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The End of the Perfect 10


The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics’ Top Score from Nadia to Now – July 5, 2016
by Dvora Meyers

Just in time for the 2016 Olympic Games and the fortieth anniversary of Nadia Comaneci’s “Perfect 10,” an exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport in the twenty-first century.

It was the team finals of women’s gymnastics in the 2012 London Olympics and McKayla Maroney was on top of her game. The sixteen-year-old US gymnast was performing arguably the best vault of all time, launching herself unimaginably high into the air and sticking a flawless landing. But when her score came, many were baffled: 16.233. Three tenths of a point in deductions stood between her and a perfect score. But if that vault wasn’t perfection, what was? …

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Brazil gymnasts – slow motion

2000 – Carolyne Pedro, Raquel Fernandes e Letícia Gonçalves

2001 – Thaís Fidélis, Luísa Kirchmayer, Vitória Custódio, Jackelyne Silva e Anna Júlia Reis

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One bad tweet can be costly to a student athlete

Pause before you post. One bad tweet can be costly to a student athlete.

College recruiters are looking back on high school Facebook and Twitter streams when evaluating athletes.

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Leyva V-sit drills

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