Nina Derwal 55.564

Though Belgium was in the very first flight at Worlds, Nina crushed it.

She’s the favourite on Bars. And will easily qualify to the final with 15.066.

Juliette Bossu – Bars

France is one of the teams in the running for top 8.

Bars one of their best apparatus.

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chalking Bars at Worlds

Heart this on Instagram.

Between competitors China used towels on the mats to catch chalk.

Finished now, I thought the team looked better than expected. Calm. Ready. Beautiful form. The weak apparatus is Floor. Vault looks great.

Simone’s podium Bars

So improved!

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USA will put Simone up last on this apparatus. Rock solid Morgan Hurd will lead off on Bars, Beam and Floor. It’s critical that your first competitor hit. They obviously trust Morgan.

I’d put her up first on those 3 apparatus in the team final as well.

Nina – favourite Bar routine all-time?

I loved Nastia’s 10 skill routines for variety. But I might rank Nina’s 8 skill routine as even better.

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The third routine that jumps to mind is Beth Tweddle’s 2010 World Championships set.

Nina Derwael is European champion 2017, 2018. And 2017 Worlds Bronze medalist.

Melnikova – strap bar complex

I once watched a New Zealand gymnast do 100 giants in series.

This is even more impressive. Angelina does more circles in one turn than your kids do in their entire Bars workout.

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Komova – full twisting Jaeger attempt

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https://www.instagram.com/p/Boi67x9BKCb/?igshid=1opyeu7raajl4

Vika is supposedly no longer training. But with Russia, you never know.