The FIG released the nominative registration for Universiade this weekend, and while we knew some teams from announcements made previously, this is the first time we’re getting a complete look at absolutely everyone set to compete.
I’m way more excited for this competition than I’ve been in a really long time, because pretty much every major country sending a team is including gymnasts who have competed at the world or Olympic level. Russia has Olympic medalists Daria Spiridonova and Maria Paseka, Germany has two-time Olympian Kim Bui leading a team that includes two of last year’s alternates, Japan will send two-time Olympian Asuka Teramoto and her 2016 teammate Yuki Uchiyama as well as multiple worlds competitor Natsumi Sasada, 2016 Olympian Vera van Pol leads the Dutch team, and Canada is sending two-time Olympians Brittany Rogers and Ellie Black.
Several other countries will also send their top elites with major international experience, including Yamilet Peña of the Dominican Republic, Annika Urvikko of Finland, reigning Universiade all-around champion Kelly Simm of Great Britain, Dorina Böczögö of Hungary, Filipa Martins of Portugal, Larisa Iordache of Romania, and Barbora Mokosova of Slovakia in addition to many other well-known names.
A full list of competitors is below. Held in Taipei, Taiwan, the 2017 Summer Universiade begins on August 19 and we’ll have a full preview coming in the days leading up to the meet.
ARGENTINA
- Tatiana Avila
Nominative.
AUSTRIA
Confirmed by the Österreichischer Fachverband für Turnen on August 11.
BELGIUM
Confirmed by Dorien Motten on GoFundMe on February 13.
CANADA
- Ellie Black
- Jessica Dowling
- Denelle Pedrick
- Brittany Rogers
- Briannah Tsang
Confirmed by Gymnastics Canada on July 18.
CHINESE TAIPEI
- Chuang Hsiu Ju
- Chuang Shu Yun
- Lo Yu Ju
- Mai Liu Hsiang-Han
- Tsai Chia Jung
Confirmed by Taipei 2017 on July 22.
CROATIA
Nominative.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Confirmed by Hoy Digital on August 11.
FINLAND
Confirmed by Vasabladet on June 20.
GERMANY
Confirmed by TG Böckingen on July 14.
GREAT BRITAIN
Confirmed by BUCS on June 6. As of August 13, Kelly Simm has confirmed via Twitter that she will not be competing due to injury. It’s unlikely that there will be a replacement for her.
HONG KONG
- Sau Chung Cristal Kwan
Confirmed by Hong Kong Gymnastics on August 13.
HUNGARY
- Dalia Al-Salty
- Dorina Böczögö
Confirmed by Magyar Torna Svövetség on August 8.
JAPAN
- Yumika Nakamura
- Natsumi Sasada
- Asuka Teramoto
- Ayana Tone
- Yuki Uchiyama
Nominative.
KAZAKHSTAN
- Yekaterina Chuikina
- Anna Geidt
Confirmed by Yekaterina Cuikina on August 7.
LATVIA
Nominative.
NETHERLANDS
- Elisabeth Geurts
- Anne Klein
- Denise Tan
- Nadieh van Pol
- Vera van Pol
Confirmed by Gazet Roosendaal on July 24.
NORWAY
- Sofie Bråten
- Mira Neurauter
- Thea Nygaard
- Sofie Skåttun
- Anna Worpvik
Nominative.
POLAND
Confirmed by the Polski Zwiazek Gimnastyczny on August 11.
PORTUGAL
Nominative.
ROMANIA
Confirmed by Liber Tatea on August 9.
RUSSIA
Confirmed by Sport.ru on August 9.
SLOVAKIA
Confirmed by WebNoviny on August 11.
SLOVENIA
- Ana Cikac
- Ivana Kamnikar
- Sara King
- Adela Sajn
Nominative.
SOUTH AFRICA
Nominative.
SOUTH KOREA
- Eum Da Yeon
- Jeong Hee Yeon
- Jung Choong Min
- Kim Chae Yeon
- Lee Hye Been
Nominative.
SWITZERLAND
Nominative.
TURKEY
Nominative.
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Iread elsewhere that Kelly Simm has withdrawn. Seems to be confirmed by her Twitter.
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Aww, that’s a shame! I know she’s been injured a lot though.
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The article I read said she was aiming for worlds.With both Downies out, it will be interesting to see who British Gymnastics choose to go in their places.
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Yeah, it’s not a ton of depth…Fragapane most likely, and probably a couple of the new kids (can Fenton be healthy JUST ONCE?!), but if Simm is back and healthy she could definitely challenge.
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Any have any updates on Larisa? rumor has it she is going to add loso mount on BB and fabrichinova dismount on bars.??
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yes, she said she hopes to medal in all around, bars and beam, i think the floor and vault isn’t at her best and prob is building up till worlds. she has few upgrades on beam, not sure what she will go for in competition but she was training a layout 1/1 but prob we won’t see that in competition:) also she was training a 3.5 twists on floor 😛 go larisa, love her style and acrobatics, prefer her to biles which is just power..not the whole package 🙂
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Whatever happened to Seda? I like her a lot and want to see more of her.
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This competition is just for university students. Seda only just turned 18, so she probably isn’t at university yet.
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How is the Team Competition going? Are there max. 5 gymnasts on a team and 3 or 4 can compete on each event? Or is it 5-4-3?
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LOL. Romania could only send 1 gymnast because they have so few elites that only one was even in university.
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