… She is the only gymnast ever to perform a one-arm giant swing. This is very common in the men’s high bar however it is not considered appropriate for women, so in order to discourage its performance the skill is valued with only a “C” difficulty. Liu last competed the skill in 1996. …
OK. I like over-the-top College routines as much as anybody. But this is too much for me. 🙂
LSU freshman Lloimincia Hall was crowned 2012 SEC Floor Exercise Champion with a 9.925. She also helped the Tigers to a 4th place finish in the team competition with a 196.425
… Grishina — who went 0-for-3 on beam at last week’s Russian championships — snapped her unlucky streak, staying on to score 15.050. The elegant Russian topped the field on floor exercise with 14.850 (9.000 Execution, click to watch). …
Americans Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman strengthened their cases for inclusion on this summer’s U.S. Olympic team by going 1-2 all-around at the Trofeo di Jesolo Saturday afternoon in Jesolo, Italy.
SENIOR 1. Kyla Ross 59.850
2. Alexandra Raisman 59.050
3. Sarah Finnegan 58.650
4. McKayla Maroney 57.950
5. Anastasia Grishina 57.850 … fall Bars
6. Elizabeth Price 56.850
Rebecca Bross competed only Bars (fall) and Beam.
Russia competed only one DTY. USA showed 5 Amanars including this one launched by Elizabeth Price.
(DVT1 + DVT2)/2 + 10.00 – (VT1 ex deductions + VT2 ex deductions) = Final score
The above is taken straight from the draft code. But what does it actually mean? It means that E scores are no longer averaged, but instead the focus is on the deductions themselves, so bad form can be doubly costly. …
See this handy video kindly made by AllTheTimeGymnastics for a video explanation
… Also, two vaults with the same post flight will not count in event finals. This would mean, for example, that Elena Zamolodchikova’s 2 vaults from the Sydney event final would not be appropriate because they both consist of a backward entry laid out salto with 2 twists. …