Hollie Vise 2004 Olympic Trials beam 2

[KaruiNinja]

I think I just had a WTF? moment. I've never seen her land her handspring full on beam perfect like that before will someone tell me why she didn't go to the olympics?

[bbhouk1]

i don't know why you guys keep talking about her wrists and how it distracts from her routine

i didnt even notice it until i read the comments

[ralucagymnast]

I hate the wrist flicking: its true, a lot of the American gymnasts do it. Notably Nastia, Chellsie Memmel and Hollie. It looks awful, it doesnt look "artistic" at all.

[XsheisrunningX]

i like the bend in the wrist i think it ads to the pose they are doing and it looks tight not sloppy

[PunkRocker005]

What back injury?What did she do?

[glamazon346]

gymnast's back.

carly patterson retired cause of it

[holliedykesfan]

I really hate her wrist flicking all the time. It REALLY takes away from her routine. I don't recall her doing that when she was younger but her gymnastics looked alot better back in 2001.

[vanillabeanfrap7]

i think its more part of the dance choreagraphy

[Smurfjr2000]

its called showing off... u prolly kno nothing about gymnastics

[AARcrazzy]

it looks nice!!!!!! u have no clue what u r talking about

[eMthegymnast]

did u know shes competing for oklahoma university???? 3 years after she couldnt go to the olmypics she came to ou and couldnt even barley do a kip but the coach said she was out of shape and she whiped her into gear to where she could compete again.

[FelineFurCece]

I agree! Even if it's showing off it gives an interesting aspect to the routine.

[oubeauty2008]

I agree about her wrists...they break up her body line when she flicks them...eh.

[TuesdayPillow]

Flicking wrists is not about bending the wrists, I agree. I didn't realize how bad it had become until I started seeing the g ymnasts of the 70's and 80's and how much more relaxed the wrist positions were, yet still with purpose.

[AnnaPavlovaFan]

I think you're referring to her wrists pointing downwards? I agree, it's really distracting and takes away from the choreography (which is a shame, because she's gorgeous to watch). But I've noticed that many American gymnasts do this (most notably Shannon Miller, Chellsie Memmel and Nastia Liukin). Maybe it's a trademark of their training...

[ralucagymnast]

I totally agree with you; it is just too much.

[colin8129]

when u think of it she only got like .1 .2 over carly when she had a fall but that doesnt seem right

[pme888]

those scores seem so low, especially when you look at the types of scores the Courtneys got, and Carly after falling off the beam...

[uwoeric]

Well, when you consider that the dismount probably cost her about 0.3, it makes sense that she only got about 0.1-0.2 over Carly with a fall. Carly's gymnastics is also cleaner overall and less prone to deductions.

[swimt2006]

what was her score?

[caitlinette]

I think 9.45, but I'm not exactly sure.

[dlriumstar]

If I recall, she scored a 9.45 on day 1, and then a 9.5 on day 2.