You don’t see this very often. Utah coach Greg Marsden is one of the nicest people in Gymnastics.
… things didn’t go so smoothly for the Utes, who are ranked No. 1 on the floor, averaging 49.204.
Stephanie McAllister was penalized for missing an element that left her with a 9.8 start value, leaving her with just a 9.675 for a made routine.
That low score topped the frustrations for Utah coach Greg Marsden, who was given a yellow card warning minutes earlier when he walked over by the judges following several low scores.
He was still steaming at the scores after the meet. …
read more – Judging controversy mars Utah gymnasts’ win
Normally near anything goes in Collegiate dual meets. The “show” is more important than the scores.
… Personally, I think NCAA judges bungled it this season, throwing scores too high, too early in the season.
Balance Beam Situation:
… Sure, we’ve had crazy scores over the past couple of years (we always do), but it was much more isolated to specific meets or specific locations. Now, we’re getting it so intensely all over the country to the point where Greg Marsden had to comment on the inconsistency. …
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That’s a great post. It includes video of TRULY great Collegiate routines. Kupets quality gymnastics!
The fifth-ranked Utes beat No. 12 Stanford 196.3-196.1 in front of 14,756 at the Huntsman Center.
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