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Matthias Fahrig – triple Arabian

It’s been competed. (VIDEO)

Click PLAY or watch Matthias training one on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10201584726484950

Men’s FIG MTC should consider whether they want to see Arabian triple. And Handspring triple front on Vault.

I’d rather not see triple or quadruple forward somersaults. Keep the difficulty values low on super dangerous elements like those.

coach Paul Hall

Full Twist:

Recently I was invited to be part of Gymnastics Ireland’s first Annual Conference. …

Opening the conference was the key note speaker, Paul Hall, Coach to two time Olympian and triple Olympic medalist Louis Smith.

The proud coach talked us through Louis Smith’s road to London 2012 and what it took to win his silver Olympic Pommel Horse medal. He explained it took the following:

12 years
3456 training days
13,000 training hours
800,000 double leg circles of the Pommel Horse

… some key information that he provided:

Gymnastics must be fun

Coaches cannot motivate from a sitting position

Elite gymnasts “must learn until automatic”

Coaches teach “lessons for life”

Coaches need to be prepared to take risks and think outside the box

Coaching is “all about communication”

Elite coaching is “an obsessive commitment to a near impossible dream”

Psychological profile of a good gymnast include high self esteem, motivation by failure, motivation to achieve success

Paul Hall

Paul was awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).

1. Simone Biles 60.400 Jesolo
2. Aliya Mustafina 59.850 * Russian Nationals
3. Kyla Ross 59.300 GER-ROU-USA Friendly Meet
4. Katelyn Ohashi 59.199 American Cup
5. Larisa Iordache 58.432 European Championships
6. Peyton Ernst 58.000 GER-ROU-USA Friendly Meet

Vault – 1. Simone Biles 15.350

Bars – 1. Aliya Mustafina 15.500

Beam – 1. Katelyn Ohashi 15.800

Floor – 1. Ksenia Afanasyeva 15.166

Simone is odds on favourite to win the AA at Worlds mainly because of her big lead on Vault. An awesome Amanar. And she could easily win the apparatus, as well, with this second Vault.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Maroney has not yet competed. Marta might choose her for Worlds if she’s in great shape for Vault.

See much, much more like that — including linked videos — from Uncle Tim’s 2013 Women’s UTRS: Best Scores Updated July 1.

Istanbul, Tokyo or Madrid?

2020 Olympic Games Candidate Cities Promotional Videos

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The current civil unrest undermines beautiful Istanbul’s chances.

Too bad. 😦

Their gymnasts have been making some noise.

For example, Umit Shah on Horizontal Bar at Mediterranean Games.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Arabian – Komova vs Courville

Both are fantastic. Which do you like best?

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Pommel basics

In their 2nd videocast, Sam Oldham and Will Trood demo part of their Pommel basics maintenance program.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Nice FAST circles.

Svetlana Boguinskaia Hall of Fame

GymCastic likes the Svetlana Boguinskaia acceptance speech for the IG Magazine Hall of Fame.

One of the greatest gymnasts all time, she was many times World and Olympic Champion. A long, long career.

Svetlana Boginskaya was called the “Belarusian Swan” and the “Goddess of Gymnastics” because of her height, balletic grace, and long lines.

Her last name derives from “boginya” … literally meaning “goddess” in Russian. …

Click PLAY or watch her 2005 speech on YouTube.

The strangest part of her long story …

Svetlana’s long-time coach Lyubov Miromanova committed suicide just three days after the Seoul Olympics. 😦

International Gymnastics Magazine Hall of Fame is posting speeches from their honourees on YouTube. 70+ gymnastics legends from 19 countries.