re: Gymnastics Scores Season High 197.650 in Win

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With that said, it was a travesty McKenna and Kennedi didn’t get 10s on floor. The judges this year will not give one out for anything. Had they been at UCLA or OU the score would have been over 198 with 3 10s.

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LSU has not performed "great this year" but the scores have been disappointing given what other teams are looking like and the score they have been getting. This year seems really bad compared to other years. I understand its subjective and all but there are some major discrepancies and a lot of over inflation. I think the Florida vs OU meet a couple weeks ago is all the evidence you need.

Finnegan in particular has been shafted her entire career at LSU. I would not trade her gymnastics with anyone in the country. Last year she couldn't get 10's the entire year essentially while OU and UCLA got them like candy every week. I am watching Maggie Nichols land everything with her feet like 2-3 feet apart and continuously never gets deducted like she should for it. Kentucky last weekend was absurd with the scoring, especially with Mollie Korth going out of bounds and miraculously gets a 9.9.

It is what it is, we can't really control or do anything about it. They will need to continue to pound big scores out as we hit the home stretch of the year. Based on projections, LSU should finish #4 by the time we hit SEC Championships. All that matters essentially is we are hitting high 197's to end the year. Wins, losses, rankings past that won't mean anything. UCLA and Florida have had many years looking rough most the year but peak at the correct time, and come back to win a national title.

Its all about peaking at the correct time.

I think there will be a big difference in the coming weeks. LSU has been banged up with injuries this year that they were still recovering from last year. Other kids had normal illnesses as well such as the flu, and other small bugs.

Look at the list:

Ferrer has had back problems and had the flu
Kirby has been out all season (she was suppose to be a starter on bars and floor)
Edwards tweaked her knee early in the year
Campbell has fought some ankle problems that kept her out of training
Durante had a concussion
Edney has had hamstring problems at times and has had to reduce her training
Cannamela has not been the same this year with her back problems
LSU has had to go slow with McKenna coming back and she tweaked her ankle
Priessman is fighting Elbow and shoulder problems