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1. United States 🇺🇸 174.429
2. Russia 🇷🇺 165.497
3. China 🇨🇳 165.196
4. Canada 🇨🇦 163.897
5. Brazil 🇧🇷 162.529
6. Japan 🇯🇵 162.180
7. France 🇫🇷 161.629
8. Germany 🇩🇪 161.071
Canada had a fantastic day.
Brazil looks a podium threat.
“We don’t dream about fifth place.”
– Valeri Liukin
Egypt was the team that just missed qualifying a full team to Worlds 2019. But there’s talk that one team from Africa (Egypt) might be added to ensure there’s at least one from each continent.
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
The Federation is very committed to developing WAG in Qatar. It’s difficult due to the culture. Children of expats are far more likely to show up and train hard every day than are the Arab girls.
Happily the Press has been giving plenty of coverage to their lone female competitor Jana El Keky. She’s a fan favourite with the media too.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter. She talks about trying to increase the numbers of girls.
The National Team gym is just outside the Aspire complex. An excellent facility.
And the name Simone Biles is getting famous with the general public.
Heart this on Instagram.
(via Will Graves)
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If you somehow missed yesterday’s incredible competition, catch up. It was one of the most dominating performances in the history of sport.
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JUST THE GOOD STUFF: WOMEN’S QUALIFICATION DAY 1
USA, Biles catapult to top of Doha Worlds qualification
USA, Biles ahead by miles
U.S. leaps into the lead as women’s competition begins in Doha
Full tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) on the table pushing for this excellent vault. It’s a ligament critical for elbow stability.
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team
1 USA 174.429
2 JPN 162.180
3 GER 161.071
4 NED 159.029
5 BEL 158.970
6 ITA 156.830
AA
1 Biles Simone USA 60.965
2 Hurd Morgan USA 56.465
3 Murakami Mai JPN 55.632
4 Derwael Nina BEL 55.564
5 Mc Cusker Riley USA 54.765
6 Teramoto Asuka JPN 53.466
7 Hatakeda Hitomi JPN 52.932
8 Visser Naomi NED 52.832
9 Seitz Elisabeth GER 52.798
10 Mori Lara ITA 52.199
11 Kovacs Zsofia HUN 52.165
12 Klinckaert Axelle BEL 52.074
13 Yeo Seojeong KOR 52.040
Vault
1 Biles Simone USA 15.666
2 Yeo Seojeong KOR 14.483
3 Chusovitina Oksana UZB 14.200
4 Pyon Rye Yong PRK 14.133
Bars
1 Derwael Nina BEL 15.066
2 Biles Simone USA 14.866
3 Seitz Elisabeth GER 14.566
4 Hurd Morgan USA 14.466
Beam
1 Biles Simone USA 14.800
2 Eaker Kara USA 14.466
3 Wevers Sanne NED 14.033
4 Derwael Nina BEL 13.766
Floor
1 Biles Simone USA 15.333
2 Murakami Mai JPN 14.100
3 Hurd Morgan USA 13.933
4 Mc Callum Grace USA 13.800
5 Volleman Tisha NED 13.433
#official
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We should stage a showdown: Simone v Eddie Penev v Dom Cunningham. 😀 Who else can do this vault?
Table at 130cm.
D5.8 E8.300
There’s a good chance the reigning world champion will qualify to the Floor final.
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