straight front leg on Round-off Hurdle

Personally, I’ve had a lot of success over the decades introducing the aerial phase of the Round-off hurdle with the front leg quite straight.

NEXT I work on a deep lunge before the Round-off.

And finally combine the two segments.

I know Chinese coaches and many others who prefer a bent front leg in the hurdle — and it works for them. My fear is that lifting the knee is backward rotation, and it may limit my ultimate forward rotation.

Here Tammy Biggs emphasizes the straight leg.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Simone Biles Rising

This 4 part documentary on Netflix is extremely good.

It was fun reliving Paris.

Good editing. They got the Gymnastics right. Yet didn’t overwhelm the general public with too much technical jargon.

All gymnasts should see it if only to know that EVEN Simone Biles gets nervous at age-27. It’s normal.

Laurie Hernandez is the best colour commentator.

I was impressed with Joscelyn, too. So charismatic and well spoken.

Simone’s Mom is charming. I’m not surprised she got so much screen time.

I did NOT enjoy reliving Simone’s (possible) calf injury in Paris. … Whew.

Imagine the storyline if she had withdrawn before Vault in qualifications.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

GymCastic has a comprehensive review.

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Mya Lauzon – Beam

Sienna Schreiber – Beam

Excellent.

The Flying Gym Boys

A circus act that includes Oliver Hegi and Christian Baumann.

Follow them on Instagram.

The Flying Gym Boys are a performance troupe based in Switzerland that specializes in gymnastics, comprised of a diverse assemblage of former artistic gymnastics professionals and elite male athletes.

The team currently comprises 15 members, collectively possessing an impressive total of over 200 years of experience in the sport. …

zhoxxyy – From Men’s Artistic Gymnastics to Flying Gym Boys

Chloe Widner – Beam

Gymnastics Ethics Foundation

Micheline Calmy-Rey, the President of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF), addressed delegates of over 150 member federations of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), who are currently attending the 85th FIG Congress. …

… the GEF, operational since 2019, has handled 261 cases to date. …

Read the report on their website:

Gymnastics Ethics Foundation presents latest case numbers to FIG Congress

FIG elections 2024

via FIG email

The election of the President was followed by elections for the other FIG governing bodies.
VICE-PRESIDENTS:
Mr Ali AL-HITMI (QAT)
Ms Naomi Chieko VALENZO AOKI (MEX)
Mr Suat CELEN (TUR)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The FIG Executive Committee is comprised of the President, the three Vice-Presidents, the President of the Gymnastics for All Committee and the seven Technical Committee Presidents, the five Presidents of the Continental Unions and the President of the Athletes’ Commission, who are all ex officio members. The seven Executive Committee members elected by Congress are as follows:
Ms ZHOU Qiurui (CHN)
Ms Li Li LEUNG (USA)
Mr Edwin RODRIGUEZ (DOM)
Mr Vassily TITOV (RUS)
Mr Jeffrey THOMSON (CAN)
Ms Eirini AINDILI (GRE)
Mr Srayuth PATANASAK (THA)

COUNCIL
The FIG Council is composed of the FIG President, the three FIG Vice-Presidents and the seven elected members of the Executive Committee, 21 Council members elected at the Congress, the six Technical Committee Presidents and the President of the Gymnastics for All Committee, the five Presidents of the Continental Unions and the President of the Athletes’ Commission. The 21 Council members elected at the Congress by the delegates of their respective Continental Union are as follows:

EG (seven members) 
Ms Blanka MLEJNKOVA (CZE)
Ms Hlif THORGEIRSDOTTIR (ISL)
Mr Alfons HOELZL (GER)
Mr Jacob WISCHNIA (ISR)
Mr Krasimir DUNEV (BUL)
Mr Marijo MOZNIK (CRO)
Mr Joao Paulo ROCHA (POR)

AGU (five members) 
Mr Timur ABDUVALIEV (UZB)
Mr Saqer ALMULLA (KUW)
Ms Cynthia NORTON CARRION (PHI)
Ms Danissa DUISENGALIYEVA (KAZ)
Mr Ahmad PARVAIZ (PAK) 

UAG (four members) 
Mr Gebeyaw Takele DAGNEW (ETH)
Ms Lamiaa ABDELRAHMAN (EGY)
Mr Bakhit MUTAZ (SUD)
Ms Harriet AYAA (UGA) 

PAGU (four members) 
Mr Ricardo CACHO RESENDE (BRA)
Mr Juan MEDINA (COL)
Ms Kenia HERRERA (NCA)
Ms Patricia DIEGUEZ (GUA) 

OGU (one member)
Since there were no candidates for the Council from OGU, a separate election will be organised by the OGU to designate its Council member.  

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND GFA COMMITTEE PRESIDENTS
The FIG Congress elected the following committee presidents: 

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Mr Andrew TOMBS (GBR) 
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Donatella SACCHI (ITA)

Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Noha ABOU SHABANA (EGY)

Trampoline Gymnastics Technical Committee: Mr Christophe LAMBERT (FRA)

Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Nikolina HRISTOVA (BUL) 

Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee: Ms Tammy YAGI-KITAGAWA (JPN) 

Parkour Technical Committee: Mr Charles PERRIERE (CMR)

Gymnastics for All Committee: Mr Rogerio VALERIO (POR)

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND GFA COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The FIG Congress elected the following committee members:

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Mr Jing LI (CHN)
Mr Yoon Soo HAN (KOR)
Mr Butch ZUNICH (USA)
Mr Steve BUTCHER (TTO)
Mr Mohamed SOLIMAN (EGY)
Mr Julio MARCOS FELIPE (ESP)

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Nehad ZAYED (EGY) 
Ms Helena LARIO (ARG) 
Ms Lyudmila LI (UZB) Ms Johanna GRATT (AUT)
Ms Trisha HADE (AUS) 
Ms Liubov ANDRIANOVA (RUS) 

Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Marcia AVERSANI L. (BRA) 
Ms Maria PETROVA MIHAYLOVA (BUL) 
Ms Natalya BULANOVA (AZE) 
Ms Alua BEKTUROVA (KAZ) 
Ms Isabell SAWADE (GER) 
Ms Gyozal MUMINOVA (UZB) 

Trampoline Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Tatiana SHUISKA (UKR) 
Mr Miguel Vicente MARINO (ESP) 
Ms Mariela STOYCHEVA (BUL) 
Mr Clive MORGAN (GBR) 
Mr Nikolai MAKAROV (RUS)

Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Irina NIKITINA (RUS) 
Mr Juan Antonio LEON (ESP) 
Mr Bernardo TOMAS (POR) 
Mr Marco PALELLA (ITA)

Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee
Ms Cristina CASENTINI (ITA) 
Mr Jorge FILLON (ARG) 
Mr Vladislav OSKNER (RUS) 
Ms Ana MACANITA (POR) 
Ms Desislava BOGUSHEVA (BUL) 
Ms Barbara STENGL (GER) 

Parkour Technical Committee
Ms Angie SANCHEZ (COL) 
Mr Man Fung KAM (HKG) 
Mr Jose Antonio ROBLES JIMAREZ (MEX) 
Mr Aimene BOUSTILA (ALG) 

Gymnastics for All Committee
Mr Jérôme HUEBSCHER (SUI)
Mr Chris MUCHATUTA (ZIM) 
Ms Yumiko ITOH (JPN) 
Ms Monika SISKOVA (SVK) 
Ms Lori LAZNOVSKY (USA) 
Ms Michelle CARBINATTO (BRA) 

I can’t understand the logic of FIG banning most Russian athletes — while allowing Russian administrators. Have these people not supported Putin’s war?