A gymnastics biomechanics documentary on the discovery channel featuring Parkette gymnasts, Kristen Maloney, Kendall Beck and Kristal Uzelac. Parkettes coach, Jack Carter, is interviewed.
Oh, and this: "2 1/2 would be suicide for a gymnast." Tell that to Shawn Johnson and Cheng Fei (and a couple of others...) haha. I guess difficulty really does increase drastically in just a few years. :)
"Back in 1984, Mary Lou Retton ran head on into the vault horse, hitting the springboard with two feet and flying forward, much less powerful than the round off, back handspring approach gymnasts use today."
I don't think these commentators know much about gymnastics, considering the yurchenko entry *was* being done then and front-entries are still being done now - Vanessa Atler's and Alicia Sacramone's laid-out rudis were some of the most powerful vaults ever.
if my physics teachers had used gymnastics for examples I may have done better in the course! LOL
marieked 10 months ago
I think he ment 2 and 1/2 flips.
Thx4My4Angels 10 months ago
Jack Carter is crazy. I have only seen a quad performed once and it was not completed. Not even the men have pulled of those.
espinaca79 1 year ago
@laughandlove2 He was mentioning two-and a half somersaults, not twists.
espinaca79 1 year ago
Oh, and this: "2 1/2 would be suicide for a gymnast." Tell that to Shawn Johnson and Cheng Fei (and a couple of others...) haha. I guess difficulty really does increase drastically in just a few years. :)
laughandlove2 1 year ago
"Back in 1984, Mary Lou Retton ran head on into the vault horse, hitting the springboard with two feet and flying forward, much less powerful than the round off, back handspring approach gymnasts use today."
I don't think these commentators know much about gymnastics, considering the yurchenko entry *was* being done then and front-entries are still being done now - Vanessa Atler's and Alicia Sacramone's laid-out rudis were some of the most powerful vaults ever.
laughandlove2 1 year ago
Wow 5 twists? That was a bit presumptuous.
missjpace 2 years ago