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ANOTHER 9.975 for Gabi Stephen tonight! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tXDc80B8QK
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The ideal way to introduce backwards Sole Circle is from uprise on Straps.
The gymnast has every incentive to put the feet on later than they likely would from Cast. The downswing is bigger, making the upswing easier.
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Smarter gymnasts and coaches suffer less lost time due to rips.
Some are avoidable.
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Vault, Bars, Floor.
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I’ve never seen this amazing sequence before.
Over the years I’ve seen griplock injuries 2 or 3 times. Never to one of my own gymnasts, happily.
Grip lock is a … injury that rarely occurs in gymnastics …
Athletic trainers and therapists should become familiar with the cubital grip positions that place gymnasts at high risk for grip lock injury and carefully observe performances
on the high bar in men’s gymnastics …Grip lock injury may be prevented through education of gymnasts and their coaches …