“Landing Was a Little Sloppy”: LSU Gymnast Scoring 10 Raises Eyebrows in Sports World

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has designed an updated scoring system for the women’s and men’s artistic gymnastics. Once upon a time, the perfect score of 10 was an unattainable feat. There have also been instances when very few contestants received the said score. However, in recent times, the gymnastics world has seen a drastic rise in the number of contestants receiving the perfect 10. This change in frequency hasn’t gone unnoticed by the netizens.

A recent viral video sparked the debate that has been overdue for some time now. The viral video featured a performance that was good but perfect. Despite its visible flaws, the routine was allotted a perfect 10 and viewers are now questioning the leniency in the scoring system.

LSU gymnast’s performance goes viral on the internet

On March 11th, 2023, the leading TV programme, SportsCenter, shared a clip from the 2023 regular season. The clip featured the LSU gymnast Haleigh Bryant attaining consecutive 10s in various routines. Adding a caption to the post, SportsCenter wrote, “LSU Gymnastics’ Haleigh Bryant earns BACK-TO-BACK 🔟s on vault and bars 👏 #ThatsaW”

Yesterday, Bryant created history by scoring three perfect 10s in vault, floor, and bars routines. Doing so, she became the first gymnast to score 3 perfect 10s in a single meet. While the audience in the video rejoiced at the moment, the same cannot be said about the viewers online.

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Getting the time to analyze the video, netizens noticed the minor mistakes in the routine. Concluding that the routine wasn’t carried out perfectly, netizens questioned why was it given the perfect score. This also led to them pointing out how easily the perfect score is being given out nowadays.

Netizens question the scoring system

Not long after SportsCenter shared the clip on Facebook, the video went viral on the platform. While some congratulated the gymnast, many questioned the judges and their judgment. One fan wrote, “That amazes me. Pretty incredible that anyone could that. I know i could never do it. But a perfect 10? 🤔 That landing was a little sloppy, LMAO.” Sharing out Bryant’s overall result, another one added, “She got 3 perfect 10s tonight on floor, bars, and vault.”

A third fan sarcastically wrote, “Handing out 10’s like candy on Halloween.” Another one added, “10s are like participation trophies these days.” One user questioned, “Just asking a question not trying to start a war, but is it me or are 10s just flying around gymnastics now a days? 🤔”

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Another one sharing a similar opinion added, “I don’t follow gymnastics but it seems like there’s been way more perfect 10a this year than ever. The crown prop celebration is -5 points.”

As the internet shares its take, let us know if you think Bryant deserved the scores. Or are the perfect 10s being handed out too easily now?