Shallon Olsen – Vault

Last year’s silver medalist — currently training at Alabama — look likely to qualify to the final. She’s in 2nd position half way through the qualification round.

As Canadians had NO legal way to watch their team — WHY can’t FIG figure this out? — Gymnastics Canada is posting routines on their YouTube channel.

Click PLAY or watch YDT on YouTube.

WORLDS results – day 1

Top 8 qualify to the team final.

12 teams — USA, RUS, CHN — plus the next 9 qualify to Tokyo.

1. China – 169.161
2. France – 166.713
3. Canada – 162.922
4. Germany – 161.897
5. Belgium – 161.238
6. Australia – 157.945
7. Ukraine – 156.961
8. South Korea – 156.662

cheering China

1. Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos FRA 56.782
2. Liu Tingting CHN 55.865
3. Li Shijia CHN 55.732
4. Nina Derwael BEL 55.441
5. Ellie Black CAN 55.199
6. Elisabeth Seitz GER 54.999
7. Sarah Voss GER 54.132
8. Aline Friess FRA 53.999

Melanie

YEO Seojeong – Qualifications Vault

Though she warmed-up the Handspring front 2/1 twist in podium, Yeo didn’t need it to qualify through to the Vault final.

She was playing safe, trying to help the team score.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Jorge Vega Lopez – Podium vault

I am always impressed with Jorge’s attention to detail. And landings. He could make the final.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Jorge won Guatemala’s first ever gold medal in gymnastics at the Pan American Games in Toronto 2015.

He’s a celebrity back home.

Cintia – Gold Medal toe point

Click PLAY or watch her Podium Floor on YouTube. Actually, all the Spanish routines were great.

Zou Jingyuan – BEST routine in history

Shut-up and watch this Podium routine over-and-over again.

What’s your execution deduction?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Oksana’s Rudi

Best for 17 years or more?

Sadly she put a hand down on vault 2 and is unlikely to qualify for the apparatus final.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

the Petz on Bars

Very cool. And well done.

Great routine, too. But Emelie did have a fall.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1180084703803654144