Rebecca Bross 2009 two time medalist, 2010 National Champion and four time World Medalist (None Gold) Is now retired............ So, like I do for every gymnast, I judge their gymnastics. Because, thats what Triplewhip Does.
Vault- Rebecca Bross was never strong on this event, she had the Double Twisting Yurchenko for most of her competitive history. And she never performed it well. She stopped doing the all around all together after she dislocated her knee on the vault known as the Yurchenko Double.
Bars: This was always a strong event for Bross. Even though she slipped up at 2011 AND 2012 Nationals, and at the 2012 Trials. But Bross was always strong, because she is a WOGA elite.
Beam: Rebecca is good on this event, but what catches her most is the Patterson Dismount, which she has lost, she had it in 2009/2010, but after she broke her foot, she lost it.
Floor: Rebecca was great on this event, but she took it out of her repertoire after her knee injury just for a precautionary measurement. But Rebecca had a difficult routine before her injury.
Well, that is the event summary of our retired gymnast, Rebecca Bross. Who has also taken a coaching position at WOGA. I congratulate her for helping girls do what she couldn't, go to the Olympics.
Showing posts with label Judging Her Gymnastics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judging Her Gymnastics. Show all posts
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Judging Her Gymnastics: Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Wieber was a great all-around gymnast, she won everything she entered up until the 2012 Olympic All-around. With her being retired, for the moment at least, its time to judge her gymnastics.
What I liked: Jordyn was an amazing power athlete. She did some of the most difficult tumbling in the whole entire world, from her Amanar on vault to her double double on floor (Two flips, two twists) Jordyn had the perfect amount of power. She even had outstanding artistry on beam. Jordyn was a fearless athlete. She didn't let risk of injury stop her from attempting the big stunts. Thats what I liked about Jordyn: No fear.
What I didn't like: The only thing I didn't like was that her bars were weak, Jordyn often missed handstands on bars, which is one of the most important parts of the apparatus, and often had that lower back arch.
Jordyn was an amazing power athlete, and she thinks she will skip a year or two of college and enroll later just to focus o on her redemption: If Jordyn makes the Rio team, she will get into the all-around. Jordyn WILL win.
What I liked: Jordyn was an amazing power athlete. She did some of the most difficult tumbling in the whole entire world, from her Amanar on vault to her double double on floor (Two flips, two twists) Jordyn had the perfect amount of power. She even had outstanding artistry on beam. Jordyn was a fearless athlete. She didn't let risk of injury stop her from attempting the big stunts. Thats what I liked about Jordyn: No fear.
What I didn't like: The only thing I didn't like was that her bars were weak, Jordyn often missed handstands on bars, which is one of the most important parts of the apparatus, and often had that lower back arch.
Jordyn was an amazing power athlete, and she thinks she will skip a year or two of college and enroll later just to focus o on her redemption: If Jordyn makes the Rio team, she will get into the all-around. Jordyn WILL win.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Judging Her Gymnastics: Aly Raisman
Aly Raisman.........2012 Team Captain of the Fierce Five (Who won gold), team gold medalist, floor gold medalist, beam bronze medalist. Aly was, and still is my favorite gymnast to ever walk the earth (Sorry Nastia!) Aly was a solid all-around gymnast. So, its time for...............Lets judge her gymnastics!
What I liked: I liked everything about Aly, she was tough, determined and her vault, beam, and floor had ton of power, even though she did not compete vault during the team final, she dominated the Yurchenko 2 1/2 in Qualifications, boosting her team to the 1st place qualifying position. At first, Aly did not want to do the Amanar, because she had issues with the vault, but she had to because all four/three gymnasts competing (four in qualifiers, three in finals) had to do the amanar to get an edge over Russia and China. Which inevitably, they did, they won the gold over them
What I didn't like; Aly was solid on all four events, but if she had to have a weak spot, It would be on bars, Aly has a hard time hitting the handstands and getting air off the bars. She could have potential on that event, if she practices it more than any of her events, but Aly will get it.
What I liked: I liked everything about Aly, she was tough, determined and her vault, beam, and floor had ton of power, even though she did not compete vault during the team final, she dominated the Yurchenko 2 1/2 in Qualifications, boosting her team to the 1st place qualifying position. At first, Aly did not want to do the Amanar, because she had issues with the vault, but she had to because all four/three gymnasts competing (four in qualifiers, three in finals) had to do the amanar to get an edge over Russia and China. Which inevitably, they did, they won the gold over them
What I didn't like; Aly was solid on all four events, but if she had to have a weak spot, It would be on bars, Aly has a hard time hitting the handstands and getting air off the bars. She could have potential on that event, if she practices it more than any of her events, but Aly will get it.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Judging Her Gymnastics: Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson.............One of the most smily gymnasts in the hall of fame, she was also on that 2007 gold winning team, that team that got into the hall of fame. Now, for your favorite part of this segment....... The judging!
What I liked: Shawn was an amazing power athlete, her floor exercise was chock-full of great tumbling passes, her vault the Amanar, a walloping 16.5 difficulty, she averaged a 15.9. And she had and artistry on beam, using her power for the tumbling runs.
What I didn't Like: Even though she was a great all-arounder, Shawn Johnson was a power athlete, she didn't pay attention to grace, handstands, she was all power. Unlike Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson had a low difficulty on bars. She never made it into finals on this apparatus, and that could have made her a better all-around gymnast, but Shawn always ignored the artistry aspect of gymnastics, just like Nastia did with the power aspect. She could have used a lot more artistry than she had.
Even though she was lacking grace and artistry, we won't remember Shawn for the things she did badly, we will remember Shawn Johnson for the things she was great at. We will remember Shawn as that girl who got into the gymnastics hall-of-fame, we will remember Shawn as a winner.
What I liked: Shawn was an amazing power athlete, her floor exercise was chock-full of great tumbling passes, her vault the Amanar, a walloping 16.5 difficulty, she averaged a 15.9. And she had and artistry on beam, using her power for the tumbling runs.
What I didn't Like: Even though she was a great all-arounder, Shawn Johnson was a power athlete, she didn't pay attention to grace, handstands, she was all power. Unlike Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson had a low difficulty on bars. She never made it into finals on this apparatus, and that could have made her a better all-around gymnast, but Shawn always ignored the artistry aspect of gymnastics, just like Nastia did with the power aspect. She could have used a lot more artistry than she had.
Even though she was lacking grace and artistry, we won't remember Shawn for the things she did badly, we will remember Shawn Johnson for the things she was great at. We will remember Shawn as that girl who got into the gymnastics hall-of-fame, we will remember Shawn as a winner.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Judging Her Gymnastics: Nastia Liukin
So, I decided that it would be fun if I judged someone's gymnastics, not so much mean as weighing it out, I will tell you what I liked, what I didn't. But with this gymnast........... It will be hard to do, but I'll try....................Its Nastia Liukin!!!!!!!!!!!
What I Liked: Ever since Svetlana Khorkina retired, we didn't see a lot of artistry, we saw power, at least in the senior standings, but when Nastia turned senior, she brought a great amount of artistry, with brilliant bar sets, beam sets, and floor sets. She shocked the world when she won four National Championships. She brought artistry back to the sport, she brought grace.
What I didn't like: This section is hard to do, but I guess I would have to say Nastia lacked power in her gymnastics, especially on vault and floor, she threw small skills on floor, and only had a single twist on vault, compared to her "arch-foe" Shawn Johnson who had an Amanar down
Despite her lacking in the power department, Nastia was one of the greatest gymnasts, the greatest since Svetlana Khorkina. She was an artistic wonder, all the little gymnasts in the USA want to be like Nastia, and that proves that you are a great gymnast, when others want to be like you.
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