Random vid thread

[RedBirdie]

Back tuck-BHS swingdown probably fulfilled the requirement (I can’t remember the specifics of that code off the top of my head). She was going for front aerial-back tuck-BHS swingdown, but broke the connection.

 

[tempest]

thank you… I was wondering that myself… they were so weird with judging at that worlds

 

[onodian]

She was pre-channeling the Russian ef bb style routine

 

[navyblue]

Lol don’t let the armchair brevet crowd dim your enthusiasm, it’s totally OK to be fuckin’ psyched to see a layout full on beam, even if * shudder * the gymnast’s feet are flexed.

Here she is at podium training for Euros, featuring her gnarly beam tumbling:

 

[tempest]

Liu Xuan did the jaeger half in 1998! I thought she only did it in 2000

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

She is a sublime goddess.

 

[GymBeauty]

Doing a straddle back directly out of a release should be an E skill. Connecting out of these releases with an ezhoza is clearly much easier than trying to fly straight back into a handstand.

 

[onodian]

Wow piked too, I’d never seen that

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

Agreed, but only if the Ezhova is held to the diarrhea standard we currently see, which doesn’t involve any flipping: simply do a half turn in straddle with a flexed foot or two. A proper Ezhova is difficult and requires so much precision and great timing

 

[GymBeauty]

There are a few people who do the Ezhova correctly, it’s still easier IMO. The body naturally wants to keep turning and swinging after these 1/2 turn releases, since they are not actually caught fully backwards and are still turning when caught. That motion leads itself directly into an Ezhova. It’s super challenging to instead go straight back and catch in a total handstand, when you don’t have a good swing to prepare and when you are grappling with the force of the catch you just did.

 

[tempest]

I forgot to put Liu Xuan’s 2000 routine in my original post so here it is

 

[onodian]

would she get credit these days for the half turn? I mean, not that I give a rat’s ass, that routine is awesome, but you know, just in the spirit of discussing and commenting

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

I don’t think it would get credit as shown above. That being said, her hips are so far above the bar when she’s done rotating the Jaeger that I believe she could’ve initiated the half turn sooner to get credit for this code. Piked Jaeger 1/2 should definitely be an F if Li Ya is an E, yeah? I hope the WTC wouldn’t muck this up

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

That’s a genuinely touching effort.

 

[Sasha]

Damn, was it named for her? I’m guessing not.

 

[tempest]

Never knew Amanar did a Hristakieva



this channel is pretty awesome

 

[tempest]

I knew she did this in 2000 but not 98

 

[QuietColours]

I'm just appreciating the growth in Sumanasekera's bars from 2022:



To 2024:

 

[Sasha]

Thanks for posting that. I was watching the Classic broadcast the other day and noting that her bars are solidly decent at this point. Nice to see the direct comparison!

 

[KathySantoni]

I could forgive poor form on the harder elements, but she can’t even do the more basic ones nicely.

It’s just Mykayla Skinner, but with spaghetti

Being Italian American I find this comment upsetting. This is similar to saying a Chinese gymnast is like Mykayla Skinner but with rice.