Ring Positions | Masterclass #5

Who’s got the best ring position? You can’t say Anna Pavlova 👀

Gabby Douglas’ switch ring shouldn’t have been credited.

Are we allowed to say Pavlova? 😆 Cause hers are my favorite.

Flavia!

I wonder why the switch ring leap and split ring leap are valued the same on floor

Some of those deductions are just nit-picking.

Basically all USA gymnasts should get max deductions if they ever do this 🤣

Flávia Saraiva from Brazil, by a mile.
She should get extra points for doing them soooo well.

Flavia!!!

The form of Nastia Liukin is gorgeous.

Andrade has an amazing ring position

Ana pavlova had the best switch ring ❤️

Alyssa Baumann's ring leaps were pretty good, especially her switch ring on beam

Am i the only one who doesn't like Anna Pavlova's rings? Like yes the back arch is gorgeous but i could never stand how her front leg was below horizontal, its just her hyperextended knees that gave it the illusiom that its horizontal

suni lee!!

If a skill gets downgraded to a simple leap do they also get deducted for having a bent back leg?

I would pick porgras, pavlova, nastia and flavia for the best ring position. Ofcourse only flavia has the variety of ring that we saw. But for switch ring, the others are stunning. :)) Just my opinion

I'm loving these masterclass videos!! I get so frustrated when the commentators aren't specific when they talk about "oop, that's a deduction" but I cant visually see what they mean.

Basically this is a skill only for Chinese gymnasts... very few gymnasts from other countries have the body type and flexibility to hit that shape for a fraction of a second.

I think Porgras’ is even better than Pavlova’s, but they’re just about neck and neck.

Iulia Berar, Ondine Achampong, Viktoria Listunova and Rebeca Andrade have good ring leaps! They're my favourites!

Not an expert but iThink Eythora in rio 2016 also had pretty rings on floor 🙂 bad rings, well Kara Eaker and Mykayla Skinner .. wish their coaches adress those issues !

Great video! Seeing the performances, i always thought that switch leaps are easier to do than splits, it looks like you get more energy to go and show the ring position. Maybe you can like explain where is the difficulty in learning or doing the skill? Also it took a while to me to understand why front skills are more difficult. Maybe not only a list of the difficulty values but also a little explanation why, would be inreresting:)

Its crazy none of Gabby’s switch rings should have ever been credited. Would have loved to see the judges in London as strict as they are nowadays😗

My favorite current ring position is Flavia Saraiva

One that is often ignored is Rebecca Andrade's one! Just look at her 2016 beam routines. I don't think she should have any deduction for those.

Flávia Saraiva

Sunisa and Flavia have amazing rings. But obviously Mustafina, Huang Huidan, Pavlova are my all-time favourites

I like Flavia Saraiva's rings.

I would say Ana Porgras and Flavia Saraiva

Ponor's on floor is pretty sick as well. She has crazy back flexibility.

I like Flavia’s. She hits split position with toes pointed and the only thing I can see in real time is back leg May not be at 90 degrees.

Flavia Saraiva

Sunisas rings are pretty good

Best ring leaps: Porgras, Pavlova, Saraiva, Komova

I feel like most gymnasts at best lose 3 tenths on their ring leaps, because they're so technically difficult with all of the requirements. Flavia's ring positions are exquisite though!

Obviously, Anna Pavlova <3
Russians in general used to have a good ring position.

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