Greatest AA gymnast at Olympics to not compete in AA finals

[IratePanda]

Could we make a case for Lavinia Agache in 1984? She should have breezed into the AA final, but she had a total meltdown in TO (supposedly due to jet lag meds, but who knows).

 

[IratePanda]

Also Maria Filatova in '76 and '80.

 

[MaryClare]

Could we make a case for Lavinia Agache in 1984? She should have breezed into the AA final, but she had a total meltdown in TO (supposedly due to jet lag meds, but who knows).

Jet lag meds?!?

 

[IratePanda]

Jet lag meds?!?

So the story goes.

 

[MaryClare]

So the story goes.

What would be an example of jet lag medicine in 1984?

 

[IratePanda]

What would be an example of jet lag medicine in 1984?

Honestly, I have no idea. Perhaps a sleep aid or an antihistamine? I've always been very skeptical.

2001: A Profile of Lavinia Agache – “Time on Her Side” – Gymnastics History

More questions than answers here.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I do wonder if Memmel hadn't been injured in Beijing if she could have two-per'd Nastia Liukin in qualifications. Both Memmel and Liukin fell off bars in TQ.

There were a loooooot of threads about that on multiple forums in the run up!

My guess is Chellsie would probably have still fallen slightly short even with a clean AA round herself. She would likely have needed the 06 standard DTY back, and we've no evidence that was in place before she got injured. But if she had stayed on bars, could've gone right down to the wire.

 

[RedBirdie]

it must have been a sleeping pill

 

[RichardL]

What would be an example of jet lag medicine in 1984?

Vodka

 

[irichluck21]

Yes and Sloan did get the benefit of Bross falling a the very last second on floor. Sloan had qualified 5th and took advantage of others mistakes like Porgras and Deng Linlin.

You cannot take away that win though, as Sloan increased her all around by 1.800 points from Q to F. She earned the title.