Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Gymnastics Lab)
Category: judging
Dutch artistry in Rio
Elena Davydova interview
Davydova, owner and head coach of the renowned gymnastics club in Oshawa, recently returned from her third trip to an Olympic Games for the sport, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
That in itself is not unprecedented, but what may be is the fact she’s now gone in three entirely different capacities: as an athlete at the Moscow 1980 Games, where she won the overall gold medal while representing the Soviet Union; as a coach for the London 2012 Games, where she helped the Canadian women’s team to an historic fifth-place finish; and now as judge in 2016. …
Oshawa’s Elena Davydova an Olympian in every sense of the word
Elena is currently in Bolivia. She has two girls at the PanAm meet. And may be judging, as well. 🙂
She’s running for FIG WTC in the upcoming election to be held in Tokyo. I’d vote for her.
hardest routine ever on Tramp
Jason Burnett 2009
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The skills are detailed end of the routine video.
via Fans of Canadian Gymnastics
gymnast Ananth Rao paralyzed
On October 12, 2010 Ananth Rao was competing in a State competition in India on Floor. He under rotated a 1 3/4 forward salto roll out. And will now spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
‘Paralysed’ gymnast needs a long helping hand
In the draft version of the next Men’s Code of Points roll out skills on Floor are banned. They’ve been banned in the Women’s Code for decades after 1978 World Champion Elena Mukhina was paralyzed.
Congratulations FIG MTC for that decision. Our sport will have far fewer concussions and catastrophic injuries in future.
(via I Coach)
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.
how the new Code affects Beam
ASSuming the DRAFT Code is approved, Simone’s composition suffers least of those routines analyzed by Balance Beam Situation.
2017 VERSUS 2016: A BEAM COMPARISON
top D-scores from Rio
1. Simone Biles 25.90
2. Aly Raisman 25.20
3. Gabby Douglas 24.70
4. Seda Tutkhalian 24.20
4. Shang Chunsong 24.20
4. Claudia Fragapane 24.20
7. Asuka Teramoto 24.10
7. Angelina Melnikova 24.10
9. Rebeca Andrade 24.00
9. Wang Yan 24.00
9. Ellie Black 24.00
See the entire list on FloGymnastics.
Produnova downgraded from 7.0 to 6.4
I’d be happy if FIG WTC banned the Handspring double front vault for WAG (for now). And that Handspring triple front for MAG (for now).
Both are far too dangerous.
Alternatively the vault must be better evaluated to the point where there is ZERO chance of making a vault final for a very dangerous performance. Will FIG’s proposed changes fix the problem?
Beyond Rio: Skills’ Difficulty Values Changed, Will the Produnova Craze End?
I’m not so sure. 😦
via papaliukin – 2017-2020 COP Drafts
draft 2017-2020 Code of Points
Balance Beam Situation posted the most detailed review I’ve yet seen of the new Women’s Code.
It’s also funny. That might help keep you reading to the end. 🙂
2017-2020 CODE OF POINTS: A DEEP DIVE
I expect significant changes still to be made.
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