Because the scoring system changed in 2006. Scores are now composed of a difficulty score and an execution score.
Example:
D:5.8
E:9.45
Total: 15.25
A gymnast can achieve a 10 in execution, but that is yet to happen, partially due to the fact that everyone is trying to increase their difficulty score, while losing tenths on their execution score, because with a difficulty score there is a higher start value.
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