She is an all around gymnast , and she had the ability to medal if she had the chance , but its like she was forced to be a specialist i dont know why , the couldve used her alot more in team finals
Kevin Salim Well she never proved to be better than others in AA (the scores and results prove it), she was better at vault and that's why she was considered for that, even if she lost her biggest chance at the Olympics with that silver medal.
@@madison2074 I don't know but I feel like she was coached into being an event gymnast they didn't focus enough on her potentials in other areas thus she didn't live up to her full potential.
jessie_ chin thats exactly what i meant by forced, i know she didnt show she was better but i think if she worked on the other events like she does on vault she couldve upgraded her skills, its obvious she has what it takes
She fracture her ankle on a beam dismount in training camp right before the Olympics, so I believe that's why she was only used on Vault. I think she def would've been on floor at least, otherwise.
Unfortunately on the 2012 team there was no scenario she did bars or beam, even in prelims. Although she might be better on bars than Raisman, Marta was always going to have a 3rd AAer in prelims and keep Raisman on bars.
McKayla reminds me of the Typical Soviet Gymnast. Beautiful and Stunning to watch. Diffcult movements. Yet inconsistent. She didnt have a fall here but she always look like shes about to wobble
Outstanding work by that young lady. I'm so unhappy, seeing these old videos, to realize these girls were being abused by that Darth Vader maniac, Dr. Mengele. It is remarkable that they have all recovered to the degree that they have. I hope that the big settlement will in some way help them going forward.
