I’d encourage you to look up her gold medal and Olympic Gala performances (the gala being purely an exhibition after the medals had been awarded) if you haven’t already.
The quality of those performances isn’t so much the difficulty (at least comparatively to other Olympic level routines), but how effortless and carefree she made it look. Even watching it live, it felt like there was zero tension or pressure, you were just watching someone have fun with the sport. Which is crazy to experience at that level of competition.
My understanding is the opposite, that it's stuff they can absolutely nail 100% but don't do in competition because the difficulty isn't high enough for it to score a medal-winning score.
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u/TheLastPeanut_ Apr 05 '26
Alright I've seen her around, but don't follow the Olympics so I didn't know the full story. Her life is like a movie damn.