FX EF INQUIRY (Jordan Chiles Stripped Of Bronze Medal/USAG launches appeal) PART 2

[RedBirdie]

I went back and read the 2024 US Classics and nationals threads. Our consensus was by adding back all the difficulty and having blah choreo, Simone risked Rebecca being able to beat her if she couldn't control her landings.

 

[dweiss324]

I've never gotten the impression that Simone even likes floor, just that she happens to be very good at tumbling. She phones in the choreo, chooses crap music, and can't be bothered with clean landings. I don't blame her... But when compared to somebody like Chiles who clearly loves to perform and stands by her personal [questionable??] choices with certainty... I don't see that from Simone at all

 

[MaryClare]

I've never gotten the impression that Simone even likes floor, just that she happens to be very good at tumbling. She phones in the choreo, chooses crap music, and can't be bothered with clean landings. I don't blame her... But when compared to somebody like Chiles who clearly loves to perform and stands by her personal [questionable??] choices with certainty... I don't see that from Simone at all

Yes I agree. I think also in the latter part of her career when she was really pushing the difficulty, she was just too anxious to get to the next tumble to get into the dance aspect. I don’t think she particularly lacks dance ability, but in a competitive floor routine, dance is just something to get through

 

[dweiss324]

Yes. She's actually not a bad dancer, she just never cared enough to prioritize performance. I think that's the basis of my point. Chiles designs Leo's for her own floor routines based on her vibe at the time. Aly can't hit a beat if it slapped her in the face, but she can sell the shit out of hava nagila, and do a unique combo. Jordyn weiber found the right fit for a catchy on-beat based choreo. Gabby went for young and spunky. Nastia had her arms and her legs to flap along to whatever classical music choice, Shawn went with short and sporty with a touch of artistic edginess and it did work to an extent... Svetlana pretended like she was a diva stork/swan and she got away with it. Simone was just better at tumbling. Her dance is just the "oop" butt bounce, "I don't care", and 3000 extra tenths of difficulty. Even Skinner tried to be Irish once.

 

[IratePanda]

I felt that Simone's bland choreography was particularly glaring in the Paris FX final. Her performance quality just paled in comparison to Andrade's or Barbosu's (or even Chiles').