Hand Placement During Round Off?

Nick Blanton posted the following:

I choose "A" as the preference.

...And that's your choreography minute!

The girls used to sometimes play a "game" during their dance throughs, where teammates would stand at different parts of the floor and the gymnast going through her routine would have to make eye contact with each person (who would then sit down).  I believe there were other variations on this, that they did.

One gymnast who stands out in my mind for natural presence in her floor routine is Izzy.  She sells her routine very well, in my opinion.

New USAG Level 3 Floor Exercise Routine

USAG Level 4 Floor Exercise Tutorial: New Routines 2013-2021

Level 3 Beam and Floor Tutorials

These might be helpful:

Presentation and Panache

This kid is very impressive:

I've posted a couple of video tips from the British Gymnastics channel, featuring Catherine Lyons in the past.  Here, you can witness her crisp, sharp movements and confident elegance on floor.  Her tumbling technique is also very clean and well-conditioned:

Elfin Smile and Pixie Personality

To this day, my favorite female gymnast who epitomizes artistry and expressiveness remains Oksana Omelianchik. 


Here is her routine at the 1985 European Championships, floor event finals:

What do you expect in a subjective sport?

It's all subjective; but....yeah:

British Poise, Calm, and Attitude

This is how you own the floor space:

California Classic Lvl9 Highlights

Caroline's floor:


Cassie's yurchenko:


2nd vault:


Thea yurchenko (9.375, 2nd place):


2nd vault:


Caroline yurchenko piked:


2nd vault:


Thea bars:


Cassie bars:


Caroline bars:



Good job, gentlewomen!

 Good luck to the 8s today!

In regards to their Saturday workout, 'E' texted me that she's feeling really confident.  She wrote,

Michel said we all did really well.  He said, "I'm not usually even almost impressed; but today....I was really impressed!"

E's floor routine with a twist

Kort got "E" to do her full on floor; then stick it into her routine: