WOGymnastike:
… the floor final, Vanessa Ferrari tied with Aliya Mustafina but due to tie breaking rule Ferrari was dropped to 4th place and Mustafina won the bronze medal.
… Ferrari had a D score of 6.2 while Mustafina had 5.9 …
I’m sympathetic to the Ferrari, especially after she was robbed of the Gold medal on Floor at 2010 Worlds. It was clear to everyone in Rotterdam aside from the judges that hers was the best Floor in Finals.
But in London, … I’m not so sure.
Click PLAY or watch Ferrari on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Mustafina on YouTube.
I would have been happy if ties were allowed.
… Vanessa’s coach Enrico Casella believes that Vanessa was robbed of the Olympic floor medal since no gymnast in the floor final was better than her ” None of these three gymnasts out performed Vanessa.
WOGymnastike – Vanessa Ferrari “Ponor Didn’t Deserve To Qualify To Floor Final”
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