Yes the beam scores were a lot lower last year but I guess it was the same across the level - perhaps they gave more connections this year - equally it was the first year of doing the routines last yearI was interested to see that the Comp 3 beam scores this year were at a normal level. Last year the beam was scored very harshly with lots of girls only scoring 7 , with no falls, after scoring an 11 or more in the regionals! A few gymnasts AA score suffered because of this.