Routines and elements
Vault
"Repertoire": over the last 12 months, Larisa has been competing Yurchenko vaults: FTY, Yurchenco 1 1/2, DTY. In 2009 she competed a round-off half on tuck at nationals.
Can she improve? Yes. If her execution of twisting elements in general is a good indication she seems capable of a TTY, let alone an Amanar.
Best scores: Larisa has received very good execution scores for her DTY, most notably at the French nationals (9.6) and at Gym Festival in Trnava (around 9). However, at EYOF, in July 2011 her E scores were around 8.6 for the same vault. Unfortunately I was unable to find footage of any of the routines but the images from previous competitions show that she is a clean vaulter in general.
On the downside: she has only competed easier vaults so far. With the level, on this event, of the best all around gymnasts in the world she needs a 6+ vault.
Memorable routines: her Yurchenko 1 1/2 at Schiltigheim (October 2010) and at Nationals (September 2010)
Uneven Bars
Repertoire: stalder + stalder with counter motion to high bar, Maloney + clear hip circle, giant 1½ + piked Jaeger, sole circle 1/1+ Tkachev+ Pak salto, stalder with counter motion to high bar, full twisting double piked, full twisting double tuck.
What will she add next? Probably in the next period she will focus on re-arranging elements in order to get more bonus points. The targeted dismount probably is a double twisting double back.
Best scores: Larisa's best UB scores were received recently at Gym Festival (June 2011): 14.9 in the AA competition and 14.25 in EF. In the most recent competition, EYOF, her high score on this event was 14.25 (all-around competition).
Weakness:her E scores on this event can fluctuate greatly, between mid 7s and high 8s, the problems being bent arms, bent knees, poor handstands.
Memorable routines: At Gym Festival 2011 in Trabzon (qualifications)
Balance beam
Skills: flic-flac + tucked full, double turn, switch leap ½, aerial walkover+ flic-flac + layout stepout, front picked + back tuck, side somi, split jump + sissone, switch leap+ back tuck, round-off+ flic-flac+ triple twist;
She has experimented with an L turn (in competition) and a layout to two feet (I've only seen that in training);
Can she upgrade? Yes, by adding an artistic element of D or higher value. She could also add the layout to two feet somewhere in existing routine or by inserting a new series (round-off +layout to two feet for instance);
Highest marks: 15.6 in EF at Gym Festival, 15.5 in qualification et EYOF;
Weaknesses: she doesn't really have a weakness on this event. Her D scores have fluctuated between 6.5 and 6.7, since September 2010. Execution-wise she constantly scores above 8.5;
Watch this! her BB at Trnava and at EYOF.
Floor
Range of skills: passes - whip to triple twist, full in tuck, 2 ½ twist+ front tuck + front tuck, double tuck
artistic elements: triple turn, quadruple turn, double L turn, Johnson, split
what elements to expect in the future: 3 1/2 twist, Silivas;
Highest scores: 14.85 at Gym festival, 14.60 at EYOF;
Problems on floor: sometimes she has problems with the quadruple turn, her leaps are not credited all the time;
Must see: her routine at 2010 Nationals and at Gym Festival 2011 .
Ok friends, it seems that we are done with part four. It's been a long one! And it represented, for me, the nitty gritty I am not always good at. Now more than ever if you have anything to add, corrections etc. please leave a comment - it is appreciated!
You can read the first three parts here:
1 comment:
Thank you for this nice story of Larisa!! can't wait to see the romanian nationals..any idea when exactly it is and if they broadcast it? :)
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