Coach and Allan are there.
Winter cup challenge right here right now. Livem streaming
Started by Mats Trane, February 20, 2014 · 22 Replies · 4,294 Views
Allan is getting huge!
Wut times are Allan's performances
He was in the first session. He finished 4th in this session behind some very good competition including two olympic team members.
I meant times in that video
He was not featured in the stream but you can find his recorded events on the usagym YouTube channel. They have uploaded all the events for all athletes there.
Just glancing through that video, saw a nice manna followed be a press handstand at about the 1hr 19 min mark. Makes it look so easy!
alright, thanks
scmajerle said:Just glancing through that video, saw a nice manna followed be a press handstand at about the 1hr 19 min mark. Makes it look so easy!
that was Danell Leyva. He has been competing that skill for a while and is one of the top US gymnasts.
Daniel Burnham said:that was Danell Leyva. He has been competing that skill for a while and is one of the top US gymnasts.
You know, I thought that might be him when I saw his coach jumping up and down at the end of the routine! His dad is fun to watch.
Enjoy Allans prelims
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Please excuse my ignorance of competitive gymnastics, but why does Allan perform routines that are easier than he is capable of? E.g. No maltese or inverted crosses during the rings routine. Is it a case of conserving energy since there are so many events, or is it that each competition calls for a certain level of difficulty based on who he is competing against, or that he is capable of more difficult elements in training but is not yet ready to perform them in competition?
Thanks,
Neil
neil gillies said:Please excuse my ignorance of competitive gymnastics, but why does Allan perform routines that are easier than he is capable of? E.g. No maltese or inverted crosses during the rings routine. Is it a case of conserving energy since there are so many events, or is it that each competition calls for a certain level of difficulty based on who he is competing against, or that he is capable of more difficult elements in training but is not yet ready to perform them in competition?
Thanks,
Neil
Difficulty is only one part of the competition. Execution is the other. You must balance these to get the best score possible. This is part of the strategy of gymnastics and is especially important for an all around competitor like Allan. If you used the highest difficulty you could possibly muster you may not be able to perform them all perfectly and may fatigue or fall. Also this was a prelim competition. Sometimes people will save some harder skills for the finals if they think they need to risk lower execution to have a chance at a higher overall score.
Thanks Daniel.
Daniel Burnham said:
Thanks Daniel,
Just woke up and saw you post now. How did it go? Was Allan in the finals?
Allan, 11th! Congrats. This is very good. First year senior.
By the way, I'm just wondering is Allan's Rings routine in the finals the same routine as the 2013 P&G Championships?
Mats Trane said:Allan, 11th! Congrats. This is very good. First year senior.
Don't forget to mention Silver on Pommel Horse!
Congrats Allan!
Cole Dano said:Don't forget to mention Silver on Pommel Horse!
Congrats Allen!
Wow! Didn´t notice this. This is fantastic! Pommels is considered by most gymnsts to be the hardest.
Mats Trane said:Wow! Didn´t notice this. This is fantastic! Pommels is considered by most gymnsts to be the hardest.
Yes. Especially in the US. It will be interesting to see how his pommel is affected as he starts picking up a bit more ring strength. His swing certainly looks good! Must have had a decent developmental coach growing up 
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For those interested in tumbling.
Eddie Penev. His technical execution of those tumbling passes was near flawless. Awesome floor routine.