Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Can I also talk about how cool pole vaulters are? How they are my athletic ideal.... you have to be good at lots of different body areas to be a pole vaulter. And insane.
Back in the 70s there was a show called Superstars where athletes from different sports competed against each other (you couldn't do anything in your own sport). And the pole vaulters were almost invariably the best all around athletes with amazing coordination, speed and strength.
The one moment from the Sydney Olympics that I will never till my dying day forget: [link]
Ouch.
So, why are there different tie-breaker methods for men's and women's gymnastics?
So, why are there different tie-breaker methods for men's and women's gymnastics?
I think its the different events, not the different genders.
If parallel bars had two scores like vault does I think they'd do it the vault way.
dude, I LOVED Superstars.
I thought that at first, but what about the other direction?
The judges are on that side, so you would be blocking their view if you were spotting. And yes, the mats are for breaking a fall.
I LOVED Superstars.
Me too! I remembered the kickassiness of pole vaulters from that.
The Russian female pole vaulter cracks me up.
So, with fall-breaking... do you sort of half-catch and fall with them?
It's more that the coach knows how to spot that move and what's likely to go wrong, so they can guide the gymnast's body in a less dangerous direction. And the coaches tend to be in pretty good shape, and the gymnasts tend to weigh about 5 pounds, so sometimes they can just catch them, like in this example of little Nastia:
So, if you're going to fall, do NOT fall on the judge.
So, if you're going to fall, do NOT fall on the judge.
Poor Paul Hamm.
like in this example of little Nastia:
Oh! Could you just DIE of the cute there?!?!?
I think I fell in love with her Dad when his face was so filled with disappointment and disbelief as Marta showed him the tie-breaking procedure again and again up until the medal ceremony. He was just so crushed.
Oh! Could you just DIE of the cute there?!?!?
YES.
I still haven't seen any gymnastics tonight. I am spoiled though. What time does it come on, do you remember?