At the time we thought Anastasia Grishina would be the next Komova.
12th AA at the London Olympics 2012.
But she retired before the 2016 Olympics at age-20.
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At the time we thought Anastasia Grishina would be the next Komova.
12th AA at the London Olympics 2012.
But she retired before the 2016 Olympics at age-20.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The happiest team in Antwerp was France, finishing 3rd.
It reminded me of Canada finishing 3rd in 2022 Liverpool.
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos was a rock.
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Every once-in-a-rarely you see a good Beam Final. This was one.
🥇 Rebeca Andrade, Brazil, 14.166
🥈 Flavia Saraiva, Brazil, 14.033
🥉 Ava Stewart, Canada, 13.900
Ava had the highest start score. She’s going to be amazing for Minnesota.
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🥇 Kaliya Lincoln, United States, 14.233
🥈 Flavia Saraiva, Brazil, 13.733
🥈 Kayla DiCello, United States, 13.733
So high. This is how to sprint into a tumbling pass.
🥇 Audrys Nin Reyes, Dominican Republic, 14.466
🥈 Arthur Mariano, Brazil, 14.466
🥉 Félix Dolci, Canada, 14.383
🥇 Curran Phillips, United States, 15.400
🥈 Colt Walker, United States, 14.366
🥉 Isaac Nuñez, Mexico, 13.833
Incredible.
🥇 Arthur Mariano, Brazil, 14.333 … (2019 World Champ)
🥈 Bernardo Miranda, Brazil, 14.133
🥉 René Cournoyer, Canada, 14.066
Brazil had a fantastic PanAms, as did Canada.
And what a way to finish!
related:

Spencer points out that Brazil WAG had 4 Worlds medals in history so far — and 6 total in Antwerp 2023.
Two men with Liukin release in the top 3.
Read Spencer’s LIVE blog.
Until this routine, I still didn’t believe France had a chance at Team Bronze.
Mélanie hit the routine of her LIFE to bring that medal to the Olympic hosts.
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Get good sleep. Have FUN out there.
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They simply make more sense than the traditional one piece bathing suit.
Read Nancy Armour’s take ➙ How a unitard could help keep women in gymnastics past puberty
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This routine really impressed.
Urara Ashikawa, the 2021 World Champion on Beam is back in the 2023 Final.
Excellent.