The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score ―from Nadia to Now
by Dvora Meyers
The End of the Perfect 10 follows the history of gymnastics’ most celebrated score, from Nadia’s era to the modern sport. Dvora Meyers examines how the perfect 10 shaped expectations of excellence—and how changing competition ultimately transformed, and broke, the standard that defined gymnastics for generations.
About This Book
The End of the Perfect 10 explores the history of gymnastics’ top score and the culture surrounding it.
Beginning with Nadia and continuing to the present, the book traces how the perfect 10 became a defining measure of achievement.
It also examines how that standard was challenged, changed, and ultimately broken as gymnastics evolved.
Written by Dvora Meyers, this is a history of scoring, performance, and the changing ideals of excellence in gymnastics.
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