The Best Scores in 2017

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Our best scores database is now officially COMPLETE! 2017 is in the books and as our Christmas gift to you, we’re excited to bring you a look at the gymnasts who topped the charts in the all-around and on each event in 2017.

We covered 174 meets all over the world this year, tracking over 10,000 score entries from the 3,915 female elites who competed domestically and internationally, giving us a total of 33,483 event scores to get excited about.

Below, find a list of the top all-around and event scores this year, as well as a few fun facts about each one. An asterisk (*) next to the name denotes a junior competitor, and I’ve removed bonuses from all domestic meets to keep things consistent. For full lists of all scores this year, check out our top scores spreadsheet.

As a reminder, this is just a fun way to track the top range of scores in the all-around and on each event. Obviously every meet is scored at a different standard and it’s impossible to compare from meet to meet, but calm down — it’s nothing serious. We’re not predicting the next Olympic champion or electing the next leader of the free world.

Best All-Around Scores

Rank Athlete Nation Meet Score
1 Larisa Iordache Romania Romanian Championships AA 58.466
2 Elena Eremina Russia Russian Cup QF 57.900
3 Ragan Smith United States U.S. Championships Day 2 57.850
4 Angelina Melnikova Russia Russian Cup AA 57.650
5 Gabby Perea* United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 57.225
6 Maile O’Keefe* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 57.150
7 Emma Malabuyo* United States U.S. Championships Day 1 56.950
8 Liu Tingting China Asian Championships AA 56.800
Asuka Teramoto Japan All-Japan Student Championships AA 56.800
10 Chen Yile* China Chinese National Games TF 56.767
11 Riley McCusker United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 56.600
12 Mai Murakami Japan NHK Trophy 56.450
13 Eythora Thorsdottir Netherlands Reykjavik International Games 56.350
14 Trinity Thomas United States U.S. Championships Day 2 56.250
15 Zsofia Kovacs Hungary Elek Matolay Memorial 56.202
16 Ellie Downie Great Britain European Championships QF 56.198
17 Ellie Black Canada Universiade QF 56.050
18 Rebeca Andrade Brazil City of Jesolo Trophy AA 56.000
Jordan Chiles United States U.S. Championships Day 2 56.000
20 Adeline Kenlin* United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 55.900
21 Abby Paulson United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 55.800
22 Kara Eaker* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 55.750
Ana Padurariu* Canada City of Jesolo Trophy AA 55.750
24 Luo Huan China Asian Championships AA 55.700
25 Morgan Hurd United States U.S. Championships Day 2 55.650
26 Giorgia Villa* Italy International Gymnix AA 55.502
27 Margzetta Frazier United States U.S. Championships Day 2 55.500
Emily Gaskins United States U.S. Championships Day 2 55.500
Angelina Simakova* Russia Elite Gym Massilia AA 55.500
30 Maria Kharenkova Russia Russian Cup AA 55.475
31 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France French Championships AA 55.450
Martina Maggio Italy Italian Gold Championships AA 55.450
33 Flavia Saraiva Brazil City of Jesolo Trophy AA 55.400
34 Wang Yan China Chinese National Games QF 55.399
35 Amy Tinkler Great Britain British Team Championships 55.350
36 Ksenia Klimenko* Russia Russian Junior Championships AA 55.129
37 Anastasiia Bachynska* Ukraine Ukrainian Championships QF 55.100
Hitomi Hatakeda Japan Gym Festival Trnava AA 55.100
39 Uliana Perebinosova Russia Russian Cup QF 55.075
40 Valeriia Osipova Ukraine Ukrainian Championships AA 55.050
41 Alyona Shchennikova United States U.S. Classic 54.950
42 Tabea Alt Germany European Championships QF 54.866
43 Lilia Akhaimova Russia VTB Cup AA 54.800
Eliana Lazzari* United States Parkettes National Qualifier 54.800
45 Natalia Kapitonova Russia Russian Championships AA 54.799
46 Natsumi Sasada Japan All-Japan Student Championships AA 54.650
47 Daria Spiridonova Russia Reykjavik International Games 54.600
Leanne Wong* United States U.S. Championships Day 1 54.600
49 Shang Chunsong China Chinese National Games AA 54.566
50 Yesenia Ferrera Cuba Central American Sports Festival 54.550
Victoria Nguyen United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 54.550
Aleksandra Shekoldina* Russia Voronin Cup AA 54.550
53 Emelie Petz* Germany German Championships AA 54.450
Aiko Sugihara Japan All-Japan Championships AA 54.450
55 Thais Fidelis Brazil Brazilian Championships AA 54.400
Elisa Iorio* Italy Italian Championships A 54.400
57 Asia D’Amato* Italy Italian Championships AA 54.350
58 Sunisa Lee* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 54.300
59 Evgeniya Shelgunova Russia Universiade AA 54.200
60 Seda Tutkhalyan Russia Russian Championships QF 54.198
61 Elena Arenas United States U.S. Championships day 2 54.150
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf United States Reykjavik International Games 54.150
Grace McCallum* United States U.S. Classic 54.150
Vladislava Urazova* Russia Voronin Cup AA 54.150
65 Anastasia Agafonova* Russia Russian Junior Championships QF 54.128
66 Mao Yi China Chinese National Games AA 54.101
67 Audrey Davis* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 54.100
68 Rose-Kaying Woo Canada Canadian Championships AA 54.051
69 Marine Boyer France French Championships AA 54.050
Fabiane Valentin* Brazil Brazilian Championships AA 54.050
71 Lu Yufei China Chinese National Games QF 54.001
72 Jacquelyn Moran* United States Parkettes National Qualifier 54.000
Anya Pilgrim* United States American Classic 54.000
Pauline Schäfer Germany German Worlds Trials 54.000
Elisabeth Seitz Germany German Championships AA 54.000
76 Emily Little Australia Australian Championships AA 53.925
77 Luisa Blanco United States Parkettes National Qualifier 53.900
Alice D’Amato* Italy Italian Championships AA 53.900
79 Shania Adams United States U.S. Championships Day 1 53.850
Eleonora Afanasyeva Russia Russian Cup AA 53.850
Nagi Kajita Japan NHK Trophy 53.850
Yuki Uchiyama Japan All-Japan Student Championships AA 53.850
83 Sophia Butler* United States Hopes Classic 53.800
84 Olivia Dunne* United States U.S. Championships Day 1 53.750
85 Jaymes Marshall* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 53.700
86 Shiho Nakaji Japan All-Japan Championships AA 53.650
87 Du Siyu* China Chinese National Games QF 53.633
88 Kim Bui Germany European Championships QF 53.632
89 Georgia-Rose Brown Australia Australian Championships AA 53.625
90 Viktoria Trykina Russia Russian Cup AA 53.600
91 Lara Mori Italy 3rd Italian Serie A 53.500
92 Shilese Jones* United States U.S. Classic 53.450
Ana Perez Spain Spanish Championships 53.450
94 Silviana Sfiringu* Romania Romanian Junior Championships AA 53.430
95 Shallon Olsen Canada International Gymnix AA 53.401
96 Alison Lepin France French Championships AA 53.400
97 Sydney Saturnino* Italy Flanders International Team Challenge 53.365
98 Jordan Bowers* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 53.350
Senna Deriks Belgium City of Jesolo Trophy AA 53.350
Taeja James* Great Britain British Championships AA 53.350
Elisa Meneghini Italy 4th Italian Serie A 53.350

The Facts and The Stats

  • There were a total of 6,100 all-around scores recorded in 2017.
  • The top all-around score was Larisa Iordache’s 58.466 at Romanian nationals.
  • The top international score was U.S. junior Gabby Perea’s 57.225 at the City of Jesolo Trophy, and the top all-around score at worlds was Mai Murakami’s 55.933.
  • The average all-around score for all competitors is 45.792, while the average for those within the top 100 (including repeat scoring, e.g. if a gymnast appears multiple times within the top 100) is 54.712.
  • Worlds medalists are ranked second (bronze medalist Elena Eremina), 17th (silver medalist Ellie Black), and 25th (gold medalist Morgan Hurd).
  • Only two of the top ten all-arounders in 2017 ended up competing in the all-around final in Montreal — Elena Eremina and Angelina Melnikova. Four in the top ten were juniors not eligible for worlds, three were injured, and one wasn’t selected as an all-around contender in qualifications.
  • Nine of the 24 who made the worlds all-around final are not represented in the top 100, including Giulia Steingruber (seventh all-around in Montreal), Nina Derwael (eighth place), Rune Hermans (11th place), Georgia Godwin (13th place), Diana Varinska (14th place), Brooklyn Moors (15th place), Filipa Martins (18th place), Lee Eun Ju (22nd place), and Ioana Crisan (23rd place).
  • Two-thirds of gymnasts ranked in the top 100 are seniors. Among those, only 26 (39.4%) competed at world championships.
  • Among the 101 gymnasts with scores ranking in the top 100, the United States had the most representation with a total of 31 (30.7%). Following the U.S. was Russia with 16 (15.8%), Japan, China, and Italy with 8 (7.9%), and Germany with 5 (4.9%).
  • We only count the top score from each individual in our rankings, so there are 101 unique individuals within the top 100 scores, but looking at the TRUE 100 best including repeat scores, only 42 gymnasts are represented with the lowest score 54.866.
  • The gymnasts who repeat the most in the true 100 best include Mai Murakami with six appearances, Ellie Black, Elena Eremina, Emma Malabuyo, and Maile O’Keefe with five appearances apiece, and Chen Yile, Ana Padurariu, Ragan Smith, and Asuka Teramoto with four appearances apiece.

Best Vault Average Scores

Rank Athlete Nation Meet Score
1 Maria Paseka Russia World Championships QF 14.933
2 Sae Miyakawa Japan All-Japan Event Championships EF 14.850
3 Jade Carey United States World Championships QF 14.849
4 Rebeca Andrade Brazil Varna World Cup EF 14.800
5 Giulia Steingruber Switzerland World Championships EF 14.766
6 Shallon Olsen Canada World Championships QF 14.649
7 Liu Jinru China Asian Championships AA 14.625
8 Wang Yan China Doha World Cup QF 14.566
9 Ellie Black Canada Universiade QF 14.525
Angelina Melnikova Russia Russian Cup QF 14.525
11 Oksana Chusovitina Uzbekistan International Gymnix EF 14.475
12 Coline Devillard France European Championships EF 14.466
13 Ellie Downie Great Britain European Championships QF 14.433
14 Soyoka Hanawa* Japan All-Japan Event Championships EF 14.400
15 Tabea Alt Germany German Worlds Trials 14.325
Emily Little Australia Australian Championships EF 14.325
17 Boglarka Devai Hungary European Championships EF 14.316
18 Eleonora Afanasyeva Russia Russian Cup EF 14.275
Brittany Rogers Canada Universiade QF 14.275
20 Tisha Volleman Netherlands European Championships EF 14.250
21 Seda Tutkhalyan Russia Russian Championships EF 14.233
22 Teja Belak Slovenia European Championships QF 14.216
23 Mai Murakami Japan All-Japan Event Championships QF 14.200
24 Zsofia Kovacs Hungary European Championships EF 14.199
25 Wu Jing China Chinese National Games EF 14.183

The Facts and The Stats

  • There were a total of 1,718 two-vault scores recorded in 2017.
  • The top vault average score was Maria Paseka’s 14.933 in qualifications at world championships, which was also the top international and worlds score.
  • The average vault average score for all competitors is 12.630, while the average for those within the top 25 (including repeat scoring, e.g. if a gymnast appears multiple times within the top 25) is 14.645.
  • Worlds medalists are ranked first (gold medalist Maria Paseka), third (silver medalist Jade Carey), and fifth (bronze medalist Giulia Steingruber).
  • Six of the top eight vaulters in 2017 ended up competing in the vault final in Montreal. The two who didn’t make it were Rebeca Andrade, who was injured, and Liu Jinru, who wasn’t selected for China’s worlds team.
  • All of the eight vaulters in the worlds event final are represented in the top 25.
  • All but one of the top gymnasts in the top 25 are seniors. Among those, 16 (66%) competed at world championships.
  • Among the 25 gymnasts with scores ranking in the top 25, Russia had the most representation with a total of 4 (16%). Following Russia were Canada, China, and Japan with three each (12%), and Hungary with two (8%).
  • We only count the top score from each individual in our rankings, so there are 25 unique individuals within our list, but looking at the TRUE 25 best including repeat scores, only 11 gymnasts are represented with the lowest average at 14.475.
  • The gymnasts who repeat the most in the true 25 best include Rebeca Andrade, Jade Carey, Sae Miyakawa, Shallon Olsen, and Maria Paseka with three apiece, while Ellie Black, Liu Jinru, Giulia Steingruber, and Wang Yan each appear twice.

Best Uneven Bars Scores

Rank Athlete Nation Meet Score
1 Anastasia Iliankova Russia Russian Cup EF 15.275
2 Elena Eremina Russia Russian Cup QF 15.175
3 Fan Yilin China World Championships EF 15.166
4 Riley McCusker United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 15.050
Gabby Perea* United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 15.050
6 Nina Derwael Belgium World Championships EF 15.033
7 Angelina Melnikova Russia World Championships QF 14.966
8 Elisabeth Seitz Germany Cottbus World Cup EF 14.900
9 Lyu Jiaqi China Cottbus World Cup EF 14.866
10 Ashton Locklear United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 14.750
11 Zsofia Kovacs Hungary Elek Matolay Memorial AA 14.734
12 Daria Skrypnik Russia Russian Championships QF 14.733
13 Natalia Kapitonova Russia Russian Championships EF 14.700
Daria Spiridonova Russia Russian Championships EF 14.700
15 Uliana Perebinosova Russia Russian Cup EF 14.675
16 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France Elite Gym Massilia AA 14.650
Elisa Iorio* Italy City of Jesolo Trophy EF 14.650
Maile O’Keefe* United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 14.650
19 Becky Downie Great Britain English Championships 14.600
Georgia-Mae Fenton Great Britain British Championships AA 14.600
21 Diana Varinska Ukraine World Championships EF 14.583
22 Luo Huan China World Championships EF 14.566
23 Alison Lepin France French Championships AA 14.550
Ragan Smith United States U.S. Classic 14.550
25 Kim Bui Germany American Cup 14.533
Du Siyu* China Chinese National Games EF 14.533
Larisa Iordache Romania Romanian Championships EF 14.533

The Facts and The Stats

  • There were a total of 8,463 uneven bars scores recorded in 2017.
  • The top bars score was Anastasia Iliankova’s 15.275 in event finals at the Russian Cup.
  • The top international and world championships score was Fan Yilin’s 15.166 for her gold medal-winning performance in event finals in Montreal.
  • The average bars score for all competitors is 10.597, while the average for those within the top 25 (including repeat scoring, e.g. if a gymnast appears multiple times within the top 25) is 14.975.
  • Worlds medalists are ranked second (silver medalist Elena Eremina), third (gold medalist Fan Yilin), and sixth (bronze medalist Nina Derwael).
  • Five of the top eight bars gymnasts in 2017 ended up competing in the bars final in Montreal. The three who didn’t make it were Riley McCusker, who was not selected to the U.S. team due to injury, Gabby Perea, who was ineligible to compete as a junior, and Angelina Melnikova, who missed the final due to the two-per-country rule as two of her teammates qualified ahead of her.
  • All of the eight gymnasts who competed in the uneven bars event final at worlds are represented in the top 25.
  • 23 of the 27 represented in the top 25 are seniors. Among those, 14 (60.8%) competed at world championships.
  • Among the 27 gymnasts with scores ranking in the top 25, Russia had the most representation with a total of 7 (25.9%). Following Russia was the United States with 5 (18.5%) and China with 4 (14.8%).
  • We only count the top score from each individual in our rankings, so there are 27 unique individuals within our list, but looking at the TRUE 25 best including repeat scores, only 9 gymnasts are represented with the lowest score at 14.775.
  • The gymnasts who repeat the most in the true 25 best include Nina Derwael with six appearances, Elena Eremina with five, and Fan Yilin with four. Coincidentally, all three won medals at worlds.

Best Balance Beam Scores

Rank Athlete Nation Meet Score
1 Larisa Iordache Romania Romanian Championships AA 15.566
2 Maria Kharenkova Russia VTB Cup EF 15.350
Ragan Smith United States U.S. Classic 15.350
4 Liu Tingting China Asian Championships AA 15.300
5 Li Qi* China Junior Japan International AA 15.250
6 Kara Eaker* United States U.S. Championships Day 2 15.150
7 Marine Boyer France French Championships EF 14.900
8 Adeline Kenlin* United States U.S. Classic 14.850
Eythora Thorsdottir Netherlands Reykjavik International Games 14.850
10 Angelina Melnikova Russia Russian Cup EF 14.825
11 Luo Huan China Asian Championships AA 14.750
12 Ana Padurariu* Canada Elite Canada EF 14.675
13 Gabby Perea* United States City of Jesolo Trophy AA 14.650
14 Maile O’Keefe* United States International Gymnix AA 14.600
Catalina Ponor Romania Romanian Championships EF 14.600
16 Chen Yile* China Junior Japan International AA 14.550
17 Riley McCusker United States U.S. Championships Day 2 14.500
18 Elina Vihrova* Latvia VTB Cup EF 14.500
Sanne Wevers Netherlands Melbourne World Cup EF 14.500
20 Elena Eremina Russia Russian Cup QF 14.450
Emma Malabuyo* United States U.S. Classic 14.450
22 Ellie Black Canada Universiade QF 14.400
Asuka Teramoto Japan All-Japan Student Championships AA 14.400
Laurie-Lou Vézina Canada Nadia Comaneci Invitational 14.400
25 Mai Murakami Japan All-Japan Student Championships AA 14.350

The Facts and The Stats

  • There were a total of 8,627 beam scores recorded in 2017, the most of any event.
  • The top beam score was Larisa Iordache’s 15.566 in the all-around competition at Romanian Championships.
  • The top international score was Maria Kharenkova’s 15.350 at the VTB Cup event finals, while the top world championships score was Tabea Alt’s 13.533 in qualifications.
  • The average beam score for all competitors is 11.199, while the average for those within the top 25 (including repeat scoring, e.g. if a gymnast appears multiple times within the top 25) is 14.965.
  • No world medalists are ranked in the top 25, making beam the least predictable event final at worlds. Gold medalist Pauline Schäfer ranked 46th in 2017, bronze medalist Tabea Alt ranked 54th, and silver medalist Morgan Hurd ranked 59th.
  • Only one of the top eight beam gymnasts in 2017, Liu Tingting, ended up competing in the beam final in Montreal. Of the remaining gymnasts, three are ineligible as juniors, two didn’t compete at worlds, one was injured, and the remaining two didn’t qualify into the final.
  • Five of the eight gymnasts who competed in the balance beam event final at worlds are represented in the top 25.
  • 16 of the 25 represented in the top 25 are seniors. Among those, 12 (75%) competed at world championships.
  • Among the 25 gymnasts with scores ranking in the top 25, the United States had the most representation with a total of 7 (28%). Following the United States was China with 4 (16%) while Canada and Russia both had 3 (12%).
  • We only count the top score from each individual in our rankings, so there are 25 unique individuals within our list, but looking at the TRUE 25 best including repeat scores, only 13 gymnasts are represented with the lowest score at 14.633.
  • The gymnasts who repeat the most in the true 25 best include Liu Tingting with five appearances, Larisa Iordache, Maria Kharenkova, and Li Qi with three apiece, and Kara Eaker and Ragan Smith with two apiece.

Best Floor Exercise Scores

Rank Athlete Nation Meet Score
1 Mai Murakami Japan All-Japan Student Championships AA 14.800
2 Maria Kharenkova Russia Russian Cup EF 14.500
3 Ragan Smith United States World Championships QF 14.433
4 Angelina Melnikova Russia Russian Cup AA 14.425
5 Jade Carey United States U.S. Championships Day 2 14.400
6 Emma Malabuyo* United States U.S. Classic 14.300
7 Elena Eremina Russia Russian Cup QF 14.275
8 Larisa Iordache Romania Romanian Championships EF 14.266
9 Eleonora Afanasyeva Russia Russian Cup AA 14.200
Thais Fidelis Brazil Brazilian Championships QF 14.200
Trinity Thomas United States U.S. Championships Day 2 14.200
12 Anastasiia Bachynska* Ukraine Ukrainian Championships QF 14.150
Valeriia Osipova Ukraine Ukrainian Championships AA 14.150
14 Catalina Ponor Romania Romanian Championships EF 14.133
15 Sae Miyakawa Japan All-Japan Event Championships EF 14.100
16 Ellie Downie Great Britain European Championships EF 14.066
17 Sydney Johnson-Scharpf United States Reykjavik International Games 14.050
18 Lilia Akhaimova Russia Cottbus World Cup EF 14.000
Yesenia Ferrera Cuba Central American Sports Festival 14.000
Claudia Fragapane Great Britain English Championships 14.000
Lisa Marchidanu* Romania Romanian Junior Championships AA 14.000
Eythora Thorsdottir Netherlands Reykjavik International Games 14.000
23 Madeleine Johnston* United States American Classic 13.950
Sydney Saturnino* Italy Italian Gold Championships AA 13.950
Kateryna Shumeiko Ukraine Ukrainian Championships AA 13.950
Vladislava Urazova* Russia Voronin Cup AA 13.950

The Facts and The Stats

  • There were a total of 8,412 floor scores recorded in 2017.
  • The top floor score was Mai Murakami’s 14.800 in the all-around competition at the All-Japan Student Championships.
  • The top international and world championships score was Ragan Smith’s 14.433 for her qualifications performance at world championships. Smith was unable to compete in event finals despite qualifying first, due to injury.
  • The average floor score for all competitors is 11.635, while the average for those within the top 25 (including repeat scoring, e.g. if a gymnast appears multiple times within the top 25) is 14.306.
  • Worlds medalists are ranked first (gold medalist Mai Murakami), fifth (silver medalist Jade Carey), and 18th (bronze medalist Claudia Fragapane).
  • Two of the top eight floor gymnasts in 2017 ended up competing in the floor final in Montreal. Among those who didn’t make it, one was ineligible as a junior, two sustained injuries at worlds, two didn’t qualify into the final, and one wasn’t selected for her country’s worlds team.
  • Four of the eight gymnasts who competed in the floor exercise event final at worlds are represented in the top 25.
  • 20 of the 26 represented in the top 25 are seniors. Among those, 12 (60%) competed at world championships.
  • Among the 26 gymnasts with scores ranking in the top 25, Russia and the United States had the most representation with a total of 6 apiece (23.1%). Following these countries were Romania and Ukraine with 3 apiece (11.5%), and Great Britain and Japan with 2 apiece (7.7%).
  • We only count the top score from each individual in our rankings, so there are 26 unique individuals within our list, but looking at the TRUE 25 best including repeat scores, only 11 gymnasts are represented with the lowest score at 14.200.
  • The gymnasts who repeat the most in the true 25 best include Mai Murakami with eight appearances, Elena Eremina and Ragan Smith with three apiece, and Jade Carey, Maria Kharenkova, and Emma Malabuyo with two apiece.
  • Murakami, who went on to win the gold medal at worlds, competed this event 12 times in 2017, with an average of 14.254 and her lowest score a 14.000. All 12 of her scores fall within the true top 44 rankings, meaning that over a quarter of the top 44 scores (27.3%) belong to her.

We hope you enjoyed this glimpse into the numbers in 2017! Let us know if there are any other stats you’d be interested in hearing, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Article by Lauren Hopkins

7 thoughts on “The Best Scores in 2017

  1. The GINORMOUS difference between the top beam score at worlds and at other international meets is astonishing. Nearly two full points?! How can that be?! I have nothing against harsh judging and I’m sure we could all get used to seeing an 8 E-score as a great result but please, judges, be consistent with your own job. Either be this harsh at every competition (and in every event, for God’s sake) or just go back to the slightly more lenient scoring. Just, please, make up your minds because this is just nonsense.

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  2. The amount of data and the data management are impressive! I can’t imagine your Excel files! Thank you so much for these stats, there’s so much you can say about all these figures. The first obvious impression is the confirmation of local overscoring during national championships in some countries and the significant gap between results at most meets and those achieved at worlds.

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    • Thank you!! Yes, the overscoring at home vs international is always a mess but this year felt especially bad with the code changes and judges not having a clue how to score routines. Even at a lot of international meets, scores were WAY off. Hopefully what judges saw at worlds this year will change how they judge routines going forward but honestly I doubt it because home judges are still going to want to boost scores wildly.

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  3. I’m all for judges that aren’t afraid to take off for any and all mistakes but I thought worlds scoring was a little too strict. Granted, I felt that the gymnasts seemed a lot more shaky than usual, but there were definitely routines that I felt should’ve been closer to or at a 14+ that got the low to mid 13 treatment.

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