During the NCAA offseason, there’s a lot we miss about college gymnastics, from the sparkly leotards to the fierce rivalries. But the thing we miss most is every NCAA gymnastics fan’s favorite hobby: arguing about scoring. In fact, we were so sad about it that we decided to get our discourse fix in the form of a brand new series. What are we going to argue about? Every gymnastics fan’s pet peeve: ties where the routines are not equally good.
In each edition of The Tie Break, we’ll choose a tie from NCAA gymnastics history and debate until we decided how the routines truly should have been ordered. This week, we’ll tackle the floor runner-up position at the 2023 SEC championship, where four gymnasts tied for second with a 9.950. (Of course, Trinity Thomas won the title with a 10.000.)
This week editor-in-chief Elizabeth Grimsley couldn’t make it, so GEC editor Rebecca Scally was joined by photographer Tara Graeve and SEC editor Claire Billman.
The Contenders
The Debate
Rebecca: What did we think of these routines in general? Was it tough to decide an order?
Tara: At first glance, it was tough! But once I went into nitpicking mode it was…
