Category: floor (women)

Mykayla Skinner – Floor

Judging “mitigation“:

… lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant … the act of making a condition or consequence less severe …

Like it or not, judges are influenced by difficulty. MyKayla’s routine is far, far more difficult than any other in NCAA. Many judges evaluate it less severely than the comparatively simple 10.0 routines with only 2 tumbling lines.

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Personally I feel the NCAA is ready for rule changes rewarding more difficulty legally. O’Hashi on Beam, Peng on Bars, Mykayla on Floor, the double twisting Yurchenkos, etc.

Brianna Comport – Beam / Floor

Surprising routine construction. But silky smooth.

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Click PLAY or watch Brianna’s Floor on YouTube.

(via NCAA D2 and D3 Routines We Loved This Season)

Majesta Valentine – Floor

Sarah Keegan:

… a great example of working the code to the advantage of the gymnast. She only does two tumbling passes, but since one is an E, and the other is a D + A direct combination, she does not receive any penalties for it. …

Her choreography is fun and the routine overall is super dynamic. …

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(via NCAA D2 and D3 Routines We Loved This Season)