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This feels irrelevant. Even if she stayed in bounds, that routine was sloppy. There were at least .3 in other deductions that weren't taken. I feel like if she had been properly deducted on  any event, Wong would have won.

It's fairly obvious I'm just catching up with the thread from my numerous back-to-back posts but my objections to Melnikova's win are based on her scores. She wasn't deducted in the same way that other gymnasts were for similar errors. I'm not naive enough to think I understand the inner...

Forkin' bull shirt!

It's annoying af that people act like men's gymnastics is the standard to aspire to. I much preferred the old school men's floor routines where they danced. Also, professional dancers are elite athletes.

I feel like she's being paced to compete well in her early 20s which is a trend I hoped to see with NIL. Most women in most other sports peak in their 20s. No reason for gymnasts to be any different.

Is that a skill she's performed before? Because I don't think most gymnasts find that turn to be simple.

If she added the double front back after the whip half, I'd be satisfied with her difficulty, but she kept going out of bounds with it.

Foreshadowing at its finest.

I still derive an inappropriate amount of pleasure from crotch spins eating eveyone alive.

Late to the party, but I thought Laurie's commentary was much improved. She clearly took the fan criticism to heart and I felt like she made clear attempts at offering more technical analysis.

It's frustrating that judges still seem to judge lower difficulty routines more harshly. Especially so many years after open scoring. The men's judges have gotten the memo but the women's haven't.

I was annoyed that her dance had so many flips and tricks in it. I feel like they try that with all gymnasts initially and it's always poorly received by the judges. Gymnasts start out with the strength for proper carriage and a lot of them can be precise even if they struggle with...

Even with the hands down, I thought it was a good first routine back from an injury.

I didn't see this posted here so I thought I'd share. https://www.spotgym.fr/kaylia-nemour-a-un-moment-donne-jai-dit-stop/

That depends on the state. For example, in VA, you can make important health decisions on your own when you're 14. Lots of parents here lose their shit when their minor children don't let them in the room for doctor's visits.