The FIG released the start lists for the first day of qualifications in the women’s competition at the 2014 World Championships.
Any big surprises, changes, or other important pieces to note for those competing on day one?
- The gymnasts listed in italics may replace competing gymnasts, but for the time being, these are the lineups expected to compete. Everything we say is based on each event’s italicized gymnast NOT competing.
- WHO IS COMPETING TWO VAULTS? Alla Sosnitskaya of Russia, Ellie Black and Maegan Chant of Canada, Vaida Zitineviciute of Lithuania, Do Thi Van Anh and Phan Thi Ha Thanh of Vietnam, Anna Pavlova of Azerbaijan, Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland, Paula Plichta of Poland, Catalina Escobar of Colombia, Ahtziri Sandoval and Alexa Moreno of Mexico, Andrea Camino of Peru, MyKayla Skinner and Simone Biles of the United States, and Dipa Karmakar and Aruna Budda Reddy of India!
- Maria Kharenkova and Daria Spiridonova of Russia will NOT compete in the all-around – Tatiana Nabieva will go instead of Spiridonova on vault and Kharenkova on bars.
- Fadwa Mohamed of Egypt is not competing on any events, meaning she will not perform the Produnova.
- Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands is only listed to compete on beam.
- Ana Lago of Mexico will compete every event but floor.
- WHO WAS NAMED ALTERNATE AFTER PODIUM TRAINING? Shirley van Deene for the Netherlands, Madison Desch for the United States, Mariana Valentin for Brazil, Ece Ayan for Sweden, and Dalia Al Salty for Hungary.
- No big surprises for the U.S. lineup – Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, MyKayla Skinner, and Madison Kocian will compete in the all-around, Ashton Locklear will compete on bars, and Alyssa Baumann will compete on vault, beam, and floor.
- Luisa Leal of Colombia – also a gymnast who competes for Rutgers – is unfortunately no longer competing. Colombia will only field four athletes on floor without Leal.
- Similarly, Sweden will only use four athletes on vault and floor; Peru will also only use four on vault, bars, and floor; and Ireland will only use four on bars. Of course, Azerbaijan only has four members total, so every score will count for them in qualifications.
- Same goes for Uzbekistan, down from a six member team to just four…and Oksana Chusovitina is one of the two missing. After injuring her foot on vault at the Asian Games (and subsequently withdrawing from the all-around competition in Incheon), Chuso took to Facebook to announce that she will not compete in Nanning. Also out is Anastasia Belkova.
- Dipa Karmakar of India – who won bronze on vault at Commonwealth Games after competing a Produnova – will only compete on vault.
Did anything catch your eye that we missed? Let us know in the comments! (Click to enlarge the start lists, or make your browser wider.)
Article by Lauren Hopkins
Hi Lauren, i don’t understand this part how come Fadwa is not going to compete on any events when she is listed in the line up
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The last gymnast listed in every full six member lineup (put in italics) is not competing. Anytime you see an italicized name at the bottom, it’s the gymnast not competing.
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Thank you 🙂
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No problem!!
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How lonely to be from Singapore…
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NOOOOO!!! Not Oksana!!!
So, Zeng Qiyan just gets her own rotation?
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Tamara Mrdjenovic SRB was injured in podium training, not sure if she’ll be competing (sub. 6)
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Hmm, no 2-vault competitors from GB. Interesting. Think Frags is saving herself for the all around/floor final? Or perhaps they don’t expect her to have a good enough shout to make it worth going for the final. And no Romanians either. maybe saving their strength for team final…
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That was only the start list for the first six subdivisions, which didn’t include GB! GB should have Frags and Simm. Romania should have Iordache.
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The girl from North Korea who submitted the triple full should also be competing 2 vaults.
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I mean triple yurchenko… its late.
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Yup – as this post says at the top, these start lists are only for today’s subdivisions, aka the first six. NK competes in the second day, so we don’t have their start lists yet. Our list only referred to day one. Lots of two-vault athletes are missing from it, i.e. the Brits.
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