210 replies to this topic

[gingerbreadmann]

Actually, you're wrong. Two of the 3 US guys got over 16's on the vault.

If we're going to complain, at least get the facts right.

Yeah, though actually I was referring to us on the high bar, so I got those facts straight. I mean you'll tell me I'm wrong because of the "difficulty score" but I still fail to see how they rank a single jump as harder than multiple rotations, flips, and spins with an almost-as-difficult jump added on to it. It just seems like the vault is far more valuable to the system/judges for some reason.

Edit: and they took relatively large steps on the vault landings as well, well 2 of them did.

Edited by gingerbreadmann, 11 August 2008 - 10:52 PM.

[Ed Hillel]

Wait, so does this count or is he practicing?

[DJnVa]

Yeah, though actually I was referring to us on the high bar, so I got those facts straight. I mean you'll tell me I'm wrong because of the "difficulty score" but I still fail to see how they rank a single jump as harder than multiple rotations, flips, and spins with an almost-as-difficult jump added on to it. It just seems like the vault is far more valuable to the system/judges for some reason.

Edit: and they took relatively large steps on the vault landings as well, well 2 of them did.

I don't know why one is more "difficult" than the other. But the US had their turn on the high-scoring vault as well. It's not like China got to do it and the US got stuck with a lower scoring event. Everyone has the same chance to do the things that rate a 7.2.

The "steps" are small deductions. They seem like they should be more, but they're not.

Edited by DJnVa, 11 August 2008 - 10:55 PM.

[gingerbreadmann]

I don't know why one is more "difficult" than the other. But the US had their turn on the high-scoring vault as well. It's not like China got to do it and the US got stuck with a lower scoring event. Everyone has the same chance to do the things that rate a 7.2.

I admit I didn't see the US on vault, so I guess this is more a question of how the events are weighted, really. Like you said, the steps are relatively small and I think they should be much bigger on vault, than say high bar.

China has yet to do high bar, correct?

Edited by gingerbreadmann, 11 August 2008 - 10:58 PM.

[Ed Hillel]

lol @ signing contracts to ensure that athletes don't get injured.

That seemed really short.

Edited by Ed Hillel, 11 August 2008 - 10:58 PM.

[DJnVa]

Yep--the high bar is last for the Chinese.

Edited by DJnVa, 11 August 2008 - 10:58 PM.

[Ahriman]

What the crap... He just did all that with a hole in his arm.

[DannyHeep]

I don't know why one is more "difficult" than the other. But the US had their turn on the high-scoring vault as well. It's not like China got to do it and the US got stuck with a lower scoring event. Everyone has the same chance to do the things that rate a 7.2.

The "steps" are small deductions. They seem like they should be more, but they're not.

Anything that has 12 steps isn't worth doing.

[DJnVa]

I admit I didn't see the US on vault, so I guess this is more a question of how the events are weighted, really.

The 3 Americans all had a difficulty of 6.60 on the vault. The Chinese had 6.60, 7.00, and 7.20. That's a point difference right off the bat. Add to that the fact that China is the best in the world on the vault...

China totaled 49.325 on the vault, the US 48.225--basically the only difference was the difficulty rating.

[Ed Hillel]

The floor is much more exciting with music.

[Ed Hillel]

Man, what a bullshit score.

[Guinevere]

Ruhroh.

[DJnVa]

Man, what a bullshit score.

I thought so too, but the announcers said different.

[Ed Hillel]

I thought so too, but the announcers said different.

Well, they said it was better than the prelims, but he also said it would easily be above 15.315.

[DJnVa]

Apparently the Japanese aren't doing that well, so the US *seems* to be in great shape for a silver.

[Guinevere]

C'mon Horton!

[Ed Hillel]

I mean, he didn't even take a step that entire routine on a landing.

[The Napkin]

nice Horton. That was big.

[Vinho Tinto]

"MVP times 10"

Agreed.

[Ed Hillel]

parallel bars are lame imo.

[Ahriman]

parallel bars are lame imo.

Better than the floor.

And why was that guy waving the 3 inch gash on his hand at us with some awkward smile on his face?

[DJnVa]

Lead is 1.7...

[DannyHeep]

parallel bars are lame imo.

They should light them.

[Fratboy]

Boy DJ you sure know a lot about this shiznit.

[DJnVa]

Well, NBC had a nice graphic.

[Ed Hillel]

FAIL

[gingerbreadmann]

Uh oh...

[DJnVa]

And a fuck-up....

[mabrowndog]

Catastrophic fuckup there by Tan...

[Fratboy]

uh oh

[Ed Hillel]

Minor fuckup for Japan, too.

[DJnVa]

Big step....NICE

[Fratboy]

12.775

HOLY FUCK

bye bye silver

[mabrowndog]

12.775

[Ed Hillel]

Bronze.

[gingerbreadmann]

SHIT 12.775.

[DJnVa]

US trailing Japan now....

[DannyHeep]

Kevin Tan just took a shit on the pommel horse.

[DannyHeep]

SHIT 12.775.

And you came in here to cheer for the silver too.

Too bad.

[DJnVa]

Japan clinches it.

[Vinho Tinto]

Kevin Tan just took a shit on the pommel horse.

That would have scored higher.

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Now I'm scared of the Germans

[Ed Hillel]

Tan looks like Bruschi, minus the championship caliberness.

[gingerbreadmann]

And you came in here to cheer for the silver too.

Too bad.

Please, spare me your attempted humor.

[DJnVa]

Now the Krauts are looming? WTF

[Fratboy]

Raj's routine seemed really short to me for some reason.

[The Napkin]

they have to do something about these scoring delays. this is silly.

[Ed Hillel]

Well, with those difficulty scores, they've gotta be perfect.

[Fratboy]

YES!!!

[Ed Hillel]

Wow!