Gymnast Social Media Megathread

[Hatsumomo]

A couple of weeks old, but Yamaguchi Sara has been back training full time:

 

[RedBirdie]

I read on Twitter today that she tore her ACL (again) during All Japan podium training. Happened in the last day or 2.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Voinea is working on a slight variation of the Atler pass (double LO + punch front + stag jump):

 

[KristyJ]

Not gonna lie that her current execution of that skill really makes me miss Atler's
Hopefully she can clean it up over the next few months

 

[Hatsumomo]

I never watched the show, but know a fair amount about it since it was so hugely popular, but did we know that Julianne McNamara's daughter had a substantial role playing the teen version of one of the main characters in This Is Us? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4952695/

For the non-Americans, "This Is Us" was a hugely popular, critically adored primetime show that follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames.

 

[tempest]

whoa!!!

https://fb.watch/qVJLIj_8fE/

 

[Sasha]

Impressive but YIKES

 

[RichardL]

She is clearly not spending time on the things she needs to be spending time on. I did not need to see that at all.

 

[Denn]

She should tuck that instead. If she can do a full-twisting double layout like that, bending the legs on purpose should be no problem and she could get some good execution out of it.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Impressive but YIKES

Correct.

 

[Hatsumomo]

She is clearly not spending time on the things she needs to be spending time on. I did not need to see that at all.

The Skinner Strategy. Pile on the difficulty and hope it outweighs the chucked quality.

 

[makam]

The Skinner Strategy. Pile on the difficulty and hope it outweighs the chucked quality.

And hope your joints hold out.

 

[RedBirdie]

Can't imagine how her body is going to hold up. She's not built like Skinner or Raisman.

 

[Passion]

Has she had any major injury yet? She’s been chucking scrappy difficulty since she was like 12. To make it to 2nd year senior with no big injury is a pretty good run when your coach is insane and all your skills are in the danger zone.

 

[irichluck21]

No major injury as a senior, but she did have that random vault balk at Worlds.

I worry for her ankles on the combination. The double back reverse to front tuck is hard on the ankles as it is, now you are adding a twisting element to it. That's really not good, the potential to be short on the full twist and then rebound into a front element- the force and pressure alone, IMO is way too dangerous. I worry for her ankles.

 

[blake]

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Marta Pihan-Kulesza won her 12th polish AA title. Nailing a double Arabian after having two kids(!) is bamf material.

 

[MaryClare]

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Marta Pihan-Kulesza won her 12th polish AA title. Nailing a double Arabian after having two kids(!) is bamf material.

No disrespect to Marta, but it’s odd that Poland hasn’t produced anyone at all in 20 years. There are a few kids at a high level in Germany and England with Polish eligibility, I wonder if once they turn senior, they’ll compete for Poland

 

[blake]

No disrespect to Marta, but it’s odd that Poland hasn’t produced anyone at all in 20 years. There are a few kids at a high level in Germany and England with Polish eligibility, I wonder if once they turn senior, they’ll compete for Poland

The federation doesn't seem to be in great shape. IIRC they declined to send a gymnast to '22 worlds who offered to finance the trip herself, probably related to the debt from hosting 2019 Euros.

I know US level tens with Polish heritage have represented them in the past at Euros/Worlds.

 

[MaryClare]

The federation doesn't seem to be in great shape. IIRC they declined to send a gymnast to '22 worlds who offered to finance the trip herself, probably related to the debt from hosting 2019 Euros.

I know US level tens with Polish heritage have represented them in the past at Euros/Worlds.

Ah yes I think the Pavlak sisters have represented Poland

 

[KorbutFan]

There was also Alma Kuc from Canada who competed for Poland.