October TFN

[Bruce Kritzler]

I'm guessing Valarie Allman set a record for photos/issue with 4 large photos and 9 smaller sequence shots ? Hard to believe anyone has more than 13.

[Atticus]

To this reader, she certainly deserved it! She and Nageotte kinda got lost in the Olympic hoopla.

[Trickstat]

Just discovered she was born on the same day as my niece and nephew.

[aaronk]

Loved the photos, and yes, they're by far the most of one athlete in an issue of T&FN ever!!
Remember those tiny booklets we had as a child, where by flipping the pages really fast, the person would be dancing or running or jumping?
That's what those photos reminded me of--except they didn't capture the movement those flip books did.
To fully appreciate Allman's technique or style, you have to see her in person, or on TV.

[Davidokun]

As noted at the bottom of the page, the photos on Page 36 are captured from a video:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQKQ0N7nhyv

In a way, they are the opposite of a flip book.

[lonewolf]

Ms. Allman's grace in the ring is exemplary. Has she ever fouled a throw.?

[gh]

Ms. Allman's grace in the ring is exemplary. Has she ever fouled a throw.?

no shortage of fouls, but without knowing how many were intentional, any accountng thereoff is kinda meaningless

[Bruce Kritzler]

Also, pictures of Conner Mantz and Cooper Teare are reversed.

[Peter Michaelson]

On page 6, Jeff Hollobaugh wrote, in part, "That she did, with her first-round hop-step-jump (as opposed to triple jump) effort..." describing Yulimar Rojas's performance. Is that a reference to her short step phase? Or does it mean something else?

[Conor Dary]

That is what the event was first known as.

[Atticus]

Is that a reference to her short step phase?

Yes.