First time I saw this few months back, I checked the comments to find out what happened. This is her worst in this competition and I bet the most painful, too.
Overscoring seems to be the new trend of 2020... Lala Kramarenko at Miss Valentine event finals, Arina also at Miss Valentine, Dina in this competition. Even other non Russian gymnasts seem to have inflated scores. It’s sad and demoralizing. Arina probably still could’ve won this competition even without overscore, but nobody takes her seriously now because of her scores.
It is even more incredible to see her act with that pain and do it so well. When the exercise ends you can see her suffering, disappointment and despair when she lifts her hoop with a kick. She is a perfectionist and does not accept anything that is not the best of the best.
this routine is a TOTAL mess. As always there is no musicality or artistry at all. Such a poor exectution of the elements and she MUST stop cheating with that ring pivot! she always ends up bending her support leg to do more turns and that looks extremely awful.
I don’t think there’s a penalty for bent legs during a ring pivot, but there should be. I’m not a fan of this routine either, but I’ll make a final decision when I see this routine being completed when Dina’s not injured, or the video is filled with crappy angles and talking commentators.
