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Do you think Alicia Sacramone was ripped off of the bronze medal in the women's vault event final?

I have nothing against the Cheng Fei or the Chinese. It's just that Cheng Fei did a major major mistake (landing almost on her knees) and was I think not severely penalized for it. Her vault difficulty is higher than Sacramone's though. But still. The only error on Sacramone's part are 2 small hops in the landing. SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE BRONZE!!!!

I do feel bad for Alicia. But the scoring was fair. As you'll see below, Cheng was deducted quite on her 2nd vault (she lost nearly a point and a half). But her difficulty was enough to keep her ahead of Alicia.

Cheng Fei's two vaults:

First Vault:
Difficulty - 6.50
Execution - 9.575
Total - 16.075

Second Vault:
Difficulty - 6.50
Execution - 8.550
Total - 15.050

Average of Cheng Fei's two vaults: 15.562

Alicia's two vaults:

First Vault:
Difficulty - 6.30
Execution - 9.450
Total - 15.750

Second Vault
Difficulty - 5.80
Execution - 9.525
Total - 15.325

Average of Alicia's two vaults: 15.537

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