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Is this one or two twists?
Cabriole is certain both releases are single twists. I guess he’s right. That vantage is confusing, however.
Bretschneider has not competed the skill at Worlds or Olympics. It will be named for whomever competes it first. Worlds 2015, I assume.
via Nico on GymFever2012
Kenzo Shirai’s triple double layout in training?
I’d vote for the Bretschneider (double twisting Kovacs) in competition. 🙂
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Leave a comment if you were as impressed by any other skills (not in a pit) in 2014.
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Great Britain’s Beth Tweddle watches back her routine from … Bars at the London 2012 Summer Games …
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🙂
(via Thomas Hamblin)
Just before Christmas, a coach Skyped into one of our clinics from 900km (560mi) away.
We were giving feedback on video presentations.
This was only the second time I’ve had a coach Skype in. It works well.
Ozell Williams:
“I started tumbling since I was three, and basically just flipped off my mom’s couch,” Williams said. “The funny thing is, I was watching Power Rangers, so those were like my idols when I started growing up. …
His mother recognized his talent right away and tried to find a place that would be able to help him grow and keep him energetic. But as a single mother of two, she couldn’t afford it.
That opportunity came later, and in an unusual way.
When Williams was little, he got into what he called a “small altercation” that ended with him accidentally throwing a rock at a window and shattering it. When the owner of the house came to confront him about it, he accepted the responsibility of his actions.
“My payment was me being on her soccer team, and also me joining her little gymnastics team that she had,” he said. …
The story behind CU tumbling sensation Ozell Williams (2013)
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube. (2.4 million views)
related – Ozell Williams’ YouTube channel
Cool.
(via Valentin-Angelo Uzunov)
Oregon Olympic Athletics is Bend, Oregon’s newest youth gymnastics facility. It’s owned by Mohini Bhardwaj who was the 2004 US Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team Captain.
The video is about Mohini’s 12 year olympic journey and coaching aspirations with her new gym. There are interviews from her Olympic teammates Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, Annia Hatch, and 2004 Olympic All Around Champion Carly Patterson.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
Her unusual name will be remembered in Gyms for all time. The Bhardwaj is one of the coolest skills.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 