Elena Produnova - one of the most beautiful and powerful gymnasts ever Ahead of today's Commonwealth Games WAG vault final, where India's Dipa Karmakar will attempt her handspring double front vault, I just wanted to take the opportunity to remind people that it IS possible to perform this risky skill safely and well. http://youtu.be/nQuIQ9s3ddM Produnova cowboys this attempt but it is high, flighty and well landed. She was ahead of her time, launching into space off an old-style vaulting horse that did not offer the benefits of the new vaulting table. Dipa Karmakar (see video below) has managed to qualify to event finals at the Commonwealth Games as a consequence of a difficult vault performed very poorly. http://youtu.be/yE8v5-jlOoY The second vault scored 14.4 with an E score of 7.4. The difficulty value of the Produnova is 7 - almost a mark higher than the Amanar vault that is otherwise considered to be the acme of women's vaulting achievement. ...
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