Category: safety

FIG value of Yurchenko double pike

Exactly nobody ever claimed the Women’s Code was logical.

They can’t even find consistent spellings of named skills.

6.6 is the provisional value.

Spencer:

… It’s low for me.

I’ve mentally had this at 6.8 since we heard about it, and I still agree with me. But honestly it’s not as low as I thought they were going to go, and not as egregious a case of undervaluing as the beam dismount from 2019.

The problem with Simone’s double double beam dismount in 2019 being given an H value is that it did not adhere to any kind of recognizable precedent or logic established by previous values of other beam dismounts.

On beam, a double tuck dismount is a D.

Adding a full twist to that bumps it up three tenths to a G.

And then adding another full twist bumps it up…1 tenth? To an H?

Any logical progression falls apart pretty quickly, and the FIG’s post hoc explanation of the value as an effort to preserve the safety of gymnasts was fully laughable coming from an organization that, for example, doesn’t allow a touch warmup for event finals …

Balance Beam Situation

gender neutral titles

Though not in my top 1000 issues 😀, it’s a good idea to progressively move away from gender specific terms.

Penn State and other American Universities, for example:

Don’t get upset — however — when new terms are mocked while we get used to them.

Canadian High Schools and Universities, by comparison, don’t use “sophomore“.

Thanks Judy.

Katelyn Ohashi’s BEAUTIFUL Mental Health Journey

Katelyn … ” describes her illustrious career as “broken.” The perils of gymnastics are well known, begging the question is it the hardest sport on the mind, body, and soul.

Listen closely as Katelyn details her personal struggle, mental health journey, and current well-being as she shares what’s really on her mind.”

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Tom Daley – Diver

Tom Daley was a a double World champion diver at age-15.

He’s 27 today. Still competing at the highest level.

Click PLAY or watch his story on YouTube.

Simone vs online trolls

#inspiring

Animated Simone Biles deals with online haters.

AND her new Beam dismount makes a return. Take that FIG. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Related – TikTok is adding a feature where you can batch delete annoying comments. We need more social media tools like this so people don’t feel forced to suspend their accounts totally when under attack.

Morgan Hurd for social justice

Morgan has been everywhere lately.

On the Half In, Half Out podcast.

The All Things Gymnastics podcast.

On The Power of Sports.

On the Tokyo Olympics REDDIT.

Morgan has things to SAY.

Read her piece on NBC SPORTS – Silence is compliance: Morgan Hurd’s call to action

Foam Pits allowed in GBR

Clubs can now reintroduce foam pits as part of sessions after research concluded that the risk of Covid-19 transmission in foam was low after one minute. …

British Gymnastics

One very tiny upside to pit closures during the pandemic was a reduction in overusing them.

Coaches had to schedule more progressions. Less throw and go.

FIG Vault mats are dangerous

With or without bad lighting, they are too narrow for the most powerful vaulters in the world.

I’ve seen many injuries from missing the mat completely.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Kevin Mazeika investigated by USAG

He’s on the “Pending Resolution” list.

“No Unsupervised Contact with Minors.”

Kevin Mazeika was head coach of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic Teams and National Team Coordinator from 2009-2016.