2012 London Olympics

Women's Qualifications (Team, AA and Event Finalists)

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Komova: Russia's First All Around Champion? 6145 views

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Uploaded by Danny Sierra | July 31, 2012

Viktoria Komova is in good position to become Russia's first female Olympic all around gold medalist. A much admired junior gymnast, Komova finished a close second to Jordyn Wieber at last year's World Championships. At the Olympics, Komova has shown up with big upgrades, including an Amanar vault, a double-double dismount from uneven bars and a Patterson off beam. Will she win it all?

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Mark Adams 10 months ago

@GK...I already did in my previous posts...obviously you're not comprehending very well for the time being...on the bias part---Russia was down 5 points from the Americans as the judges scored it-and America was given the Gold for team-therefore there is OBVIOUSLY NO BIAS AGAINST THE USA...So to be honest about it it's the Russians who could more correctly be saying something of biased judging...On what you said about you backing up what you mentioned--As I've already CLEARLY pointed out-of course you try to put your own very badly mistaken interpretation of what you say happened to spin things your way on what you say happened...Truth is that you are wrong and it didn't happen that way...Viktoria outperformed all the other girls-better Artistry,Athleticism,Grace-better execution of all of her techniques to get the scores that she was given by the judges and she won the qualifying round to go into the finals as the leader...I personally think (based on what I already mentioned) that Viktoria should've been scored somewhat higher-putting her in more of a lead in qualifying-so if there is a bias,it favors the Americans as I already pointed out about them being given Gold in team by a 5 point margin-plus what I see about Viktoria's scores being diminished rather than inflated.....You obviously come into this with a bias in favor of other teams against Russia-- based on you trying to diminish Viktorias scores when it's obvious to those of us that are fair and honest in this that ,if anything,she was underscored just as she was cheated at the World Championships last year--nearly everyone that posted on that event was pointing out how the judging cheated her there even though she only lost by 3 thousandths of a point...I suppose you think that Wieber wasn't judged fairly either in qualifying for AA here in London when the truth is that she was beaten by the other girls.....We have less than 24 hours now until the AA is completely finished for this Olympics...We'll soon enough see who the real champion is-and with what kind of judging...GK-your so called specific examples were only a few very isolated events within the entire routines that you mentioned--and as I said,what you mentioned was just your own personal ,flawed way of interpreting the events--taken as a whole Viktoria's routines were better and that's why she won in qualifying...I hope she improves and repeats that to win in AA finals as well...

GK 10 months ago

@Mark. Well I gave specific examples and comparisons of prelim and final scores to prove my point. You neither refuted them, nor provided any examples of pro-American bias. Why don't you back up what you're saying if you want anyone to think your opinion is credible?!

Mark Adams 10 months ago

@GK-You're just putting your own VERY BADLY MISTAKEN twist on what you said to get the take on it that you did...No one who's been really following any of this is going to believe any of what you've posted...It's easy to see that if any judging has been biased (and I'm not saying yet that it has been in London) that it's been biased FOR the Americans and NOT against them-which is why they won by the 5 point margin in team...Viktoria is capable of much better Gymnastics than she's been doing here yet she's still in 1st place...I'm sure that Vika will improve her performances and will follow thru to win this AA in London Olympics because she is the best Gymnast...You people whining about a bias in her favor are being dishonest and you know it...

GK 10 months ago

Here are some examples of the Russian bias: Afanasyeva crashes last tumbling pass and gets only .5 lower than prelims. Komova only .1 lower on vault than Wieber but had bad form, bad height, and bad landing. Then Komova scored only .233 lower on beam than prelims in spite of a major wobble and practically flying off the podium on her dismount. Pasekam scored only .233 lower on vault than prelims even though she staggered off the mat with both feet. I expected Americans to win by a much wider margin. The Russians made so many mistakes on vault and beam and yet the lead going into floor was pretty narrow.

Sad Fan 10 months ago

That awkward moment when Gabby's all around score from TF's is .800 above Komova's during day 1... I hope everyone realizes that Gabby counted a 13.7 on day 1 on floor, and during TF's she managed a 15... So no the judging isn't really skewed. Komova just got lucky that Douglas faultered.

Mark Adams 10 months ago

You people whining about the judging being biased against the USA are absurd and ridiculous...It could better be argued the other way...If the judging is against the USA then how do you think that the judges just gave the USA the Gold medal in the team competition by a 5 point margin...It could more honestly be argued that the judging has been biased against Russia.....Anyway,Viktoria Komova is in first place in the All Around becvause she is the best Gymnast in the world...Viktorioa is winning because she performs much better than the other girls-and her win is because of her great Talent...Wieber isn't competing because she stepped out of bounds on floor and fell etc-that's the truth of the matter...and Viktoria is a much better Gymnast than Wieber and the other Americans...

Cb 10 months ago

It is true that Jordyn was underscored on beam and floor in prelims. It seemed like the judges did not want her to qualify, but it doesn't make sense. If they wanted artistic gymnastics like the Russians to win, they would not have scored Raisman higher than Wieber (as Wieber is more fluid and artistic than Raisman). I hope Komova does medal in the all-around, but I'm pulling for Mustafina for gold and Gabby for silver. Mustafina deserves it, and I hope she gets redemption on the beam.

JQ 10 months ago

Victoria definitely has pretty lines, but I can see why Mimi made the clumsy comment. I think what it really is, is her reaction to mistakes. When she's on, she looks beautiful. When she makes a mistake, her shoulders drop, she comes completely out of character and she kind of just walks back to her spot. She makes no attempt to cover it up or "dance out of it." It does seem that the judges are pulling for her this year though. One thing is for sure. The judges do NOT do any favors for the Americans on scoring. The Americans have to earn it beyond a shadow of a doubt. A russian can almost crash her dismount and still get scores above 15.

Schwinn 10 months ago

If I had my way:

GOLD - Douglas
Silver - Aliya
Bronze - Raisman
@Mimi, you are soo right about Komova!!! In my opinion, she does look clumsy, like her feet are too big for her body, lololol. I get how people perceive her as trying to be artistic, but I don't see it. Plus, she acts like a big ole BRAT!