USA Selection Camp (Apr 5-8)

[makam]

Omg, is an orphan half making the journey to the US?! Someome ban it pronto! (But seriously, last year Bullock looked overmatched by elite, congrats to her for upping her game)

 

[RedBirdie]

I'd love to have one (or more!) of our resident judges score Bullock's bars. I swear every single handstand has an angle deduction, and given the number of handstands she does, that's gonna add up fast.

 

[Concorde]

D Score

DV

1. Piked Stalder Full, E
2. Komova II, E
3. Pak Salto, D
4. Stalder, C
5. Van Leeuwen, E
6. Piked Stalder 1/2, D
7. Straddled Jaeger, D
8. Full Twisting Double Tuck dismount, D

Total DV - 3.4

CV

E + E, one with flight

1. Piked Stalder Full + Komova II, 0.2

D + D, both with turn or flight

1. Komova II + Pak Salto, 0.1
2. Piked Stalder 1/2 + Straddled Jaeger, 0.1
Total CV - 0.4

Dismount Bonus

Full Twisting Double Tuck Dismount, D

Dismount Bonus - 0.2

CR

1. Flight from high bar to low bar (Pak Salto)
2. Flight element on same bar (Straddled Jaeger)
3. Different grips (Stalder, Straddled Jaeger)
4. Non-flight element with 360 turn (Piked Stalder Full)

Total from CR - 2.0

D Score - 3.4 + 0.4 + 0.2 + 2.0 -> 6.0

E Score

Glide Kip
- Insufficient extension in kips (0.1)

Piked Stalder Full
- Angle of Completion, 11-30 Degrees Past Handstand (0.1)

Komova II

• Leg Separation (0.1)
• Bent Knees on Backswing (0.1)

Van Leeuwen

• Leg Separation (0.1)
• Bent Arms Upon Regrasp (0.3)

Piked Stalder 1/2

• Body Alignment, Arch (0.1)
• Angle of Completion, 31 - 45 Degrees Past Handstand (0.3)

Straddled Jaeger
- Flexed Feet (0.1)

Stalder 1/2
- Angle of Completion, 31 - 45 Degrees Past Handstand (0.3)

Full Twisting Double Tuck Dismount

• Insufficient Height (0.1)^1
• Leg Separation, Greater Than Shoulder Width / See Second Salto (0.3)
• Deviation From Ideal Landing Posture, (0.1)^2

Total Deductions - 1.9 - 2.1, E Score - 7.9 - 8.1

Notes:

- Casts to handstand are only deducted for being short of vertical when the deviation is more than 30 degrees

- It looks like there may be a slight pike in her hips which would be a body shape deduction, but I gave the benefit of the doubt since it was minor and we don’t have a full-on side view which would make this much more obvious.

^1 - While the hips actually travel above the bar height, the dismount looks low in real time due to how early Bullock releases the bar.

^2 - Chest a little low and forward, but still above hip height, discretion as to whether or not to deduct

 

[Hatsumomo]

Coming in with a 6.0 UB routine is a good move from Bullock's camp. We were just talking about USA WAG's UB deficiency. She clearly needs refinement to not lose 2 points in E-score but if she can get those handstands right, she can consistently score high 14s, that may put her into the A-tier when she's a senior.

 

[RedBirdie]

Thank you, @Concorde!

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Casts to handstand are only deducted for being short of vertical when the deviation is more than 30 degrees

This has always completely baffled me. Everything else in WAG has been nickle and dimed to death, yet egregiously hideous casts get waved though without comment? It’s so bizarre.

 

[RedBirdie]

Expecting logical consistency from the WTC will only make you go insane.

 

[navyblue]

This has always completely baffled me. Everything else in WAG has been nickle and dimed to death, yet egregiously hideous casts get waved though without comment? It’s so bizarre.

You know it's the upside down world when this is the one skill that's actually deducted more harshly in NCAA gymnastics. (I mean, -0.05 is nothing in elite, but in relative terms for the score and all that).