Stoi! has an excellent post comparing Amanar vaults, asking which should be credited with a 6.5 start value. And which should be devalued to 5.8.
Case in point: Aly Raisman
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It clearly wasn’t fully rotated. But it was credited as an Amanar anyway, and she received the full 6.5 for it.This wasn’t a big surprise. US domestic scoring is universally renowned as a giveaway. The habit of crediting things that clearly shouldn’t be credited has caused trouble in the past. Anyone remember Sacramone not getting the EGR in Aarhus prelims after being given it all year at home? …
Click through to Stoi to see that Vault compared with others – Would this get credited at worlds?
The FIG need make crystal clear the interpretation on this. One vault could make the difference in Olympic qualification. Or not.
The 0.7 difference between the two vaults is far too great, especially since the Execution judges are not differentiating much between the best and worst.
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