Elite Gymnastics vs. Level 10 Gymnastics (Video Examples)

[JBS]

We have had some threads in the forum discussing the differences in USAG J.O. Level 10 gymnastics and Elite Gymnastics. I thought it would be good to start a thread where we can compare the two with video examples. If there is a story behind your videos...please share. I'll start with a random example:

[video=youtube;5nUyoGI933g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nUyoGI933g[/video]

[video=youtube;jd8xgfabvKk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd8xgfabvKk[/video]

Remember this is just two random videos from Youtube. One is L10 uneven bars and one is elite uneven bars.

 

[10.0]

I think a lot of people don't realize it does not go level 10 then elite. It is hard to understand as all the others levels go in a row and generally are not huge steps up from one another. But going from 10 to elite is like going from level 2 to 9 IMO anyways. Granted there are better trained 10's that are prepping for elite. The bars video was a good example of a mid range level 10 and a super elite

 

[Blazing15]

That was a huge difference between those two videos. And wow Kexin He has the most straight body I have ever seen.

 

[wandrewsjr]

Here is another bar comparision that is a little more fair:

National level 10 champion on bars:
YouTube - ‪Haley Scaman UB 2011 JO Nationals‬‏

Verses an elite national champion's bar routine:
YouTube - ‪Rebecca Bross UB EF 2010 World Championships BBC‬‏

 

[NGL780309]

Bars is also the event that has the largest gap between Level 10 and elite. The other events not as much. I actually prefer sometimes to see a great Level 10 floor routine vs an elite routine with a million tumbling passes. Give me a Level 10 floor routine with 3 difficult elite level passes or an NCAA routine over an elite routine any day.