Category: Gymnastics

Ashleigh Gnat – Amanar

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why are there no LIVE results at Europeans?

SmartScoring seems to have bungled the European Gymnastics Championships. No statement. No apology. I assume it’s the last time they’ll get a job with Gymnastics.

Here’s what you’ll see on their Facebook page. Every second matters. But we’ve gone 3 days with no LIVE results.

are Arabians forward or backward tumbling?

MAG Code:

All Arabian elements are in the group of acrobatic elements backward, Example Arabian double front 1⁄2 = same as double back 1/1 (D value). The following Arabian elements (Jump bwd. with 1⁄2 t. to double salto fwd.) have the same value and Code box as the bwd. double salto element with the same amount of twisting: Arabian dbl. str. 1⁄2 (Penev), Arabian dbl. str. (Tamayo), and Arabian dbl. str. 1/1 (Hypolito).

WAG Code:

Arabian elements are considered Forward Elements

There is an argument for both. But FIG should standardize on one or the other. If only Steve Butcher had the FIG job looking at inconsistencies like this. 🙂

arabian-double-front

The takeoff is more critical than the landing position in my opinion. Arabians are much more a backwards tumbling skill than forwards.

Hattie points out that a backward layout with 1 1/2 twist lands forward like Arabian, but no-one would argue it’s a forward tumbling element.

(via Gigi)

Ellie Downie European Champion

  1. Ellie Downie GBR 55,755
  2. Zsofia Kovacs HUN 55,432
  3. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos FRA 55,065
  4. Elena Eremina RUS 54.266
  5. Kim Bui GER 53.499
  6. Martina Maggio ITA 53.199
  7. Nina Derwael BEL 52.832
  8. Filipa Martins POR 52.832

Women’s all-around official results.

Whatever happened to the cliché of British gymnasts being inconsistent? Ellie hit 8/8 huge difficulty routines.

The top 4 had a terrific battle for the podium. Elena fell on Beam mount. Zsofia got a bit of a gift on Bars. But the ranking ended up correct.

Melanie from France has amazing potential. I’m going to be following her closely from here on in.

Kim. Martina. Fantastic gymnasts. Nina and Filipa should be very proud of their performances.

A great meet. 🙂

Read Lauren’s European Championships All-Around Finals Live Blog

Oleg once again European Champion

An exciting competition. The Russians and Brits did a super job.

  1. Oleg Verniaiev UKR 85,866
  2. Artur Dalaloyan RUS 85,498
  3. James Hall GBR 84,664
  4. Nikita Ignatyev RUS 83.964
  5. Joe Fraser GBR 82.982
  6. Artur Davtyan ARM 82.864
  7. Lukas Dauser GER 82.199
  8. Ferhat Arican TUR 82.097

full results MAG AA
https://twitter.com/uegymnastics/status/855399895397740544