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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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.
@@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 pull up Maroneys vault all the time. Nothing compares to it. When they show the slo mo the music from a floor routine starts and it sounds like shes dropping out of heaven with the shocked look on judge's faces
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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 😭
@@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.
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
I haven't seen it, so I can't make a 100% informed comparison, but 2 things are certain: 1. Obviously, the difficulty at that time was incomparable to that of 2012. 2. Difficulty aside, speaking in terms of execution alone: that was back in a time when they handed out 9.9s and even perfect 10s for vaults that had FAR more technical flaws than what Maroney executed here. I did just watch the 1988 all-around (which took place a few months before I was born) this morning, actually. The fact that Shushunova's vault got a perfect 10 is literally embarrassing. If she submitted that today (again, excluding the difficulty factor and speaking solely on execution, as that's the only way we can fairly compare), she would have gotten deductions for leg separation, flexed feet, flailing arms to maintain balance on the landing, a low chest on the landing, pausing in said low chest position before saluting, and probably several other things. So, a 9.5 at absolute best. Conversely, had Maroney's vault been done in that era, it would have unquestionably gotten a perfect 10.
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).
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.
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
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.
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 🤣)
I get where are the deductions (small leg separation after the roundoff, bent hips, crossed feet and the "not 100% stuck" landing) but 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
Ok so say hypothetically mckayla didnt deserve a perfect score ( whatever ) what were the deductions? Did she really deserve almost 3 10ths off of that vault? I'm thinking HELL NO!!!
legs apart on the first flight 0,1 legs apart/not aligned on the second flight 0,1 a little pass or hop 0.1 ( it seemed like a fake stick, you raise your arms but your body keeps moving, show lack of control) it seems like the judges deducted from 0,2 to 0,3, since her score it's between this numbers.
@@LETMEINGUYS if you believe in it, why bother watching gymnastics since the complete score system might be a fraud? the judges are trained and paid to see those little details, that's why I hope they can see it, otherwise why to have a specific deduction? this vault was unbeatable for years, the perfection it's off this world, but the sistem has rules that are sooo heavy to other countrys, why should be different to usa? the judges only did their work.
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.
Their rotation that year on floor was fantastic too, and really sealed that gold with authority. I had a very strong feeling they would win- with pretty strong authority- after this however… just unreal.
“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🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Maroney's vault will never get old.
Nope never. She deserved that 10 in execution. They had to look for a deduction in slow mo to even found a error.
perfect
16.5 was her score judges robbed her of it in my opinion
I read this as "never get gold" and I just sat there dumbfounded for a sec
The greatest
i’ve watched that maroney vault over 20 times and i get chills EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Same
nassar assaulted her the night before
Gabbys good, too. But ur right
It don’t get no better than that..
I don’t know where they took the deductions!
THE FACT THAT ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT TEAM CAN PERFORM AN AMANAR WAS FCKING SCARY
Very this lol. To this day it's crazy to me that they went to the Olympics with potentially 5 Amanars. We might never see that ever again.
Hmm, did Kyla ever compete an amanar? I don’t remember that. But 4 is still crazy
@@misterkara7907 she did
@@misterkara7907 2011 Nationals, at least.
@@misterkara7907 she did! it was a little inconsistent but she was definitely capable
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.
Right there Maroney justified to everyone who doubted if she should be on the team. Just perfect!!!
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This rotation will forever be in the history books
3 Amamars?!? Forever!!!
Talk about starting a competition with a bang ! 3 high quality, almost stuck Amanar one after the other...
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!
immediately put the Russian girls on the defensive.
Beast mode
I still don’t know where they found deductions!
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.
@@saragrant9749 she had some form issues in the air.
AGREED. Jordyn and Gabby don't get a lot of credit for this rotation, but Russia would've absolutely KILLED for their vaults.
It takes 3 hits to do well under the 3-up 3-count finals format! Jordyn and Gabby were valuable as well!
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...
@@worldartgym they were and they both dis their jobs and hit. .
@@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.
Komova had a beautiful Amanar in London. Two good ones out of three.
USA on floor at Rio also comes to mind. Laurie, Aly and Simone finished 1st, 2nd and 4th in qualification.
legendary
i watch The Maroney Vault video whenever my antidepressant isn’t elevating my serotonin levels-so daily.
When you can make Marta that joyful with your performance on an apparatus, you know you’re really, really, really GOOD.
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.
You could hear them gasp at how high she went as the vault was ongoing - epic!
the final jump was just perfect. she deserved a perfect 16.500
She did not. Knees and legs were tight but misaligned. And a few other imperfections. Still great though.
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.
@@Alekfendi And she was leaning forward at the end a bit. But I don't think she was misaligned though because of the footage.
@@sbenzzzhyeah i think the quick salute to avoid stepping would count as a slight deduction
@@Alekfendiyes because no ones is perfect. Only God
I could tell the Russians were trying not to look, they just couldn't help it because they knew these vaults were phenomenal.
Many gymnasts prefer not to look. So they can focus on their own vault rather than thinking of how they need to do better than someone else
@@dijay8822 exactly, however the Russians WERE looking, so, with all due respect, what is your point?
@@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
This never gets old. And the judges reactions in the background are priceless
Check the SLO MO when the floor music is playing. It's like the judges saw God
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.
rip russia who had to vault right after
Lmao.
Yeah cowards would do that.
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.
@@saragrant9749 hey Sarah Grant! is this the first time you read a meme?
the 2012 team final was just amazing 😍 I’ve watched it so many times
Never gets old, right?
They are up there with 2016 and 1996
@@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.
@@cyrielle_ true but 96 you can’t deny either , since it was the first US Gold Medal and those girls set the stage for 2012
@@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...
One of the most badass rotations in gymnastics. Just epic.
United States of amanar was the most epic rotation ever easily.
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. 😆
3:23 i swear you can hear the audience gasp when she’s twisting 😱 😭 😂 chills + tears
Yes. Tears running down both cheeks here.
The human body shouldn't be able to do that....well, this human body can't. Amazing young women.
Only 16 at that time
Jordy's vault was good
Gaby's was great
But...Mckayla's was SUPREME
I pull up Maroneys vault all the time. Nothing compares to it. When they show the slo mo the music from a floor routine starts and it sounds like shes dropping out of heaven with the shocked look on judge's faces
The greatest vault of all time!
I love the judge w her mouth open
That wasnt a judge that was the team head coach bella corollis wife.
No.. the blonde lady at the table as soon as she lands
@@melissagreene4174 Marta Karolyi was in the fan section
It’s 2020 and I’m still looking for a good reason for those deductions
2022 here. Same.
2023 here. I'll be looking well into the afterlife, as well
2024 and I'm still looking
2025 still don‘t know
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.
And Kyla also had a great Y720 and a not so consistent Amanar. In terms quality, Kyla was close to Komova and much better than Peseka.
Not a fan of US gymnastics. Then u don’t know the sport very well. They are the best in the business these day!!!!!
@@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.
@@lucasblackburn3178 what does being a fan have to do with knowing the sport? Lol
@@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.
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.
Agreed...except for tf in rio....that would be a strong vehement disagree on that one.
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.
It was a beautiful... I remember I was at work that night and went into the conference room and saw this... absolutely beautiful moment for Mckayla.
...and she did that with a broken toe...
And the worst team doctor EVER!!
Mahoney deserves a perfect 10 there was no deductions that I saw. I have been a gymnast for 15 years. This is in justice.
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.
@@jodavitow liar.
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.
@@agent606 let’s see yours!
@@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.
Gabby's vault looks amazing
Such a fast twister! I was so sad she didn't perform the Amanar or her 1 1/2+ triple twist on floor in her comeback, she did them so well in London...
@@cyrielle_ she has a remarkable form too! She deserved everything she got in London
@@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.
Aliya knew her team was toast after that first rotation lmao
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.
@@cyrielle_ Nah
@@cyrielle_ Agree about BB but US FX was just too much better.
Unforgettable.
And with a broken foot. I heard she broke her foot the first day in London. Amazing.
not only with a broken foot, but abused, raped by a moster.
A toe
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 😭
@@jojox9791thats what they lied about!! See ur an example of believing that rapist thats now in 175 years prison 😂😂
I think the judges need to tell us where Maroney's deduction was - I'm no expert but that looked damn perfect to me
She stepped out too soon
0.1 leg separation
0.1 bent knee
0.1 crossed feet.
@@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.
Sometimes I wonder if the judges simply don’t want to see perfection. Why are so many scores underrated 🥺
you mean underscored?
@@nattn9252 whatever u got what I meant
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
Russians were better in the compulsories:
Shaposhnikova 10
Kim 9.90
Zaharova 9.90
Davydova 9.90
Filatova 9.90
Romanians were better in optionals:
Ruhn 10
Grigoras 9.95
Comaneci 9.90
Dunca 9.80
Turner 9.75
I haven't seen it, so I can't make a 100% informed comparison, but 2 things are certain:
1. Obviously, the difficulty at that time was incomparable to that of 2012.
2. Difficulty aside, speaking in terms of execution alone: that was back in a time when they handed out 9.9s and even perfect 10s for vaults that had FAR more technical flaws than what Maroney executed here.
I did just watch the 1988 all-around (which took place a few months before I was born) this morning, actually. The fact that Shushunova's vault got a perfect 10 is literally embarrassing. If she submitted that today (again, excluding the difficulty factor and speaking solely on execution, as that's the only way we can fairly compare), she would have gotten deductions for leg separation, flexed feet, flailing arms to maintain balance on the landing, a low chest on the landing, pausing in said low chest position before saluting, and probably several other things. So, a 9.5 at absolute best. Conversely, had Maroney's vault been done in that era, it would have unquestionably gotten a perfect 10.
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).
I don't care how long its been, when a US girl straight stick it, im still liks YESSSSS
My heart broke for her in the finals. It was her competition to lose and she lost her concentration for one second
She stole my heart with her landings❤❤❤
they had already won after firsst rotation
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 and then Russia would have lost their lead in the last two if they made the same mistakes if Grishna scored well in UB
@@tomgallowitz and US only had one weakness which is bars anyways, they would have made it up with FX and the really consistent beam sets
@@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
They were so solid as an Olympic team, few errors at all. McKayla Maroney should’ve gotten gold for vault, the best women’s vaulter I’ve ever seen.
She fell in the vault finals. If she stayed on her feet she would’ve easily taken gold.
@@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.
How does the panel deduct after Maroney literally Dropped Their Jaws with that flawless vault?
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.
Gabby looks so young!😅
The silence before the landing Whew
Amazing series!!!!
I love this vault!! also , Cheng fei's 2008 vault is flawless, in terms of difficulty~
I love the fierce five they are absolutely amazing!!! 🤩
4:47 Pressure and nervousness so clear on her face
I’ve watched this video so many times.
This is on par with Romania's floor and beam in 2004
Having been there in person, I couldn’t agree more! Athens Team Finals were magical (for Romania) 👍🏼
I agree!!
Mustafina's face at the end xD
One of the best US teams ever.
Another exciting rotation was the US team on UB from 1996. They were all sticking the landings like crazy!!!
well said
loved chow on bars
Absolutely. As soon as I saw that rotation complete I knew the USA had their best game face on and would be a serious challenger.
Gabby is her best vault sticking landing!
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
@@TheTimo5494 I agree she deserved that 10. FIG used to give out 10 in the earlier days of gymnastics they should continue to do so if it’s deserved.
Best vault ever!!
Maroney deserved the 16.5 hands down!
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.
I love your videos, please make more
03:41 that coach who shoves Aly out the way! 🤨🤨🤨
And she pushes her harder than I first thought. Rude beyond belief.
@@annxx7976 I think that can be excused, when you're excited you tend to forget anything else
That was so good
MyKayla is her best stick landing on her vault!
Are the judges blind?!! Are you kidding me?!!! That was perfection! EPIC!!!!
3 nearly perfect Amanars, insane. We need gymnasts training amanars again
Sometimes I watch this rotation just to feel joy
When they say ALL BUSINESS this is what they mean!
You can see it's technicality even without slow-mo.
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 🤣)
Oh, gosh the Russian girls knew they were in for a huge fight, right away. The look on Mustafina's face was priceless.
I get where are the deductions (small leg separation after the roundoff, bent hips, crossed feet and the "not 100% stuck" landing) but 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
this was an incredible group - US ladies in '96 on bars were just as good
Poor Gabby just never came out of Simone's shadow once they were both on the US team.
She had 4 years of glory all to herself
Always spectacular!!!!
Literal chills everytime
This is the most amazing vault ever wow! Why the deductions? Can someone explain?
Bent her knees during backhandspring, pretty sure saluted too early and legs seperated
I watched that perfect vault live and I yelled TEN BITCH. Incredible.
That judge's face when McKayla lands that vault!
Fantastic
The height Maroney gets is just scary!
McKayla vault was perfect idk what the judges were thinking!!!🙄
Ok so say hypothetically mckayla didnt deserve a perfect score ( whatever ) what were the deductions? Did she really deserve almost 3 10ths off of that vault? I'm thinking HELL NO!!!
I agree!
legs apart on the first flight 0,1
legs apart/not aligned on the second flight 0,1
a little pass or hop 0.1 ( it seemed like a fake stick, you raise your arms but your body keeps moving, show lack of control)
it seems like the judges deducted from 0,2 to 0,3, since her score it's between this numbers.
@@jardelrodrigues6808 from our slow motion view sure but I doubt they saw it in real time
@@LETMEINGUYS if you believe in it, why bother watching gymnastics since the complete score system might be a fraud? the judges are trained and paid to see those little details, that's why I hope they can see it, otherwise why to have a specific deduction?
this vault was unbeatable for years, the perfection it's off this world, but the sistem has rules that are sooo heavy to other countrys, why should be different to usa? the judges only did their work.
@@jardelrodrigues6808 it was a perfect vault if there was ever a perfect vault especially at that level.
"WHERE
IS
THE
ERROR
THERE?!?"
I almost wish they had the old scoring format just so that Maroney would get a perfect 10 for that vault performance. It was impeccable.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes
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.
The judges, 😮😮😮 Brilliant!
did they change the scoring system or were these vaults just THAT good? bc in Paris no one except biles was anywhere near that
Maroney's vault was ABSOLUTE PERFECTION! 5 tenths deduction? WHERE???! Judges stealing again! Did it to Dawes ALL THE TIME!
It was only 2-1/3 tenths, although I agree, I didn't see it either.
I wish there was a way to upload the full NBC coverage of the 2012 team final
Their rotation that year on floor was fantastic too, and really sealed that gold with authority. I had a very strong feeling they would win- with pretty strong authority- after this however… just unreal.
Wow I never saw this...perfect
Did no one see the lady push Jordan out of the way or am I crazy
She totally did...terrible behavior in my opinion.
Isn't that Aly?
“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🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
They robbed Makayla on that perfect score...that vault was flawless
EPIC. Same as China 2008 bars
3:18 listen to the crowd when she’s airborne.