In order to get the fuel that they need to perform at the levels that they do, Olympian gymnasts have to follow a strict diet. But since her execution score (which remained unchanged) was higher, she won the tiebreaker and the medal."
But after a challenge was submitted, " revised score flashed above the arena - they accepted her appeal, and she was now tied for third with Romania's Catalina Ponor. "In the beam final at the 2012 London Olympics, Raisman's initial score left her in fourth place, just one-tenth of a point away from the podium," according to NBC Olympics. If you're wondering if challenges ever happen, they do indeed. The Wall Street Journal explains that the "set-up designed to discourage frivolous objections." If they lose the challenge, they also lose the money. If they win the appeal, they get the money back. To challenge a second score during the same event, it will put them back $500, and a third challenge costs $1,000. They then need to submit the appeal in writing within four minutes. If a competitor wants to challenge a score, their coach must first head to the judge's table before the next routine starts to verbally state their objection. Or maybe you shouldn't - even a somersault can be risky to out-of-shape, unflexible, non-Olympian, normal folks. "Go watch some of the scary crashes on vault and you'll see exactly what I mean." Or just try to do a somersault and see how hard it is. "There are plenty of gymnasts who try hard skills and look as if they're inches away from death while doing them," according to USA Today writer Nancy Armour. While it's a necessary skill, it isn't one that all competitors can achieve.
will look near-effortless to the spectators." USA Gymnastics also states, "It requires beauty, strength, power, and stamina to continue at peak performance throughout the entire exercise." That's why the "athletes must maintain energy and excellence, which can be challenging because of the demanding content in the exercise." USA Gymnastics lays out the expectations put upon the athletes during competitions, explaining that routines "should be executed with proper rhythm and harmony." The website notes that the "best routines.
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