The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score—from Nadia to Now

A “delightful and insightful” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the controversial world of gymnastics and its scoring system, which has propelled powerful and athletic American gymnasts to the top …

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