Category: beam

the Jurkowska-Kowalska on Beam

Gainer with double twist off the end. #cool

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Nush’s Beam dismount

FIG won’t allow her to slide mats further to the dismount side.

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Recall Alan Nolet and Davide Bardana competing Flyaway double back off the side of P Bars. We were allowed to move the mats.

Vasiliki retired … sob

Vasiliki Millousi (Greek: Βασιλική Μιλλούση) is a ten-time World Cup Series medalist on beam and represented Greece at the 2000 , 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Now age-34, she was the second oldest competitor in Doha.

I feel blessed to have worn our national emblem and to have represented my home-country. I feel blessed to have had the people who guided me from beginning to end. I am full of experiences, sounds, and smiles. …

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We’ll always have her fashion video.

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Beam Scoring: Montreal vs Doha

Montreal was stupid. At the peak meet of the season judges suddenly began applying the code rules on fluidity more rigorously. I felt it was very unfair to the gymnasts.

Breaks in the flow were deducted more:

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Judging geeks should check stats on Score For Score:

Beam Scoring: Montreal 2017 vs Doha 2018

Judges have been slightly tougher than at meets earlier in the season, but it’s not been super severe as it was in Montreal.

AND gymnasts have been much more fluid on Beam since Montreal.

Worlds apparatus finalists are set

Unofficial
Vault
1. Simone Biles USA 15.666
2. Shallon Olsen CAN 14.550
3. Yeo Seo-jeong KOR 14.483
4. Alexa Moreno MEX 14.466
5. Oksana Chusovitina UZB 14.200
6. Pyon Rye Yong PRK 14.133
7. Ellie Black CAN 14.124
8. Liu Jinru CHN 14.116

Reserves: Akhaimova, McCallum, Melnikova

Bars
1. Nina Derwael BEL 15.066
2. Simone Biles USA 14.866
3. Elisabeth Seitz GER 14.566
4. Luo Huan CHN 14.466
5. Morgan Hurd USA 14.466
6. Aliya Mustafina RUS 14.433
7. Jonna Adlerteg SWE 14.433
8. Becky Downie GBR 14.400

Reserves: Liu, Andrade, Melnikova

Beam
1. Simone Biles USA 14.800
2. Kara Eaker USA 14.466
3. Zhang Jin CHN 14.100
4. Sanne Wevers NED 14.033
5. Ana Padurariu CAN 13.966
6. Nina Derwael BEL 13.766
7. Ellie Black CAN 13.733
8. Liu Tingting CHN 13.733

Reserves: Boyer, Ting, Murakami

Floor
1. Simone Biles USA 15.333
2. Mai Murakami JPN 14.100
3. Angelina Melnikova RUS 14.033
4. Morgan Hurd USA 13.933
5. Flavia Saraiva BRA 13.900
6. Melanie DJDS FRA 13.900
7. Lilia Akhaimova RUS 13.600
8. Brooklyn Moors CAN 13.500

Reserves: Volleman, Golgota, Mori

Kara Eaker’s Ring positions

All agree Kara Eaker is one of the best in the world on Beam. Coach Armine Barutayn has developed many world class routines over the years.

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But there is this issue. I was speaking to a judge at Worlds podium training about it.

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related – How First-Year Senior Kara Eaker Stands Out Among U.S. Gymnasts

Morgan Hurd – podium Beam

I’ve been very impressed with Morgan in Doha.

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Averie Mitchel meets Laurie Hernandez

You’ve seen videos of one legged gymnast Averie Mitchel. She’s awesome.

Watch what happened on Steve TV. Very inspiring.