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Old 08-06-2008, 07:36 AM   #58
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Wow. They have changed the way gymnastics is scored. No more perfect 10's. You can now get 14, 15, even 17 points.

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Originally Posted by news
Spurred in part by the judging errors at the 2004 Olympics, the international gymnastics federation, known as the F.I.G., changed the system to better differentiate one gymnast’s routines from another’s.

Gymnasts now receive separate marks for degree of difficulty and for execution in each event. The two are added to obtain the overall score, which usually ranges from 14 to 17 for top-level gymnasts.

It is only possible, but not probable, for a gymnast to score a 10.0 in the execution appraisal.
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