Aug. 16, 2013 – XL Center – Hartford, Conn.
This was my favourite Floor routine of the night. Of MANY good routines.
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Difficulty. Amplitude. Style. Rhythm.
Ruggeri got 8.950 execution.
Let’s compare that with the top scoring Floor of the night, Steven Legendre. (He looked really good AA tonight, by the way.)
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9.000 execution. 😦
Which routine had more deductions?
Who are the E judges on Floor?
Whatever FIG judges are doing on Floor, it’s not working. FX and Horizontal Bar regulations suck.
UPDATE from USA FIG judge in the comments:
The difference was straightforward: Paul’s piked stalder press had a short hold. That’s a 0.3 deduction, and that is straight from the judging panel’s mouth.
I now understand.
There have been quadrennials when the judges would have not credited the hold, but not deducted … instead giving credit for a lower value skill.
That’s not the case here, I understand. They felt he attempted the 2 second hold — and missed.
OK
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