World Gymnastics Championships 2025 Jakarta.
A fantastic all-around final this year. Most of the 24 competitors improved from qualifications. There were surprisingly few falls.
As expected, Noe Seifert won Bronze. 😀
- Hashimoto Daiki, Japan, 85.131
- Zhang Boheng, China, 84.333
- Noe Seifert, Switzerland, 82.831
I knew Noe was clean and consistent, but had no expectation he could finish ahead of the defending Olympic Champion. Congratulations. Switzerland is celebrating you.
5. Oka Shinnosuke, Japan, 81.797
Noe is brilliant on Pommel Horse, the apparatus that most helps your AA score.
I was impressed with the effort made by Zhang Boheng to win the Worlds title. He didn’t look 100% to me yet was still amazing.
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Daiki arrived Jakarta feeling good. And would not be denied. Comparisons with Uchimura are justified. So good. So consistent.
Hashimoto overcomes Zhang for third consecutive World title
- Shi Cong (CHN), Oka, Angel Barajas (COL), Daniel Marinov (AIN), and Krisztofer Meszaros (HUN) made up the top eight. All great.
- Judging had surprisingly few controversies. Some appeals were approved, making me think the judges are open-minded enough to consider whether or not they had made the right call on D-score.
- Angel BARAJAS was the break out Men’s NEW superstar of 2024. For 2025 I’d call it Daniel Marinov from that nation with the murdering dictator-for-life.
- As a spectator, I felt putting 4 men up on each of 6 apparatus was an improvement. A faster competition. We need interview the athletes, however, to see if there is enough time between rotations.
- As expected, IOC wants NO international sports competitions hosted in Indonesia after they denied visas to Israel for the World Gymnastics Championships 2025 Jakarta. We cannot trust the government.
- Many are worried Trump will cancel visas for athletes competing World Cup and/or Olympics 2028.
- pinning numbers on gymnasts at Worlds is totally unnecessary.
- BIG SCREEN in the arena displaying Fujitsu VIDEO analysis technology. Examples only, however. BUT it is a step forward.
- quite a few gymnasts used twisting prone fall skills on Floor. The Kyle Shewfelt era of artistic FX might be returning.
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