Thursday April 24th is the most exciting day for me — the qualifying competition. Which of the 12 fantastic teams will get through to Super 6?
I spoke with Mike Lorenzen, President National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women and Assistant Coach, Stanford Women’s Gymnastics. He agreed that 2008 saw incredible parity between the top teams.
When I suggested it might be time for rule changes to separate the best of the best, he was diplomatically noncommittal.
I don’t want to lower scores nor contribute in any way to increasing injury rates. Yet I’d love to see more Yurchenko 3/2 vaults. Fewer “easy” beam dismounts. Incentive to compete more complicated bar routines.
Floor is good now. The emphasis is on “selling” a routine to the audience. I like that.
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