Andrew Thornton on Gymnast.com has been at it again.
Comparing apples and oranges (scores from different meets) and extrapolating what would happen if these 3 all HIT …
Obviously these are all hypothetical scores …
Jiang Yuyuan: 63.2
Nastia Liukin: 63.0
Shawn Johnson: 62.9
WOW – those were honestly the first numbers I came up with – no adjustments! Keep in mind these numbers assumed Shawn WOULDN’T compete the Yurchenko 2 ½, and I think there’s a good chance she will. If we add that in, her score would go up around 7 or 8 tenths and she’d be in first place. …
Shawn by all reports can do the Amanar vault (Yurchenko 2 ½) easily (video) and remains the favourite. Jiang Yuyuan will likely be the gymnast pushed by China for the AA. She may well be Shawn’s strongest challenger.
Check out Andrew’s detailed analysis with video of Yuyuan’s Floor routine from last weekend on Gymnast.com.
Jiang Yuyuan of China competes on the beam during the women’s individual all-round final of the “Good Luck Beijing” 2007 International Gymnastics Tournament in Beijing, capital of China on Nov. 29, 2007. Jiang won the champion with a score of 61.225.
(Xinhua Photo)Jiang wins women’s all-around at Olympic gymnastics test – China View
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