The Death Of The Perfect 10
Aug 17th, 2008 · There are certain terms in the sports world that just inspire awe: the hole in one, the no hitter, the perfect 10. Now you can forget about the perfect 10 — at least when it comes to Olympic gymnastics. The score that propelled Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton to fame is gone — replaced by a new system that scores most gymnasts between a 14 and a 17.