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This will be last post on the subject, because they would have won the jackets regardless of what they did, they could have done back tuck baskets and rewinds and still won because they weren't competing against anyone. And the girl being on the floor 4 times doesn't put any of her teams at a competitive advantage, if anything it's a disadvantage
But, it does. If this girl is a true level 5 athlete, then I'm assuming she is throwing fulls and doubles, which is an advantage, especially against other youth and junior 5 teams. She is helping them stack the team with more tumbling, not to mention other ways she may have contributed to the routine. Maybe she is an awesome dancer, and helped them get a higher dance score... There are numerous things.
At the end of the day, it comes down to personal opinion. If you love CEA, it will be blame Cheersport, and if you don't like them it's CEA's fault. I respect CEA, but I think both them and Cheersport were in the wrong. CSP should have got someone else to fill in instead of someone already on three teams, and Cheersport should never have given the ok. We can debate it all day long, but it doesn't change the results.
I also have a hard time thinking this is a gray area. Stunt rules I understand, but this is not what I consider gray. Kids are allowed on three teams-that's the rule. The problem is finding who to place the blame on-CEA for using her on 4 teams, or Cheersport for allowing it. But, three teams is still the rule and will still be the rule today, tomorrow, and the next day.