Yes you can still be artistic in the new code. You don't have to be though. I think that works well to be honest. Gymnasts like Nastia Liukin get away with a lower-standard of tumbling by selling their routine, while gymnasts who really do not have a feel for dance don't have to (something that's hard to do for someone who doesn't like to). The recent world gold and silver medalists combined artistry, execution and difficulty (Afansyeva and Sui Lu), so I'd say the code is working.
I don't like how women's gymnastics is becoming more like mens. Yes there is dance but it's very much... the minimum requirement. Yes the tumbling is exciting too but I loved seeing women do it. As a kid, I'd come up with little music routines in my head. I respect mens but it doesn't have that same enchanting feel. It's a shame to see the sport losing its Artistry and it is called Women's Artistic :(
its the new code! .. they have to put so much difficutly in that theres not much time for dance. Although its made the routines more exicting to watch i think its a shame that you don't seem them dancing as much anymore
What's happened to the floor exercises since Athens??!! They're all just a series of tumbles without dance elements! Daria Joura was the only one who had a remote amount of dance in her routine, and that was nothing compared to those of the girls who performed in the '04 Olympics. Is it the fault of the new scoring system? Has the new system squelched artistry in gymnastics as the new system in figure skating does?
Yes, but they're two of the VERY few. jessd08x agrees with my view. I must admit I didn't count Nastia's floor when I posted the above because I didn't see its beauty--then. I think it was because I'd never seen her perform it healthfully and perfectly. (I've only been following gymnastics in non-Olympic competition recently.) Now, though, I think it's absolutely enchanting, However, hers used to be the norm--now it's an exception. Only she and a few others among dozens can really amaze.
i know there are very few. but my point was that the new code of points isnt to blame because it CAN be done. when nastia hits her floor its magnificent. and i still wish shed do a back whip into a double pike like khorkina did because it would be so awesome!
not really, her second tumbling pass is no where near as clean as it was last year, and she bends her knees on her twisting, which the didn't do as much last year either, and then there's the landing with her chest low, that hurts too
this routine was still IMO the highlight of the final, along with Yang Yilin's floor and Nastia's bars
I don't like Shawn's technique in her full-twisting double dismount. She complete the full twist past vertical, almost like Simona Amanar competed her full-twisting doubles.
I'm not stating that Shawn Johnson is a gymnast who is devoid of talent. I think she's fabulous. rfillangi points out exactly where I was directing my comment. It's dangerous to complete your twist so late, especially when you are trying to spot the ground. The sooner the twist is completed, the more time the gymnast has to spot the ground.
Yes you can still be artistic in the new code. You don't have to be though. I think that works well to be honest. Gymnasts like Nastia Liukin get away with a lower-standard of tumbling by selling their routine, while gymnasts who really do not have a feel for dance don't have to (something that's hard to do for someone who doesn't like to). The recent world gold and silver medalists combined artistry, execution and difficulty (Afansyeva and Sui Lu), so I'd say the code is working.
bernardmvella 4 months ago
I don't like how women's gymnastics is becoming more like mens. Yes there is dance but it's very much... the minimum requirement. Yes the tumbling is exciting too but I loved seeing women do it. As a kid, I'd come up with little music routines in my head. I respect mens but it doesn't have that same enchanting feel. It's a shame to see the sport losing its Artistry and it is called Women's Artistic :(
MissEmoxSkittles 7 months ago
Hey, a girl at my gym has the same music as Daria Joura :*)
bubblesandbackflips 1 year ago
Go Daria!!!
whoooooo!!
randomness132 2 years ago
Now, that wink was cute
toffeedip 3 years ago 14
its the new code! .. they have to put so much difficutly in that theres not much time for dance. Although its made the routines more exicting to watch i think its a shame that you don't seem them dancing as much anymore
jessd08x 3 years ago 8
100% in agreement! That's exactly what I think!
frostdiamond1 3 years ago 2
What's happened to the floor exercises since Athens??!! They're all just a series of tumbles without dance elements! Daria Joura was the only one who had a remote amount of dance in her routine, and that was nothing compared to those of the girls who performed in the '04 Olympics. Is it the fault of the new scoring system? Has the new system squelched artistry in gymnastics as the new system in figure skating does?
frostdiamond1 4 years ago
the new code of points isnt to blame
look at nastia's floor routine.
you can still get the difficulty points and have massive artistry to back it all up
xDAAAAANY 3 years ago 4
Yes, but they're two of the VERY few. jessd08x agrees with my view. I must admit I didn't count Nastia's floor when I posted the above because I didn't see its beauty--then. I think it was because I'd never seen her perform it healthfully and perfectly. (I've only been following gymnastics in non-Olympic competition recently.) Now, though, I think it's absolutely enchanting, However, hers used to be the norm--now it's an exception. Only she and a few others among dozens can really amaze.
frostdiamond1 3 years ago
i know there are very few. but my point was that the new code of points isnt to blame because it CAN be done. when nastia hits her floor its magnificent. and i still wish shed do a back whip into a double pike like khorkina did because it would be so awesome!
xDAAAAANY 3 years ago
Joura's salute is too weird. What ever happened to Holly Dikes?
tristalista 4 years ago 3
She retired, I think it was a back problem?
emma2710gymnastics 3 years ago
nice to see daria bring more dance into the floor routine :)
enika1986 4 years ago
Daria was sooooooooo underscored
SquirtGymnast 4 years ago
not really, her second tumbling pass is no where near as clean as it was last year, and she bends her knees on her twisting, which the didn't do as much last year either, and then there's the landing with her chest low, that hurts too
this routine was still IMO the highlight of the final, along with Yang Yilin's floor and Nastia's bars
NewNastiaFan101 4 years ago
daRIA joura was so underscored!
zipzang 4 years ago
I don't like Shawn's technique in her full-twisting double dismount. She complete the full twist past vertical, almost like Simona Amanar competed her full-twisting doubles.
Ashimrak 4 years ago
ya well u cant do it so u shouln't be talking
zipzang 4 years ago
Ninety-five percent of the people who comment on gymnastics cannot perform the skills they critique, which is why they critique and not perform.
Ashimrak 4 years ago 4
that seriously is the weakest arguement ever...and i've notice you use it several times.
djm71675 4 years ago
So because I have never been President means I can't call George Bush a spectacularly incompetent bumbling fool?
SchwarzeWitwe2 4 years ago 5
I agree with you. It's actualy a little dangerous twisting like that.
rfillangi 4 years ago
I'm not stating that Shawn Johnson is a gymnast who is devoid of talent. I think she's fabulous. rfillangi points out exactly where I was directing my comment. It's dangerous to complete your twist so late, especially when you are trying to spot the ground. The sooner the twist is completed, the more time the gymnast has to spot the ground.
Ashimrak 4 years ago
Joura's pizazz is so refreshing ...
narcolepszzz 4 years ago
i agree - she is fab!!
aaamf18 4 years ago
i agree! She's one of the few that makes it look like she's having fun.
Rockingbird27 4 years ago