Lilia Podkopayeva - 1996 Olympics AA - Vault 2

[zeldafreak701]

That rule actually wasn't put into OFFICIAL effect until 2006 when the Code of Points made it mandatory. Before that it was mostly cautionary.

[23jjaass]

SHIT, that was perfect :)

[lewisovhebn]

I love her run and the way she lands her vault :)

[dreamfairy573]

That was enacted after Sydney I believe.

[HailieNichole1995]

this was before that rule came into effect.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

Distance, but it was pretty much perfect.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

She didn't have much distance, but I agree this was a beautiful vault.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

Why would they get penalized for a mistake made by the people who set up the vault?

[gymfan06]

it was enacted sometime after the sang lan accident at the goodwill games i believe.

[HailieNichole1995]

that was 2001

[QueenieQue]

Wasn't that rule enacted after the '96 Olympics?

[TwisterFlipp95]

@QueenieQue

[gymnasticsforever 95; different username]

The rule was put into effect in 1989 when American Julissa Gomez missed her foot at a Japanese meet; she crashed full speed into the horse. She was paralyzed, put into a coma, and died in 1991.

[901234565432109867]

At least the judging wasn't like Seoul, where everybody got a 10 or a 9.9, if they didn't have any "major" (fall) breaks, and even then the judges didn't deduct the full .5 for a fall (Shoushunova ef floor, anyone??)

[Dunntosh]

She scored 9.812... Jipped

[grafgirl27]

@Dunntosh That score was too low!

[Moosiemags]

Does n e one know her score for this??