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Watching gymnastics as a child, I was always in awe of the athletes' ability to "stick the landing." Today, the USA Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team has done it again, winning gold this time, with precision and grace. Sticking the landing is all about results. All that energy, power, and strength culminate in a single moment of incredible grace. Stick the landing. Full stop. In marketing, it’s the same. After a ton of activity and energy, everything focuses on a singular goal: results. At Salt Marketing, we ensure every campaign finishes strong, delivering impactful and lasting outcomes for our clients. Ready to stick your landing? Partner with Salt Marketing, where we turn your goals into gold. #Marketing #Success #StickTheLanding #USAGymnastics #GoldMedal #Inspiration #BusinessGrowth #SaltMarketing

You are a champion for #Romania, and if there were any other interests at play, the truth will eventually come to light. 🤸🥉 Sabrina Voinea's heel position during her performance in the Olympic Final clearly demonstrated that she did not deserve a penalty, nor should her bronze medal have been unjustly taken. #NBC's coverage clearly shows that Sabrine did not step out of line. In an era of advanced technology, where sensors and artificial intelligence are prevalent, gymnastics still relies on manual scoring methods, unlike sports such as football, basketball, or tennis, where computerized systems minimize human errors. Judgments on aspects like amplitude, turns, or positioning in gymnastics currently depend on the subjective assessment of potentially biased referees. Following the reform in figure skating after the 2002 Salt Lake City scandal, it's time for #gymnastics to adopt a more objective analysis. Metrics such as angles, degrees, amplitude, and turns should be evaluated using systems like VAR or Hawk-Eye to ensure fair rankings and championships. Sabrina's heel position in yesterday's event might be the catalyst for such a transformative change in world gymnastics. Who is responsible for lying? #France #OlympicGames #OlympicGames2024 #SabrinaVoinea #FIG

🚨 The Controversial Impact of the Two-Per-Country Rule in Gymnastics: Fairness or Fiasco? The gymnastics community is in an uproar as the "two-per-country" rule strikes again at the Paris Olympics 2024. This time, it’s Jordan Chiles who misses out on the all-around finals despite her stellar performance. Highlights: Rule Explained: Limits two gymnasts per country in finals. Paris 2024: Chiles excluded by 0.067 points. History: Introduced post-1972 Olympics to prevent country dominance. Global Effects: Also impacted top gymnasts from Russia, China, and Japan. Debate: Critics argue it prevents the best from competing; supporters say it promotes diversity. Solutions: Proposals to allow top scorers and increase finalists . Read our detailed blog to understand the full impact and the ongoing debate! Read More: https://lnkd.in/e6UwEdvp #Gymnastics #Olympics2024 #TwoPerCountryRule #Fairness #JordanChiles #SportsDebate 

🤸♀️ The Controversial Impact of the Two-Per-Country Rule in Gymnastics: Fairness or Fiasco? 🤸♀️ The gymnastics world is buzzing with debate as the "two-per-country" rule once again leaves a top gymnast out of the all-around finals at the Paris Olympics 2024. This time, it's Jordan Chiles who narrowly missed the cut, despite proving to be one of the best. 🔍 Key Highlights: Rule Overview: Limits two gymnasts per country in finals to promote fairness and diversity. Paris 2024 Controversy: Jordan Chiles excluded despite outstanding performance. Historical Context: Rule dates back to post-1972 Olympics to prevent dominance by powerhouse countries. Global Impact: Affects gymnasts from all top-performing nations, sparking debate on fairness. Potential Solutions: Suggestions include allowing top scorers regardless of nationality and increasing finalist numbers. 💬 Dive into our blog for a comprehensive analysis of the rule's impact and ongoing debate! Read More: https://lnkd.in/ejU58_Qb #Gymnastics #Olympics2024 #TwoPerCountryRule #FairnessInSports #JordanChiles #SportsDebate

Gymnastics breaking records in the arena and on the screens 📈 NBC’s live daytime broadcast of the women’s gymnastics team final averaged 12.7 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, marking the event as one of the network’s top weekday daytime events in Olympic history. This meant that more people tuned in live to watch Team USA’s gold-medal-winning performance than for any single game of the 2024 NBA Finals or the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. Gymnastics has taken a centre stage at these Games from bringing in celebrity crowds to breaking multiple records and I just love it! (…can you tell it’s my favourite sport 🤭) Now it’s time to invest in the sport so we can see the excitement year on year at world championships vs every foyr years at the Olympics 💸 Source: USA Sports Today #womeninsport #totheworld #olympics #paris2024 #gymnastics #investinwomenssports

🔍 Setting the Record Straight on Gymnastics Safety The recent injury at the USA Gymnastics Core Hydration Classic is a painful reminder of the ongoing issues in gymnastics safety. It's not just an isolated incident – injuries like these are far too common and often go unaddressed, classified as "normal occurrences." But here's the truth: these injuries are preventable, and the technology to enhance safety exists. Our Weller Floor technology has been proven to reduce the risk of injury and improve performance. Despite this, many federations, including Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), and suppliers continue to overlook these advancements. It's time for transparency and accountability. The gymnastics community deserves to know that the current standards are not enough. Athletes shouldn't have to accept unnecessary risks when better solutions are available. We've informed organizations like USA Gymnastics and major suppliers ABÉO SPIETH America Janssen Fritsen American Athletic, Inc about these deficiencies, yet without proper oversight and commitment to change, these preventable injuries will continue. Let's demand higher safety standards and push for the adoption of proven technologies that protect our athletes. Together, we can create a safer future for gymnastics. 🏅 #GymnasticsSafety #Transparency #Innovation #WellerFloor #USAG #ProtectOurAthletes #FutureOfSports

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Significant figures in women’s gymnastics. Why Jordan Chiles and Ana Barbosu both won Bronze. Significant figures, or significant digits, represent the number of numbers in a number that can be reliably reported. It’s about precision. And leaving aside the fact that subjective judge scoring defies such precision, it’s worth a look at what precision is even allowed mathematically. Gymnastics scoring has several factors like degree of difficulty and execution. Yet each of these is scored with a single decimal place precision by any individual judge. Which is to say, a level of difficulty may be 5.1 or 5.2 but not 5.15 or 5.23. Similarly, the deduction of points on execution are –0.1 or –0.2 etc. If gymnastics scoring wants to pretend to be objectively mathematical, then they have to play by objectively mathematical rules. You cannot report a score with higher precision (like 13.666) than the measurements you actually made instead of 13.7. When averaging the score of 4 of 6 judges, you simply cannot report that score beyond the first decimal place. It’s just wrong. It unjustified. I defy you to slice a pizza into 6 pieces, take 4, and justify how you can eyeball the difference between 0.666 and 0.7! So International Olympic Committee – IOC, even if Jordan Chiles is denied her timely or untimely challenge, her original score can only be reliably reported as 13.7 (not 13.666) and that is identical to the score for Ana Barbosu. Andrade got 14.2 (not 14.166) Biles got 14.1 (not 14.133) Chiles and Barbosu both got 13.7. Give them both the Bronze and stop over-precisely pretending you know how to do math. Even if there were a hundred judges it would not change the fact that you cannot report these summary or averaged scores beyond the first decimal place on which they are scored in the first place! That would just change your margin of error. And believe me the margin of error on scores from 4 of 6 judges it huge. #math #significantdigits #significantfigures #jordanchiles #precision #olympics

The Vestibular System Is the All-Around Medal Winner at the Summer Olympics Again: The Olympic Games are always a showcase of what the human body can achieve. The diversity in the size, strengths, and shapes of athletes across the sports is mind boggling. Watching events like gymnastics, diving, and skateboarding make you wonder how these athletes can make twisting in the air and defying gravity look so easy. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/euisN4PU

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