Elena Produnova - one of the most beautiful and powerful gymnasts ever
There is a lot of discussion about this at the moment and I felt moved to add this blog's voice to the rising tide of opinion.
Vault (a)
But the vault below (b) should receive a zero, leaving the coach and gymnast effectively disqualified from the running for team, all around and apparatus finals. While you might argue that the gymnast nominally lands with her feet on the ground, she can't sustain the landing and her weight is taken by back, head, neck and several other body parts. Surely common sense dictates a zero score. You can argue, if you like, that common sense shouldn't come into judging, but surely it is not too much to expect judges to make judgements. Or perhaps a minor change to the wording of the Code if Points is required to make this more comfortable for them.
Vault (b)
We should not deprive the sport of the rare sight of a fantastic, elevated Produnova vault just because vault judges are not making the right decisions, leaving gymnasts being rewarded for risking their lives for a high D score.
Please discuss.