Day 12: Who's the Most Overrated Gymnast

I don't really think any of them are overrated. If you can make it in elite gymnastics (especially in international competition), you deserve all the recognition you get. However, I do think there are moments when some gymnasts are overhyped, and when they don' live up to the hype, people begin to think maybe they are overrated, when that's not really the case.

For example, people were making Gabby's chances of winning or medaling in the UB event final out to be very high, so her mistake seemed bigger than it actually was. Don't get me wrong, it was a large mistake, but it wouldn't have been as big of a deal if everyone had looked at the other qualifiers before claiming Gabby would medal.

 

Another example would be all those people who were disappointed and upset when Nastia wasn't on the Olympic team this year. Nastia is a great gymnast, and had she had more time to prepare, and really put in the effort in the first couple years after Beijing, I think she might have had a chance. As it was, she was overhyped this time around, leading to a lot of unhappy fans.