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Austin finished second to super twister Mikhail Zalomin from Russia.
Oklahoma training Bars
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(via BBS)
Bars dismount – Tanac
REPOST from 2010:
A great old school dismount. Back in the day it was competed by many girls, especially the ones who did not like flyaways.
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That’s Nellie Kim competing it with a full twist. But it’s today a banned skill in the F.I.G. Code of Points. Happily, it’s still allowed in some levels of competition, including NCAA.
It went by many names depending on where you lived: “Spank Back”, “Whip Salto”, … Also, butt beat, Munich Salto, …
Update: Chris, of Coaching Gymnastics in the new Millennium , sends us this link: Biography – Joyce Tanac-Schroeder. The skill was, at one time, named after her.
sticking the landing
Russian Sport School – Beam
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Trampoline Worlds, Sofia – Day 2
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biomechanics – tangent of release
Every release from any external-swing movement always results in
the center of mass being projected at a right angle to its radius.
If you release when the Centre of Gravity is as high as the Bar you go straight up, straight down. (e.g. Gienger)
Trampoline Worlds – day 1 finals
Women’s Trampoline
1. China
2. Belarus
3. GBR
Men’s Trampoline
1. China
2. Russia
3. Japan
Women’s Tumbling
1. China
2. GBR
3. France
Men’s Double Mini-trampoline
1. Russia
2. USA
3. Australia
China takes three of four golds on first finals day
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Olympic FX – Helsinki 1952 & Rio 2016
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