Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning

Age-60, Tom is still doing super advanced stunts.

Motorcycle BASE jump off a Norway cliff.

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Joe Fraser – Pommels

This hit set was from Podium Training day 1 Worlds Liverpool.

I felt Joe looked the most prepared of all the top AA gymnasts that day.

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 ‘Big Cheese’ mats

I do love ‘cheese’ mats. Inclines and declines.

And a BIG cheese mat has many, many uses.

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FIG MAG H Bar grip change deductions

From FIG MTC Newsletter December 2022.

An additional grip change is considered an “additional or intermediate hand support” and will be deducted 0.1.

Examples include:

– Zou Li Min or Adler 1/1 turn to mixed grip followed by an immediate grip change to undergrip will be deducted 0.1

– Endo, Kip or Backuprise with overgrip followed by two consecutive grip changes to undergrip will be deducted 0.1 for the 2nd grip change

Elements in mixed grip (Giant Forward, Endo, Backuprise, Kip etc.) followed by one grip change to undergrip will not receive a deduction.

Note that WAG are rarely, perhaps never, deducted for similar unnecessary grip changes.

FIG MAG landing deductions

From FIG MTC Newsletter December 2022.

The Code of Points, Article 9.2.17 states the following:

Landing with feet slightly apart and gymnast lifts heels and joins both heels together without lifting and moving the front of his feet – No deduction

There have always been discussion surrounding what is meant by “slightly”. …

If the feet are more than 10cm apart there will be a 0.1 or 0.3 deduction taken, even if the heels are brought together after the initial landing. (Article 9.4)

Gymnastics “shapes”

Of course isometric positions must be good before moving into those shapes.

Next work parts of the target skill.

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FIG MAG ‘low landing’ deduction

From FIG MTC Newsletter December 2022.

Low Landings

The MTC has also become concerned for the safety of the gymnasts with exceptionally low landing positions on all apparatus. A low landing is defined as the hips below the knees, which should be deducted 0.5 for technical error. (Article 9.4, Other Technical Errors)

In the example below the gymnasts’ hips are below the knees, 0.5 deduction.

Jessica Hutchinson’s ’23 Floor

Jessica will compete a modified version of her mom’s (Silvia Mitova) 1992 Olympic routine.