Ebee Price 10.0 Vault

OSU 196.450 – Stanford 197.000

Congratulations to both teams, neither of which had started the season well.

Oregon State scored a season-high but fell to Stanford in a Pac-12 dual 197.000-196.450. Madeline Gardiner scored 39.025 to finish second in the all-around as the Beavers scored season-highs on three events. …

Beavers

The story of the competition, however, was Ebee scoring a perfect 10.

http://www.snappytv.com/snap/price-scores-10-000-on-vault-about-women-s-gymnastics-oregon-state-at-stanford-on-pac-12-bay-area_4x

awesome VERTIGO circus trailer

Wow.

This european circus looks terrific.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/117264045

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Bretschneider catching about 70%

FIG:

The new German Horizontal Bar star says that he catches his signature element (a double-twisting Kovacs) about 70 percent of the time in practice. Impressive!

Click image to watch a news report on zdf.de. (German)

Bretschneider

handstand to bridge, kick back walkover

I’m no fan of this compulsory element in the current J.O. Level 3 Floor routine. 😦

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Forcing young kids to do forward limber is a mistake. It mostly teaches bad form. And bad technique. Two Olympians from my city could never have competed it at any age. They were fantastic gymnasts and NCAA stars. Talented gymnasts who might have been discouraged out of the sport if forced to do forward limber at a young age.

Click PLAY or watch another example on YouTube.

J.O. rules allow the girls to land in bridge with feet shoulder width apart. And to take one step with the foot to initiate the backward walkover.

My advice to coaches forced to compete this element is to start young. Spend plenty of time. Do not rush. Do not spot.

Start from elevated bridge on a wall and let the girls progress at their own speed. Some soft mat below will be needed for beginners who might fall. Who might miss the wall.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks to coach Andrew Vetter and Gymtastics for hosting this video.

Mikulak – 2 air flares

There are quite a few guys competing one air flare now. We can anticipate more advanced versions over the coming years. Copying the break dancers.

Kate Foster – Bars

Check this inspiring routine.

Would have been 9.1, but the coach was deducted 1.0 for the spot.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

“Gymnastics is like my 2nd home. It’s where I spend almost the majority of my time,” said Kate Foster.

The 13-year-old wasn’t about to give up that second home despite her leukemia diagnosis ….

An infection forced doctors to amputate her left leg. While that could easily end her gymnastics career, Kate and her coaches at the Gymnastics Academy of Rockford, had other plans. …

Leukemia survivor returns to gymnastics with one leg (2014)