Kohei’s mother, Shuko Uchimura, competing at All Japan masters championships. She had formerly competed at university level, and returned to competition in 2014
A reminder that not only do they not get a one touch, but it is a 1.00 deduction if they know their steps are off and run past the vault for safety. #gymnastics@Tokyo2020
I didn't want to say it in the first rotation because superstition Suni's vault reminded me of Nastia hitting the vault of her life to set the stage for becoming Olympic AA champion.
And it was.
The thing I hate about watching MAG is that I don’t know the routines and athletes well enough to go beyond ‘hit’ and ‘not hit’ to knowing where a routine was in range for the athlete; I have to trust the commentators for perspective, and I just don’t.
@kensleyanne At the half, it would be helpful to look at the top competitors and hear who is over/under performing or has an outstanding or really weak event coming up, to better understand what the rankings mean.
Not an essay, just a couple of notes?
I have no idea whether this is accurate at all, but if it is, withdrawing because you feel as though your performance could potentially be a liability to your team's performance (not to mention your personal safety) is incredibly brave, IMO.