I'd be curious to see who qualified and what her rank was. I get her little move where she sits on the high bar was kind of different. And she did a tkachev (which must have been hard given how close the bars were). But I can't help but wonder if judging favoritism was a factor here. But then again, with the two-per-country rule, there were only so many Romanian and Chinese gymnasts to out-qualify here. And most of the talent in the sport at the time was in Eastern Europe, who boycotted.
@violaroadkill The Soviets were missing, and so were the East Germans who at that time tended to be the best team overall on the bars event. Retton also was helped by some generous scoring. She bent her knees horribly on both of her releases the Tkachev, and the 'Retton' and nearly went over on her giant. That routine should not have scored more than 9.60 or 9.65 at most.
In sfarsit, am vazut-o pe Simona de aproape ! Bravo, Simona !!!
vioreldarie67 1 month ago
There's no way Ma Yanhong and Julianne McNamera were just .10 better than MLR.
faeryquene 7 months ago
I'd be curious to see who qualified and what her rank was. I get her little move where she sits on the high bar was kind of different. And she did a tkachev (which must have been hard given how close the bars were). But I can't help but wonder if judging favoritism was a factor here. But then again, with the two-per-country rule, there were only so many Romanian and Chinese gymnasts to out-qualify here. And most of the talent in the sport at the time was in Eastern Europe, who boycotted.
Tribute2the80s 1 year ago
How on EARTH did Retton get in a bars final???!
violaroadkill 1 year ago
@violaroadkill The Soviets were missing, and so were the East Germans who at that time tended to be the best team overall on the bars event. Retton also was helped by some generous scoring. She bent her knees horribly on both of her releases the Tkachev, and the 'Retton' and nearly went over on her giant. That routine should not have scored more than 9.60 or 9.65 at most.
faeryquene 7 months ago