China easily finished ahead of the USA in Prelims. But that really doesn’t matter. Team Finals will be much closer.
Prelims for the top teams are all about qualifying to Finals. There were MANY problems in Beijing. But the All-around contenders will be much as predicted.
So far …
Cheng Fei leads Floor Final qualifiers, so far. And Vault. Alicia will make Vault Finals, as expected. But it looks like Shawn did only one Vault … so will not be eligible for the Final.
Li Shanshan is first on Beam, just ahead of Nastia and Shawn.
Bars may be the most fiercely contested. Ranking so far.
Shawn will not make the Final. There are still some very good Bar routines to come. Nastia will … though she fell on her dismount. (And it looked so much improved in podium training.)
He Kexin missed her awesome routine. But will likely still make the Final with that score. Only two gymnasts / nation can qualify to any Final. On bars, it looks like at least 2 will qualify despite falls in prelims. Strange, this new code.
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