Category: Gymnastics

Jake – count the twists

top gymnast scores in 2023

Counting only the major FIG meets.

Simone, Rebeca, Shilese, Jessica, Melanie, Flavia, Ellie, Manila, QUI Quiyuan, Kayla …

give Zou Jingyuan a 10

After Rebeca scored 9.733 execution on what many would consider a perfect Cheng, there has been discussion online. 😀

ALL agree that FIG judges in 2023 “box” the execution scores too much. The difference between best and worst is not accurately reflected by differences in E score.

Judges do this in order to stay in range, and not get in trouble from the FIG WTC.

Personally, I’d like to see the rare 10.0 execution score. (Certainly there are too many in WAG NCAA, some obviously not even close to being deserved.)

IF the performance is significantly superior to anyone else in the world — and there are no obvious deductions — it should get a 10 execution score.

I’ve seen several P Bar routines from Zou Jingyuan where I would have NO DEDUCTIONS recorded on my judging sheet. For example.

Mélanie – 4 apparatus in Team

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.

Click PLAY or watch all 4 routines on YouTube.

Barbara Achondo Andino – Floor

A lovely routine. Barbara was a fan favourite at PanAms Santiago, representing Chile.

The pause before her final tumbling pass was … long.

But give Barbara a break. She’s 40 years old. Had retired at age-17. Returned to the sport in 2011.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

BEST CHENG EVER !

I can’t stop watching this Vault.

In regular speed I’d have to award a 10.0 Execution score.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

PanAm Apparatus Finals – day 2

Beam

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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Floor

🥇 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.

Vault

🥇 Audrys Nin Reyes, Dominican Republic, 14.466
🥈 Arthur Mariano, Brazil, 14.466
🥉 Félix Dolci, Canada, 14.383

P Bars

🥇 Curran Phillips, United States, 15.400
🥈 Colt Walker, United States, 14.366
🥉 Isaac Nuñez, Mexico, 13.833

Incredible.

H Bar

🥇 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!

Full results.

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