I can’t remember any other NCAA season in which the top six teams set themselves at such a high level that they not only remained firm in the average and RQS rankings all season, but also qualified team by team into the Super Six at NCAA Championships.
This might be boring if the teams weren’t so impressive. Generally there’s usually at least one or two teams outside the top six rankings bubble that can fight their way in, and you actually really want them to, if only to make things more exciting …
Alt and Verniaiev’s performances in London assured their national federations the 2017 FIG World Cup series title in Women’s and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics. The winners of the World Cup series are determined by a points total based on athlete rankings at each of the three World Cup competitions. Verniaiev’s victories in Stuttgart and London, as well as a silver medal finish at the AT&T American Cup in March assured Ukraine would win on the men’s side.
Alt’s victories at the same meet, combined withKim Bui’sfourth-place finish at the American Cup, lifted the Germans to the Women’s title. Additionally, the three top-ranked athletes in the All-around World Cup standings received prize money between 15-25,000 Swiss Francs.