Ivana Hong - Floor Exercise - 2009 Visa Championships - Women - Day 1

Score: 14.300 - Aug. 13, 2009 - Visa Championships - Women - Day 1 - American Airlines Center - Dallas, Texas

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[eve9206]

lol I'd love to see the judges make a triple twist or a double twisting double back without a step!

[snowfallsherenow]

She took the words out of my mouth, the step is how you finish the tumbling pass! Landing on two feet glued looks stupid!

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

Beautiful double L.

[1004cheonsa]

That ending is great.

[kaiceekat]

@totalchic347 you have to remember that athletes were beginning to stick landings then too, and didnt get awarded extra points for it, compared to athletes who took a controlled lunge back. i think this new code wants those athletes who do stick landings to be awarded for it. i love artistry as well, but this is a fair rule.

[slightlyshattered]

@snowfallsherenow There is a big difference between making a presentational lunge after a stuck landing and taking a step to save the landing.

[totalchic347]

I do not like the new Code of Points, especially the step on the landing! It's taking away the artistry that is usually associated with women's gymnastics! Bring back the old Code of Points from 2006-2008!

[daolumachine]

Stunning!

[TheLyzzer]

@liukin95 she is actually going to stanford this year I think to do NCAA there. such a shame that she didn't stay elite, but she'll make a great addition to stanford's team without a doubt! :)

[liukin95]

Ok i'd like to know what is going on with Ivana at this point. I know she has suffered an ACL injury in March 2010 but now it is August 2011 and I haven't seen her since the world championships in 2009. I would of thought she would of recovered by now and she would be fighting for a spot on the World team in Tokyo this year, is she on leave or something????

[DonnyJohnnyForEver]

Thats very stupid about the step deduction. Its really taking the artistic away from the gymnastics. :\

[Stonymypony]

That step deduction is so stupid. This is women's gymnastics, NOT mens! And then they want them to do beautiful choreography? No wonder people are upset, the new code has really taken the artistry out of artistic gymnastics.