One of the best things about the Olympic year is that many debut new floor routines. We love them and hate them.
Not sure how to feel about Jiang Yuyuan’s latest offering, shown at the 2008 Doha World Cup in Qatar a few weeks ago, though.
Jiang has beautiful movements and marvelous expression but the routune as a whole seems far less sophisticated than what she used at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart last September.
Jiang Yuyuan, 2007 World Championships Event Finals, Floor Exercise:
Is it possible that this is something of a training routine for Jiang? Cheng Fei performed a new routine at the 2007 Chinese Nationals but had switched back to the music and choreography of her 2006 World Championship-winning routine by the time she went to Stuttgart.
Cheng Fei, 2007 Chinese Nationals Prelims, Floor Exercise:
Cheng Fei, 2007 World Championships Prelims, Floor Exercise:
After all, competing the older routine is sometimes wiser. Just ask Chellsie Memmel.
Tags: Chellsie Memmel, Cheng Fei, Jiang Yuyuan
March 19, 2008 at 5:49 pm |
I really loved Jiang’s old floor routine, the style really suited her sunny personality. I hope if she keeps the new routine it’s adjusted to suit her better, because it just doesn’t fit.
March 19, 2008 at 11:14 pm |
she probably wanted the music to be more chinese influenced…. u can expect alot of gymnasts to have chinese music incorporated into their routines in beijing like how spanish music was used alot in barcelona. btw jiang’s music is a very popular chinese song….