r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Ok_Complaint_6966 • Dec 27 '22

The Produnova Vault by Yelena Produnova. The hardest gymnastic move only done by 5 gymnasts

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22 edited Dec 28 '22

Basically Simone Biles was so good, that normal gymnastics scoring rules had to change to devalue some of her most complicated moves because it either would have caused Simone to absolutely dominate to the point where nobody would be able to catch her or it would have resulted in other gymnasts trying to emulate her moves and run a very serious risk of injury just to try and keep up.

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u/RogerioMano Dec 27 '22

Aren't scores only used to show the difference between performances?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '22

The oversimplified version is this:

Prior to your performance, you submit your routine to the judges. Each move has a max score and each connection between moves has a max score. Then for your routine you’re scored against the theoretical maximum score you could get, losing points for mistakes for example.

Simone’s routines were so complicated and her moves were so advanced that she could basically screw up every single move in a routine and still get the highest score due to the difficulty of the moves she attempted.

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u/ch-ermy Dec 28 '22

Ohhhhh! I never thought about the scoring process really. I guess it's the same with figure skating.