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It appears as if they have loosened up on crediting Gogeans post-Paris? Vaelen's in that link gets huge amplitude, but is pretty short based on the feet if you freeze where she lands. If I'm not mistaken, Barbosu's Olympics EF one was the only confirmed credited (as in she did a Gogean and got...

Regardless of if they needed to, they still did. Her fake AA win and the obviously fake quote from the Russian coaches is all they'd talk about that year. Her being the unexpected Olympic AA champion was clearly a narrative they were trying to make happen which is bizarre looking back

Which I said, but that still means next to nothing. There was no final, this meet was poorly attended and super early in an Olympic season, and even with the loose difficulty judging she was roughly 0.5 back from the best AAers (38+) at the Olympics The US needing to fabricate this (and quotes...

There was no Women's AA at the 2004 test event. They only ran one TF (WAG) and one AA (MAG) as a test run. Look at the event schedule, then compare this video of the WAG TF medal ceremony with USAG's official report of the competition, where no TF result is listed. I think USAG used this meet...

Links for the above. This is one of my all time favourite teams just because it baffles me what they accomplished in the circumstances they were in Tamirjan still not having a DTY the day before the team left for Beijing (26 July) Doctor reaction to Tamirjan's femur + interview with her Last...

At the 2008 Olympics which went far better for him than it had any right to, of his 6 gymnasts Tamirjan: competed on a large femoral head fissure/fracture. She'd also pulled her groin after Euros prior and barely got back to training AA. Had to do tons of extra reps while in Beijing to get...

I really hope this includes IRCOS, similar to how an STS subscription lets you watch all Worlds and Olympics IRCOS from 2014-present

I've also always found it interesting that He Kexin wasn't sent to 2007 Worlds. In 2003 & 2007 gymnasts turning senior in 2004 & 2008 were able to compete at Worlds for experience and to help the Olympic teams they'd be eligible for qualify Her 2007 bars was very competitive, but It was said...

Alexandra Marinescu was the last Romanian to have her passport falsified Several Soviets did, including Bicherova who was only 12 (IIRC) when she won 1981 Worlds

Yes I think so!

Oprea commits to Clemson

On the flipside of this, I still wonder what Ana would have scored with the clean 2.5 + 1/1 from quals and the smooth triple wolf from the team final (rather than the double with a precision deduction). It's impossible to know as E scores are so bunched into the same range with inadequate...

Do you know if these still exist? I'd love to see them. I love his interview after quals where he is very candid

It's a shame Mara Ceplinschi is so inconsistently healthy, as she's shown hints of brilliance at times. At the second trial for 2024 Euros she hit a DTY & a 13.850 on floor (Sabrina went 13.650 for a well hit routine, Barbosu 14.000 - international judges on Elevien). Her beam is also incredible...