Rhythmic gymnastics hoop routine at a gymnastics competition.
This was Katrina's first year of rhythmic gymnastics. She was inspired by all of the talented rhythmic gymnasts at the last Olympics. Katrina had to learn ribbon, hoop, ball and even rope and clubs. She wanted to do the freestyle, but was not allowed to this year because of her age bracket.
The apparatus is the hardest part of rhythmic gym. Even if you train in other disciplines such as dance and have extreme flexibility, always knowing where the apparatus is around you and making the movements fluid is harder than it looks.
The hoop is also slightly weighty and has to weigh at least 300 grams. The allowed inner diameter is anywhere from 60-90cm.
Throws, passing rolls and throws, rolling the hoop across the body, circling, hand circles and other movements are combined to produce a custom choreographed gymnastics hoop routine.
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