Good luck ladies & gentlemen.
Men’s Judges course T.O.
Good luck ladies & gentlemen.
Category: judging
LSU 197. 575, Alabama 197.100
GREAT competition.
Click PLAY or watch a 10.0 on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/lsugym/status/820089522360881152
Clearly the DTY starts out of 10.25. 🙂
on Handspring Vaults
Brenna Dowell super slow-mo Vault
Click PLAY or watch it on Tumblr.
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.
2020 Code of Points – Beam
Gigi spent a week reviewing changes to the 2020 Code of Points on Beam. She wrote those up illustrating many with GIFs.
Must read. It’s the best overview 2020 Beam I’ve seen yet.
Understanding The 2017-2020 CoP In A Very Simple And Detailed Way: Balance Beam
Don’t count on everything in that post being exactly correct. There are so many changes that I anticipate future clarifications for years to come.
Personally I’m happy that FIG gymnasts no longer feel pressured to do a D dismount as dismount is no longer a 0.5 Special Requirement. Sticking a C dismount will be the best strategy for many around the world.
related – Lauren Hopkins – Deconstructing the New Code of Points
Good Luck Judges
Many FIG judges around the world are studying for the 2020 exam.
Balance Beam Situation poll
… 14 routines that received a 10.0 during the 2016 season. …
Watch the videos then vote for the best of the best.
Click PLAY or watch Nush’s perfect 10 on YouTube.
I’m not saying you should VOTE for this routine. But … 🙂
2020 WAG Code in Excel
advanced roll-out skills banned starting 2017
Great move from the FIG MTC. In the next Olympic cycle multiple salto roll-out skills are banned for Men as they have been for Women.
Gymnastics is dangerous enough without encouraging athletes to risk their lives. Many gymnasts have suffered serious concussions on these skills.
Elena Mukhina was paralyzed training the Thomas salto just two weeks before the opening of the 1980 Summer Olympics leaving her permanently quadriplegic. Elena died Dec 22, 2006.
Darya Elizarova – Beam
The 2016 Mikhail Voronin Cup concluded with Russia’s oldest active gymnast winning the senior all-around with a score of 56.767 …
She also had a pretty successful outing in the event finals, winning beam gold and floor bronze …
Our Russian Season – 2016 Voronin Cup Report
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Serious Russian overscoring at 14.967 (old Code).
related – Lauren Hopkins – Voronin: The Last Meet of the Year
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