This Week in Training: Never Give Up

This week (last week, sorry!) in training, we have a lot of gymnasts that are coming back from injury - Youna Dufournet (a long time ago but still), Maggie Nichols, and Sam Oldham. Hope you enjoy the upgrades!


Youna Dufournet is working her new connected bar routine. On her instagram, you'll also find video of her working an Ezhova. She might be going a total Tweddle route with insane connections!

"So cry if you need to, but I can't stay to watch you That's the wrong thing to do Touch if you need to, but I can't stay to hold you That's the wrong thing to do Talk if you need to, but I can't stay to hear you That's the wrong thing to do Cause you'll say you love me, and I'll end up lying And say I love you too..."

A video posted by Youna Dufournet (@youna_d) on Feb 5, 2015 at 1:28pm PST

Maggie Nichols is back from her knee surgery and recently posted video of her training a full twisting double layout (as a full out).

💪 #fullout

A video posted by Maggie Nichols (@swaggiemaggie2016) on Feb 3, 2015 at 5:04pm PST

Nadia Cho, a WOGA gymnast who is a new senior, recently posted video of her working a new Tkatchev which has a great amount of height and distance from the bar on her catch. What I'm showing here, however, is her whip to full in because that's super impressive! It's from 2 months ago so I must've missed it.

➳Life is like shooting an arrow. Sometimes you get pulled back, but only to be launched into something more≫. So keep aiming and never lose hope✶. I had a lot of fun practicing at the Woga Frisco gym today☻! #fullinfriday

A video posted by ♡nα∂ια ωσn chσ♡ (@nadia_cho) on Dec 5, 2014 at 12:17pm PST

MAG
Kenzo Shirai was bored and figured a 3.5TY would keep him intrigues... It's in the early stages but it's February and he has a lot of time to perfect it. I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see it come Worlds. (Just because I remember thinking triple twisting Yurchenko! Ha, please!)

別世界。3回から向き変えればいいだけなはずなのに笑

A video posted by @kenzoshirai on Feb 8, 2015 at 5:09am PST

NEW SKILL ALERT!!
I don't have eyes for things in MAG so you'll all have to help. Alexander Shatilov showed an instagram video of a new skill he's working on that "pushed the hand" of Sam Oldham to show what he's been working on. Shatilov seems to do a Rybalko (hop 1.5) to 1.5 twist one armed giant. Oldham seems to do a hop full to double twisting one armed giant. Both insane.

New element-The Shatilov⚡️⚡️

A video posted by Alexander (@alexander_shatilov) on Feb 4, 2015 at 8:31am PST

Oldham calls his a double turn to one armed giant. Maybe direction of the giant doesn't matter?

THE OLDHAM 🇬🇧 👊 I began training this new element in 2010. I came up with it myself and wasn't even aware Ron Ferris could do a similar skill. When Alexander @alexander_shatilov the video of move but slightly differently 2 days ago it forced my hand. So here it is double turn to one arm giant. The Oldham 😃 ENJOY People! @redbulluk @britishgymnasticsofficial @adidasgymnastics @lborogymnasts @progymchallenge @theallaround @gregroetrampoline @damienwalters @tsbible @kukri_sports @athleticstandard

A video posted by Sam Oldham (@oldham93) on Feb 7, 2015 at 12:09pm PST

Last Week in Training - "The Thrill of the Skill"
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