We’ve spent two quadrennials in fear of catastrophic injury on WAG Vault – Handspring double front.
This new vault is significantly more dangerous. 😦
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter. Igor Radivilov, 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist.
Category: safety
pit foam can be dangerous for gymnasts
Courtney Carignan from Harvard sends a link to an update on the research.
… a new study published online in the journal Environment International, co-authored by School of Public Health researchers, reports that popular gymnastics training equipment contains mixtures of flame-retardant chemicals that have been linked to increased risks of ADHD, cancer, and brain development delays.
The study found higher levels of those chemicals in gymnasts’ urine, indicating that gymnastics-training—specifically, pit cubes found in foam pits—are a source of exposure to toxic flame retardants. …
While prior studies have found high levels of such retardants in the air and dust of gyms, the new study, which analyzed foam pits in 11 US gyms, found that 89 percent of pit cubes sampled contained flame-retardants. …
Managers of the gyms reported that they had been required by local fire marshals to purchase equipment containing flame retardants. …
In the short term, one way that gymnasts can reduce their exposure is by washing their hands with soap and water after practice, rather than just with hand-sanitizer, Carignan said. …
For more information gymnastcollaborative.org
IOC doping tests are a mess
The IOC should test all athletes at the Olympic Games. Announce the results.
End of story.
This breaking news is absurd. You should not FOREVER keep going back to retest old samples. 😦
The IOC said that the 30 athletes from the Games came from four sports and eight National Olympic Committees (NOC). …
A third and fourth wave of re-tests will take place throughout and after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with the samples being re-analysed using the latest scientific methods.
The athletes, NOCs and International Federations concerned by the positive drug tests are being informed, the IOC said, with proceedings against the athletes able to commence after B-samples are tested. …
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diving platform collapses
A diving platform collapsed when Russian athletes were performing synchronized diving during their Rio 2016 Olympic preparations in Havana, Cuba.
Sergey Nazin was executing a synchronized dive with his partner …
“The competition had to be stopped, so the doctors could check on him. But he returned to the action and won his fourth gold medal that day” …
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(via Thomas Trapp)
Chusovitina 15,600 vault
Here’s what FIG judges award a 15,600. 😦
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When are FIG WTC going to fix the vault rules?
Second vault very impressive, however. She’s in good shape for Rio.
(via Gymternet)
the world is your gym
Crazy street tumbling. And tricking.
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Alyssa Baumann withdraws from trials
Alyssa Baumann Injured, Withdraws from Olympic Trials
Terrible timing.
Alyssa is one of those inspiring future generations of gymnasts around the world.
Jazzy Foberg, Bailie Key and Norah Flately will not be competing. Gymnastics is a dangerous sport. At any one time a high percentage of gymnasts are injured. 😦
(via FloGymnastics)
“pulling in” on Flyaway
I’m at a coaching course right now. As always we spent disproportionate time on this skill
Dr. Bill Sands posted an article on the Biomechanics of Flyaway dismount on Bars. A good read for every coach.
I want to do EVERYTHING I can to prevent my gymnasts from hitting their feet on the rail. Or – worse – their head. 😦
Most dangerous, in my opinion, are tucked and double tucked flyaways. While changing position from the stretched long swing to the tucked position, there’s a chance the gymnast will “pull in” to the Bar. That is to say, redirect the path of the Centre of Mass towards the Bar.
That’s in addition to the normal problem – releasing too late.
What we WANT is a “pitch out” of the Centre of Mass. A redirection out and away just before release.
For me layout and double layout flyaways are safest. Then piked.
See it on The Advanced Study of Gymnastics – How Does a Flyaway Work? (link is now correct)
3yr-old acrobat
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Thanks Kate.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 