Sunday, May 31, 2009

The disaster that is Dufournet!

A breakdown of her floor exercise from the 2009 European Championships.




This, is how she landed her first tumble, a double layout. Most gymnasts try to not achieve this position in their routines. Not a very good start for a French superstar! She should submit this as a new skill, "Backwards layout 1-1/2 to head"


She then does a front full into nothing and takes a few steps into the corner.




Her third tumbling pass ended up putting her into this position. A 1-1/2 twist into a very, very low double pike. Thank god for her health, she's now doing a 2-1/2 half on the end of the combination. She looks like a rollie-pollie that just got poked.


And her last tumbling pass was a double something? I still can't figure it out...