Category: Gymnastics

Doha Finals day 1 results

Vault
1. Jade Carey USA 14.883
2. Maria Paseka RUS 14.766
3. Coline Devillard FRA 14.549

Bars
1. Nina Derwael BEL 15.033
2. Fan Yilin CHN 14.933
3. Anastasiia Iliankova RUS 14.700

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Floor
1. Alexander Shatilov ISR 14.633
2. Ray Zapata ESP 14.433
3. Carlo Yulo PHI 14.266

Pommels
1. Lee Chih-Kai TPE 15.400
2. Kohei Kameyama JPN 15.400
3. Kaito Imabayashi JPN 15.333

Rings
1. Lan Xingyu CHN 15.100
2. Artur Tovmasyan ARM 14.833
3. Vahagn Davtyan ARM 14.825

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Full results.

Amanar – STICK

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Watch both of Maria’s finals vaults.

Chris Remkes, Clay Stephens ACL injuries

What a terrible week for Australia.

… US-based athlete Clay Stephens (Illinois) ruptured his ACL earlier in the week followed by Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Chris Remkes suffering the same fate overnight at the Artistic World Cup round in Doha.

Having already competed in the recent World Cup events in both Melbourne and Baku, the in-form Remkes had made the finals of both the Floor and Vault in Doha.

Sadly, things went horribly wrong early in his Floor routine with Remkes landing awkwardly on an early pass. injuring his left knee.

Medical scans conducted in Doha confirmed the suspected ACL and meniscus injury, ending his World Cup season and his competing year. …

Gymnastics Australia

Chris was injured landing his new triple twisting double layout. The skill was quite well done. The landing not obviously dangerous. ☹️

Maria Filatova – 1979 Floor

The legend joins IG magazine’s Hall of Fame this year.

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why we love Katelyn Ohashi

Gutsy move for the gymnast ranked #1 on Floor. A new routine.

She’s dropped Michael Jackson music and choreography.

espnW: Did the outcry towards Michael Jackson after the release of “Leaving Neverland” factor into your decision?

Ohashi: Honestly, in the back of my mind it did, because of the platform that I have. The goal of my routine is pure joy, and after the documentary, not everyone was feeling that way, and you can never discredit someone’s feelings. So yes, it was in the back of my mind because my main goal is to find as much joy as possible in this routine. …

espnW: I know you added Beyonce in here as well — was it intentional to feature all female artists?

Ohashi: It was indeed deliberate. …

espnW: What do you hope fans take away, or remember, from this routine? And from your amazing collegiate career?

Ohashi: I hope they can remember how I speak openly about a lot of the issues that are close to my heart. I think I have a passionate heart about women’s empowerment, and I am very compassionate towards people who have spoken out. And I hope that by changing my routine, I can be remembered for being more than a gymnast. It’s about understanding issues and having a bigger platform than just the sport.

espnW.com – How UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi’s spectacular routine came to be

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McKenna Kelley interview

Mary Lou’s daughter missed her Junior season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. It’s great to see it holding out through her final year.

Or is it her final season? … She’s considering applying for a 5th year.

McKenna is well spoken, energetic and enthusiastic in an interview right after her first 10.0 score.

She feels she’s been the most enthusiastic cheerleader on a team of rah rah team-first athletes. I’m not surprised. She considering doing some motivational speaking in future.

Watch D-D when she sticks her double tuck dismount.

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Maria Paseka – Vault

Looking better than ever after her comeback.

Nina – Bars

If she connected directly out of Bhardwaj, I’d consider this the greatest Bar construction all-time. #dreaming

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