All hail.
Rebeca did it again. One of the very best Vaulters of all time.
(Simone is here. Perhaps watching Rebeca will inspire a return to training for the Olympics. 😀)
- Rebeca Andrade, Brazil, 14.466
- Claire Pease, United States, 14.233
- Skye Blakely, United States, 14.166
- Lia-Monica Fontaine, Canada, 14.083
- Ellie Black, Canada, 13.966
- Victoria Mata, Mexico, 13.933
- Yeo Seojeong, South Korea, 13.716
- Abigail Martin, Great Britain, 13.716
A fantastic Final.
The big surprise to many was Victoria showing a superb Cheng. Her second vault was only Yurchenko 1/1 but WAIT ’til next year.
Yeo Seojeong had a fantastic Cheng, as well, but fell on her Yurchenko 2/1 twist.
Lia-Monica is a great vaulter. I thought Ellie was even better — but judges / Fujitsu devalued her Handspring Front Layout 1/1 to pike. Any gymnast, anywhere, would call that a Layout. The software should be changed.
It’s particularly unfair because Cheng can’t be devalued to Pike. ALL the Handspring twist vaults need be evaluated equally.
Note that the top 6 are all from the Americas.
