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In London, McKayla collected a Silver with this.

1. IZBASA
2. MARONEY
3. PASEKA

4. BERGER
5. CHUSOVITINA
6. PENA ABREU

Many want a Code of Points where a fall in the final drops you off the podium.

Lauren Hopkins on Couch Gymnast:

If the 2012 Olympic Games used the proposed (2016) code rather than this quadrennium’s code, the standings would look something like this:

1. Sandra Izbasa (ROM) – 14.433
2. Maria Paseka (RUS) – 14.050
3. Janine Berger (GER) – 13.884

4. McKayla Maroney (USA) – 13.766
5. Oksana Chusovitina (GER) – 13.360
6. Brittany Rogers (CAN) – 12.960

[(SV V1 + SV V2) / 2] + [10.0 – (V1 + V2 deductions)] = Score

… It’s also interesting to note that had this “execution over difficulty”-based vault finals code existed in 2008, Alicia Sacramone would have won gold with her Rudi and DTY.

Maroney would not get medal under new Code

related – korbutflip – Vault standings if the 2013 COP were in place

The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook:

FIG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

August 5 – 7, 2012 – London (GBR)

After reading and discussing the 2013 – 2016 Codes of Points, the Executive Committee has approved the documents for Men’s and Women’s Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics.

The Acrobatic and Aerobic Codes will be approved by the Presidential Commission after their respective committee meetings. Upon request by the Executive, the Code for Rhythmic will undergo further modification prior to approval by the Presidential Commission …

The next FIG Executive Committee meeting is scheduled in Cancun (MEX), October 23 – 24, 2012.

A voting delegate from each FIG nation will be funded to vote in the elections.

A tribute.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I love the music, originally the score for the wonderful film Bless the Beasts and Children (1971). It was nominated for both an Academy Award and Grammy.

There were many “perfect 10s” in international competition before those Olympics, actually. But that’s when the perfect 10 gained the attention of a worldwide TV audience.

The Fierce Five will be financially rewarded for their Gold Team medal in London. No worries.

What about Team Russia?

Gymnast #391 reports:

… The silver that Afanasyeva won with her teammates got her a brand new Audi A7 Sportback car worth 2 million 390 thousand rubles, roughly around $75,000 USD. …

I expect the girls will do very, very well in Putin’s Russia.

Full Twist, out of Ireland, did a terrific job covering the Olympics. Read her wrap-up post. Major highlights.

Though not nearly as dominant as in Beijing 4yrs ago, China is still the nation to beat.

They did much better than I anticipated.

Follow Blossom for the most detailed information in English on Team China.

The Awkard Moment When People Who’s Been Making Fun of This T-Shirt for Over A Year Sees The Gymnastics Medal Table…

… video is made to celebrate the legendary victory of Epke Zonderland on the Horizontal Bar final during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Epke is the first Dutch athlete to win any (Gymnastics) medal ..

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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They say David Rudisha is ‘the greatest runner you’ve never heard of’. That is the line that has been rolled out by the headline writers at the BBC, Vanity Fair and a few others in recent weeks. You know him now. Rudisha, the greatest 800m runner in history, broke his own world record at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday night. …

If you did not know Rudisha, it is only because he keeps such a low profile. There were no histrionics on the startline, and no exuberant celebrations at the finish. …

… To come here and get a world record is unbelievable. I had no doubt about winning. …

Rudisha pulled the field around behind him, like a speedboat leading seven water-skiers. …

… seven personal bests set in the race …

Guardian – David Rudisha breaks world record to win Olympic 800m gold for Kenya

Seb Coe: … the most impressive track and field athlete at these games …

Jamaica’s gold medal winner Usain Bolt, center, celebrates with his teammate Warren Weir, left, and Yohan Blake after the men’s 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.

Photo: Lee Jin-man / AP
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Though I’m one of the few defending the maximum 2 medals / nation rule, I must admit … this is pretty cool. 🙂

via @SpannyTampson

McKayla’s E Score was a 9.733. That means that the judges were split on whether to give her a 9.8 or 9.7.

2 of the deductions were clear :

Her legs were separated here…

… read the rest of this post on the new Gymnastics Code Blog.

FIG posted a terrific interview with National Team Director Kyna Fletcher. And our AA finalist Dominique Pegg.

Canada’s Women’s Artistic Gymnastics team broke new ground at the London Olympics by not only reaching their first Team final, but finishing fifth in it. …

… stability and consistency … Peaking at the right time … Eating … Dressed for success … Justin Bieber … Shazam … competing on beam last …

Elsabeth Black (Halifax Alta, coached by David Kikuchi and Keiji Yamanaka)
Victoria Moors (Dynamo, Cambridge, coached by Elvira Saadi and Sarah Rainey)
Dominique Pegg (Bluewater, Sarnia coached by David and Elizabeth Brubaker)
Brittany Rogers (Flicka, North Vancouver, coached by David Kenwright and Dorina Stan)
Kristina Vaculik (Gemini, Oshawa, coached by Elena Davydova and Valery Yahchybekov)

FIG – How Canada’s Artistic girls achieved their goal

Brigid is running an informal survey, asking for our personal Olympic highlight. That was mine. 🙂