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
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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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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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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