semillon27
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I'm confused by this process, also.
This is the best summary I've seen so far:
https://balancebeamsituation.com/2018/06/11/2020-olympic-qualification-explained-but-like-actually/
I'm confused by this process, also.
So....this was announced for the 2024 Olympics.
Thank God. It’s too bad that they didn’t decide this for 2020.
I don’t know about anyone else here, but I’m for next GymCastic episode. It’s usually in my Stitcher feed every Wednesday morning. It being late is making me believe that the rants will be EPIC.
My podcast feed loaded it up but there's no news segment, it's an interview with Morgan Hurd and somebody named Heath. Darn!
I know............WAIT, Morgan had surgery on her elbow? I’m surprised she recovered so quickly. It must have been a really minor procedure.
My podcast feed loaded it up but there's no news segment, it's an interview with Morgan Hurd and somebody named Heath. Darn!
Well 2020 wasn’t going to happen for her without earning a World Cup nominative berth. To bad she went pro, but I’m not sure her body would have held up even in college competition.
Just in case anyone was wondering what’s going on with Simone.....
So....the first one looks like the Biles into another layout, right? And the other one is a triple double, correct?
Agreed. If nothing else, her sheer athleticism is to be respected. Not only does she have unspeakable difficulty, she makes everything look so easy, even though we know it's not. I'm not a gymnast, but it looks to me as though she actually plays it safe during competition. I wonder what her true potential really is. I don't think she's fully tapped into yet, which is remarkable. For such a gifted athlete, she has been blessed not to have sustained a lot of injuries, either. She could compete for as long as she wants, literally.Geez. She’s simply incredible. I know some people aren’t a fan of her style or whatever, but without Simone, I don’t think gymnastics would be as exciting or interesting to watch in the past few seasons given the competition (not their fault as gymnasts are asked to do so much technically speaking in a judging system that was created to just deduct for everything that gymnastics now just looks so stiff and mechanical these days. IMO, Biles has made gymnastics in the past six years or so exciting given all of that that was made to prevent gymnasts from actually performing these days. That said 2017 Worlds was interesting because of what a nailbiter it turned out to be.
And she always looks so happy out there.Agreed. If nothing else, her sheer athleticism is to be respected. Not only does she have unspeakable difficulty, she makes everything look so easy, even though we know it's not. I'm not a gymnast, but it looks to me as though she actually plays it safe during competition. I wonder what her true potential really is. I don't think she's fully tapped into yet, which is remarkable. For such a gifted athlete, she has been blessed not to have sustained a lot of injuries, either. She could compete for as long as she wants, literally.
I think they give it a provisional rating when the element is submitted.Here’s some analysis of how difficult Simone’s new floor routine could be.
The Biles Front Layout would still be G rated but would also get a 0.2 connection bonus.
The Tucked Double-Triple (sorry for mixing that up in my earlier post ) would at least be an I rated skill but could be a J rated skill! I don’t know the process of the ratings of new skills being assigned by the FIG. Would they have to score it before Simone attempts it in competition? Didn’t they have to score her new vault before she did it at 2018 Worlds?
I agree, I think Morgan Hurd peaks when she feels it is best for her to peak, and she doesn't freak out when she's not perfect at Classics or Nationals or whatever. She doesn't feel the need to be perfect at every competition and peak too early. She's confident she can show readiness when the time comes. It is definitely different than Karolyi regime thinking.It's been interesting to watch US gymnasts lately. It's like a spell has been broken and the ladies feel that it's ok to do things THEIR way. Good thing, as the athletes may be fending for themselves come Tokyo given the USAGym dysfunction.
Apparently, not a damn thing. That was one of the main complaints the athletes had about her.Plus as an athlete rep, what did she do to rep the athletes when all of that was happening?
Recently I have been admiring how modern Amy Chow's gymnastics look.
Amy Chow 2000 Balance Beam D Score Guide (2009 - 2012 CoP)
Back full in piked position isn't in the code so I gave it the value of the tucked one.youtu.be
Both at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, the lowest D score in the event finals was 5.8, so with 5.6 and 5.7 under respective CoP, Amy could have surely upgraded to be competitive.