Recent content by Sparkles<3

Agreed. It just seems to favor gymnasts of a certain height/ body type if FIG will not allow different bars settings. Why not allow taller girls to compete, if they have the skills? Imagine the different range of skills/ combinations we might see if elite gymnastics didn't favor only one body...

Wow. That sounds like quite a challenge. Yes, I was wondering which skills would be impossible on FIG bars settings when a gymnast is taller than average and which skills are possible but still quite difficult. That is really interesting, thank you for sharing specifics of which skills you...

Yes, I understand the challenge of explosive power with a taller body type. Opinion question if anyone has an opinion on this and would like to answer: Do you think the US national team would have room for a gymnast that racks of difficulty with dance elements and E score rather than explosive...

That is interesting... so possibly part of the problem for taller NCAA girls is they might have difficulty switching back to the standard FIG settings after getting used to training on farther apart bars settings in NCAA? Interesting... I watched an interview with Maggie Nichols maybe a year...

What is her name? Want to watch videos of her! That is amazing!!

Yes, I knew one of her main goals is college gymnastics. I also remember her saying that one of her main goals is to qualify elite at some point. Has she stated that is no longer a goal for her? I know there have been many successful NCAA gymnasts who are her height, I'm going to go back and...

Watched Whitney Bjerken's most recent video, and in it she stated that she is 5' 8", almost 5' 9"... I was FLOORED. She is obviously tall for a gymnast, but I always assumed she was in the 5'4"/ 5'5" range at the absolute tallest, and she just looked tall standing next to the other girls...