the myth of “square hips”

It’s very rare to see an Artistic gymnast with the greater trochanters perfectly parallel in stride splits.

splits

You need to be a contortionist or very flexible Rhythmic gymnast to accomplish that.

Irina Tchachina

For me as an Artistic coach, the hips are square enough if the belly button points directly forward. And the position is controlled and stable.

For example, this split could be square enough, for me.

myth of square hips

centre of gravity over base

Leave a comment if you have an opinion on this.

Varna World Cup prelims

Floor
1-Tomás González CHI – 15.450
2-Ziga Silic SLO – 14.950
3-Artem Dolgopyat ISR – 14.750

Pommels
1-Cyril Tommasone FRA – 15.500
2-Saso Bertoncelj SLO – 14.800
3-Oleg Stepko AZE – 14.800

tommasone_cyril

Rings
1-Danny Rodrigues FRA – 14.800
2-Azizbek Kudratullayev  KAZ – 14.650
3-Dang Nam CHN – 14.650

Vault
1-Pavel Bulauski BLR – 14.975
2-Thanh Tung Le VIE – 14.650
3-Ferhat Arican TUR – 14.350
3-Riw Se Gwang PRK – 14.350

P Bars
1-Oleg Stepko AZE – 15.300
2-Ferhat Arican TUR – 15.150
3-Vasili Mikhalitsyn BLR – 14.950
3-Ashley Watson GBR – 14.950

H Bar
1-Ashley Watson GBR – 14.850
2-Nicolás Córdoba ARG – 14.600
3-Oleg Stepko AZE – 14.550

Vault
1-Oksana Chusovitina UZB – 14.600
2-Teja Belak SLO – 14.084
3-Giulia Steingruber SUI – 14.000

Click PLAY or watch Oksana’s 1st Vault on instagram.

Click PLAY or watch Oksana’s 2nd Vault on instagram.

 
Bars
1-Youna Dufournet FRA – 14.100
2-Giulia Steingruber SUI – 13.800
3-Oksana Chusovitina UZB – 13.333

Beam
1-Ilaria Käslin SUI – 13.850
2-Thi Ha Thanh Phan VIE – 13.750
3-Kim Un Hyang PRK – 13.700
3-Oksana Chusovitina UZB – 13.700

Floor
1-Ilaria Käslin SUI – 13.700
2-Tutya Yilmaz TUR – 13.250
2-Thi Ha Thanh Pahn VIE – 13.250

full results

(via doble en plancha and GymFever2012)

related:

• IG – French First as Varna World Cup Begins

• FIG – World Artistic, Acrobatic Gymnastics stars rev up for Varna World Cup

new – IntoGymnastics.nl

IntoGymnastics is a new site from Juliet Brokken and Pascale Pille in the Netherlands with content in Dutch and some English.

International and College gymnastics, in-depth interviews, reviews of of gymnastics books and much more.

Dutch Gymnastics will feature prominently. They have a database on the Dutch National Team called IntoTalent.

Check it out.

into Gymnastics

IntoGymnastics.nl

IntoGymnastics is for anyone who is into gymnastics!

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Here’s a sample post in English:

Not all Dutch elite gymnasts tried to win a ticket to the European Championships in Montpellier or the European Games in Baku. Some of the gymnasts were too busy with other things, had troubles with injuries, or tried but had to drop out of the selection.

We asked them how they are doing now. Despite all hurdles the majority is positive and many of them are already preparing for the Dutch Championships in June, or working hard towards the World Championships in Glasgow. …

For every star we see competing for a nation there are dozens of others who tried and did not make the big meet. Very often injury is a factor. For example:

Anthony van Assche – infection before European Championships

Chantysha Natteb – still recovery from October 2013 ACL

Chiara Frisina Fauste – sprained ankle

Dana de Groot – knee ligament tear

Glenn Smink – broken tarsal bone tumbling

Helene Houbraken – stress fracture in a foot

Jeffrey Wammes – knee injury

Jorian Ilbrink – back injury

Julia Bombach – dislocated ankle

Justen Zuidema – shoulder injury

Mara Titarsolej – hip injury

Pien Jansen – serious knee pain

Reina Beltman – unexplained ankle pain

Tisha Volleman – knee injury

Vera van Pol – recovering from ankle surgery

Wendy de Jong – ankle injury

Wyomi Masela – recovering from Achilles

How are the Dutch gymnasts out of the spotlights of Montpellier and Baku doing?

High level Gymnastics is a dangerous sport.

GRAVITÉ Gymnastics, Costa Rica

Check out the plans for a great facility in Central America. 🙂

… Specialized facilities for gymnastics and sports purposes. With modern facilities, pool foams largest (pit) of our country, trampolines, ample parking, cafeteria, comfortable waiting rooms, …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Alex Diab – Rings

Some good work from a very young Junior. Men’s J.O. prelims

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

See more videos on the USAG 2015 Men’s Junior Olympic Championships playlist.

related – Stick it Media – Moldauer, Diab, Bock and Wenske Lead Day 1 at 2015 Men’s JO Nationals