Chuso to compete Prodnova...

[Faith]

This popped up on my FB today.

Apparently Chuso, in her bid for her seventh consecutive Olympics, plans to debut a Prodnova vault in Glasgow next week.

Thoughts?

I think they need to have a "dangerous" penalty so unsafe skills can be penalised heavily.


Scares me silly. But I do hope she can execute it well, and safely.

 

[Jenny]

Love Chuso, nothing would make me more happy than to see her in Rio. Preferably in one piece lol.

 

[Terry]

I am incredibly excited to see her compete a Produnova.

 

[coach1234]

https://twitter.com/timdaggettnbc/status/656044053788807168

 

[coach1234]

^^a video of her doing it in training^^

 

[Turk]

I'm just going to say what I always say when someone attempts to compete a vault they can't even stand up properly:

"Oh for f- *walks away*"

 

[Bess]

Well...hers doesn't scare me nearly as bad as other attempts do

 

[profmom]

I just hope she doesn't wreck her knees training it.

 

[coach1234]

https://twitter.com/timdaggettnbc/status/656072708002811904
Although this video of gabby's amanar scares me more! Thought she was going to land off the mat!

 

[Bess]

I just hope she doesn't wreck her knees training it.

She's my age...I would imagine any vault could be impending doom to her knees. Although you are absolutely right that this one does seem more likely to do the damage

 

[Ausi_poppet]

She looks to be a very strong vaulter and it's not like she's an 16 year old who might be swayed by her coach to do something, so I think if she's planning to do it, she must believe she can land it and score well with it. What a role model!

 

[Aero]

If her Produnova usually looks like the one in that Twitter post, then no, she is absolutely not ready to compete it. My opinion is, especially for a risky vault like this one, she needs to be able to land in a nice controlled position a large majority of the time for it to be safe, not in a deep squat or hitting the mat with her tush. It's just not worth it!

I understand the desire for difficulty, especially with the current code, but it should not come at the expense of the athlete's safety! Currently, far too many athletes are just going for difficulty while execution takes a back seat. I hope safety isn't next in the back seat.

 

[Seeker]

Safety has taken a back seat on vault with several competitors for several years. They have been successful using this strategy, so it's not surprising that others are trying it now too. If the FIG didn't support it, they'd score those kamikaze vaults accordingly. They don't. So here we are...

I hope Chuso is okay...I don't want her to get hurt either.

 

[Pineapple_Lump]

I understand the desire for difficulty, especially with the current code, but it should not come at the expense of the athlete's safety! Currently, far too many athletes are just going for difficulty while execution takes a back seat. I hope safety isn't next in the back seat.

Safety has already taken a backseat... and the FIG put it their with their rules (judging, podium warm ups etc...)

I don't find Oksana's vault that scary in training as other attempts, at least she has some aerial awareness and knows when the floor is coming up to her feet/butt, and had a supersoft mat in.

 

[kecks]

she's also an adult of nearly forty years with aeons of experience in this sport as a coach and athlete. i think it is not anyone else's call to tell her to stop it. her life, her body, her risk. much different from a 16 year old girl listening to her coach.

 

[Iwannabemargo]

she's also an adult of nearly forty years with aeons of experience in this sport as a coach and athlete. i think it is not anyone else's call to tell her to stop it. her life, her body, her risk. much different from a 16 year old girl listening to her coach.

True, but encouraging such vaults then puts the pressure on the younger girls to attempt them to remain competitive.

 

[Pineapple_Lump]

True, but encouraging such vaults then puts the pressure on the younger girls to attempt them to remain competitive.

I don't think it puts pressure on younger girls... It puts ideas in the heads of stupid coaches

 

[Turk]

I've just seen another video of it, and she's still landing it squatting so deep her backside moves the soft mat she still has in place. Definitely not competition-ready!