New Life (Sudden Victory) was adopted by FIG in 1989.
Full Twist has a guest post by Anna Rose Johnson.
She ponders whether FIG should go BACK to combining prelims and AA to decide the podium winners in major competitions.
What would the podiums have looked like under the OLD rules?
2012 OLYMPIC GAMES:
1. GABBY DOUGLAS: 62.232
2. VIKTORIA KOMOVA: 61.973
3. ALIYA MUSTAFINA: 59.566
4. ALY RAISMAN: 56.566
COMBINING PRELIMS AND THE AA
1. VIKTORIA KOMOVA: 122.605
2. GABBY DOUGLAS: 122.497
3. ALY RAISMAN: 119.957
4. ALIYA MUSTAFINA: 116.532
2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
1. JORDYN WIEBER: 59.382
2. VIKTORIA KOMOVA: 59.349
3. YAO JINNAN: 58.598
COMBINING PRELIMS WITH THE AA
1. VIKTORIA KOMOVA: 119.506
2. JORDYN WIEBER: 119.414
3. YAO JINNAN: 117.629
2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. BRIDGET SLOAN: 57.825
2. REBECCA BROSS: 57.775
3. KOKO TSURUMI: 57.175
(COMBINING PRELIMS WITH THE AA)
1. REBECCA BROSS: 115.225
2. BRIDGET SLOAN: 113.900
3. ANA PORGRAS: 113.800
2008 OLYMPIC GAMES:
1. NASTIA LIUKIN: 63.325
2. SHAWN JOHNSON: 62.725
3. YANG YILIN: 62.650
(COMBINING PRELIMS WITH THE AA)
1. NASTIA LIUKIN: 125.700
2. SHAWN JOHNSON: 125.450
3. YANG YILIN: 125.000
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I’m with the majority who LIKE New Life (Sudden Victory). It makes the final day more exciting. And reduces the chance that the WINNERS will get on to the podium with a fall.
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