Category: judging

R.I.P. Dieter Hofmann

One of the most successful coaches of all time, Dieter Hofmann of East Germany died April 19th, 2020 at the age of 79.

For decades he worked closely with Hardy Fink.

 

Tak 1/1 to handstand

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FIG Olympics qualification decisions

Yesterday FIG announced what they plan to do in light of the 2020 Olympics being delayed to 2021.

Spencer’s posted the most thoughtful reaction I’ve seen so far:

FIG GONNA FIG: THE 2021 OLYMPICS DECISIONS

  • 2017-2020 code of points will remain in force until the end of 2021.

 

  • Athletes who turn senior in 2021 WILL be eligible to qualify for and compete in the Olympics.

Spencer is OK with that decision. Kyle Shewfelt, for example, disagrees.

For example, 2019 Junior World all-around champion Viktoria Listunova is now eligible.

  • Weirdly, FIG is going to use the Baku World Cup 2020 preliminary rankings for points, since the Final was cancelled.

 

  • Copenhagen Worlds 2021 will be held as scheduled.

Bars – deductions for handstand turns

It’s up to each judge to decide when the turn is completed.

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Utah 198.075 at UCLA 198.025

Though the judging was absurd, both teams had great performances.

Right now I’d predict UCLA, Utah, Florida and Oklahoma to be fighting it out at Nationals.

https://twitter.com/UtahGymnastics/status/1231741769101873152

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Michigan’s Olivia Karas was impressed.

In addition, we’ve been waiting for this.

would you call this a FALL?

Somehow two NCAA judges invented some reason to call this series of errors less than a 0.5 deduction.

I feel they should be called out for an impossible score.

(via KEEPING UP WITH THE COOL GIFS – WEEK 7)

Donte McKinney DID NOT have a 9.7 E-score

UPDATE – Looking at the tweet below I wrongly thought Donte was awarded a super high 9.7 E-score. 

In fact, he was awarded 9.7 in the experimental 10.0 conversion system used at this competition. His E-score was 9.2. 

Thank Dave for correcting my error.

… I’m wondering how many others will be confused on this.

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(via College Gym News)

NCAA Men – Minnesota hosts a 10.0 Meet

As an experiment, the audience will be shown a score out of 10.0 in addition to their normal FIG score.

“A gymnast must score a 15.0 or higher to earn a 10 in the converted system, along with sticking their dismount. Conversion tables will be accessible to those in attendance to keep track of both the open-ended and 10.0 scores. …

Combining FIG scoring with the 10.0 system in-arena is a move that will hopefully provide a more understandable and entertaining product for both longtime and casual fans.  …”

Men’s Gymnastics To Host “Flashback Friday” 10.0 Meet