effortless Aerial Walkover

Over the years I recall gymnasts who can do this skill very easily.

For others, it’s super difficult.

Lily Smith is fantastic.

Anna Lashchevska – Jr Beam

From Ukraine, Anna is awesome on this apparatus.

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Anna is one of Juniors highlighted in a post by Lauren Hopkins:

The 10 Small-Program Juniors Who Stunned in Europe This Summer

Beam – double pike

Li Qi.

Viktoria Listunova – 4 apparatus

Viktoria won the AA at Spartakiad 2022.

Great Bars.

Scores were inflated as they often are in domestic Russian meets.

We have to hope Putin ends his invasion of Ukraine soon so Viktoria will have a chance to qualify for Paris.

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making Beam FUN

Beam Queen Bootcamp is brilliant.

This one at Diamond Academy in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Paris World Cup Finals 2

Beam
๐Ÿฅ‡ Marine Boyer FRA 13.750
๐Ÿฅˆ Jade Carey USA 13.750
๐Ÿฅ‰ Ellie Black CAN 13.700

Floor
๐Ÿฅ‡ Jordan Chiles USA 14.050
๐Ÿฅˆ Shilese Jones USA 13.500
๐Ÿฅ‰ Jennifer Gadirova GBR 13.250

Casabuenaโ€™s โ€œMaterial Girlโ€ routine was super entertaining.

Vault
๐Ÿฅ‡ Adem Asil TUR 14.725
๐Ÿฅˆ Caio Souza BRA 14.575
๐Ÿฅ‰ Artem Dolgopyat ISR 14.325

P Bars
๐Ÿฅ‡ Caio Souza BRA 14.700
๐Ÿฅˆ Brody Malone USA 14.600
๐Ÿฅ‰ Donnell Whittenburg USA 14.200

H Bar
๐Ÿฅ‡ Brody Malone USA 14.650
๐Ÿฅˆ Ilias Georgiou CYP 14.400
๐Ÿฅ‰ Tin Srbic CRO 14.050

Read Lauren’s commentary:

Boyer, U.S. Women Top Podiums in Paris