Each month, I’m going to take a look at all the 10.0 routines in NCAA Women’s Gymnastics. To be clear,
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Tag: Rhiannon Franck
Judge’s Inquiry: Comparing Yurchenko Fulls Across the Country
Longtime gymnastics fans will remember a time when elite gymnasts had to compete both compulsory and optional routines. In the
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Judge’s Inquiry: Breaking Down a Week 3 Routine on Each Event
With over 30 competitions packed full of flips, twists, leaps, and stuck landings, it was difficult to pick just one
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Judge’s Inquiry: Breaking Down LSU’s Entire Bar Lineup From the Oklahoma Dual
LSU’s home meet against Oklahoma was an exciting display of beautiful gymnastics and had many fans wondering how LSU would
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Judge’s Inquiry: Breaking Down Denver’s Jessica Hutchinson’s 9.850 Vault
Last weekend we watched the season-opener for most NCAA gymnastics teams, witnessing beautiful gymnastics from the time-tested veterans to the
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Judge’s Inquiry: Illustrating the Differences Between Level 10 and NCAA Judging
Navigating the unspoken differences between level 10 and college judging is one of the most challenging aspects of being a new college judge and why we tend to see the same judges at the same big meets: They have this understood yet unspoken code down pat.
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Judge’s Inquiry: Artistry, the Dance Pass and the Perfect-Enough Floor Routine
The last article of this series is dedicated to judging NCAA floor, which is often the most crowd-pleasing and attention-grabbing
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Judge’s Inquiry: Rhythm, Composition and Deductions Not Commonly Taken on Beam
Beam can be one of the most nerve-wracking events for athletes and can sometimes make or break a team’s score.
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Judge’s Inquiry: Handstands, Releases and Rarely Taken Deductions on Bars
Bars is one of my favorite events to judge and my favorite to compete as an athlete. A well-executed bar
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Judge’s Inquiry: What Actually Happens During a Judging Conference?
In NCAA gymnastics, each judge has to independently calculate their score without any consultation with the others on the panel.
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