The FIG released the nominative list of athletes submitted by each nation to attend the World Championships in Nanning this October.
While mostly an accurate glance at those set to attend, not all teams have been officially named and won’t be until the culmination of national team selection camps. All teams marked with an asterisk have not yet held their final selection camps and will not be decided until the next week or two.
Argentina
Ayelen Tarabini
Ailen Valente
Merlina Galera
Paloma Guerrero
Camila Klesa
Australia*
Olivia Vivian
Georgia Godwin
Georgia Rose Brown
Mary-Anne Monckton
Larrissa Miller
Lauren Mitchell
Kiara Munteanu
Austria
Elisa Hämmerle
Jasmin Mader
Lisa Ecker
Jessica Stabinger
Simone Penker
Olivia Jochum
Hanna Grosch
Azerbaijan
Mariia Smirnova
Marina Nekrasova
Yuliya Inshina
Anna Pavlova
Belgium
Laura Waem
Gaelle Mys
Lisa Verschueren
Julie Croket
Eline Vandersteen
Lin Versonnen
Dorien Motten
Belarus
Anastasiya Yekimenka
Anastasiya Miklashevich
Brazil
Julie Sinmon
Mariana Oliveira
Daniele Hypolito
Leticia Costa
Isabelle Cruz
Maria Cecilia Cruz
Mariana Valentin
Bulgaria
Ralitsa Mileva
Albena Zlatkova
Canada
Ellie Black
Aleeza Yu
Isabela Onyshko
Maegan Chant
Kirsten Peterman
Victoria-Kayen Woo
Jordyn Pedersen
Chile
Barbara Achondo
Martina Castro
Simona Castro
Makarena Pinto
Franchesca Santi
Camila Vilches
China
Yao Jinnan
Shang Chunsong
Tan Jiaxin
Chen Siyi
Bai Yawen
Huang Huidan
Xie Yufen
Colombia
Bibiana Velez
Dayana Ardila
Luisa Leal
Catalina Escobar
Yurany Avendaño
Marcela Sandoval
Czech Republic
Tereza Ochynska
Petra Fialova
Anna Maria Kanyai
Kristyna Palesova
Veronika Drapalova
Denmark
Sarah El Dabagh
Michelle Lauritsen
Mette Hulgaard
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Fadwa Mohamed
Miriam Fouad El Hajj
Rowan Hazem
Nancy Taman
Rana El Bialy
Malak Zaghloul
Finland
France
Marine Brevet
Clara Chambellant
Manon Cormoreche
Youna Dufournet
Maëlys Plessis
Claire Martin
Laura Longueville
Great Britain*
Claudia Fragapane
Ruby Harrold
Kelly Simm
Hannah Whelan
Gabrielle Jupp
Rebecca Downie
Charlie Fellows
Georgia
Germany
Cagla Akyol
Lisa Katharina Hill
Sophie Scheder
Kim Bui
Pauline Schäfer
Elisabeth Seitz
Leah Griesser
Greece
Ioanna Xoulogi
Maria Magdalini Trichopoulou
Evangelia Plyta
Maria Simou
Argyro Afrati
Vasiliki Millousi
Myropi Christofilaki
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hiu Ying Angel Wong
Nim Yan Choi
Hungary
Dorina Böczögö
Eniko Horvath
Tünde Csillag
Luca Diveky
Noemi Makra
Eszter Romhanyi
Dalia Al Salty
India
Aruna Budda Reddy
Dipa Karmakar
Pranati Nayak
Pranati Das
Payel Bhattacharjee
Rucha Sachin Divekar
Ireland
Sarah Beck
Emma Lunn
Ciara Roberts
Ellis O’Reilly
Nicole Mawhinney
Denise Moloney
Iceland
Norma Robertsdottir
Freyja Josepsdottir
Thelma Hermannsdottir
Italy*
Erika Fasana
Vanessa Ferrari
Elisa Meneghini
Lavinia Marongiu
Martina Rizzelli
Giorgia Campana
Lara Mori
Japan
Natsumi Sasada
Asuka Teramoto
Wakana Inoue
Mai Murakami
Yuna Hiraiwa
Yu Minobe
Azumi Ishikura
Kazakhstan
Zhanerke Duisek
Aida Bauyrzhanova
Anna Geidt
South Korea
Park Ji-soo
Yun Na-rae
Eum Da-yeon
Lee Hye-been
Kim Chae-yeon
Jeong Hee-yeon
Kim Ju-ran
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Farah Ann Abdul Hadi
Tan Ing Yueh
Mexico
Elsa Garcia
Amaranta Torres
Alexa Moreno
Ahtziri Sandoval
Ana Lago
Karla Retiz
Netherlands*
Celine van Gerner
Lisa Top
Sanne Wevers
Vera van Pol
Shirley van Deene
Lieke Wevers
Maartje Ruikes
Norway
New Zealand
Anna Tempero
Brittany Robertson
Samara Maxwell
Charlotte Sullivan
Mackenzie Slee
Courtney McGregor
Panama
Isabella Amado
Valentina Brostella
Peru
Britt Reusche
Nicole Hein
Ariana Orrego
Andrea Camino
Mariana Chiarella
Sandra Collantes
Poland
Marta Pihan-Kulesza
Paula Plichta
Gabriela Janik
Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska
Alma Kuc
Claudia Chmielowska
Portugal
North Korea
Kim Un Hyang
Hong Un Jong
Kang Yong Mi
Ri Un Ha
Jong Un Gyong
Kim So Yong
Qatar
Romania
Stefania Stanila
Ana Maria Ocolisan
Larisa Iordache
Andreea Munteanu
Paula Tudorache
Ioana Nicoara
Silvia Zarzu
South Africa
Angela Maguire
Tylah Lotter
Bianca Mann
Claudia Cummins
Russia
Aliya Mustafina
Maria Kharenkova
Alla Sosnitskaya
Ekaterina Kramarenko
Maria Paseka
Daria Spiridonova
Ksenia Afanasyeva
Singapore
Serbia
Switzerland
Giulia Steingruber
Ilaria Käslin
Laura Schulte
Caterina Barloggio
Nicole Hitz
Stefanie Siegenthaler
Jessica Diacci
Slovakia
Spain
Claudia Colom
Ainhoa Carmona
Ana Perez
Maria Paula Vargas
Roxana Popa
Cintia Rodriguez
Marta Costa
Sweden
Jonna Adlerteg
Emma Larsson
Kim Singmuang
Nicole Wanström
Lovisa Estberg
Veronica Wagner
Ece Ayan
Chinese Taipei
Lin Tseng-Ning
Lo Yu Ju
Wu Jhih-Han
Chen Feng Chih
Turkey
Kamile Ahsen Göktekin
Demet Mutlu
Ukraine
Krystyna Sankova
Angelina Kysla
Olesya Sazonova
Anastasiya Ilnytska
Yana Fedorova
Iryna Romanchuk
United States*
Madison Kocian
Alyssa Baumann
Kyla Ross
MyKayla Skinner
Simone Biles
Ashton Locklear
Madison Desch
Uzbekistan
Elena Rega
Asal Saparbaeva
Anastasiya Belkova
Dilnoza Abdusalimova
Oksana Chusovitina
Khilola Doniyorova
Venezuela
Katriel Sousa
Jessica Lopez
Paola Marquez
Maciel Peña
Ivet Rojas
Cindy Ruiz
Vietnam
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Super interesting. I’m curious to see how the USA list stands after Camp. I think Maddie Desch is great for meets like PanAms and Jesolo but I can’t imagine her even being an alternate to Worlds.
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Isn’t the issue what they need the alternate to be capable of, though? Assuming the first 6 would be the main team, you have Desch, Dowell, Hano, Hundley, Hults, and Toronjo as alternate options. I can’t see them taking Macy or Nica (especially as they’d need to take another NT spot), Hano is unlikely as well (if they hadn’t needed her for Pan Ams, she wouldn’t have the NT spot).
That leaves Desch, Dowell, and Hundley. Brenna’s said she plans to do AA at camp, but until camp happens, her status is unknown. If she’s good to compete, then I can see her as an option. If she’s not to where Martha wants, then you’re left with Desch and Hundley. Hundley beat Desch by a point at P&Gs, but her Pan Ams were not as good.
Honestly, It’s not like they have a ton of choices for the alternate spot. I could see a lot of it hinging on Brenna’s showing at camp.
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Do you know what this means for Germany – does the fact that Eli Seitz is listed above Leah Griesser mean Eli is on the team and Leah is the alternate?
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They are still deciding between Eli and Leah! No announcement has been made yet, although they were definitely leaning toward Eli from what I’ve heard.
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What happened to Silvia Zarzu?
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I missed her name before!
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Poland hasn’t chosen there team yet. They have a meet next week and after that they will decide the worlds team.
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Thanks!
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Gabby Jupp! So happy to see that name in contention again. Another favorite is Noemi Makra, she has so much potential!
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So its official no komova and afan?
I’m happy yet sad. I want afan to rest for next year but I miss her sassy floor routines.
Then I’m sad I will not be able to see komova! Mixed emotions over here! Lol.
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Afan is on the list!
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Did you forget Zarzu?
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Yes, added her!
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Ksenia Afanasyeva? Did I miss something major from Russia, is she actually considered for any spot? I thought it was Komova or Rodionova to be the alternate and both would have to improve on beam or develop a vault for the team.
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Afan was one of the ones included in that list of possible alternates Valentina talked about when she officially named the team after the Russian Cup. I think her routines are bare minimum, from what Valentina said, so no Amanar, no really difficult floor, etc, but if they really need her they might take her.
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Follow up question: so is Darya Yelizarova Russian or Uzbekistani – is she not considered for this team?
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Yelizarova is no longer competing internationally at all. She left the Uzbek national team some time ago. She continues to compete in local and national meets in Russia. That’s all she wants to do now.
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Some of my contacts who are well connected to RGF have said that Valentina has been drinking because Afan hasn’t even been cleared to train regularly yet.
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Always remember to take information from Valentina with a grain of salt because she imagines a lot of things. Does anyone remember the incident with Oleg Verniaiev? That alone should continue to embarrass her.
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papaliukin –
I’m not familiar with the Oleg Verniaiev incident. Details?
Thanks! 🙂
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what happen between Valentina and Oleg Verniaiev?
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Will Israel send any gymnasts?
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It doesn’t look like it 😦
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Right after the 2013 European Championships, Valentina made some statements about Oleg Verniaiev and Igor Radivilov saying that they were begging to join Nikolai Kuksenkov and train in Russia. Well, Verniaiev responded that he was amused to hear the story because he had never actually talked to her before. He’s talked to some of the Russian coaches casually at competitions, but there wasn’t an ounce of truth that he was asking to come to Russia.
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I think you replied to the wrong person, hahaha
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Meh, I did. The comments are arranged differently when you click on the reader. That’s where I replied from. I should’ve clicked on the actual page, oops!
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It’s crazy how 2 years ago, Larisa was the baby on the Romanian team and now she’s the leader. I’m curious to see how she’ll cope this year. I really want her to win that balance beam gold medal. And I can’t wait to see Pavlova, too.
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Wow! A great deal of diversity! this worlds is gonna be great!
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