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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The dance part of the beam and floor routines has been reduced to the bare minimum so that the gymnasts can get in enough skills to maximize their start value. It's really too bad, if you look back 20-30 years ago, you'll see difficult tumbling combined with interesting dance elements on both beam and floor.[/quote]

It's the same with figure skating these days.  It's all about the point value of your routine/performance.  I've followed gymnastics and skating for years, and the new point system really takes a lot of the fun out of watching, especially when no one really understands how the scores are determined.  [/quote]

agreed.  Although, I watched 2 of my favorite gymnasts from the mag 7's routines on youtube a few days ago - I think the Dominiques (Dawes and Moceanu) would have done pretty well even under this new system.  And their routines were pretty damn cute, too, even with the incredibly hard tumbling.  You can still add some dance-y stuff, it has just become less worthwhile to do so.  I still remember the pass Dawes did where she went one way then turned it around and went the other way - it was 2 tumbling passes in one.  She was awesome.  And Moceanu?  Cute as a button.[/quote]

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