Gymnastics- Olympic hopeful performs perfect 10

[GillianBourne]

All American? as opposed to??

[MichaelaLeach]

Yeah she's good, but she's a bit old to be breaking into elite gymnastics. Assuming she's 21 or so since she's a senior, that's reaching the end of a gymnastic career. Yes some gymnasts are older than that but they were in their prime when then were 15.

[HinenoChikyuu]

@MichaelaLeach While that is true, there are always exceptions. Chusobitina and Tweddle are both "past their prime" in the gymnastics community and yes they are still meddling.

[msms68]

she seems strong on floor

[uvahooful]

What is that vault called??

[elizabethrice3]

That vault she completes, the one she got a perfect 10 on, wouldn't even be worth competing at an Olympic games. Those girls do vaults with a minimum difficulty of 5.5 and go up to 6.5. Kiara's vault would be worth 4.0-4.5 points, at most.

[elizabethrice3]

Kiara was absolutely incredible--for a college gymnast. I am in no way trying to discredit what those girls do every day. Gymnastics is a very difficult sport at every level and the training is grueling. But the requirements for NCAA routines are not as hard as those needed to be on the US team for any international competition, especially the Olympics. At her age, it would be nearly impossible for her to return to international elite competition for the USA, but is one of the best ever NCAA's.

[juicy013]

@elizabethrice3 A lot of gymnasts that are at the top of the collegiate level compete on the elite level as well. Yes, the national and international competitions on the elite level are much more grueling, but there are many instances where a gymnast goes from collegiate competition to elite or the other way around. This is true for mens and womens competition. Just because she nailed a vault that's not up to the standards of elite gymnasts does not mean she doesn't have the potential.

[GlitterGirlPower]

Outstanding!!!! :) 0:36 -- I would NEVER stick that. :) Great job.

[lovemystuffgood]

0:02 NICE ASS.

[gymnastigymnast]

THAT WAS A PERFECT VAULT!!!!!!

[pantheist46n2]

damn dude buff black chick 1:13

[shawntaylorcassidy]

is she really an olympic hopeful?  i've never seen her on tv at nationals, and she's not part of the world championship team this month. did i miss something?

[ahrensgay]

DYKE!!!

[MichaelaLeach]

These girls are very very very good, but at their age it's going to be hard to compete for a spot in the olympics when your competitors are almost ten years younger than you are. They could still gain a spot on the team, but not easily by any means.

[justin1gibson]

why are you downing these girls, they are very good, i can promise you that you cant do any of the skills they are doing! it is very hard work, i would know, i was an elite gymnast in 1998, i shattered my right ankle after i under rotated a piked full in on floor, that was it for me, but i can promise you that it is harder work than you will ever be capable of. so stop talking bad about people who are better at the sport than you, your jealousy is getting the best of you.

[psychosnyper007]

oh wow..i went to charter oaks with kiwi.. good times.

[superwowie]

the guy said she has potential. um... a perfect 10, like, what more do you want lol

[stickitupyourasteric]

@superwowie there are different levels shannon miller was{elite class gymnist} this girl is not in elite its like going to a community college and getting an A in a class and comparing it to Harvard or a top ten university, they are not the same.

[LMA629]

@superwowie that's not a difficult vault at all for an elite level. its a yurchenko half twist. there are gymnasts in the elite level doing 2.5 twists. that's why he said she had potential.

[HinenoChikyuu]

@superwowie A perfect score in the NCAA is nothing like a perfect score in the elite competitions....

[rebeccarify]

i level gymnast twefdzuihjyg

\

[flowerzz07]

do you know what olympic HOPEFUL means??? DRRR haha. jk. shes tryin..

[moon32111]

If she's so good how come she's not in olympics or she is?

[AbercrombieChica1016]

quit hating shes amazing

[ChuckFlutter]

U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi, you big red tomato head who calls herself a gymnast. I am testing for elite level, and have received 3 perfect 10's, so for her to be on 10 and this be her first... limitless potential, I think not. I am a prospect for the 2012 Games!!! Cheer for me!!!

[12bmills]

You're no Shawn Johnson.

[LightOfTheSunrise]

I don't think I want to support someone for the olympics who has an attitude and is a bragger. No one wants a person like that to be in a competition.

[jammyjam1014]

Wow, thats good (y)

[bearybearlove]

did they win the next 1 aswell?