USA gymnast Nastia Liuken lost yesterday on the uneven bars to what a lot of people are saying an “under aged gymnast” from the Chinese team. Her name is He Kexin, she may be good but officials are saying her and another Chinese gymnasts are under aged even though they have passports. Okay,back to the point,Liuken lost because her deduction average was higher than Kexin. Valeri Liuken, father and coach of Nastia, and former gymnast himself stated”Most people had no clue how the judges did that,neither did I.” So Liuken got silver,Kexin got gold, and Yang Yilin.Heres and explanation that i got from Washington Post.A big thanks to Washington Post.

The Uneven Bars Tiebreaker Explained

Let’s take a crack at understanding the obscure tiebreaker that gave China’s He Kexin the uneven-bars gold medal over the United States’ Nastia Liukin.

Here’s a breakdown of the scoring process:

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