IDK why Kristen/Parkettes escaped the criticism Atler/Gliders got, despite UB being a problem all 97 (AmCup, ITC, Nats, Worlds) and, after getting a consistent set with high SV in 98, they made changes EVERY. SINGLE. MEET. What's sadder is despite the funky composition (and execution), UB was actually her highest score in Prelims & AA Finals in Sydney. She made World EF on BB in 97 & 99, yet never got a 10.0 SV at the OG and finished her elite career with a fall on a DMT sequence that earned no CV (repeating the 2-foot BHS from her Layout series). UGH. :(

@@jjs5056 was it because her two-foot layout started getting downgraded to back pike? she had such solid composition across all routines in 1998, I too was baffled with all the changes.

@@jonathanong6675 Not sure, since as you mentioned, this is only BB routine of Maloney's to be seen from Sydney. But, yes, it seems like a likely place for her to have lost 0.2 from her 1.1 in attempted bonus. (breakdown at the end). The official results book shows every SV awarded, though, and her best effort was 9.537/9.90 SV in TF. The U.S. team was a mess in terms of routine construction - a huge failure of Bela's centralized training system put in place that year. Dawes' BB had a 9.90 SV max (though she'd performed Straddle 1/2 + Straddle in 98, which would've turned her 9.475 into a 9.575. So, the U.S. could've had 9.637 (Maloney) + 9.575 (Dawes), which together with Ray and Chow's 9.687+ 9.625 from prelims, would've been 1 of the top BB tallies... of course, Ray and Chow both missed, but that's not really the point. Chow never achieved a 10.0 SV on FX in Sydney, scoring 9.525/9.90 SV in prelims and 9.625/9.90 SV in TF... she needed both her Double L (D) and 1.5 turn (B) for a full 10.0 SV, and both looked questionable. She could've been a Reserve for FX Finals with 9.625 and the U.S. could've had 3 routines over 9.7 in TF. Maloney's BB: Front Tuck + Beat Jump = D+A = 0.2 Switch Split + Straddle = C+B = 0.1 BHS+BHS+Layout = B+B+D = 0.3 Tuck Jump 1/1 = D = 0.1 Wolf + Rulfova = B+D = 0.3 Front Tuck = D = 0.0 (required Value Part) BHS+BHS+Double Tuck = X+X+D = 0.1 1.1 total bonus.

@@jjs5056 you didn't count her ring / double stag after the mount? no credit?

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@jjs5056Kristen was never the darling of the USA gymnastics. She was consistent and did well, but she never stood out despite her success. Atler was always the IT girl, Moceanu + Zmeskal’s comeback in 98, the rise of Elise Ray + Morgan White, and the surprise comeuppance of Tasha in ‘00. Somehow someone else was in the spotlight over Maloney. Kristen was solid, but honestly I don’t think too many expected too much out of her. Which is why she didn’t get the backlash that Atler had. I was sad her elite career didn’t end on a much higher note at the Olympics. I think her injuries and fatigue really wore her down. Plus with all that we know now with Bella’s incompetence and militaristic handling of the national team when he became national coordinator. The 2000 Olympic team deserved so much better.

The lower vault was only in the Individual All-Around competition, not during the team Event.

@@kevinjewell233 The vault she did in this video was during the AA, the day when the vault was set low.

@@kevinjewell233 This is AA in team fina USA had on white navy red stripe leo.

Lol they were even locked out of the stadium before the competition 😂

​@@lievekseen2320no they weren't. Like the americans that they are, they thought they could bend the rules and enter the arena through the main entrance. While well knowing that the athletes and technical staff entrance was on the side of the arena.

Dominique Dawes was also on this team!

@@karyon1007 omg! Thanks for the reminder! In all of my excitement and reminiscing on Amy Chow, I completely forgot about the LEGEND that is Dominique Dawes! Total queen and respect for that woman too!

Chow was grossly underscored on beam at these Olympics.

Agree 💯 it's all about power acrobatics now. How depressing was it to see the '21 Olympic gold FX medalist who didn't actually *dance*??? 😭

At this point I just assume the video won't match the title and description on this channel. It's like a surprise or something.😆

They needed Vanessa and Shannon Miller!

I'm not so sure. Don't forget Atler had several mental mistakes on other events not just on bars in pressure situations in competitions leading up to the Olympics and at the 1999 worlds.

I was literally just thinking this. She wasn’t great at trials but was world class and would have added higher scores on 3 of the 4 events. Dumb decision then and now.

Vanessa couldn’t handle the pressure. She made a lot of mental errors at trials, especially day 2. It was just too risky to take her

Vanessa was not mentally or emotionally prepared.

It’s a treat!

@@viniants I don’t know that I’ve seen any other woman do it. At least, not as well.

@@flipper8256 Shawn Johnson

@@flipper8256 Jordyn Wieber

Agreed. These Olympics were doomed for everyone involved.

@@extra_ice_girl They really were. Too many preventable scandals. For us USA gymnastics fans it was painful, although getting the surprise bronze medals in 2010 eased the pain just a bit. But it was a tough pill to swallow at the time. And some of what happened there (Raducan, vault at wrong height) still stings I am sure. Although the Games from last year were painful also for a lot of reasons.

The Karolys toxic ego and greed combined with the other coaches love for politics and intrigue were the undoing of this team.

🤣🤣🤣. Nice

Click bait I guess

I couldn’t believe it either. She hit her head but instead of asking if Kristen was okay, she makes fun of her dismount??? Just another classic example of the prevalence of abuse within gymnastics!

@@UnequivocallyME Beyond what we already know about Parkettes, it’s even stranger behavior given that this was Kristen’s last event at this Olympics and in her elite career. How about the coach give her a hug and maybe think that Kristen might be disappointed that she fell on her last elite performance?

No they are not. Elise ray fell on vault in the AA and not all the girls competed in the AA. Only 2 or 3 did

@@nmelgar74 Elise fell on vault when it was set too low in the first 2 rotations. These videos are of the attempts that she and other gymnasts were allowed to take at the end of the all-around competition. Also, team USA wore a different leotard during the team final.

Omg yessss

Not sure if they could considering the original bronze medal team (China) had their medals stripped for having an underaged gymnast.

Poor Kristen - so tough & gritty, but sloppy with a capital S. What elevated her was how badly she WANTED it.

no the first two routines are from Elise Rey during AA finals. most likely some are from TF and AA finals

All routines are AA finals

Yeah elise and kristen had a fall on beam,so not that great as the title is saying(also,where is Jamie,Dominique and Tasha's routine huh?)

More accurate to say they put on a $hit show…? 😂 just kidding.

“Put on a show” doesn’t necessarily have to mean they were smiling and performing, they mean it like they came out and did what they were capable of.

@@EvaSofie of course ..

​@@gabrielfreitas1263 These routines are from the All Around final where only Ray, Chow, and Maloney competed.

Yes. It was averaged out for their score.

I would say Moceanu would have been in this group of 6. Probably over Thompson or Dantzscher.

Vanessa should have been their floor and vault specialist.

@@mchur001Moceanu was burned out by that time, and had had her best years already. The above mentioned girls definitely would have been the team had they all been in top shape.

Wrong. Moceanu was in the best shape of her life in 1998. She could have easily been World AA champ had there been a Worlds. Unfortunately her father's actions cost her all of 1999. A physically healthy and mentally healthy Moceanu in 2000 would have been one of the best gymnasts in the US and also the World.@@saragrant9749

Boys?

@@CarrieBHS I think (s)he meant romanian men's gymnastics videos

@@StephansFloorMusics loll yes of course

You are watching a different sport than most then. The sport has evolved, adapted and been revolutionized over the years. Just because you would prefer ballet dancers to today’s routines doesn’t mean it’s not still great. Don’t like it? Don’t watch it and certainly don’t disparage it!

I agree with the comment above. If you are only gonna punish the Asian nations for underage gymnasts you are doing the sport a grave misjustice.

@@nabojsa this isn’t true they changed the age requirement

@@nabojsa Supposedly Alexandra Marinescu was also a little younger than what her docs claimed in Atlanta.

@@UnequivocallyMEproblem being that’s never been proven. Perhaps someday someone will find proof but until then there’s not much to be done.

⁠@@saragrant9749”Romania admitted in 2002 that several gymnasts' ages had been falsified, including Olympic medalists Gina Gogean and Alexandra Marinescu.” From a CNN article. Plus, Daniela Silvias competed underaged before too. The Romanians def committed fraud back then too.

Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Gabby Douglas, Mykayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Jordan Wieber all came before Simone but after this meet.

yes

Raducan yes! China no - can’t have underage gymnasts - sorry.

No. China broke the rules, so they were rightfully disqualified. I do feel for Huang Mandan and Kui Yuanyuan tho, Huang didn’t want bar finals despite hitting her routine, and Kui was injured way too badly to compete on beam. Now because of something their coach or the federation did, their Olympic medal is gone

@@mht4908 Even of Dong Fongxiao wasn't on the team, China still would've won the bronze. Let's be realistic here lol

@@tyronebranch2946 I never said that China wouldn’t have won bronze without Dong, they definitely could’ve by a quite comfortable margin looking back at the scores. But they chose to knowingly use her despite her being underage, so yes they should’ve been disqualified. My comment was just about feeling bad for Huang and Kui, because they lost their only Olympic medal because of something they didn’t do. This isn’t about whether China would’ve won or not, it’s about them breaking the rules.Stop trying to put words in my mouth

What does that even mean??? 🧐

Not like you could do any better

Well like Raducan, Elise had one weak event. I cringed every time I watched Raducan on bars, it was so sloppy.

@@nabojsa She was such a spunky and refreshing Romanian gymnast. I just wished she had better bars.

@@GymnasticStudizes what a ridiculous comment. We are all entitled to our opinions no matter what our skill set - and anyone can see Ray’s bent and crossed legs 🤦🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️

Except on bars.

The Americans were extremely overworked by the coaching staff and were exhausted by this point. At least we didn’t feel the need to win medals with a banned substance in our athletes systems!

Dawes was terrible