Judging Her Gymnastics: Alicia Sacramone

   We all remember Alicia right? Strong all-arounder, brilliant gymnast. Strong. Well lets talk about her gymnastics, her best events and worst.



Vault: Alicia is amazing on this event, she knows how to throw the huge vaults. She is World Champion of the event. She has the handspring with 1 1/2 twists as well as the double yurchenko. Those two packed together is a force to be reckoned with.

Bars: This isn't Alicia's best event, but she is solid on this event, she can contribute a solid set and be done. She has great form and focuses on execution on this event.


Beam: This is a great event for Alicia, she can deliver difficulty. She is great when it comes to connections, she can put the whole routine together from her front flip mount to her double pike dismount. She was always great on beam, with the exception of the team final. But that was the thing that brought Alicia back. She was at her greatest.


Floor: Alicia also fell on this at the team final, in her comeback in 2010, she excluded floor in her repertoire, probably because of that day. But when they went home with the silver once again in 2010, Alicia realized she needed to perform floor. She brought back that double arabian and the rest of her routine and made it on the team. Sure, it was because that she did that double arabian that she tore her ACL, causing her to miss the Worlds, and the rest of the season, as well as having a late comeback, resulting in her missing the Olympics, but she is good on this event



    Alicia was a great gymnast, and I was disappointed to see her retire out of devastation after she didn't make the team, but may I congratulate Alicia on getting married to quarterback Brady Quinn and may I wish them a happy life together as the newest sports power duo (Olympic Gymnast and a Star Quarterback) Sure, we'll miss Alicia, but we want her to life a happy life, with her star quarterback (not to bad Alicia)

Aliya Mustafina: Her Events

   I did this Her Events Segment with McKayla Maroney, but no website is complete without a slew of articles about Aliya Mustafina.  Before I do an article about how she is the comeback kid, I will judge each of her events


Vault: This used to be a great area for Aliya, she performed the Amanar vault that the USA gymnasts do so well on, and she was amazing on it. But, ever since her injury in 2011 at the Euros (I have the link below) She stopped doing it, just because of pure trauma, that injury could have ended her career, and she didn't want to risk it again. Aliya may pull that smaller vault, but she relies on precision, great form, great landing, sometimes her twisting form is really bad.

Aliya Mustafina Vaut Accident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmGumoki1Vc


Uneven Bars: Aliya is a true prodigy on this event, winning gold in 2012. Beating a Chinese athlete! Aliya is truly a golden girl on bars,  the best in the world. She is the reigning Olympic Champion, and I think I will see her defending her title in Rio. From the mount to the dismount, and every handstand and release in between. she was beautiful. She was just, amazing. No words can describe.



Balance Beam: Aliya was amazing on this event as well, especially in 2013, when she won the gold on the balance beam. She had that perfect blend of artistry and power. She blended them to perfection. Aliya won her first gold 2013 at an international meet. Once again, beating Chinese athletes. She is a power, and can truly win gold in Rio, as well as defending her title on bars


Floor Exercise: Aliya has very powerful music this event, and even if she had issues with her double arabian in the qualifications for 2013 Worlds All-Around and other events, she can really rock this event, she medaled bronze at the Olympics with a powerful routine. I respect Aliya on this event, and I cannot help being enticed by Aliya and her choreography and power.


   Aliya Mustafina is a very good athlete, she had a history of struggles on vault, including that injury that we saw. But, after Aliya gets vault put aside, watch out, this girl is a contender!

McKayla Maroney: Record Holder

  As all of us gymnastics fans know, a record in the sport is extremely hard to come by. But, not for Maroney. Despite Mac's devastation in 2012, she came back in 2013, and defended her 2011 vaulting world title, the first woman in HISTORY to defend a vault title! Congratulations to McKayla! She can do anything and everything she puts her mind to. I love McKayla, and she is a great vaulter. She is training the triple twist, which if she makes the team, she can make it to Rio De Janeiro in 2016. I have been watching McKayla do the Amanar since her junior days. Go McKayla! And try to make it a three-peat in 2014. Win vaulting gold again!