The World Championships Event Finals Day 2 Live Blog

/ October 8, 2017

Welcome to the live blog for the second day of event finals at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, Canada!

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4:24 pm. Tin Srbic of Croatia is the high bar champion!!!! Epke “I Just Invented A New Skill” Zonderland gets the silver, and BART DEURLOO GETS THE BRONZE!!!

4:22 pm. Belyavskiy HB: One-arm swing, stoop half, layout Tkachev, layout Tkachev half caught with one arm and he pulls it back around but not QUITE as fluidly as Epke did. Yamawaki, German giants, everyone’s like wtf is happening. I think people think they’re mistakes LOL. Double layout full-out low but stuck. 13.533 (5.4 D, 8.133 E).

4:19 pm. Srbic HB: Stalder 1.5, straddle Tkachev to layout Tkachev to straddle Tkachev half, I can’t even type as fast as he does them, layout Tkachev half, stoop full, Endo full, stuck full-twisting double layout!!!!! TINNNNN!!!!!!! Omg he’s gonna medal, I’m gonna die!!!! YESSSS. 14.433 (6.4 D, 8.033 E).

4:13 pm. Miyachi HB: HERE WE GOOOOOO. This apparently looked insane in training yesterday. I’m here for it. CAUGHT THE LAYOUT BRETSCHNEIDER!!!!!! THEN OFF ON THE BRETSCHNEIDER NOOOOOOOOOO. Well, I guess the layout Bretschneider is at least the Miyachi now? Got the Bretschneider the second time, then Cassina, Kolman, Kovacs, DAMN. Stalder to stalder half, Endo, double layout full-in flared with a solid landing. 13.733 (6.7 D, 7.033 E).

4:12 pm. Leru HB: I knew he was in this final and yet was still shocked to see him because I just assume Manrique is the only Cuban who ever makes finals. Amazing! INTENTIONAL one-arm giant, stoop half, Def, layout Tkachev to straddle Tkachev to straddle Tkachev half, AMAZING, layout Tkachev half, stoop, SAT HIS MOTHER FREAKING DOUBLE DOUBLE LAYOUT DISMOUNT I CAN’T I’M DONE. NOOOOOOOOO GOD DAMN. WHY DAMMIT. 13.100 (6.0 D, 7.1 E).

4:08 pm. Hegi HB: Random clear hip into his Yamawaki half, stoop half bends over the wrong way, but doesn’t bother him, Kolman, stoop half to Yamawaki to Endo full, muscled up, he’s righting through this, but it’s not great, hop full, full-twisting double layout low with two big steps forward. 12.733 (5.8 D, 6.933 E).

4:03 pm. Zonderland HB: Endo full, Cassina to Kovacs CAUGHT WITH ONE ARM AND IT DOESN’T EVEN MESS HIM UP HE KEEPS SWINGING AND IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO HIS PLANNED NEXT SKILL THAT SHOULD BE A BONUS LMAO OMGGGGG THAT WAS RIDICULOUS, layout Kovacs, Kolman, Rybalko is a mess, staoop half, hop full, double double layout with a step. I’M SCREAMING. 14.233 (6.5 D, 7.733 E).

4:00 pm. Brägger HB: Cassina, Kolman, so clean compared to Bart, layout Tkachev to straddle Tkachev half, stoop half, legs came apart NOOOO!!!!!! Extra swing to get his rhythm back before layout Tkachev half, stoop half, Rybalko, hop full, double double layout deep with a step. 😦 UGH. 13.733 (6.5 D, 7.233 E).

3:57 pm. Deurloo HB: Messy legs on stoop full, stoop half, Kovacs to Cassina, messy but YAS. Kolman also a little messy, Yamawaki to Endo half, stalder, hop full, double-twisting double layout with a step back. 14.200 (6.2 D, 8.0 E).

3:47 pm. Well, a rough and sad ending to an otherwise great final as Vanessa Ferrari is carried off the podium.

That means Mai Murakami wins the gold medal, FINALLY, Jade Carey wins her second medal of the meet in her international debut with the silver, and Claudia Fragapane wins the bronze, the first world medal of her career!

3:46 pm. Ferrari FX: O Fortuna. Double double, a little low in her set, small hop forward. Crashed whip to tuck full-in to her head and she looks injured. Yes, she’s not getting up, and the medical staff is coming over.

3:42 pm. Fidelis FX: 1.5 through to low double arabian, takes a step forward out of it. So happy to see her in an event final though. BEAUTIFUL triple full. Just a bounce on the landing. Switch ring to switch half. Tucked full-in with a hop back. Ring leap into the corner before her final pass, a double pike, slightly short with a hop forward. Really nice job. 13.666 (5.5 D, 8.166 E).

3:38 pm. Black FX: Hit the jump at the start, I missed what it was. 2.5 is actually pretty clean to double tuck with a big step back OOB. Love this dramatic routine for her. Front double full to front tuck with a tiny bobble. Tour jeté half to switch full. Front full through to double pike with a stumble, UGH, well, she went for the big finish (she downgraded to a double full in the all-around) and she did fabulous considering this was a last-minute final yesterday after Ragan Smith had to pull out. 12.900 (5.3 D, 7.9 E, -0.3 ND).

3:34 pm. Fragapane FX: Yay Thoroughly Modern Millie! Her double layout full is so clean but then she lands it kind of on one foot maybe? It was awkward and she had a bizarre stumble. Looked like one of her better tumbles though. But obviously missed the jump out of it. Double layout to stag is better. Wolf hop to tour jeté half. I love when girls do wolf hops on floor as their dance elements. Double arabian is actually really clean in the air, a little seated in the landing but overall really nice. Stuck double pike. So glad she didn’t let that first mistake affect the rest of her routine and hats off to her and her coaches for REALLY improving her tumbling form!! I’m super impressed! 13.933 (5.6 D, 8.333 E).

3:30 pm. Carey FX: As much as I like her tumbling I just don’t want this to win because I don’t find it that artistic or engaging. Her double double is basically OPEN and she sticks it though, so she’s clearly fierce in that area. Also a fantastic double layout full-in. Hop L turn to a tour jeté half. Clean front double full to stag. Switch full. Solid tucked full-in to finish, just a tiny bounce. She was fantastic. The best she’s been all year. If she does win, it’ll be deserved. But Mai was definitely more of a total package. 14.200 (5.7 D, 8.5 E). Puts her in second by 0.033 which was fair I feel.

3:29 pm. Mori FX: Double layout, big kind of stumble on the landing with her leg flying up. Switch ring to switch full, double Y turn to illusion, not great but not really BAD either. 2.5 to front layout with a little bounce forward. Tucked full-in with a hop back. Triple full, SLIGHTLY underrotated, legs crossed in the air, hop on the landing. Not bad! Love seeing her go from alternate last year to one of the country’s best this year. 13.266 (5.4 D, 7.866 E).

3:23 pm. Moors FX: MY GIIIIIIRL!!! Freaking BEAUTIFUL Podkopayeva. Omg. Basically stuck, just a tiny slide I think. Front double full to front full to stag, lovely lovely lovely. Double attitude turn down onto the floor for her choreo. Switch ring to Ferrari. She is magical. Split jump full to stag ring jump. 2.5 (legs a little messy) to front tuck with a step. INCREDIBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! REMEMBER WHEN NO ONE WANTED HER ON THE WORLDS TEAM (except me obvs) AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS AND NOW SHE’S THE BIGGEST NEW STAR TO COME OUT OF THIS COMPETITION?????????????? Get a kiss on the cheek from Elvira. So thrilled. I love this kid. ❤ 13.650 (5.2 D, 8.45 E). Don’t think she got connection up into the stag, there was kind of a pause there.

3:19 pm. Murakami FX: Lunged out of her opening turn, missed if it was quad or triple though. Stuck her double double, YAS. GET IT MAI. Double layout with a tiny bounce back. 2.5 to front full, PERF. She’s SO clean. Her little hard rock section in the middle, she’s like YAS I’m the best. Switch ring to tour jeté full, good. Double L turn to full turn. Finishes with a double pike with a hop back. YAAAAAAAAAS. YOU KILLED IT MAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M CRYING. 14.233 (5.9 D, 8.333 E).

3:11 pm. Zou Jingyuan of China holds his lead all rotation long to win the p-bars gold medal with a 15.900! Oleg Verniaiev is close with a 15.833 for silver, while David Belyavskiy gets his second medal of the meet, edging out Manrique Larduet by a tenth to finish with a 15.266 for the bronze.

3:08 pm. Larduet PB: Good single rail transitions, front straddle salto gets an OOH from the crowd, his swing is lovely, the tiniest bit arched after a press handstand, double front half-out with a tiny hop back. 15.166 (6.4 D, 8.766 E).

3:03 pm. Nguyen PB: Messy in his first transition, double back skill is nice, then a double back to his upper arms, some short handstands, another double back skill, full-twisting double back with a step. He’s like…Zou and Verniaiev are the Viktoria Komovas of the world while Nguyen is the Beth Tweddle in terms of skills being done. Does that make sense? 14.700 (6.2 D, 8.5 E).

2:59 pm. Verniaiev PB: Love his transitions onto the single rails, they’re so quick and easy for him. Basket swing up into a straddle press handstand is nice, lots of one-arm skills, double front half-out stuck. YAS FINALLYYYYYYYY!!!!! 15.833 (6.7 D, 9.133 E).

2:57 pm. Arican PB: Ugh my blog deleted this when I went to post, I blame the crappy internet, but anyway this was a super messy routine with several large mistakes…mostly knee bends and one muscled handstand. He was basically like “wtf” at himself when he came off the podium. 14.100 (6.3 D, 7.8 E).

2:53 pm. Brägger PB: Love his slow but controlled press handstands. Front salto caught then pressed up to a handstand is great, double front half with a step. Not the best or most fluid routine but still nice. 14.733 (6.4 D, 8.333 E).

2:49 pm. Belyavskiy PB: Weird arms on one of his basket things and bent elbows on a handstand after that. One-armed half to a transition to the single rail, double front half stuck. 15.266 (6.4 D, 8.866 E).

2:46 pm. Lin PB: Front salto skill up into handstand, double back to his upper arms, also lovely, one handstand gets a bit arched and he muscles up after his one-arm swing, not quite as tidy as his teammate, piked double back stuck. 15.133 (6.4 D, 8.733 E).

2:42 pm. Zou PB: Ugh I’m gonna be trash at p-bars, I’m so far away I literally can’t even see the bars. This was a great position for beam though! He’s seriously gorgeous though. One-arm spin right on the bar and his baskets are lovely, presses effortlessly up into handstand. Double front half-out with a hop. Beautiful. 15.900 (6.8 D, 9.1 E).

2:17 pm. Despite being first up, Pauline Schäfer with her incredible routine (I’m sitting maybe 20 feet away and in person up close it is TO DIE FOR) holds onto the top score for the entire rotation to WIN THE GOLD!!!!! Amazing. Morgan Hurd gets the silver for her aggressive set, and Tabea Alt comes back from her huge disappointment while sick at Euros this year to get the bronze. Beautiful podium. Just wish it wasn’t Mai Murakami in fourth. 😦 Though she wasn’t really expected to make this final, let alone medal, and she got SO CLOSE!

2:16 pm. Alt BB: Excellent layout mount. Side aerial loso is great, full turn with a bobble, switch leap to switch half with a rather large wobble, front aerial to straddle jump, switch ring, back leg isn’t really a ring but no one’s is, split leap to sid somi with a bobble, double tuck with a hop. YAY! We could get two Germans on the beam podium!!! That would be SO amazing considering their biggest problem at world championships leading up to Rio was putting together a team that could hit beam. WHAT A CHANGE. 13.300 (5.7 D, 7.6 E).

2:10 pm. Liu BB: Lovely mount, front handspring to front tuck, switch leap, misses connection to split ring leap (awkawrd shape) to Korbut, full turn, split leap to side aerial with a tiny adjustment, split jump to wolf jump, front aerial, not connected to split ring jump to back handspring, switch ring with a bobble, good triple twist with a step. Missed a few connections there but overall a nice routine. Just wish she wasn’t injured so we could see her at her best. 12.766 (5.5 D, 7.366 E, -0.1 ND).

2:04 pm. Hurd BB: Standing full is perfect, her chest is SO HIGH. I can’t believe it looks like this now. Side aerial with a slight adjustment and then a nervous wobble after. Switch leap to split leap, very nice, bhs loso, just a tiny step back, front aerial, split jump to straddle jump, smart of her to not connect the jumps from the acro, excellent punch front, full turn, slight bobble on the switch ring, did she almost wobble standing at the end? LOL ❤ I love her. Over time. Tucked full-in practically stuck, leg form just gets a little untidy during the twist. Just a couple of mistakes there but overall I think that was her best set? Actually maybe quals was. But this was a more aggressive set for sure. 13.400 (5.7 D, 7.8 E, -0.1 ND).

2:01 pm. Teramoto BB: Wobble then hands down on her double spin. 😦 UGH I wanted revenge for 2014. Bhs bhs loso is solid. Split leap to switch leap, tiny bobble, think she wanted to connect it to the side somi, but she does the somi on its own and it’s good. Switch half is lovely. Onodi, foot slipped and I thought she was a goner but she somehow saved it?!?!?! Didn’t even fight!!! Front aerial is great. Side aerial with a bobble. Triple full, nicely rotated, just a slight step. 12.966 (5.6 D, 7.366 E).

1:58 pm. Murakami BB: Switch leap mount, punch front pike looked solid, slight adjustment after her bhs loso, switch ring is super solid, side aerial with a tiny adjustment, wobble on her double spin but she leans over and pulls it back around, little bobble on front aerial before her jump series, double pike with a step back, WOW. I would high five a million angels if Mai could whip out a surprise medal on beam. 13.066 (5.4 D, 7.666 E).

1:54 pm. Black BB: Okay this NEEDS to be her best beam ever, I NEED IT. Switch leap to switch to swithc half with a wobble, UGH. Double spin to full spin with a slight check. Great combo though. Punch front pike with a little slide back. Bhs layout is great. Punch front tuck, puts her hands down and falls. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I’m depressed. Double pike is great, chest just slightly down. 12.4 (5.7 D, 6.7 E).

1:52 pm. Eremina BB: switch leap mount, full Y turn with a slight adjustment, bhs loso loso, didn’t look like she got a great push out of the first loso but still got the second around no problem. Front aerial with a slight bobble. Solid split leap to side aerial. Switch leap to split jump, a little short on the second. Triple full with messy ankles and a low landing, steps to the side, but not bad and overall it was a great routine for her! She’s getting so confident there. 12.966 (5.4 D, 7.566 E).

1:47 pm. Schäfer BB: Switch leap mount to split leap to full Y turn, little check, bhs loso with a slight adjustment, loooovely switch ring, she has a GNARLY bruise on the inside of her knee. Double spin is gorgeous. The Schäfer with a tiny bounce, looks effortless. Front aerial to split jump to stag ring jump with a small bobble. Killing it. Side aerial. Gainer layout dismount looked stuck (or close to it, I can’t see the landing mat from here) and she’s SO freaking happy. 13.533 (5.5 D, 8.033 E).

1:36 pm. With his two clean efforts, Kim Han Sol knocks Marian Dragulescu out of the final by just half a tenth! Kenzo Shirai picks up his third medal and second gold of the week with a 14.9 average, Igor Radivilov gets the silver just 0.001 behind Shirai, and Kim Han Sol takes the bronze with a 14.766.

1:35 pm. Kim VT: Handspring Randi with a big hop back. Some leg sep in pre-flight, but lovely in the air and his chest is really high on the landing. 14.966 (5.6 D, 9.366 E). Second vault is a kaz 1.5, looked nice in the air with a hop. 14.566 (5.2, D, 9.366 E). Average 14.766.

1:30 pm. Dalaloyan VT: Yurchenko triple full, a little short and seated in the landing,  lands completely OOB, and he has to take a few steps back out of it. He had about five minutes’ notice before learning he was competing so good for him for going for it. 14.200 (5.6 D, 8.9 E, -0.3 ND). Crashed his Dragulescu second vault to his face, it’s not even close. I think he wants to do this one piked but both time I’ve seen it he’s been fully tucked so idk what he’s doing. I think he put up the number for the piked Dragulescu though. Average 13.966.

1:26 pm. Radivilov VT: YAAAAAAAAAS STUCK DRAGULESCU YAAAAAAAAAS I’M CRYING. His chest is SO high. He’s like smiling to himself as he re-chalks the vault for his second one omggggg that was gorgeous. Just cowboyed in the air. 15.033 (5.6 D, 9.433 E). Tsuk double pike with a big step back for his second vault. Well, he’s thrilled. 14.766 (5.6 D, 9.166 E). Average 14.899.

UGH ONE ONE-THOUSANDTH BEHIND KENZO. KENZO LITERALLY LIKE APOLOGIZED TO HIM.

1:24 pm. Hrimeche VT: Dragulescu, pretty cowboyed, and also short, put his hands down and whipped them up super fast before taking a couple of running steps back out of it. 13.566 (5.6 D, 8.166 E, -0.2 ND). Second vault is the tsuk double pike, a little low with a hop. 14.600 (5.6 D, 9.0 E). Average 14.083.

1:19 pm. Dragulescu VT: Dragulescu, big step back to control it and he’s a bit cowboyed in his tucks but who isn’t? I’d rather see him slightly overrotated than coming up short. 14.700 (5.6 D, 9.1 E). Second vault is the Yurchenko half-on front layout double full off, step forward. Looked really nice. 14.733 (5.4 D, 9.333 E). Average 14.716.

1:15 pm. Vega VT: Handspring Rudi with tons of power and a step to the side OOB. Chest slightly down and ankles a bit crosed in the air, but keeps a nice stretched position throughout. 14.700 (5.6 D, 9.2 E, -0.1 ND). Second vault is a kaz 1.5, BEAUTIFUL, just the tiniest step forward. Omg that was fabulous. 14.708 (5.2 D, 9.508 E). Average 14.704.

1:11 pm. Shirai VT: Yurcheno Triple, chest SOOOOO HIGH on the landing and basically sticks!!! Just the tiniest bounce. HOW DOES HE MAKE THIS LOOK EASY?!?!?! LAWD, just an ankle crossing in the air in the later twists but damn he could get a 10 one day on this vault and I’d be fully fine with it. 15.200 (5.6 D, 9.6 E). Second vault is a kaz 1.5, really great block off the vault, beautiful form aside from a slight ankle cross, and a small hop forward. 14.600 (5.2 D, 9.4 E). Average 14.900.

1:06 pm. Asato VT: First vault is the tsuk tucked full-in, much better than prelims I think but still REALLY low into the mat when he lands. Jumps out of it really fast so harder to see just how low he was live but in the replay his knees and arms basically touch. 14.766 (6.0 D, 8.866 E, -0.1 ND). Second vault is the handspring Randi, also super low. Like, his head almost touched the mat. But also jumped up out of it super fast. 13.933 (5.6 D, 8.333 E). Average 14.349.

1:05 pm. Artur Dalaloyan of Russia has replaced Yang Hak Seon in the vault final due to an injury Yang sustained in the training hall just prior to competition. 😦

Article by Lauren Hopkins

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      • We have Gymnova mats at the gym I work at and when they were brand new, I couldn’t even bear to land a jump on them let alone a somersault! So hard

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        • Yup, that’s the biggest complaint here. Really kind of insane, so the guys landing crazy vaults coming down super hard onto the mats with tons of power…it’s no wonder they’ve been pretty beat up there, and then just landings in general all week on anything but the floor mat? It’s rough.

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        • They should use the equipment or have it used before the competition. A new equipment is never competition ready, the material is not soft yet or adapted to landings.

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    • I think is to do with the difficulty, didnt used to be like that in the past, they are trying more and more difficult routines which leads to injuries in the end

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        • …but she had been landing on the new hard mats all week. She didn’t rupture her achilles from a timer lol. It’s the repeated poundings. The timer was like the last thread snapping.

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        • It’s so pointless so even argue normally with you Lauren, because you cannot accept other opinions. Glad I’m not the only one noticing.

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        • I’m…explaining a fact? Not arguing? Like…literally all of the coaches and gymnasts have said the mats are too hard and that’s why they’re getting injured here on skills they’ve been doing all year just fine. Sorry you’re guessing reasons for injuries and I’m sharing things the coaches and gymnasts have said all week?

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        • My first response was literally me stating a fact with zero tone or anything implied so if you’re taking it “negatively” for some reason I have no idea how lol. My second response with the “…” at the beginning was in response to someone who said that to me first and I was mimicking their own snotty attitude.

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      • The difficulty has been like this for quite a few years now. But at THIS worlds the two top competitors for the AA in WAG and the top competitor for MAG have been out with injuries sustained WHILE IN MONTREAL. Not to mention so many other gymnasts who have been injured while training there. It’s fishy.

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        • Yup, and some of those who were injured have been doing these skills all year long. I’ve talked to many coaches…it’s definitely the mats.

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        • Exactly, its not gymnasts from lower ranked gymnastics countries chucking skills, it some of the top athletes in MAG and WAG who are getting hurt.

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        • Chusovitina mentioned that the gymnasts had barely gotten any podium training time, therefore not allowing the gymnasts a chance to get used to the equipment, and listed it as a reason for injuries, do you think this is a factor as well?

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  5. omg radivilov .001 behind kenzo. would’ve still been in 2nd had he tied but jesus, these are really close scores. Still proud of him not attempting to kill himself

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  8. Hi Lauren, do you think the controversial mats/ broken floor topic will have any concequences for like Gymnova or the organisators?

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    • I think so. I heard a story of someone trying to bring in a well-used mat onto the competition floor and the Gymnova people were yelling at them and brought the hard, new mats back. The gymnasts and coaches know what they need to be safe in competition and it doesn’t sound like they’re getting it.

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    • IKR!!! She legit knows and speaks to these gymnasts. She is at this competition watching everything that’s happening and yet she has to deal with keyboard warriors who think they have facts because they saw two seconds of a gymnast’s face on TV. I can’t imagine how frustrating it must be to have to constantly repeat yourself and defend yourself against people who just don’t know what they are talking about. Even if her tone is sharp sometimes it’s because she’s either repeating herself for the billionth time or someone is spewing crap. Please lay off of her, it’s just annoying.

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  16. the judges did not like tingting routine. Everybody is just so tentatives and are having balance checks everywhere, and the judges are like, a balance check? nope, 5 tenths out here, 5 tenths out there.

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    • That and those deductions for pauses that disrupt flow (>2 seconds?). I think that’s what got a lot of people. So weird to see people be actually be penalized for that though.

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      • Then they need to start reading and following the new COP. Clearly for this quad, a fluid, aggressive beam routine is what they want.

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    • Right? Two germans on the podium and yet again, Morgan Hurd sneaks up on the podium. She is having a fantastic week and it’s her first international meet.

      This really was a horrible beam final. The champion only got a 13.533 :O. At least in 2015, there was a Simone.

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      • The scoring has been really tight all week. In other meets this year, all of them would have scored about a point higher for those same routines! The beam judges have given only two E scores above an 8.0 all week…both to Pauline Schäfer.

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        • Schafers wasnt my favorite, I wanted Tingting to medal and Eremina to finally get a gold after she came so freaking close twice, but I’m so happy for the Germans, there programs been growing and getting so strong so getting a world title and another medal on top of that on Beam was a nice little end to their championships.

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      • As a German myself I just hope this will change something in how gymnastics is seen in Germany. It gets almost zero coverage in TV, funding is really bad. Those girls are amazing and deserve more than this!

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  18. Who would have thought that Morgan Hurd, the queen of inconsistent beam routines, would not only hit 3 routines at Worlds but get beam silver as well. Who would have thunk it??? Really proud of her!

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    • in 2010 actually. Aliya from Russia (AA), Sacramone from the US (VT), Tweddle from GB (UB), Porgras from Romania (BB), and Mitchell from Australia (FX).

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  22. No, that is the dumbest statement ever and disrespectful to the athletes competing. Each gymnast competes in a different era and a different quad. Aliya won her medals in different quads against different athletes in a different code.

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      • Aliya’s routine from the last quad would actually do very well on paper this quad if not better because the Beam now favors mixed connections more than last quad, and that’s what Mustafina had. However, she would end up missing almost all of her connections and requirements, so her d score would get hammered equally as badly as last quad.

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    • There was only 1 fall, scoring is stricter than ever (like im sure those top 3 would have been close to high 14s if not higher last year)… The ranking and quality of the routines is whats important, not comparing the scores to a prior quad with different judging standards and COP.

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        • YUP. I prepared myself for Pauline, Tabea, Morgan, Asuka, and Tingting to all fall hahahaha. The others I was like meh they’ll be fine…and then Ellie ended up being the only one to fall when I thought this would be like her best routine ever.

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        • I actually wasn’t expecting Ellie to hit because she had the longest championship of anyone. I thought that Morgan would gain confidence, Tabea would come in with confidence after getting the highest score in both qualifying and AA, Elena would hit just because she’s had nonRussian consistency all week, and that Asuka would hit and then everyone else would fall. I was mostly wrong.

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        • I’m sitting about 20 feet from beam. The winner absolutely had a quality routine. The judging has gone way down this year. This routine anywhere else would’ve been close to a 14.2, which for this quad’s code changes is really good. Not comparable to the Olympic routines last year, but far better than much of what we saw last quad.

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        • Her signature side somi half didn’t seem basic to my eyes, but hey, what do I know? Also, switch leap into full Y turn also doesn’t seem to be a loser combination . Seriously, you people are NEVER happy. You dont need to do a full and dismount with a double pike to be a nice beam worker. The code allows for all kind of stuff. That’s why beam used to be so fun to watch. Everybody whined when Wievers won in Rio, now, Shaeffer stinks too. Maybe we should just get back to compulsories, now we’ll be sure that everybody ”deserved” to win… ridiculous.

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  24. Why all the hate on Lauren. This literally isn’t even her job. She travels and does this on the side for people that can’t do that get to follow along. If you hate her blog and think she is rude don’t read it and go start your own.

    Lauren I love the commentary. Thanks for all of your insight and awesome articles you post.

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    • It’s a random draw! They make a list that’s like whoever finishes 1st in quals starts… *pulls a number out of a bowl* …seventh! Whoever finishes 2nd in quals starts… *pulls a number out of a bowl* …third! And so on. The draw is done about a month before worlds.

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    • I love Jade’s tumbling, not so much her dance elements- hopefully she will improve with more experience, but she is very impressive on floor.

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  38. Though Jade is clearly improving everyday, I don’t like her floor. She looks like a wooden doll throwing crazy tumblings. After Brooklyn it is quite a pain to watch. Great job, anyway! She flies!

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      • I think the same. 🙂 and I find she has already improved a lot from nationals. She just need to work on her weakness and she will be lovely to watch.

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      • It doesn’t look like it’s affecting her score too much. She just doesn’t have enough difficult dance elements. At least she doesn’t do wolf turns c:

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      • Remember that she’s a first year elite. She was never even a junior elite. Showmanship develops over time. She seems like a very shy girl. So more choreography than that might have not worked at all for her. She has the skills, they can develop the choreo over time. And clearly they were fine to send her to worlds with that routine, as she’s probably gonna win a medal with it.

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  48. I’m so happy for Mai! It would have been fun to see her and Ragan duel it though. I’m so glad Claudia got on the podium too.

    Is it just me or do the Brits cry a lot? Someone should make a supercut of all the times one or more of them cried in the past 5 years or so and put it on YouTube sometime.

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    • It makes me so happy to see them cry and be so happy. They are really improving and getting results, after Beth Tweddle. Hope this continues on for this quad

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    • I AM SO SO SO HAPPY but at the same time devastated for Vanessa. I mean, I wanted Frags to get a medal but not with an ending like this 😦

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      • Yeah, it’s so rough because Frags obviously must be OVER THE MOON to finally make this happen but has to be happy for herself while watching Vanessa get hurt…it’s really sad.

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        • Yeah, I am thrilled for her because it was like she never really lived up to her potential after Commonwealths 2014 and now she’s snatched a world floor medal, but it seems very bittersweet, so it must be truly awful for the gymnasts. Did you hear any update about how Vanessa is doing?

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  50. Is it Frags’ first medal or first individual medal? I can’t remember if she was on the 2015 bronze medal team, but I thought so.

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