I’m hearing whispers that she was told that her competition would be given a boost in final score to make them more competitive against her. If this is true, she was right to walk away.
You are “hearing whispers” they were going to give free points to her opponents huh?
From BLM?
Chuckle.
Geez. Stop making excuses for her.
Her risk of permanent injury isn’t worth the aggravation she is getting. I wish her every future success in her life.
“...competition would be given a boost in final score to make them more competitive...”
I watched some of Biles performances. She was not the Biles of before. In the vault event she was obviously way off and scored around 12th in competition. Any talk of faulty scoring is hogwash.
Thought the reverse here, she was getting scores higher than she deserved, ignoring some mistakes due to her reputation.
She has been one of the most accomplished gymnasts of all time apparently
This is what I am hearing, that the judges were planning to underscore her because she was so much better than the others. So she called their bluff and quit. Reminds me of the Olympics where the French judge voted for a favorite instead of the best.
I’ve watched her routines from qualifying for the US team through her final vault. She isn’t as good as she was in the past.
Powerful, yes. That lady is a rocket. What she lacks from previous performances is precision. It’s like she’s overdoing things by just a touch. Over rotation on almost every apparatus. Flying and sliding off the mat on floor.
One thing she doesn’t have is grace. I was stunned to see how happy and beautiful the Russian girls looked on the floor. How elegant they managed to make the beam performances...
My point is: They don’t have to pad the scores of her competitors. Frankly, Jade looked better to me in the qualifiers. I was stunned at the score that eliminated her.