2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

**Cowutopia** · 12 Aug 2008, 11:37 PM

You can still get perfect 10's on execution. It's start value + execution, execution starting from 10 minus deductions.

The harder your routine is the higher your score potential is. I like it.

**Rich** · 12 Aug 2008, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by stormy

16.9? Whatever happened to the 10 scale? I want my perfect 10s!

It's on a 10 scale but you also get points for difficulty added onto the 10 which I think is awesome since you should be rewarded for attempting a more difficult routine.

Does anyone LOL hard when Shawn Johnson runs full speed for the vault? It looks so silly. I'd still fuck her.

**Nomi** · 12 Aug 2008, 11:46 PM

I like this system a lot more, it's more descriptive about who is doing better routines, and doing them well.

**Cowutopia** · 12 Aug 2008, 11:56 PM

So. Anyway. That dream of USA winning gold after that China fall lasted about 1 whole second into the American rotation.

Congrats china you fucking assholes. You win again.

**Cheebs** · 13 Aug 2008, 12:00 AM

Is anybody else slightly concerned while watching this balance beam stuff? It's like physics aren't applying. Or the girls had freaky surgery to implant squirrel brains or something.

**Cheebs** · 13 Aug 2008, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Rich

I'd probably have sex with most of the US Woman's gymnastics team.

Wanting to have your way with the body of an Olympian sounds like a desire most people would have, yes.

**Rich** · 13 Aug 2008, 12:01 AM

Kill the bitch who just cost us 1.6 points imo.

**stormy** · 13 Aug 2008, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Rich

It's on a 10 scale but you also get points for difficulty added onto the 10 which I think is awesome since you should be rewarded for attempting a more difficult routine.

They can include that in the 10 scale. It's classic that an awesome routine is a perfect 10. I can't believe they took that away from us. Dorothy Hammill for life!

**Rich** · 13 Aug 2008, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by stormy

They can include that in the 10 scale. It's classic that an awesome routine is a perfect 10. I can't believe they took that away from us. Dorothy Hammill for life!

There's not enough points to differentiate the great teams from Cuba that way.