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It sounds like a number of girls have competed aerial cartwheel sideways on Beam, including Rhian Pugh from Wales and the great Corey Hartung in 2002.
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After competing and coaching at Florida, Corey went on to Cirque du Soleil.
Hailey Kardos in Canada was awarded an E-part for that skill in Canada.
Thanks Marcus.
Devin Graham’s edit from Corona Arch has gone viral.
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(via Buzzfeed. Thanks Ron.)
Here’s a trick.
Canadian gymnast Hailey Kardos.
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That was linked by Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy on Facebook.
Can your gymnast do this?
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Looks real. Leave a comment if you know FACTS about this young man. Here’s a reversed .GIF from the same session.
(via John Howard on Facebook)
MODELING THE FINAL SCORE IN ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS BY DIFFERENT WEIGHTS OF DIFFICULTY AND EXECUTION
A recently published research study by Cuk I., Fink H., Leskosek B.
One of the authors is Hardy Fink, the man more than any other who birthed our current open-ended Code. He’s crunched the numbers more than any other alive, I reckon.
The goal was to …
… investigate how different calculations of the final score may change the ranking orders among gymnasts. Fourteen different calculations were taken into consideration and then compared with official results from the 2011 Men’s European Championships in Berlin. …
Results?
… In the Code of Points it is emphasized that the exercise presentation is the most important part and it should never be compromised for difficulty.
In the practice of competitions we often see exactly the opposite philosophy from gymnasts and their coaches. At this moment, the proportion between difficulty and execution is, on some apparatus, already above 70% (pommel horse, high bar).
If we look at other sports it is clear that the most risky sports (diving, aerial skiing) have very low contributions from difficulty towards the final score while the most aesthetic sports (synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics) have a more balanced proportion …
I chose that quotation because it matches my personal opinion, and the majority opinion, that current FIG rankings reward difficulty too much, execution not enough.
Gymnasts like Louis Smith (Pommels) and Ali Raisman are not penalized much compared with those who have superior body line and stretched feet.
Read the entire article (PDF). That comes from Vol. 4 Issue 1: Science of Gymnastics Journal.
1 Florida 196.929
2 Oklahoma 196.784
3 Georgia 196.725
– Alabama 196.725
5 Utah 196.721
6 UCLA 196.543
7 Arkansas 196.500
8 Oregon State 196.383
9 Nebraska 196.308
10 Penn State 195.982
11 Ohio State 195.856
12 Stanford 195.725
Next week, the rankings will switch to the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), and the rankings will get shuffled once again.
Greg on College Gymnastics Fans
See all rankings on GymInfo.
Gearing up for the upcoming battle to win a spot on the Canadian women’s 2012 Olympic gymnastics team Kristina Vaculik of Whitby, Ont., Victoria Moors and Madeline Gardiner of Cambridge, Ont., and Brittany Rogers of Coquitlam, B.C., all came through with strong performances on the final day of competition Sunday at Elite Canada.
Vaculik, winner of the all around title on Friday, led the way again, winning a medal in three four event finals, taking silver on beam and uneven bars and bronze on bars.
Vaculik also placed fourth on vault. …
Gymnastics Canada – Olympic hopefuls shine at Elite Canada gymnastics meet
VAULT
Ellie Black
Brittany Rogers
Emma Sibson
BARS
Brittany Rogers
Kristina Vaculik
Victoria Moors
BEAM
Madeline Gardiner
Kristina Vaculik
Ellie Black
FLOOR
Victoria Moors
Stefanie Merkle
Kristina Vaculik
All results are now posted.
Of the many Canadian girls who have done a terrific job this season, one who impresses me is Brittany Rogers. After a long term injury, her comeback has been one of the big success stories on the team. A Vault specialist, she still managed to win Bars in Finals.
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Victoria Moors is another “power” gymnast with surprisingly good Bars.
2012 Elite Canada. Anderson Loran GOLD medal performance 14.6 (5.3 Diff)
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Anderson won his specialty, Horizontal Bar, as well with 6.2 difficulty. He’s one of the next generation of Canadian gymnasts who will be fighting to get on the A Team this cycle.
The Canadian men finished 13th, just missing Team qualification for London. They were shattered.
By comparison, Belgium was 13th in WAG. But that was their best rank ever. A BIG accomplishment.
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