Dipa Karmakar

[ArnoldRimmer]

She's competing again now the suspension has finished. These are two vaults from an Indian domestic competition recently, both of which looked painful.



She's down for the Cairo world cup, which incidentally makes her another member of the 30s and still competing WAGs club. But I hope she isn't going to try the double there. It looks nowhere close.

 

[Big_rock_show]

Ouch. She walks so slowly after those.

 

[Kara]

I didn't think it could be worse than the double front, but yikes, that second vault!

 

[Denn]

When I saw the thread title, I was worried it was going to be news that she hurt herself.

 

[Doug1233]

I'm still mad about that "downgrade to a single front" rule.

If only they actually used the deductions available to them, that nonsense wouldn't be necessary...

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

She qualified 3rd for the Cairo final today. An Chang Ok is in a league of her own and the title is hers to lose, but there's only 0.049 between 2nd and 3rd. Dipa's career has always been something of a story, maybe there's more of it yet to be written.

 

[Rich]

I'm still mad about that "downgrade to a single front" rule.

If only they actually used the deductions available to them, that nonsense wouldn't be necessary...

can you explain that. thanks

 

[Doug1233]

can you explain that. thanks

I recall there was a rule that if the judges thought a Pod attempt landed too short, they'd downgrade it to a front handspring tuck front.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Her qualifying vaults from Cairo, don't think these have been posted yet. The quality is bad but it's definitely her first and Pranati second, because of the 0.1 deduction.



She looks much more competitive than I'd expected. The double is, dare I say it, quite good.

 

[Bob]

Im not sure I'd say quite good.

 

[blake]

It's improved from what she did at Indian Nationals earlier this year. It's safer at the very least.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

More dynamic too.

Didn't go her way today, though.

 

[blake]

I think it's interesting that compared to the gymnasts competing the other 3 events, the vaulters have a different dynamic since most of them won't be able or are unlikely to qualify as all-arounders at continentals.

 

[Big_rock_show]

Im not sure I'd say quite good.

It looks less “chucked” than expected

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Dipa has now announced her retirement.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Dipa has now announced her retirement.

That's a bummer. She certainly had the most legit Prod out of the bunch when they were en vogue during the Rio quad. For her to finish 5th and worlds and 4th at the olympics is a huge accomplishment. Shame about all the knee injuries she had (and that drug suspension...)