Sometimes it's the little things....

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Every now and then, we see a gymnast doing a skill to the absolute epitome of perfection; doesn't have to be an extremely hard skill, just one done so perfectly as to bring tears to coaches' eyes.

This is a thread for posting examples of such perfect execution. Imma kick this off with two high bar videos. First, Jake Martin:

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While all of the routine is impressive, what really stands out to me are the three forward pirouettes from mixed/elgrip (at 0:10, 0:32, and 0:49). All three finish turning EXACTLY at vertical. Not so much as a single degree past handstand. This is a skill that just about every male gymnast in the world over level 8 can do, but I've never seen anybody do it with such precision.

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The tucked Kovacs. Absolute perfection. 'Nuff said.

 

[Kiwi]

Oh rats, the second one is 'not available in my country'. On a totally different level, I have been judging at some primary schools competitions this year. The routines are very basic! They do things like cartwheel, handstand, forward roll, backward roll, candlestick, pike, stretch jump. These are school competitions so there is a mix of competitive gymnasts, recreational gymnasts and non-gymnasts (although probably some of these are dancers). Last week I was judging year 5 and 6 girls on floor. There were about half a dozen girls who did absolutely beautiful routines, I enjoyed watching them immensely. Even these very simple skills can be quite beautiful when performed well. (I don't have any video, sorry!)