Author: Dvora Meyers
Genre: Non-fiction (sports)
A great book highlighting the difference in scores for international elite gymnastics competitions now that they have removed the 10.00 based scoring system. I have been searching out more books about the sports that I love as a way to lead up to my celebration of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this July and August, and this book truly fit this goal!
A brief history of the sport at the top levels, the politics behind the scenes that helped to lead to the scoring changes, and some wonderful chances to relive some of the most amazing moments in Olympic gymnastics history, entwine to make for a wonderful read!
It's not perfect, and the book doesn't avoid dealing with some of the negative aspects of the sport as well, but as it was published just before the Rio Olympics, in July 2016, it does not touch the more recent scandals that the sport has faced.
- Katrina
Check out The End of the Perfect 10 @ the library!
