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… Chant is a first-year senior who will be competing at the American Cup this weekend. She is coached by former Romanian World and Olympic medalist Cristina Bontas at World Class Gymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.
Arabian Punch Front has links to her other routines in a post called On The Rise: Team Canada Part 3.
Sabrina Gill and Aleeza Yu are featured, as well. 🙂
Our Olympic Vault Champion invented the Yang Hak Seon, Handspring front with 3/1 twist. (1080 degrees of twist)
6.4 start value now.
Full Twist links to reports he’s trying to invent another (Yang 2?) by doing near the same vault from round-off. And saying it turns 1260 degrees.
Kasamatsu plus 2 1/2 twist.
Cool.
But in reality there’s almost no difference between the two. FIG really has to solve the “problem” of gymnasts saying nearly the same vault comes from two different families.
The 2016 Code did nothing to address this, the most pressing issue in Men’s Vault.
I don’t blame Yang Hak-seon. He’s awesome. Young. And might very well compete Handspring 3 1/2 twist before he’s done.
He’s simply taking advantage of one of the biggest loopholes in the Men’s Code of Points.
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Last minute addition Maegan Chant, of World Class Gymnastics Academy (Hamilton, Ont.), won the recent Gymnastics Legends International in Los Angeles.
Great episode. It’s tough to not love Beth Tweddle. 🙂
She tells how she won no major titles as an age group gymnast. And that she learned most of her major skills as a Senior.
This week, three-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Beth Tweddle stops by to talk with us. The 27 year-old chats about the fun of skating costumes, the little known advantages of puberty for female gymnasts, training healthier and smarter for guaranteed competition results and what skills scare her.
GymCastic Episode 22: Beth Tweddle
She’s still in the running to win the TV show Dancing On Ice.
Jeff Gluckstein and Blake Gaudry doing what we think is the worlds first tandem double back. Can anyone confirm?
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Brandon Birchak:
Its been? done off a diving board, but this is pretty epic …
The sixth-ranked LSU gymnastics team tallied the highest team total in school history in a meet at Auburn with a 196.975, but it was not enough to overcome No. 14 Auburn’s school-record 197.175 Friday night in Auburn Arena. …
Inside LSU Gymnastics with DD Breaux Show 7 opens with Bars Coach Jay Clark talking about their line-up. That’s the issue with this Team.
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It’s coming, but the line-up needs improve if they’re to get through to the Super 6 at Championships. I don’t understand why Savona’s not yet competing Bars.
LSU has been the biggest happy surprise this season. 🙂
… Or is it Auburn scoring 197.175?
Oklahoma doesn’t have a power lineup on Floor like L.S.U., but they’re not bad.
For example …
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Yuri Marmerstein.
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Aly Raisman left the London Olympics with three medals, the most of any American gymnast last summer but her life is about to change. Just ask Shawn Johnson or Kristi Yamaguchi. Both won Olympic gold medals but became better known for winning “Dancing With the Stars.” …
Raisman will partner with professional dancer Mark Ballas. …
The favourites, I’m predicting.
(via WOGymnastike)
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