Most Difficulty In The 2017 NCAA Super Six: Vault Edition
In our fourth and final installment on the most difficulty in the 2017 NCAA Super Six, we are taking a look at vault. Specifically, we're analyzing which teams had the most 10.0 start value vaults. In 2016, the Yurchenko full was devalued to a 9.95 start value, and many teams have reacted by upping the difficulty of the vaults their gymnasts compete. We have seen more Yurchenko 1 1/2s and even Yurchenko doubles. Some teams have gymnasts training more unique vaults, such as a front handspring pike-front half or Omelianchik (round-off, half turn to front pike). It's likely that, as the years goes on, we'll see less and less Yurchenko fulls as statistics show that upping the difficulty pays off in the scoring.
May 23, 2017
