There were so. many. 10s this month. But how many of them were actually worthy of a perfect score? We had 36 performances awarded 10
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Judge’s Inquiry: Taking Another Look at 9.975s—Which Judge Was Right?
This season, we have seen countless 10.0s flashed from at least one judge. However, when we compare different 9.975 routines, there are clear differences in
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Division III scores on average tend to be lower than most Division I teams, as Division I teams have an advantage in recruiting and resources
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: Using the College Code to Judge Sooner Recruits From the Nastia Liukin Cup
This year’s senior session of the Nastia Liukin Cup was packed full of four- and five-star recruits from the classes of 2024 and 2025. The
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: Breaking Down February’s Perfect 10s
This month, we had 24 perfect 10s, but as fans, athletes, commentators, and seemingly everyone other than the judging panel has acknowledged, not all 10.0s
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: 20 Beam Connections From Week 7 I Wouldn’t Have Credited
While watching some of the week seven beam routines, I saw several connections I wouldn’t have credited but likely were based on most of them
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: Observations About Judging From the 2024 Season So Far
The 2024 NCAA gymnastics season is well underway, and we have seen our share of fantastic performances from some of the nation’s top gymnasts. However,
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: Breaking Down January’s Perfect 10s
This month, we had 20 perfect 10s, compared to only 12 in January of 2023. My job this month is to see how many of
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: Rejudging the 2024 Tennessee Collegiate Classic
As my colleague Emily Minehart so eloquently stated in The Dismount this week, the judging at the Tennessee Collegiate Classic held in Lebanon, Tennessee, was
Read moreJudge’s Inquiry: Taking Another Look at 9.975s – Which Judge Was Right?
Welcome to the 2024 season of Judge’s Inquiry! For my first set of routine break downs, I will be looking at some of the 9.975s
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