Greatest AA gymnast at Olympics to not compete in AA finals

[RichardL]

Chiles '24?
Listunova '20? (my vote)
Wieber '12?
Produnova '00 (qualified but withdrew)?
Strug '96 (qualified but injured) / '92?
Strazheva '88?

 

[MaryClare]

Chiles '24?
Listunova '20? (my vote)
Wieber '12?
Produnova '00 (qualified but withdrew)?
Strug '96 (qualified but injured) / '92?
Strazheva '88?

I do think Listunova (the reigning European champion) and Wieber (the reigning world champion) are a class apart on this as they were the current holders of major AA titles.

In what year did 3 per country become a rule?

 

[IratePanda]

I do think Listunova (the reigning European champion) and Wieber (the reigning world champion) are a class apart on this as they were the current holders of major AA titles.

In what year did 3 per country become a rule?

2001?

Mostepanova '85

 

[KorbutFan]

In what year did 3 per country become a rule?

Maybe 1976? The USSR had five gymnasts in the 1972 AA.

 

[MaryClare]

2001?

Mostepanova '85

No, 2001 was when the AA changed from 3 per country to 2 per country. So the first Olympics to be affected was 2004 (I think we’re just talking Olympics here)

 

[Puffin]

Maybe 1976? The USSR had five gymnasts in the 1972 AA.

Yes pretty sure it was 1976 - the Soviet Team had all 6 of their gymnasts in the top 9 after prelims but only Kim, Tourischeva and Korbut competed in AA

In 1972 the Soviet team had all 6 team members in AA - Tourischeva, Lazakovich, Burda, Korbut, Saadi finished top 9 - but perhaps they want to forget about Koshel down in 16th.

 

[RedBirdie]

2001 was still 3 per. But they were divided into 2 sessions, qualifiers 1-18 and 19-36. 2003 was the first worlds with 2 per.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Is this just for people who were 2 or 3 per'd out? If not, I think Memmel as a recent world AA champion in Beijing deserves a mention.

Do we know why Koshel wasn't in the final in 76?

 

[makam]

Douglas '16 (title doesn't say ever...)

 

[hmmmm]

Douglas '16 (title doesn't say ever...)

You need Biles 20/21 in that case

 

[MaryClare]

You need Biles 20/21 in that case

Biles 21 and Produnova are kind of different. They qualified for AA finals but unfortunate circumstances meant they decided not to compete

 

[RichardL]

Biles 21 and Produnova are kind of different. They qualified for AA finals but unfortunate circumstances meant they decided not to compete

I do still wonder "what if" re: Produnova, though... she looked so good on UB/BB in EFs (even with the mistake on bars; I still think the judges were trying to give her bronze) that I wonder if she could have still pulled off the win in what ultimately became of that field. But I have no idea how painful vaulting and tumbling were for her by then.