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age-15 Kenzo 15.650 (6.9 D)

Our World Floor Champion was the youngest competitor in Antwerp at age-17. He’s been competing highest level difficulty combinations on FX for years!

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D – 6.9
E – 8.750
Final score = 15.650

Uncle Tim predicts it might be 10yrs before we see another gymnast who can twist like this.

Kyla Ross surfing

GymCastic named Kyla one of the most interesting gymnasts of 2013. 🙂

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Thanks James.

score elegance, not artistry?

The new Gym Geek blog summarizes recent discussion on artistry in gymnastics, comparing wildly different types of routines:

• Viktoria Komova vs. Lloimincia Hall – floor routines

• Nastia Liukin vs. Shawn Johnson – Beijing beam

… I for one find it very interesting that many fans mis-label elegance as artistry.

As elegance is a more quantifiable and narrower subset of artistry, it would seem that it would be easier to judge and reward within the code.

However, is this really a goal to strive for?

In the case of Simone Biles or Shawn Johnson, their artistry may very well lie in their power and execution of tremendous tumbling and their ability to sell a routine to the crowd. …

Gym Geek – Fans don’t REALLY want more artistic gymnastics

That is must read for anyone interested in the artistry dilemma.

My own solution to the dilemma is simple. Drop deductions for artistry from the Code. Reward difficulty, but only when very well executed.

Prior to the 2004 Olympics Courtney McCool was my favourite to win the AA. As clean and precise as any gymnast in Athens.

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That’s one of MCSMaria’s favourite routines.

Courtney went on to win NCAA titles on ~~Beam,~~ Floor and Team. 🙂

Thanks Marcus.

Worlds 2013 montage

For the “least important” World Championships of the Quadrennial, it was bloody entertaining. 🙂

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(via turn-news)

scheduling Gym rotations

One of the toughest jobs.

Maria and Kelley shared this pic from Mismo Gymnastics:

Rotation schedules… good thing I like puzzles! 13 groups, 13 stations. All groups have different times and not every group can go to every event… problem solving at its finest! —

Sands & McNeal:

% Importance of Training Tasks:

5 General Warmup
8 Specific Warmup (tumbling basic skills)
20 Uneven bars
22 Balance beam
6 Vault
5 Tumbling
5 Floor exercise dance
7 Ballet
17 Strength training

Technique – Managing Training Time (2002)

@GymFanBlog top routines

Confessions of a Gymnastics Fan posted favourite routines of 2013. For example:

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see the rest – TOP 5: BARS

TOP 5: VAULTS

TOP 5: BEAM

1 – Vanessa Ferrari

Seven years after bursting onto the scene and winning the 2006 World Championships, Vanessa is still a force to be reckoned with.

Still performing the amazing tumbling she became known for at the age of 16, she now brings experience and maturity to her floor routine. As well as being dynamic in her tumbles, Vanessa gives a performance that is sophisticated and inviting. She knows how to sell her performance and she does so with style. …

TOP 5: FLOOR

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