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All hail. In a super tough competition Kohei walks away with his record breaking 5th consecutive World Championships title. He HIT and STUCK nearly every skill. Then at the Press Conference, said he would try to improve his landings on P Bar and H Bar. Next time. 🙂

@uncletimmensgym:

’09: Uchi won by 2.575
’10: Uchi won by 2.283
’11: Uchi won by 3.101
’12: Uchi won by 1.659
’13: Uchi won by 1.958
’14: Uchi won by 1.492

In the oddest moment of Worlds 2014, so far, Bretschneider from Germany competed a HUGE new skill – double twisting Kovacs.

… He thought he did.

But what we saw was a routine with two full twisting Kovacs. The second one is no value and a deduction for repetition. 😦

This is a skill so difficult and scary that his mind defaulted to the “simpler” skill under pressure.

He can do it. Very well.

 

related – It’s for real this time. Full twisting Kolman. (June 2013)

(via LEON magazine)

Not many of the guys are all that thrilled to be called elegant, despite the prestigious Award.

I was going to vote for Nile Wilson. He’s had some of the cleanest routines, the highest E-scores … in only his 1st World Championships.

 

But Nile’s been replaced in the AA Competition by Max Whitlock. Only those who compete the AA Final are eligible.

The next guy that jumps to mind (aside from Uchimura who’s already won it twice) is Jake Dalton. But Jake’s not eligible, either.

 

What about fan favourite Oleg Verniaiev from Ukraine?

I’ll vote just BEFORE the MAG AA Final. Don’t be surprised if Deng Chudi wins. He’s the favourite of the Chinese media.

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Is this the most artistic Artistic Gymnastics team USA has fielded?

If you’re still wondering who won the World Championships in Nanning 🙂 , click over to the Gymternet right now as they have a good write-up.

One of the biggest stories is Romania’s Bars.

Starting to wear grips this cycle has helped, but that Gymnastics superpower still has a long way to go.

See more Romania photos from Nanning on Couch Gymnast.

The Aussies looked super prepared. Very clean. Had smart routines.

With a 7th place finish in Team without former world champion Lauren Mitchell who withdrew last minute after an ankle injury in training, you’d best put the Aussies on the list of teams that will qualify for Rio. Some Down Under had doubts.

See more Australia photos on Couch Gymnast.

Nadia Boyce, the photographer, is posting the other nations as well on the Couch Gymnast 2014 Worlds Pictures page.

Who hit best and cleanest according to our Execution judges?

1. USA
2. ROM
3. GBR

These charts compare the official E-Scores scores posted by all the athletes who competed in the Women’s Team Finals at the 2014 World Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China. Countries are listed in descending rank, 1st through 8th respectively. The data was compiled and visualized by Amanda Leigh Verhaeg from official scores at http://www.nanning2014gymnastics.com.

Artistic Gymnastics Institute

Click through for interactive details.

Back in the day, it was common practice for some nations to take out one of their finalists and replace them with a team mate with a better percentage chance of results.

It’s normal in team sport, of course. The coach makes the decision who to put in for the big game.

British Gymnastics:

Nile has been carrying a sore wrist throughout the competitions in Nanning, China, that has been superbly managed by the medical staff. However, in light of this and with the priority being Nile’s long-term gymnastics career, Max Whitlock will replace Nile in the all-around final. Max qualified by right as the third placed GB gymnast but was initially excluded from the final by the “only two gymnasts per federation” rule. Nile still intends to compete in the high bar final on Sunday 12th.

Nile said “I’m obviously very disappointed, as I’m feeling great otherwise and have been really enjoying my first World Championships but my wrist was pretty sore today so I made the decision to pull out and save myself for the high bar final. The medical staff and coaches are unanimous that this is the right decision to make. I’ll be right behind Max and Dan Purvis in the all-around and can’t wait for the high bar on Sunday.”

(via Full Twist)

🙂

Great meet. Though not without errors.

1. USA–179.280
2. China–172.587
3. Russia–171.462

4. Romania–170.963
5. Italy–169.023
6. Great Britain–168.495
7. Australia–165.988
8. Japan–165.422

Now with strong Bars, team USA is a few falls ahead of the best of the rest, even if they hit.

@uncletimmensgym:

In 2011, Team USA won the gold by 4.082.
In 2012, Team USA won gold by 5.426.
In 2014, Team USA won gold by 6.693.

Everyone needs study the U.S. system. They are doing most everything right.

What can other nations emulate?

I’m happy Canada is adopting the U.S. age group program. A bigger base is one of their secrets to success.