This routine caught my eye while I was watching the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It’s India’s Dipa Karmakar on beam. Now, this is by no means the best routine ever done, but I really admire her for being so ambitious in this routine! She started off with a really great back handspring-layout, showing some good difficulty, and followed it up with a solid switch leap-back tuck combination. I was impressed! After all, some of their gymnasts don’t have the most difficulty or best execution, but you’ve gotta respect them, they went out in front of their home fans and did their best! Dipa came off the beam on her punch front tuck, but then nailed one from almost standing, which was impressive. Nice wolf full, and a gainer layout off the end to finish. This is a great foundation that I hope she will build on for future routines!

Here’s a nice floor routine from Jocelyn Hunt (GBR) from the 2010 European Championships. It’s from the team finals, where Great Britain took silver behind Russia and ahead of Romania. Jocelyn scored a 13.425 for this routine. I thought the choreography was a tad dull, but she has very nice form in her tumbles and leaps. Check out the landing on her opening pass, a full in double tuck! A little tidbit: Jocelyn recently represented England at the Commonwealth Games.