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41-Year-Old Uzbek Gymnast Attempts The ‘Vault of Death’ To Try & Beat Simone Biles
Washington Post ^ | August 14 at 3:06 PM | Roman Stubbs

Posted on 08/14/2016 5:29:01 PM PDT by drewh

Forty-one-year-old Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina was already something of a sensation before she competed in the women’s vault competition. She had made history by merely qualifying for her seventh Olympic Games in Rio, becoming the oldest athlete ever to compete in women’s gymnastics. But she didn’t stop there on Sunday.

In an attempt to upstage her competition, and perhaps make a run at United States sensation Simone Biles — who is just two years older than Chusovitina’s 17-year-old son — Chusovitina attempted the Produnova, which many have deemed “the vault of death.”

“The vault is very dangerous,” she told the Wall Street Journal this week. “I say, ‘Thank you, I like risk.’ ” Introduced in 1999 by legendary Russian gymnast Yelena Produnova, the rare vault involves a front-handspring entry with two front tucks off the table, and its official difficulty score rating is a seven. Only four other gymnasts have ever successfully pulled it off. It has become a story line attached to Biles, who along with her American teammates has said she won’t attempt it because of the injury risks involved.

That didn’t stop Chusovitina, who first competed in the Olympics in 1992 and at one time was part of the gymnastics team with the U.S.S.R., from attempting the terrifying move during Sunday’s final. It didn’t go according to plan, although she luckily escaped serious injury. She landed on her shins and somersaulted to her back after the attempt.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 2016olympics; rioolympics; simonebiles; vaultofdeath
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ex commie loses, we win! (although NBC wont show it for another 8 hours)
1 posted on 08/14/2016 5:29:01 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

About as bad as the parallel bars of doom...


2 posted on 08/14/2016 5:32:54 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: drewh

Much more daring than Al Capone’s vault.


3 posted on 08/14/2016 5:33:44 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: drewh

I’ll stick with the “comfy chair.”


4 posted on 08/14/2016 5:34:31 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: 2banana
USA USA USA!


5 posted on 08/14/2016 5:34:33 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

That’s about a 10 million dollar smile!


6 posted on 08/14/2016 5:37:36 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: drewh

She is a star, and rightfully so!!


7 posted on 08/14/2016 5:38:35 PM PDT by Shady (We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
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To: Dr. Ursus
even for an ex-commie I gotta give her credit for mental and physical discipline at 41 pulling that stunt!


8 posted on 08/14/2016 5:40:00 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

“Hold my vodka”


9 posted on 08/14/2016 5:41:36 PM PDT by disndat
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To: disndat
"I must break you, Simone into little tiny pieces..."


10 posted on 08/14/2016 5:44:01 PM PDT by drewh
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You shouldn’t hold her being an ex-commie against her. That’s a worthy credential. If only everyone were an ex-commie. Including some people here in the US. In erstwhile or future leadership positions, even.


11 posted on 08/14/2016 5:45:47 PM PDT by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: Dr. Ursus

Gorgeous child with a beautiful attitude!!


12 posted on 08/14/2016 5:51:56 PM PDT by rejoicing
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To: drewh

Not injured. To try, you must sometimes go past your grasp.

She’s good. Determined.


13 posted on 08/14/2016 5:52:53 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: coloradan
Russia still loses...Simone's only 2 years older than her son lol


14 posted on 08/14/2016 5:54:21 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

I throw a brown flag and call BS! That’s not a female! It’s a Jenner-type fraud! He’s got all his plumbing, too.


15 posted on 08/14/2016 5:55:50 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: 2banana; Salamander
"About as bad as the parallel bars of doom..."

And for a finale:

"The Handspring of Really Bad Luck"

16 posted on 08/14/2016 5:56:11 PM PDT by shibumi (I am the Nexus One I want more life Muthah I ain't done *~)
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To: Tucker39

look for the adams apple! its a dead giveaway...


17 posted on 08/14/2016 5:58:27 PM PDT by drewh
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That’s nothing. back when I was competing I did something called the triple Lindy.


18 posted on 08/14/2016 5:59:55 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Tagline space for rent . . . cheap.)
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To: drewh

They should have an American Ninja Warrior-ish event in the Olympics.


19 posted on 08/14/2016 6:00:00 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: drewh; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON; Lil Flower; Corky Ramirez; CopperTop

KATYA: It is amazing after years of training how one can contort one’s body. Of course, it is only useful in gymnastics.

JERRY: Oh boy...


20 posted on 08/14/2016 6:05:28 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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