2025 Week 2: January 6-12, 2025

[RedBirdie]

Pretty much. Two pass routines are now the norm, and I hate them almost as much as I hate Aly Raisman on bars or Joscelyn Roberson on everything.

 

[Bob]

I was stunned watching Robersons floor and beam its like there are minimal skills required and they don't even have to be well done just landed.

 

[MaryClare]

I think they should have to do 3 passes, it means they can do something a bit cool and creative for one of them if it’s only being used to fulfill a requirement and not for difficulty

 

[Beamer]

There was also a VHS tape on the Mag 7 that came out after Atlanta. I still have mine. It's possible she could have watched that. Still have my Gymnastics Greatest Stars VHS too.

In Aly's book Fierce, she said that her mom had the 96 Olympics recorded when it occurred and that Aly watched the old VHS tape(s) over and over. Maybe Lynn also had Barcelona recorded.

 

[Beamer]

It's the most UCLA thing ever to go 195.250 in the first meet of the season and then 197.550 in meet two.

That's a 2.300 differential in a week. That's more than a 4 fall difference.

 

[Big_rock_show]

I was stunned watching Robersons floor and beam its like there are minimal skills required and they don't even have to be well done just landed.

The landings seem like the only things that matter

 

[RedBirdie]

I was stunned watching Robersons floor and beam its like there are minimal skills required and they don't even have to be well done just landed.

She's going to have massive scores thrown at her for her entire NCAA career all because she lucked into one world championship team. I'm not looking forward to it.

It's the most UCLA thing ever to go 195.250 in the first meet of the season and then 197.550 in meet two.

That's a 2.300 differential in a week. That's more than a 4 fall difference.

UCLA's first meet was also scored with a very different pen than the second meet. This is a deeply unserious sport.

 

[arabiandoublefront]

In Aly's book Fierce, she said that her mom had the 96 Olympics recorded when it occurred and that Aly watched the old VHS tape(s) over and over. Maybe Lynn also had Barcelona recorded.

Yeah, my parents recorded things before I knew how to, not necessarily everything I wish they had, but I watched and rewatched the 1994 Olympics a lot as a kid.

 

[makam]

She's going to have massive scores thrown at her for her entire NCAA career all because she lucked into one world championship team. I'm not looking forward to it.

But, like Skinner, is she ever going to get a 10? Most gymnasts on top teams get thrown 9.9s like candy, 9.95s on a too-frequent basis, but 10s are often denied when the gymnast has big skills and power but sub-optimal form, name recognition be damned. 10s are also given out a bit too freely, but there are definitely some bragging rights associated with having gotten one.

 

[MaryClare]

But, like Skinner, is she ever going to get a 10? Most gymnasts on top teams get thrown 9.9s like candy, 9.95s on a too-frequent basis, but 10s are often denied when the gymnast has big skills and power but sub-optimal form, name recognition be damned. 10s are also given out a bit too freely, but there are definitely some bragging rights associated with having gotten one.

She is also at a disadvantage being in that conference. How many 10s are SEC judges going to give to Arkansas?

 

[Bob]

to be fair hardly any of the routines really deserve a 10 from anywhere. I would prefer to see less tens full stop.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Do we know what happened to Reyna Guggino? She was in a boot last weekend.

 

[irichluck21]

Injured herself on a short vault in the meet against Denver.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Hopefully it's minor!

 

[crdubb17]

I have been watching random clips of NCAA meets the past two weeks, even though it doesn’t give you a full picture of the teams.
I saw Jordan’s floor routine and it seems…empty. Lots of poses, a few leaps, and two tumbling passes. Is this all that’s required of a NCAA routine?

This is the new NCAA routine. Her routine is actually quite difficult compared to most of the others. Emma M. did a 9.925 routine doing a double pike and a 1.5+front lay.

 

[dweiss324]

I vehemently hate the double tuck/pike as a fourth pass in elite, but miss any third pass terribly in two pass NCAA routines.

 

[JaJa]

I vehemently hate the double tuck/pike as a fourth pass in elite, but miss any third pass terribly in two pass NCAA routines.

what is the reason for 2 passes becoming the norm in NCAA?

 

[QuietColours]

When the only reliably taken deductions are steps on tumbling passes, it makes sense to reduce them if you can do it and keep a 10.0 start value - and pretty much any D1 gymnast can