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My Dutch friends are pretty happy with this Beam podium.
1 WEVERS Sanne NED 6.400 + 8.400 = 14.800
2 SARAIVA Flavia BRA 6.200 + 8.533 = 14.733
3 WEVERS Lieke NED 5.700 + 8.666 = 14.366
full results
Isabela ONYSHKO was 4th. The wonderful Sofia GOMEZ 5th. An excellent final even without the legend Ponor, who withdrew.
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1. Brazil 226.477
2. Australia 218.428
3. Switzerland 218.336
4. Romania 216.569
4 teams have yet to compete all trying for the top 4 Olympic qualification placements.
Happy. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch her Beam on YouTube.
1. Bridget Sloan (Florida) 9.9500
1. Danusia Francis (UCLA) 9.9500
3. Natalie Brown (Oklahoma) 9.2500
One of the most exciting routines from Russian Championships. True Handspring front.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (Play full screen.)
(via theliukin and GymCastic 193)
USA withdrew Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez to keep them healthy. And get another look at the American Olympic team contenders who replaced them in Apparatus Finals.
Vault
1. Shallon Olsen (CAN): 14.750
2. Brittany Rogers (CAN): 14.437
3. Courtney McGregor (NZL): 14.25
https://www.instagram.com/p/BECyj4qCNqC/
Bars
1. Ashton Locklear (USA): 15.625
2. Larrissa Miller (AUS): 14.675
3. Brittany Rogers (CAN): 14.600
Brenna fell. 😦
Click PLAY or watch Ashton’s routine on Facebook.
Beam
1. Ragan Smith (USA) 15.225
2. Aly Raisman (USA) 15.100
3. Nagi Kajita (JPN) 13.700
Click PLAY or watch Ragan’s routine on YouTube.
Floor
1. Aly Raisman (USA) 15.100
2. Brenna Dowell (USA) 14.825
3. Shallon Olsen (CAN) 14.400 … upgraded routine from prelims
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1. FRAGAPANE Claudia Bristol Hawks Gym Club 58.100
2 TUNNEY Rebecca City Of Liverpool Gym Club 56.350
3 DOWNIE Elissa Notts Gymnastics Academy 55.250
4 TINKLER Amy South Durham Gymnastic Club 54.700
5 HARROLD Ruby The Academy 54.350
6 SIMM Kelly Dynamo School Of Gymnastics 53.850
full results
Bristol’s Claudia Fragapane took the title with a personal best score of 58.100. Claudia started off cleanly on the bars but it was the beam where she really made her mark with a highly difficult routine to score 14.750. She then continued onto floor, her strongest piece of apparatus to score a 14.700 and sealed the deal on the vault. The four time Commonwealth gold medallist was overjoyed.
Claudia Fragapane: “It feels absolutely amazing! I’ve never been all-around champion and I got a personal best so really pleased.
Click PLAY or watch Claudia’s Beam on YouTube.
Valerie Theodora Ko posted an excellent and informative chat with our defending Champion:
Valerie: How will you describe the 2008 WAG Team of China?
Linlin: We were a fiercely strong team. That was why we won. Especially our big sister Cheng Fei, who was the only Olympian of the team. With her many experiences, she led us to claim that gold. As the younger teammates, the other five of us were great too. We all delivered our performances. TF is not just about one individual, but it is about the team, with the gymnasts, coaches, and those who work behind the scenes.
Valerie: How were your two Olympic experiences different?
Linlin: 2008 Olympics was my first huge competition, I was like a tiger cub and did not think a lot. I did three routines in the TF and became much more confident. In 2012 it was different because I was the team leader, I felt more weight on my shoulders. Also, 2012 was more about realizing my dreams. I knew 2012 would be my last Olympics, so I hoped I could win beam gold. I did it despite the difficulties. I conquered myself.
Valerie: Who was your favourite gymnast during your competitive years?
Linlin: I admired Li Xiaopeng (China MAG, four-time Olympic champion and eight-time World champion). He was not only handsome, but more importantly, he had a commanding presence in the arena. He was a genius in my mind.
Read more – Exclusive Interview With 2012 Olympic Beam Champion Deng Linlin of China
Click PLAY or watch some highlights from the 2012 Olympic Beam Final on YouTube.
That’s my opinion.
Therefore Artistry should not be part of ranking gymnasts in any Code of Points.
Science of Gymnastics Journal 2014:
Due to its nature and relatively poor definitions in the Code of points, judging of artistry may suffer from serious flaws in reliability and validity.
We have used the balance beam artistry evaluation forms given by 5 execution judges at World Championship in Tokyo 2011 to analyze reliability and validity. Data on 194 competitors was gathered.
Deductions were received by a highly variable number of competitors from separate judges in the same components of artistry. The variability of average total artistry deduction was relatively large …
We conclude that neither reliability nor validity of artistry judging was satisfactory in this analysis. …
THE JUDGING OF ARTISTRY COMPONENTS IN FEMALE GYMNASTICS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
We can evaluate Execution and Difficulty in reliable ways. And come up with a score that would be consistent meet to meet, panel to panel.
Artistry could be rewarded by a separate (subjective) panel. Something like the Longines Elegance Award, but with a much better panel of evaluators.
Give this guy an award. 😊
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