Recent content by Denn

Yes, I agree that 0.2 is really like 0.4, and we've said that here as well. However, 0.4 is also the difference between a Yurchenko 1.5 and a Yurchenko double. Or a front pike and a front pike half. And I would argue that the increments should be 0.5 for an additional half twist to land...

My guess is that all of the following are valid, but that each judge could have skipped a couple of them: body shape on the back uprise at the beginning (I admit, I would have missed that one myself) foot form on the half Tak and full Tak, since he points his feet through most of the skill. leg...

I don't know who runs this YouTube channel, but this video is not only well produced but also, in my opinion, quite accurate. You could quibble a couple deductions, as always, but I think this is a wonderful resource.

@RedBirdie I appreciate you sharing all that. And it makes me feel less nervous — some genuinely positive points in there.

Thank you, IP

Weird. He's 37, has no connection to gymnastics, and never was at the helm of a major organization. I hope for the best, though.

Maybe I can see a tenth better for Andrade in finals? Her qualification performance was a little stiffer and maybe the landings made it "came off" a little more discombobulated. ...Which is NOT how artistry deductions should be assessed. Yet judges are human and all that jazz...

Is there anything holding Zhou Yaqin from doing better on beam this year? Eeek, adding in Ou Yushan separately really highlights how bad it went for her.

In addition to this way (which I really like), there's these two other ways of getting graduated requirements that MAG started using this year. 2) Element Groups II and III of each apparatus; a gymnast only gets 0.3 if he does an A, B, or C. (For reasons, I still am not 100% clear on, Element...

Because it demonstrates mastery of a greater variety of technique. So would you also get rid of the requirement of forward and backward saltos on floor? or forward vs. backward acro on beam?

Wow, Xiao Ruoteng IS still competing! I had no idea.

I think we're forgetting that the pairing of vaults below is allowed in apparatus finals (and qualification). However, it wouldn't get the bonus — which is the intended purpose, and which I think is a good thing. Stick bonus is fun, thought it's a bit redundant since there's already deductions...

Sorry — I meant back then. Isn't that a more recent development ETA — and maybe "a little bit oblivious" is better than "happy-go-lucky"?

I feel like it's not hard to see Camelia's actions in that video as some kind of "act" put on to make people "believe" it was an accident. Moreover, she certainly isn't helping Sabrina figure out what to do next — I don't think she even speaks to Sabrina, nor does she help her prepare to try to...

Not gonna lie... this does NOT look like a real attempt at vaulting.