Nastia Liukin 2008 EF BB

[Doug1233]

What were the deductions?

 

[RichardL]

Flexed feet on the sheep and the side somi, knees on the Onodi (there are almost always knees on an Onodi), flexed feet on the front toss to scale, crossed legs on dismount and large hop. And that's not accounting for rhythm deductions (the front half of the routine has some stalls).

But gorgeous work, thank you for having me rewatch!

 

[KristyJ]

I had slight overbalance on the handstand, feet on the sheep and the side somi, rhythm on the wolf full connection, and the hop on the dismount. But it's gorgeous, and I rewatched it several times just because.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I always assumed she'd got something for the wolf full too.

 

[Doug1233]

If there’s 5 or 6 tenths to take (and 2 are not contentious on the dismount), then there’s only 3 or 4 tenths in the interior of the routine.

That’s crazy!

Didnt she get a 9.8 at pac Rims? With a stuck DMT that’s only 1 tenth in the interior. Maybe the wolf full?

I know they tightened up the body shape deductions on the wolf so that would be a clear 0.3 these days but back then I assume it would have been taken as a 1.

I know most people are saying feet on the sheep but i’m skeptical if that was taken back in 2008?

She really did have beautiful lines. If you had to pick a gymnast of the 2000-2010 decade, you’d struggle to pick a gymnast better than her (I can only think of Ponor and Khorkina to rival her - although Sveta was never my cup of tea).