Category: Gymnastics

Men’s World Championships – day 1 results

The most important 2 days — top 12 team qualification to Olympics 2020 Tokyo.

Here are the top 8 teams, so far. I’d say day 2 has more of the best teams including China and Japan, who are already booked for Olympics.

1. RUS 259.928
2. TPE 250.093
3. BRA 247.236
4. ESP 246.727
5. GER 246.508
6. ITA 245.966
7. FRA 245.127
8. TUR 244.652

https://twitter.com/russiangymstan/status/1180916971925323777

Some will be asking, who’s TPE?

That’s Chinese Taipei, a squad that none of the media predicted to qualify to Tokyo. They killed it in the very first session of day 1.

Russia was fantastic. China v Russia team final will be epic.

Spain and Italy had great performances. They’ll be celebrating.

Germany and Brazil had big problems on their first apparatus, then fought their way back into Olympic contention.

It’s a large, knowledgable crowd. The kind that cheers for great Pommel routines.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Turkey will be disappointed. With a perfect meet today it was possible to finish top 12 at the end.

One of the few problems at this event is how FIG put together groups. Some have only 2 competitors. Some 7 gymnasts. That slowed down the competition. #FixIt

I’ll be commenting LIVE via Twitter @GymCoaching. And partnering this year with @kensleyanne Kensley Behel. We both will be guest MAG pundits on the GymCastic podcasts this week.

More LIVE coverage:

WORLDS AA finalists

Unofficial.

1. Biles (USA) 59.432
2. Lee (USA) 57.166
3. de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) 56.782
4. Melnikova (RUS) 56.599
5. Liu (CHN) 55.865
6. Li (CHN) 55.732

7. Derwael (BEL) 55.441
8. Black (CAN) 55.199
9. Seitz (GER) 54.999
10. Saraiva (BRA) 54.932
11. Akhaimova (RUS) 54.932
12. Villa (ITA) 54.399

13. Voss (GER) 54.132
14. Kinsella (GBR) 54.132
15. Teramoto (JAP) 54.131
16. Friess (FRA) 53.999
17. Steingruber (SUI) 53.732
18. Iorio (ITA) 53.532

19. Godwin (AUS) 53.331
20. Hatakeda (JPN) 53.232
21. Visser (NED) 53.231
22. Moors (CAN) 52.932
23. Varinska (UKR) 52.899
24. Rodriguez (ESP) 52.799

Cintia Rodriguez also coaches. Her gymnasts will be cheering.

I do wish FIG would increase from 24 to 32 competitors, maximum 2 / nation.

WORLDS APPARATUS finalists

UNOFFICIAL

Vault
1. Jade Carey, USA 15.200
2. Simone Biles, USA 15.199
3. Alexa Moreno, MEX 14.816
4. Elissa Downie, GBR 14.783
5. Yeo Seojeong, KOR 14.766
6. Shallon Olsen, CAN 14.683
7. Liliia Akhaimova, RUS 14.633
8. Qi Qi, CHN 14.599

Bars
1. Nina Derwael, BEL 15.141
2. Daria Spiridonova, RUS 15.016
3. Sunisa Lee, USA 15.000
4. Elisabeth Seitz, GER 14.800
5. Rebecca Downie, GBR 14.800
6. Liu Tingting, CHN 14.766
7. Simone Biles, USA 14.733
8. Angelina Melnikova, RUS 14.700

Beam
1. Simone Biles, USA 14.800
2. Li Shijia, CHN 14.500
3. Liu Tingting, CHN 14.300
4. Flavia Saraiva, BRA 13.70
5. Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, FRA 13.616
6. Sarah Voss, GER 13.60
7. Ellie Black, CAN 13.533
8. Ana Padurariu, CAN 13.50

Floor
1. Simone Biles, USA 14.833
2. Sunisa Lee, USA 14.20
3. Angelina Melnikova, RUS 14.10
4. Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, FRA 13.966
5. Liliia Akhaimova, RUS 13.933
6. Flavia Saraiva, BRA 13.833
7. Roxana Popa ESP 13.80
8. Nina Derwael, BEL 13.60

Sarah Voss

who predicted SPAIN would be going to Tokyo?

Roxana did.

Carlos Yulo – Podium Floor

My biggest highlight of Men’s podium training  for me was some kid in baggy shorts and t-shirt on Floor.

Hey, that’s Carlos Yulo, the 2018 Bronze medalist.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. He’s looking even BETTER this year.

Max Whitlock – Podium Pommel

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Daria SPIRIDONOVA – Qualification Bars

Great competition for Russia. Especially Floor and Bars.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Pamchenkova/status/1180495839489413122