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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 9426940" data-attributes="member: 7808">No corrections.&nbsp; But I can play the uneducated Devil's Advocate.&nbsp; I believe the main argument would be that the previous scoring system (where gymnasts could get a &quot;perfect 10&quot;) gave less points for high difficulty moves and put more focus on overall presentation.&nbsp; The reason that previous gymnasts never tried to do what Biles does is because it didn't make sense from a risk/reward standpoint; better to do a simpler move perfect than a near impossible move with minor issues.&nbsp; So we'll never know if Mary Lou Rhetton or others could do the same as Biles, and we'll never see Biles train for the type of routine done in the previous century*.That being said, I've noticed that gymnastics seems to be much more of a &quot;quantified&quot; sport now, focussed on measurable tricks, with much less focus on style.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure this is a good thing overall; less bias, less sexism, etc.&nbsp; Over course, I only become aware of gymnastics once every four years.&nbsp; For all I know, in 12 years they'll be telling us how this new scoring systems is making too many gymnasts ruin their spines, or something.*Yes, we are that old.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 9426940, member: 7808"] No corrections. But I can play the uneducated Devil's Advocate. I believe the main argument would be that the previous scoring system (where gymnasts could get a "perfect 10") gave less points for high difficulty moves and put more focus on overall presentation. The reason that previous gymnasts never tried to do what Biles does is because it didn't make sense from a risk/reward standpoint; better to do a simpler move perfect than a near impossible move with minor issues. So we'll never know if Mary Lou Rhetton or others could do the same as Biles, and we'll never see Biles train for the type of routine done in the previous century*. That being said, I've noticed that gymnastics seems to be much more of a "quantified" sport now, focussed on measurable tricks, with much less focus on style. I'm pretty sure this is a good thing overall; less bias, less sexism, etc. Over course, I only become aware of gymnastics once every four years. For all I know, in 12 years they'll be telling us how this new scoring systems is making too many gymnasts ruin their spines, or something. *Yes, we are that old. [/QUOTE]

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