Judge's Eye - Ring Leaps & Jumps in Gymnastics

[@leopardzr1]

Anna Pavlova has the most beautiful switch ring ever. But Flavia Saraiva has one of the best ones currently in my opinion

[@gymworld8609]

Her front leg is low that is a deduction

[@withtheangelss]

li shijia’s is also amazing!

[@Ian.D.]

@@gymworld8609 It's not. If you stop the video at peak shape, her front leg is actually over extended.

[@helsanucci980]

By farrrrrrrr

[@saragrant9749]

And Ana Porgras along with many Chinese gymnasts (Deng Linlin, Sui Lu for example) over the years too. There have been a lot of really great switch split leaps.

[@himanshisingla6925]

Anna Pavlova's switch ring is beyond perfect.

[@erinjohnson1124]

Flavia, my goodness. The chef’s kiss of ring leaps. ❤️❤️❤️

[@challisvicary6208]

Flavia’s ring positions will soothe my soul forever 😍

[@marciomarcallobo4662]

Flavia Saraiva

[@lauragifford807]

Anna Pavlova's is perfection 💕

[@challisvicary6208]

This is a timeless classic. Our world will always need this video

[@fishtail1129]

Just put a pic of Flavia’s positions in the code. They are literally perfect.

[@miniyo11]

Wow, it seems so hard to determine how well all the elements of this skill are excecuted since it happens so quickly 😅 Like I'll see that there was a sufficient arch, head release, and foot to the back of the head, but not see if the front leg was horizontal enough at the same time.

[@mmoran3]

Wow, Pavlova's was really good! I'm super impressed

[@amplitood5731]

Sweet Video! That ring position is no joke.

[@lauragifford807]

This is one of most helpful gymnastics videos I've seen. Thank you

[@JanitaShowaars]

Can we normalize not attempting ring or split skills if they aren’t even close to reasonable deductions? Gymnasts would never compete a poorly executed tumble, yes there’s significantly less risk in competing a difficult dance skill but let’s not forget how important execution scores are over a difficult program. Look at biles, she never competes a ring skill because she knows she’s not even close being flexible to do it perfectly. She knows she can hit a split but not the ring.

[@FlipFlyTumble]

yupp agree i think in this quad people are realising this and most don't compete it if they can't hit it well. Ring requirements are stricter now that they've ever been!

[@murasakino101]

Yeah I think she even said in an interview where they asked her if all gymnasts are flexible or have to be and she said some are more than others. She's flexible enough to do the skills she needs to do.

[@gym_analysis]

She did a sheep jump on her early days and gurl it was a hot mess thank God she ditched all flexibility skills

[@janetslater129]

Stupid sounding question, but is Simone not naturally flexible?

[@Mhochul]

@@janetslater129 I think she's said it herself best: she's flexible enough to do what she needs to do, which in her case is exclusively split and straddle elements. Her splits and straddles are consistently 180, and the off times they're under it's because she's not attacking the position as aggressively (not trying to hold the split/straddle as long) and not a flexibility issue. Her switch leaps are also great. She's never really tried any super flexible elements either in training or competition and it makes sense based off of what we've seen from her that it's not really a major focus for her training.

[@ardianworld777]

The Chinese girls are always impeccable (heck; Yang Bo created history with her breathtaking eponymous skill). But damn... that ending with Anna Pavlova... It's pure art and poetry in motion. It always sends chivers down my spine! That is simply EPIC. Couldn't think of a better clip to end this video! Thank you; I am absolutely intrigued by your channel and insight information about the world of gymnastics

[@FlipFlyTumble]

thank you for watching :))

[@Kidlaw77]

Omg, I love this! Also, please do a a vault judging video. It would be super helpful! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sshark2683]

My biggest question is how Biles scores around a 9.2 E score for her Cheng when Paseka scores around an 8.7....

[@millacabral9475]

@@sshark2683 Oh, Biles is generally a LOT cleaner than Paseka, and I'm not a big fan of either, mind you. Paseka always had huge leg separation on the first flight and her shape on the way down was generally kind of loose, whereas Biles is typically quite tidy in the air and always keeps her legs locked together and her body straight. It always bothered me how Paseka got away with her terrible form by sticking the landings, actually.

[@sshark2683]

@@millacabral9475 yeah that’s my point. If Paseka is scoring an 8.7 E, Biles should be scoring like a 9.7 E. I have nothing against paseka, but she pikes the entire Cheng so hard I’m surprised she even gets credited for it.

[@jeremehhhyyy]

Happy Birthday, Emily!!!! Grateful for all that you do!!!

[@FlipFlyTumble]

thank you so much jeremy!

[@jfo941]

flavia thingzzzzz

[@nikhathjeelani8577]

Please make more judging content really look upto your videos

[@dospodcasts7345]

Up

[@FlipFlyTumble]

I will :) Thank you

[@gymwrestlix]

the switch ring!

[@kevinbritton8583]

You're forgetting to take the 0.1/0.3 deduction for the height of the rear foot. If it's at shoulder height (or below), deduct up to 0.30.

[@kevinbritton8583]

Most of the leaps and jumps that you have deducted 0.1 off are actually deduct up to 0.3 and some of the leaps (and jumps) that you took 0.3 off can actually receive a 0.50 deduction.

[@anamariahans8198]

Dios mio! Que perfección de saltos de Flavia Saraiva 😍😍😍😍

[@ITSEMILIANOO]

Flávia Saraiva perfeita!

[@mattj5391]

@flipflytumble At 0:55, you give a body shape deduction of 0.1. See page 38 of the Help Desk. For body shape deductions, you must evaluate the INTENDED element. So this should be body shape 0.3, right?

[@starlighty8888]

Btw u guys should check out sun xinyi’s BB ring leaps. They are SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL. Literally perfection

[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

What does “closed hip” mean? Thanks for this E X C E L L E N T video! Yours are easily the best on KZbin.

[@FlipFlyTumble]

it's when the back leg is too low/not extended/not open if that makes sense? thank you so much :)

[@FlipFlyTumble]

@QPHashSS77 1:20 and 1:39

[@bagelized]

I learn so much from your videos ❤️

[@MD-722]

Oh wow, it's your birthday!? Happy Birthday!! Your video is on complex choreography is one my favourite gymnastics videos; I actually just used it as a reference in a discussion and have plans to use it in many more! It's such a privilege to have an actual judge amongst us, so have a great day and most of all thank you! Your contributions to the sport are very much appreciated.

[@FlipFlyTumble]

thank you so much :)) so glad it is useful for you, that is my goal!

[@mrdsn189]

Incredible Emily, thank you!

[@FlipFlyTumble]

thank you glad you enjoyed!

[@99ilana]

How do you see all this is real time?? Really helpful video, thank you

[@liceous]

you have the best videos !!!

[@Gisellelovely]

I didn't actually realize how "stiff" the other gymnasts' back legs are until I saw Pavlova's being put in a sequence. She just has crazy supple back.

[@renzcaes]

Hi there!! I love your videos!! Can you please judge He Kexin and Yang Yilin bars from 2008 olympics? I think it would be awesome!!

[@pretzelsfan]

damn the code is brutal for this skill

[@MaironDemarchi]

Flávia Saraiva Is the best

[@abrugg5467]

Thanks for the amazing video😁 But i thought that the front leg can be below horizontal on split ring jumps only

[@nxutlwka8291]

noticed the "food" not at crown of head during shawn johnsons attempt

[@bassalarcon]

Flavia Saraiva best SRL and Pavlova is beautiful too very graceful and elegant

[@tonyyou2814]

Not only did they fail to get recognition for the difficulty, but they also got deductions for attempting the skill. It hurts both ways. Ouch!

[@kareharpies]

It's a sad fact that i could find all the examples for these deductions in the first 20 minutes of u.s. nationals.

[@FlipFlyTumble]

kareharpies haha i noticed a lot of US juniors attempt this when it’s not even close. but to be fair suni’s improved so much over the years

[@smartskater11]

What deductions would you give to Kyla Ross' switch ring on beam?

[@FlipFlyTumble]

her's are lovely! her best ones have no deductions

[@smartskater11]

@@FlipFlyTumble Thank you!

[@jenniferli7295]

Since the majority of athletes are not doing the ring leap correctly, shouldn't the difficulty rewarded be increased?

[@samantha9229]

why is it so hard to bend that back leg?!?? i'm struggling so bad

[@SarahThirkell]

Where do you get this footage? :)

[@jboww2121]

if a switch split ring leap is downgraded to a switch split leap for bad form, going from an E to a C, do they still take off additional points from the E score for stuff like the arched back and head back and stuff? or will they just downgrade the difficulty score?

[@FlipFlyTumble]

you get it both downgraded and E score deductions

[@jboww2121]

Flip Fly Tumble thanks! even deductions specific to ring jumps? like the head back and arch? or only e score deductions specific to the regular split jump?

[@FlipFlyTumble]

@@jboww2121 they will be specific to the ring jump that was attempted because E and D panels don't communicate so we just go with what we see. Also if it was the reverse way and judged as a split jump it would probably come up to similar deductions anyway

[@djangogomes9301]

Flávia Saraiva perfeita❤

[@ardianworld777]

Question: as a judge, how can you see the body line properly? To me it happens way too fast. Do you review it from slow motion videos after the excercise?

[@FlipFlyTumble]

we don't get to see it in slow motion. with practice it is easy to spot the mistakes!

[@gn1275]

Thank you so much for the video! Amazing as usual! Keep up the good work :) If the skill is devalued, are the execution deductions still taken on the original skill?

[@FlipFlyTumble]

Nick 2290 thanks! yes the execution is taken for the attempted skill because E and D panels are separate

[@eimardgomes1128]

theres 0.1 deducton for back foot at head height and 0.3 shoulders height. 0:40 the back foot is at head height not to crown of the head. She gets - 0.2 there

[@yuiop6611]

Do you know where the crown of the head is???

[@starshiner234]

When is this skill downgraded versus just being deducted in the E score?

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

And people are like "they are too harsh"...look, no one told you to attempt that skill. Pick one you can actually do.

[@mz5715]

team USA consistently challenges themselves on ring leaps....

[@helsanucci980]

Some are terrible 😂