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Twas the night before finals...

Twas the night before finals and all through the net, 

The gymnernet waited and started to fret.

Filled with excitement, knowing drama's ahead, 

Visions of Amanars, danced through my head.  

While lying awake, I started to think, 

What will they wear? Will the leos be pink?

Will Jordyn stay strong? And with Gabby on beam, 

Can the USA Women fulfill such a dream?

To win the team gold, it will sure be a fight, 

with the USA's lead just ever so slight,
Russia could overcome with their fabulous bars,
Either team could win big and become the new stars.

When thinking of this, I started to shake,
and decided to stop and just take a quick break,
So to twitter I headed and started to read,
and quickly found bitching about Aly's lead.

"She sucks", one girl wrote, "Ew, her toes!" another read,
 And yet still a few more were just tweeting with dread,
about Marta's choices, the rules and results,
a few more went on and sent Douglas insults.

As I kept reading tweets, I just had to yell "FUCK!"
Can you not just be funny and make jokes like Buck?
It's okay to be funny, without being a dick,
But to hate on sweet Gabby? You're just fucking sick.

As I read and I read I became more enraged,
With the BS on twitter, the girls are upstaged!
This is the Olympics! It's about the sport!
We shouldn't be hating, we should give support.

It's McKayla, Gabby, Kyla, Aly & Jo,
These girls are so fierce even with a bad toe.
While the placements have changed these girls still are on top,
We don't know if they'll stay there, or whether they'll flop.

We'll find out tomorrow, when finals begins,
 which countries will fail or will earn their first wins,
I can't believe that tomorrow the day will arrive,
when I'll get to cheer for my favorite Fierce 5.

Code Fun with Prelims Routines

By request, here's some code analysis... I'd like to remind you that I'm not a judge and this is just my take on routines that were asked for. I'm just answering the questions asked. :)

Jordyn Wieber's Beam
Split Mount (A)
Front Layout (D) + Back Handspring (B) + Back Layout Stepout (C) (.2 CV)
Front Handspring (B)
Back with a Full (F)
Back Handspring (B)
Switch Leap (C) + Back Pike (C) (.1 CV)
Side Aerial (D)
Side Somi (D)
Split Leap (A) + Sissone (A)
Johnson (C)
Full Turn with Leg Up (C)
Back Handspring (B) + Back Handspring (B) + Layout 2.5 (D) (.1 CV)

CR: 2.5
Acro: F+D+D+D+D= 2.2
Dance: C+C+C= .9
CV: .4
TOTAL D SCORE: 6.0


You'll notice that this was .3 lower than Jordyn got at Trials. That's because her Front Handspring to Full to Back Handspring wasn't credited as a connection. Her E score was 8.7, which seemed pretty straight forward to me.

Jordyn Wieber's Floor
Double Double (G)
1.5 (C) through to Triple (E) (CV .2) (I wouldn't credit the leap)
Triple Turn Downgraded to a Double Turn? (B)
Switch Leap (B) + Johnson Half (C)
2.5 (D) + Split Leap (A) (CV .1) 
Split Leap 1.5 (D)
Front Layout (A)
Double Pike (D)

CR: 2.5
Acro : G+E+D+D+C= 2.3
Dance : D+C+B= .9
CV : .3
TOTAL D SCORE : 6.0


I could be wrong here, but my guess would be that Jordyn's downgrades came with the icky turn she fell out of and the OOB/sketchy stag leap.

Victoria Moors's Floor
Double Double (G)
Split Leap 1.5 (D)
1.5 (C) Through to Triple (E) (CV .2)
Full Turn (A) (I think that's how this is credited?)
Front Layout (A) + Full Turn (A)
Switch Ring (C) + Split Leap Half (C)
Layout 2.5 (D)
Double Tuck (D)

CR: 2.5
Acro : G+E+D+D+C= 2.3
Dance : D+C+C= 1.0
CV : .2
TOTAL D SCORE : 6.0 


Here's my take on the E score, and this is just my opinion.
-Low Chest Landing on Double Double (.3)
-Lunge on Triple (.3)
-Insufficient Arch Ring Leap (.1)
-Lunge on 2.5 (.3)
-Low Chest on Double Tuck (.3)
-Step on Double Tuck (.3)
MY E SCORE : 8.4 
Actual E Score : 8.1

It was probably a stupid deduction like "excessive preparation" on passes. The 8.1 does seem low to me, but I will emphasize that I'm not a judge.

Gabby Douglas's Floor
1.5 (C) through to Triple (E) (CV .2)
Double Arabian (E)
Switch Ring (C) + Split Leap 1.5 (D)
Double Turn with Leg at Horizontal (D)
Double Tuck with Full Twist (E)
Double Back (D) + Split Leap (A) (CV .1)

CR: 2.5
Acro : E+E+E+D+C= 2.2
Dance : D+D+C= 1.1
CV : .3
MY TOTAL D SCORE : 6.1 
The actual D score : 5.7

After talking with several people, the conclusion is that her leg may have dropped below horizontal on the turn, the With Ring didn't have a front leg reaching 45 degrees before flying back. I personally would have appealed though. Granted, it didn't really end up mattering.

Catalina Ponor's Beam
Split Mount (A)
Switch Ring (E)
Double Turn (D)
Onodi (D) + Back Handspring (B) + Layout to 2 Feet (E) (.2 CV)
Front Layout (D) + Back Handspring (B) + Layout Stepout (C) (.2 CV)
Switch Leap (C) + Omelianchick (D) (.1 CV)
Wolf Jump (A) + Split Jump (A)
Roundoff (B) + Double Pike (E)

CR : 2.5
Acro : E+E+D+D+D= 2.2
Dance : E+D+C= 1.2
CV : .5
TOTAL D SCORE : 6.4 


My Opinion on E Score:
-Front Leg Below Horizontal on Switch Ring (.1)
-Wobble on Switch Ring (.5)
-Wobble on Layout Stepout (.3)
-Low chest on dismount (.3)
-Step on dismount (.3)
MY TOTAL E SCORE : 8.5 
Actual E Score : 8.633

Larisa Iordache's Beam
Stoop on Mount (A)
Back Handspring (B) + Tucked Full (F) (.2 CV) 
Double Turn (D)
Switch Leap Half (D)
Front Aerial (D)
"Chicken" (D)
Switch Leap (C) + Back Tuck (C) (.1 CV) 
Split Jump (A) + Sissone (A)
Roundoff (B) + Back Handspring (B) + Triple (F) (.2 CV) 

CR: 2.5
Acro : F+F+D+D+C = 2.3
Dance : D+D+C= 1.1
CV : .5
TOTAL D SCORE : 6.4 

My Opinion on E Score :
-Wobble on Tucked Full (.5)
-Wobble on Double Turn (.1)
-Hips not square on Switch Leap Half (.1)
-Toes not precise on Switch Leap Half (.1)
-Wobble on Front Aerial (.3)
-Chest Position on Front Tuck (.1)
-Step on Dismount (.3)
MY TOTAL E SCORE : 8.5
Actual E Score : 8.4