Category: Gymnastics

Jr Euros: Russia, GBR, Italy

Men’s Jr European Champions 2018

1. Russia 240.961 (1st R, HB)
2. GBR 240.128 (1st FX, PH, V)
3. Italy 237.895
4. Switzerland 237.829
5. Ukraine 235.096 (1st P Bars)
6. Germany 233.695
7. France 230.825
8. Belgium 229.662

Full results.

As usual, the men’s competition was full of drama and surprise.

I was very surprise when — last rotation — GBR missed on H Bar, Russia HIT Rings to pull ahead.

I was very surprised when Italy — also on Rings last apparatus — hit to pull ahead of Switzerland. They took it with the last stick, last routine of the meet.

Congratulations to all the teams. It was an entertaining competition in the best Gymnastics venue in the world.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1028023617223892993

Russia leads European Jr MAG …

… after the second subdivision of three.

Like MAGNASTICS, I was convinced GBR had won the team competition … despite having a fairly disastrous final apparatus, H Bar.

After all, they’d won this meet: 2008/2010/2012/2014/2016.

And they looked fantastic, aside from H Bar.

Nope. Men’s Gymnastics is thrilling. And unpredictable.

After 2nd subdivision of three …

1. RUS
2. GBR
3. UKR
4. GER
5. BLR
6. HUN
7. ROU
8. NOR

There is no team final. Today decides TEAM and AA.

My guess is RUS and GBR will finish 1/2. But my MAG predictions are more often wrong, than correct.

BRETSCHNEIDER – H Bar

One of the big disappointments of the qualification round was seeing Andreas miss the H Bar final … because of a missed Weiler. ☹️

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Pommels – Rhys 8.766 v 8.200 Max

MCCLENAGHAN Rhys 6.500 + 8.766 = 15.266

WHITLOCK Max 6.700 + 8.200 = 14.900

Click PLAY or watch Rhys on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027604153298763776

Click PLAY or watch Max on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027675425298890753

No handstand at the start.
Muscling into circles out of Flair.
BIG form break, hitting the horse. Twice.

8.200 is too high, I feel.

Max had 8.541 E-score winning Worlds 2017. Watch that routine.

Men’s Sr Europeans montage

Cool edit.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – UEG Competition report of the senior men’s qualification day:

Russia shows strength on opening day of men’s Europeans

Chinese Men’s Asian Games team

Xiao Ruoteng, Lin Chaopan, Sun Wei, Deng Shudi,

Alternates (in no particular order): Liu Yang, Lan Xingyu, You Hao

Deng Shudi

(via twoflips-threetwists.tumblr)

China’s team to Asian Games & Worlds

China’s 3rd trial:

1. Chen Yile
2. Zhang Jin
3. Luo Huan
4. Du Siyu
5. Liu Jingxing
6. Liu Jieyu
7. Chen Xiaoqing

VT
1. Liu Jinru
2. Zhang Jin
3. Chen Yile
4. Luo Huan
5. Du Siyu
6. Chen Xiaoqing
7. Liu Tingting
8. Liu Jingxing

UB
1. Liu Tingting
2. Du Siyu
3. Luo Huan
4. Chen Yile
5.Liu Jieyu
6. Liu Jingxing
7. Liu Jinru
8. Zhang Jin
9. Chen Xiaoqing

BB
1. Li Qi
2. Zhang Jin
3. Chen Yile
4. Liu Tingting
5. Luo Huan
6. Liu Jingxing
7. Du Siyu
8. Chen Xiaoqing
9. Liu Jieyu

FX
1. Li Qi
2. Chen Yile
3. Zhang Jin
4. Luo Huan
5.Liu Jingxing
6. Chen Xiaoqing
7. Liu Jieyu
8. Du Siyu
9. Liu Jinru

That comes from Gymternet China on Facebook.

Read some additional commentary on golden-china.tumblr. They state that the same team will go to Worlds, Doha.

That same site later linked to a site that named the team:

Li Qi, Liu Tingting, Chen Yile, Zhang Jin, and Liu Jinru

Alternates: Luo Huan, Du Siyu, Liu Jingxing (not in any particular order)

former coach Jeff Thompson sues Penn State

Former Penn State women’s gymnastics coach Jeff Thompson filed a lawsuit accusing the university of disregarding its duty to protect his reputation after the university mandated he not speak with the media. …

According to the lawsuit, increasing pressure from alumni and the media prompted Rachelle Thompson to resign June 30, 2016. Jeff Thompson continued as coach and began filming all practices with an iPad to protect against potential allegations. …

“Coach Thompson was terminated for comments made between him and assistant coaches Josh Nilson and Kera Molinaro, which occurred in his private office or public areas with no one else around” the lawsuit said. …

Why this former Penn State coach is suing and what he hopes to get

Recall all the problems back then. The accusations were of mental and verbal abuse. Read why one of the Penn gymnasts — Alyssa DiFrancesco — quit.

Men’s European Apparatus finalists

Floor
1. Artem DOLGOPYAT (ISR) 14.666
2. Artur DALALOYAN (RUS) 14.600
3. Rayderley ZAPATA (ESP) 14.533
4. Nikita NAGORNYY (RUS) 14.466
5. Marcel NGUYEN (GER) 14.433
6. Dominick CUNNINGHAM (GBR) 14.366
7. Alexander SHATILOV (ISR) 14.266
8. Ahmet ONDER (TUR) 14.133

R. VROLIX Jonathan (BEL) 14.100

Floor results

Olympic Floor Champ Max Whitlock tumbled well. But fell on his fantastic Air Flair combination. Second reserve Oskar Kirmes (FIN) was excellent.  Andrew Smith (IRE) should have been there, but took some -0.3 deduction. (OB says Ireland)

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027605477771816966

Pommel Horse
1. Rhys MCCLENAGHAN (IRL) 15.266
2. David BELYAVSKIY (RUS) 15.000
3. Max WHITLOCK (GBR) 14.900
4. Filip UDE (CRO) 14.766
4. Robert SELIGMAN (CRO) 14.766
6. Nikolai KUKSENKOV (RUS) 14.700
7. Saso BERTONCELJ (SLO) 14.633
8. Petro PAKHNIUK (UKR) 14.633

R. DAVTYAN Artur (ARM) 14.500

Pommel results

Pommels will be a great final. Max didn’t hit his best routine. I thought he was way over-scored. The main story line will be whether or not any of these Pommel legends will be able to defeat some confident 19-year-old kid from Ireland. I’m betting on Rhys.

Rings
1. Eleftherios PETROUNIAS (GRE) 15.133
2. Courtney TULLOCH (GBR) 15.100
3. Ibrahim COLAK (TUR) 15.033
4. Vahagn DAVTYAN (ARM) 14.833
5. Dennis GOOSSENS (BEL) 14.766
6. Andrei MUNTEANU (ROU) 14.733
7. Marcel NGUYEN (GER) 14.666
7. Nikita NAGORNYY (RUS) 14.666

R. LANKIN Dmitrii (RUS) 14.633

Courtney tried his second new skill (Tulloch 2) and seems to have suffered very little deduction on it. I was surprised. If that “Victorian” position is counted then pretty much anyone who’s competed that skill should get credit.

Rings results

Vault
1. Andrey MEDVEDEV (ISR) 14.849
2. Igor RADIVILOV (UKR) 14.783
3. Artur DALALOYAN (RUS) 14.716
4. Dmitri LANKIN (RUS) 14.383
5. Valgard REINHARDSSON (ISL) 14.233
6. Dimitar DIMITROV (BUL) 14.199
7. Konstantin KUZOVKOV (GEO) 14.149
8. Loris FRASCA (FRA) 14.100

R. Dominick CUNNINGHAM (GBR) 14.050

Vault results

Dom nearly made the final with a fall on his first vault. He was that good.

Vault is throw and go. You never know. I’d bet on Igor to win. He seems most in control of his landings to me.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027606572095217666

P Bars
1. David BELYAVSKIY (RUS) 15.533
2. Artur DALALOYAN (RUS) 15.466
3. Oliver HEGI (SUI) 14.866
4. Joe FRASER (GBR) 14.800
5. Petro PAKHNIUK (UKR) 14.700
6. Henji MBOYO (SUI) 14.666
7. Ahmet ONDER (TUR) 14.666
8. Nils DUNKEL (GER) 14.466

R. ARICAN Ferhat (TUR) 14.466 … (tie breaker on E-score, I assume)

P Bar results

Nikita NAGORNYY was 3rd with a brilliant routine. But his two teammates scored even higher.

In fact I was thinking P Bars would be the worst final until Russia arrived. Last apparatus, last subdivision. Their lineup could challenge China and Japan.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027663856871583744

H Bar
1. Epke ZONDERLAND (NED) 14.333
2. David VECSERNYES (HUN) 14.200
3. Oliver HEGI (SUI) 14.100
4. Noah KUAVITA (BEL) 14.033
5. Umit SAMILOGLU (TUR) 13.933
6. Joe FRASER (GBR) 13.800
7. James HALL (GBR) 13.733
8. Taha SERHANI (SUI) 13.733

R. NAGORNYY Nikita (RUS) 13.666

H Bar results

Once again Horizontal Bar is a bit of a disappointment.

BRETSCHNEIDER was brilliant until falling on a relatively simple skill. DEURLOO missed.

Sounds like Epke is going to throw his HARD routine in the final. That’s going to be exciting.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027601259581382657