She’s canceled out of Secret U.S. Classic May 26. That’s the final qualifier for Visa Championships in St. Louis, Mo., June 7-10.
She can still compete Visas and try to qualify for the Olympic Trial in San Jose. But I have my doubts that she will.
… Chow said Johnson is still recuperating from a knee injury, and said he wasn’t sure if she’d be able to compete in St. Louis. If she misses that event, she wouldn’t be eligible for the Olympic Trials in San Jose at the end of June, meaning her longshot attempt to make a second U.S. Olympic squad would be over. …
… the pony tail has awesome powers to make a beam routine look polished, precise, and elegant.
Here’s what I mean.
Study any beam routine you admire and you’ll notice there’s a certain rhythm to it, accented by skills, leaps, and turns. The gymnast seamlessly picks up the rhythm after each accent. It’s this quality that keeps the routine flowing even if there happens to be a wobble or balance error. …
1) Snap the pony tail with each turn.
2) After each completed skill or leap / jump combination, stop and hold the finished position until the pony tail stops, then resume. …