It's super interesting what some of you get from the book summary. Or have all of you read it? To me she comes across as quite self-aware and extremely critical of herself. Retelling what it all was like for her and without much filter and reflection which actually makes it super interesting...
Becoming a washed-out has-been by default by your third year as a senior was the common narrative until the late 00s at least. I was never an elite but I remember feeling like I had to justify doing what was basically a child's sport when I didn"t immediately quit when I finished high-school. I...
The whole AIN concept is stupid anyways. How can an athlete from a country with what is basically dictatorship and controls access to free media, ever be truly neutral? It really doesn't matter what (war) crimes are being committed....neutrality is an illusion. Do you remember what happens to...
@Aeris you keep harping on and on about the same things wirhout ever listening to people who tell you otherwise.
Why exactly do you think the gymnastics community needs to know and discuss which judge took which deduction on pre-flight? What exactly will that accomplish?
It is still a sport...
Schönmeier's vault is better, but she isn't without mistake in any phase while Melnikova's slightly bigger issues don't necessary warrant the bigger deductions. That's why you end up with essentially the same score. If you don't agree with it, you need to not take a deduction for some of...
I searched through my emails - thank god I never delete anything.
The VT rule only changed in April 2013, it was still taught at the Intercontinental course in Dec 2012 and the International courses in spring. There was no reason given.
Yes, there've been a few attempts to change that about vault. I actually don"t know why the changes never made it into the final version of the Code. I agree that D scores must be added. I would keep a bonus for different post-flight, maybe add a bonus for different board-entry as well.
I think vault deductions need to be overhauled or rather, the approach to the whole event needs to be reconsidered. Glaring technical and/or form errors need to be judged much more harshly to bring the results in line with other events. At the very least, two different vaults, with deductions...
Yes they have but hers is even further from the required technique. Her post flight is quite good so if she figures out the 2nd hand she will only score the deduction for the incomplete turn, precision and maybe .1 in pre-flight lower than Andrade. Which would be eregious.
Schönmeier is a great...
Watch her use backwards twisting technique off the table. I do hope she doesn't figure out how to get the second hand on the table with that technique because she is doing a quarter on, bw 1 3/4 off. It's a little bit like Kasamatsu technique but doesn't use pure fwd salto and fwd twisting...