I’ve rewatched Maroney’s vault a million times. It’s just so so good. But I don’t feel like you can properly appreciate it without seeing Jordyn and Gabby’s first. Seeing the whole rotation adds so much. Thank you for posting!
Agreed! You really get a sense for how insanely high she gets off of the table compared to two solid 15.9xx vaults. LOVE vault, and this is one of the best.
This rotation will live in Olympic glory. Not just for Makayla, but Jordyn and Gabby knocked their vaults out of the park too. It was that Olympic magic that we all love - doing your best performance on the biggest stage.
Me I’m wondering why there is so little difference between McKayla and the other two. All three did amazing, but the deductions were pretty close: McKayla: 0,267 Jordyn: 0,567 (only 0,3 more...) Gabby: 0,534 (only 0,333 more) I don’t know the COP, but I think McKayla’s vault deserved that there should be a bigger margin from her vault down to the others...
@@MrCph2200 well, they were all great, actually. An Amanar with less than 0.6 in deduction is still an amazing Amanar. McKayla is just exceptionally great since she doesn't get deductions from height, early rotation or distance, like many do. But both Gabby and Jordyn did extremely well performed Amanars too so, according to how the sport is judged, the scores are pretty fair.
@@monicakelly6273 well I never said specifically the Russians, I’m talking in general many gymnasts prefer not to look so they can focus on their routine. With all due respect, wasn’t that clear?
@@dijay8822 Not in reference to my initial comment. I am not going to argue on the cesspool of youtube comments. However, reread my comment, I stated "the RUSSIANS were trying not to look, but could not help it". I am not talking about other gymnasts. Of course most gymnasts do not bother to watch any competitors, but you can clearly see the Russian Federation could not help it during this rotation. Chill.
@@monicakelly6273 I’m chill. I was just stating how most gymnasts tend not to look. I don’t look when I’m competing, but of course that is anecdotal. Just watch other competitions and you’ll see. I never denied the Russians didn’t watch, and the vaults from the USA were awesome. I was just responding to your comment and I ended my comment the exact same way you did. So you don’t need to tell me to chill when you did the same
It’s pretty much impossible to get a perfect 10 anymore. Any crossed feet or bent knees is a tenth deduction. This vault was probably the best possible score honestly.
If I was competing and I saw the rival team doing THAT... I would just stand up and leave the arena, there's not anything else to see after such a performance.
Then you definitely will never succeed in anything important or difficult in life. Russia had some strong vaults too that were possible (it wasn’t how it ultimately went, as much as could have been, but was still possible). They had very strong bar work, and weren’t by any means out of it. No one just gives up at the Olympic level- they keep fighting.
Maroney's vault is so good that the crowd is audibly impressed from her block alone. They knew that it was going to be epic before she even started her salto.
@@tomgallowitz 2016 just doesn't have the same excitement to me. USA was too dominant to really care about which team would win, it was only a battle for silver and bronze. 2012 was more balanced, with 2 teams fighting for gold and 2 for bronze.
@@tomgallowitz 1996 was overall a great competition, and the TF was indeed exciting (although I started watching live gymnastics in 2008, so knowing the results beforehand kills a bit of the excitement). Also I'm not American, so I can get excited the same way for the USA win in 1996 as I was for the Chinese in 2008 and the Russian in 2010. 2012 gives me mixed feelings because I preferred the Russian team the entire quad (I like their style and they had some of the most impactful routines that quad), but the USA were clearly brilliant as well and performed like winners in TF, from this epic vault rotation to their floor rotation full of joy. And then the painful Chinese BB rotation VS the Romanian greatness on BB and floor... I still enjoy rewatching the entire TF, so many great routines...
So satisfying to hear Vanessa Ferrari's floor music over the slow mo of McKayla Maroney's exquisite vault. Also love when Tim Daggett says, "And when you see greatness, you will know it." With the Russians de-chalking their hands in half-disgust. 😆
I mean, to be fair, she does have split legs during the block and then has crossed feet which completely separate during the last twist. That's 0.2. The last tenth is either someone being extremely picky with her hips or not counting it as a stick since she kinda stepped out of it really quickly. Those are valid perfectly deductions in modern CoPs. Nothing is 10 worthy anymore in modern gymnastics but that was pretty damn close.
Her legs were separated in the first flight series: .10 Feet/leg overlap in twisting form .10 Lack of balance in landing: .10 Off center landing: .10 Adjustment on landing .10 (aka her lack of balance causing her to propel forward onto her toes and hide the step she took by saluting) She was technically overscored. She didn’t deserve a ten in the open ended code of points.
@@luv2467 the weakest retort in the history of retorts. Are Bostanists flowers? Are Ancient Greek scholars from Ancient Greece? Are art appraisers world famous painters? Or better yet, is every single gymnastics judge a world famous elite gymnast? Get the fuck out with that shit.
As we discovered in Tokyo, winning gold is not a foregone conclusion. The London team was absolutely loaded, and they needed to be, as Russia was also very good.
It was definitely an even match between the two. Russia was strong on bars, the USA was strong on vault. They both were strong (on paper anyway) on beam but we all know how that event can make or break, and the USA was stronger on floor by a little. The difference was- major mistakes versus very small ones.
And some people still doubt her being one of the best vaulters of all time too just because she fell in event finals. After everything she went through at this time, the fact that she was able to vault at all is amazing AND to do a vault this perfect? I'm still mind-blown watching her vault 😭
@@cyrielle_ she did the amanar in the training camps but almost never landed it so she went clean and conservative. Her tumbling run probably got too difficult to do as she grew during her time off.
Even more impressive: the fourth gymnast (Aly, who didn't compete on VT in TF) ALSO had a pretty solid Amanar ... I am not a huge fan of American Gymnastics. But they are OUTSTANDING on Vault.
@@frankli3802 Kyla has never performed an Amanar as good as Komova in London (for Quals and TF) and back in 2010 at Youth Olympics. So not close to her at all. Her DTY was solid though.
@@volodymyrdolia6544 Kyla has performed a similar if not a better Amanar than Komova (US Olympic trials 2012). Her issue is that she was too inconsistent with it and the US did not need it. Plus she had an almost perfect DTY which was WAY better than Mustafina should they have needed her. Russia needed that Amanar from Komova.
I mean Russia should have come super close to the USA, had Grishina perform her euros UB and Jesolo floor, and Afanasyeva her Qual floor. It was obvious the USA was the best vault team, but Russia had a much stronger UB team. The BB and floor had pretty much the same potential, with USA being much more solid and consistent.
@@cyrielle_ Russia absolutely did not have the same floor potential lol After those vaults, there was little Russia could do without relying on the U.S. to make half a dozen serious mistakes.
Who'd have thought that 9 years later in Tokyo Olympics only one American gymnast could throw an Amanar? Truly the golden era of gymnastics, not just the Americans, but the Russians as well (Mustafina and Komova at their best).
There's no video of this rotation, but at the 1980 Olympics the East Germans had the best compulsory vault rotation ever. They started with two 9.80s, then with two 9.90s and they finished the rotation with two 9.95, they scored higher than the romanians and soviets
Their optional rotation was also good but Sube fell on her vault and Hindorff scored pretty low compared to her other team mates, they had difficult vaults for 1980 tho
@@tadg2003 really, they deducted for her having calves, lol! and like simone, the toes into one another, I believe, is the stronger aesthetic choice. I "get" that it's a deduction, and lord knows we can reference gymnasts where the crossed feet do a disservice to the form if it's "too much." but here? nope.
Yes and no, after UB Russia cut off almost the entire lead the US had, had Grishina scored on UB as she did at Euros that year Russia would have been leading after two rotations. But I agree this rotation was more that impressive
@@danielrosas6971 - "had Grishina scored on UB as she did at Euros..." But you can't really play that game, unless you play it for everyone else too. For example, while Grishina may have underperformed on bars at the Olympics compared to the Euros, IIRC, both Wieber and Ross underperformed on bars at the Olympics, compared to the US championships and Olympic Trials.
@@BigSleepyOx chill it’s just an hypothesis...im not saying Russia was a better team or that y they should hace won...im just saying they could have taken the lead, they didnt. People really need to understand the difference between could and should
@@danasuperstar Sandra is a great vaulter and a well-deserved champion. There's no need to disparage another athlete to bring up Myckayla. We already know she was the best vaulter of the quad.
@@danasuperstar you quotes don’t make your arguments any stronger. There is nothing wrong with being the best competitor OF THE DAY. Lots of athletes fall on event finals, it’s not abnormal. Sandra showed great technique as did Oksana, and Maroney’s first vault, and Paseka’s second vault. The purpose of competition is how you do in that moment despite your background and training. Sandra did the best in the moment, therefore it’s well deserved. It’s unfair, but that’s how sports work.
Just because she had a gold medal placed around her neck does not mean it was an incredible performance. She carries that dubious distinction forever, unfortunately. Sad.
@@danasuperstar Being the best competitor of the day isn’t dubious, it’s quite normal that sometimes the most talented athlete doesn’t win because they didn’t have their best performance at the most important moment. Let it go.
The famous jaw drop reaction was from a difficulty judge, not an execution judge. Look up Cheryl Hamilton and you'll find a brief interview where she talks about reacting to the vault.
I know. It actually makes me angry watching this. Whoever the judge was who gave her the deduction should be outed and then face consequences. They definitely should not be able to be on more panels. They probably only deducted because they are corrupt.
If you do a slow motion you can see and understand the errors of deductions HOWEVER, watching the vault itself with regular speed. She deserved that 10 in execution, don’t look for a deduction you don’t see in regular speed.
The FIG doesn't allow judges to give perfect scores even if a routine is done perfectly. Shame that the sport was made famous by the perfect 10 and now you can't even get close to scoring a perfect score. The FIG sucks
Her hand placement was more back on the vault compared to the athletes, so she managed to block better. Excellent! Congrats to all athletes anyway 😅 (9 years late but whatever 🤣)
“The Judges we’re so wrong”. Those judges are so caught up in the rule book that they can’t even celebrate a perfect vault that will go down in history as The Greatest Vault of all time🙌🙌🙌🙌 Fire those judges and make a better judging system🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
I get where are the deductions (small leg separation after the roundoff, bent hips, crossed feet and the "not 100% stuck" landing) but like c'mon, it doesn't get better than that, I doubt it is humanly possible to do a vault with absolutely no deductions even with harsh judges. So for me it's a 10 for McKayla
Wow! I've watched these gals forever on the US Team but the opening shot in this video shows how absolutely beautiful our girls really are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
imo Maroney's landing was more like a stick-salute, i prefer some other vaults were she's stuck cold. she is so talented, look at the height off the horse.
