Tag Archives: McKayla Maroney

Comparison of McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles Amanar Vaults

Side by Side Comparison of Simone Biles adn McKayla Maroney’s Amanar Vaults Maroney’s vault is faster, higher, longer. Some have commented that McKayla is taller/bigger. Last I checked most everyone still thought being small was an advantage in gymnastics and there is no handicapping in the scoring system for size. But this may well become […]

2011 City of Jesolo Trophy Gymnastics Meet Results

The Japanese team did not compete in this meet understandably due to the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 and the nuclear power plant problems in Japan the week before the meet.  The participating countries and gymnasts acknowledged Japan and in their honor they observed a minute’s silence. That left only three countries […]