Friday, January 21, 2011

Lindsey Cheek: Then and Wow!

Then:



Now:



The score may be a tad generous, but the improvement is remarkable.  Lindsey Cheek is single-handedly saving the Gym Dogs' asses this season.

10 comments:

  1. Only at Georgia can you score a 9.925 with a double tuck dismount on bars.

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  2. Erm, I'm not here to defend Georgia's scoring (which last week was ok, and this week was ridiculous) but Hollie Vise scored 9.925-9.95 multiple times last year with a double tuck dismount...

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  3. You can't fault the gymnast for the 10.0-system--which I prefer for NCAA competition but not elite international competition. However, that's a downside.

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  4. It's important to note the the double tuck is done in combination with a full pirouette.

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  5. Hollie Vise is brilliant and deserved that score.

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  6. Goes to show that some gymnasts do get better with age. And that Jay Clark is no slouch as a bar coach.

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  7. It may be out of 10, but most gymnasts not named Vise have trouble breaking a 9.9 ending with a double tuck in combination. I actually thought Hollie Vise was overscored at times, but Hollie had a quality on bars that is on a completely different level than Lindsey Cheek. Cheek is a good gymnast who deserves the praise she is getting, but that bar routine didn't deserve a 9.925. Hell, that's the same score that Kat Ding got.

    The scoring was ridiculous, and it became a joke by floor exercise. Mariel Box going 9.925 with 3 passes consisting of a whip/double tuck, 2 front layouts, and a whip/ double twist to close may be one of the worst overscores I have seen in a while.

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  8. Jay Clark is a great bars coach, but Lindsey Cheek has only been at Georgia a couple of weeks, he's not that good.

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  9. There are literally hundreds of gymnasts that perform a double tuck dismount in combination with a giant full in the NCAA, I would challenge you to find any outside of Georgia that have scored above a 9.85.

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  10. Nothing against Lindsey Cheek who performed phenomenally, but scoring at Georgia is a joke. Makes you wonder if the rumors of Suzanne having the judges in her pocket are true...

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