gwang of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea made it three in a row.
At his first Olympics after a decade on the international scene, Ri demonstrated his mastery of the vault that bears his name, landing both of his jumps with little trouble. …
1. RI Se Gwang PRK 15.691
2. ABLIAZIN Denis RUS 15.516
3. SHIRAI Kenzo JPN 15.449
full results
Vault: Biles, Paseka, Steingrueber
Yet another Olympic Gold medal for Simone Biles. Well deserved.
1. Simone Biles 🇺🇸 15,966
2. Maria Paseka 🇷🇺 15,253
3. Giulia Steingruber 🇨🇭 15,216
4. Karmakar 15.066
5. Wang 14.999
6. Hong 14.9
7. Chusovitina 14.833
8. Olsen 14.816
full results
Clearly FIG rules reward difficulty too much relative to execution. There’s too much incentive to chuck double fronts and Yurchenko triple twist despite a very low chance of landing safely. I’m embarrassed for FIG WTC. The E-score judges are ranking, not judging. Ranking in a very small range.
Women’s Olympic Vault Final today
Read a preview on FloGymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch one of the favourites on Vimeo.
Brittany ROGERS and Seda TUTKHALIAN are the reserves. See the full list of qualifiers.
https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-vault
Will you be watching with a non-gymnast? 🙂
one way to spot Yurchenko
Ellie Black 5th AA in Rio
Ellie‘s best international competition ever. 5th all-around.
Click the image to watch her final apparatus – Vault – on CBC. Kyle Shewfelt commentating.
NBC Prime did not bother showing any of Ellie’s routines focusing instead on Seda’s terrible day. 😦 Serious Gymnastics fans and coaches should avoid NBC Prime’s edited version of international competitions. All of the available alternatives are more objective & show more routines.
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