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Not a zero vault, in my opinion. Judges gave her 8.066 execution score. Final = 15.066.
FIG WTC should be more severe on dangerous landings than that.
An excellent YDT scores about 15.0
Dipa’s podium training double front was better.
1. Brandie Jay (Georgia) 9.9500
1. Katie Bailey (Alabama) 9.9500
3. Ashleigh Gnat (LSU) 9.9250
3. Hollie Blanske (Nebraska) 9.9250
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Click PLAY or watch Katie’s Yurchenko half on YouTube. 🙂
Clearly the NCAA must clarify start scores on Yurchenkos with half twist.
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Tough call for the judges. In the end it was 16.325 for Max and 16.100 for Louis. Both scores a little too high, in my opinion. Neither hit their best set. But as for ranking, I can’t decide.
Louis later complained about the judging in social media. Then apologized.
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That’s my opinion.
Therefore Artistry should not be part of ranking gymnasts in any Code of Points.
Science of Gymnastics Journal 2014:
Due to its nature and relatively poor definitions in the Code of points, judging of artistry may suffer from serious flaws in reliability and validity.
We have used the balance beam artistry evaluation forms given by 5 execution judges at World Championship in Tokyo 2011 to analyze reliability and validity. Data on 194 competitors was gathered.
Deductions were received by a highly variable number of competitors from separate judges in the same components of artistry. The variability of average total artistry deduction was relatively large …
We conclude that neither reliability nor validity of artistry judging was satisfactory in this analysis. …
THE JUDGING OF ARTISTRY COMPONENTS IN FEMALE GYMNASTICS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
We can evaluate Execution and Difficulty in reliable ways. And come up with a score that would be consistent meet to meet, panel to panel.
Artistry could be rewarded by a separate (subjective) panel. Something like the Longines Elegance Award, but with a much better panel of evaluators.
Give this guy an award. 😊
The first to compete the skill … after Bretschneider.
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Uncle Tim asks if this wild ass routine counts too many Kovacs variations. Yes, I’d say. Two should be maximum. Bretschneider has competed four.
Yep.
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A judging breakdown from the 2016 Elite Team Cup.
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That’s the score EVERYONE gave (including Greg Marsden) … aside from the judges.
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… In scoring news, it’s March. That’s all you need to know. The judges felt like they had permission to start throwing out the 10s like candy again, to least to everyone who isn’t named Elizabeth Price. …
… the craziest scores weren’t the 10s but unjustified 9.925s and 9.950s that pushed the totals up and made the 10s almost necessary. …
Many feel Ebee is the girl to beat in the AA at Championships 2016.
I hope FIG WTC listens to their Olympic Champion. She’s right.
Rules should be set with respect to the health and safety of competitors.
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The FIG Medical Commission should have more input to WTC. 😦
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At American Cup Gabby was awarded 6.5 D-score in the official results.
On Papa Liukin I saw a comment from A Houstonian GymNerd:
While this would have been correct with her intended routine, she inserted a stalder between her Endo ½ and the Shap ½, thus taking away 0.1 CV.
In-bar full (E)-piked tkatchev (E)-Pak(D) 0.3CV
In-bar ½ (D)-Endo ½ (D)-Stalder ©-Chow ½ (E) 0.1 CV
In-bar (D)
DLO (D)
Eight elements: DDDDDEEE = 3.5
CV = 0.4
EGR = 2.5D-score = 6.4
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… who can forget Gabby receiving credit for an Amanar when she didn’t even do one?
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Judges at the 2012 Pacific Rim called that Vault an Amanar. The worst judging I can recall in many, many years. There was no correction. No reprimand to the judges. 😦
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