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The times in ski racing really are just beyond my comprehension. .04 seconds between first and second, .13 seconds between 3rd and 7th. In most races you’re head to head, and pools and tracks only vary so much. Ski racing is different every mountain, and then different conditions every day and...

Pretty sure everyone who has ever worn skis or torn an ACL or knows someone who has has weighed in on Vonn. I’m both excited and terrified to watch!

I would guess that Roberson’s 9.775 wasn’t about any form issues at all. That was a .1 step for sure, plus underrotation, plus a bit of direction and chest position. NCAA vault is a landings game. This year continues to be a surprisingly great season for bars and a terrible one for floor.

I would rather watch Konnor be shaky than most hit/basic routines, but the Church has been frighteningly close to her face the last couple of weeks. Catching Stanford for the first time this season. Ana just did a piked Hindorff!

I am watching that meet and while it’s not an homage to the concept of consistency, it’s being judged pretty reasonably. So there’s that.

The letter just sounds like some small time guy who doesn’t know how to lead or manage people being scared of having to do his job.

It’s always seemed weird to me that we’d keep men off beam because of potential crotch injuries, but we’re more or less fine with every other type of bodily peril.

It’s just because the broadcasters and schools want to market 10s and perfect routines. We could easily have a 10 system that makes sense if that pressure wasn’t around. I am completely over the Maloney routine, but IMO bars actually was a lot better in 2025; for whatever reason a fairly decent...

Many kudos to these young women for not backing down. I cannot imagine what it is like to listen to your country argue that your coaches should have the right to abuse you. I naively thought the “sending everyone home” option was just inept leadership, but after understanding the real...

I would assume the intent here would be to avoid situations in which the gymnast is subjected to a “no dismount” score destruction because of a downgrade causing a repeated element? I can’t find the actual text.

I’m not sure you need to be rejected on the basis of scores if you are violating the FIG code of conduct by threatening to beat the crap out of your teammate.

I really enjoyed Tim and John. Part of it is just a Pavlovian association between Tim’s voice and a big meet. But really, while I do think the broadcast would be improved if their scoring-related commentary was more technically correct, I just loved listening to two guys who really love MAG get...

Nemour dancing so close to the boundaries in that routine is stressful. I like Melnikova but I’m not on board with her winning with a fall.

What a performance for Leanne. I would be surprised to not see Nemour and Melnikova not improve on their prelims floors.

Cmon Bows