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Fact or Fiction: The U.S. should& #39;ve known that Kerri Strug didn& #39;t need to compete her 2nd vault in the 1996 Olympics TF.
Team Total Score after 3 Rotations & Working Order
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Team Total Score after 3 Rotations & Working Order
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The NBC Broadcast did not show any Russian FX Routines. However, based on audio (background floor music) and background visuals, we have a time frame of when the Russian gymnasts compete while the U.S. gymnasts were vaulting.
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Had Strug not competed her 2nd vault, her first vault score would& #39;ve been dropped and the U.S. team total would& #39;ve been 388.713.
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From the NBC broadcast, it is hard to ascertain whether or not Dolgopolova& #39;s score was flashed before Strug vaulted for a 2nd time. So, Russia& #39;s max score before and after Dolgopolova& #39;s score was flashed was 389.267 and 389.017, respectively.
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It is unlikely, that the remaining gymnasts would& #39;ve scored 10s. However, before and after Dolgopolova& #39;s score was flashed, the remaining Russian gymnasts needed to average greater than 9.815 and 9.848, respectively, to win.
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Conclusion: FICTION. It was indeed mathematically possible for Russia to outscore the U.S. in the 1996 WAG TF before Kerri Strug& #39;s 2nd vault and with reasonably achievable scores. There was no way at the time for the U.S. to know that Kerri ultimately didn& #39;t need to vault.
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Disclaimer: I did this hastily. Peer-review is very much welcomed!
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