2014 Men's World Team Finals: When Difficulty Edges Out Execution
At the 2004 Olympics, Marian Dragulescu performed his eponymous vault . He completed it nearly flawlessly and earned a 9.900, a ginormous score at the time. For his second vault, Dragulescu did a Kaz 1.5. But he went over the lines, put both hands to the mat, and stepped off the vault mats. Magically, Dragulescu still scored a 9.325 on his second vault. Many thought that Dragulescu should have scored a maximum of 9.100 on the Kasamatsu. The Canadian gymnastics federation lodged a protest on behalf of Kyle Shewfelt who was in fourth place. Two judges had given Dragulescu a 9.5 on his second vault, when there were clearly more than 0.5 in errors. Adrian Stoica, a Romanian, was the FIG's Men's Technical Director at the time, and many believe that Dragulescu's score was a show of partisanship. About today's results, Coach Rick on GymnasticsCoaching.com has said: This is worse than the Uchimura pommel dismount scandal at the 2012 Olympics. On par with the Dragalescu 2nd V...
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