Okay, so let me tell you about how I ended up digging into Fred Richard’s stats the other day.
Getting Started
It wasn’t like some big project or anything. I was just kicking back, scrolling through some sports stuff online, you know how it is. Saw a clip of this gymnast, Fred Richard, doing some pretty wild moves. Someone in the comments mentioned his potential, talked about scores, and it just got me curious. I thought, okay, let’s see what the actual numbers say. I like looking at stats sometimes, gives you a different picture than just watching highlights.
The Digging Process
So, I started searching around. Wasn’t as easy as pulling up, like, NBA player stats where everything’s all neat in one place. Gymnastics info seems a bit scattered. I checked out a few official gymnastics federation sites, then some sports news archives. Had to piece things together from different competitions. Man, it took a bit.
- First, I looked for recent major competitions he was in.
- Tried finding score breakdowns for each apparatus – floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar.
- Compared his scores over a few different events to see if there was a trend.
It reminded me of this time years ago when my buddy and I got obsessed with tracking stats for our fantasy football league manually before all the fancy apps took over. We had notebooks filled with scribbles. This felt kinda similar, just clicking around, jotting down numbers, trying to make sense of it all.
What I Found (Sort Of)
After poking around for a while, I got a decent picture. Yeah, the kid’s got skills, the scores back that up, especially on certain events. Seems pretty consistent, which is impressive. You see flashes of really high scores here and there. Definitely someone putting up solid numbers.
But here’s the thing with gymnastics, and maybe it’s just me. The stats, the scores, they’re important, sure. They tell you who won, who scored high. But they don’t always capture the whole thing, you know? Like the flow, the landing sticking just right, handling the pressure. It’s not like baseball where a batting average is pretty straightforward.
Wrapping It Up
So, yeah, I looked into Fred Richard’s stats. Found some interesting numbers, confirmed he’s doing well. But honestly, watching him compete tells you more than just the raw scores. It was a fun little dive, satisfied my curiosity for an afternoon. Still think the ‘eye test’ matters a lot in a sport like this. That’s pretty much my whole adventure with those stats.
