2018’s Best Scores: June Update

Viktoria Listunova

We’re halfway through the year and only a little over three months from world championships! We’re excited to take another look at the top scores so far in 2018, especially because June was insanely busy, getting us to the 115th meet of the year.

So far, we’ve seen 4,041 all-around performances, as well as 5,380 vault scores, 5,553 bars scores, 5,676 beam scores, and 5,549 floor scores, in addition to 1,422 two-vault attempts that get averaged for an event final (or qualification into a final).

Below, find a list of the top all-around and event scores thus far, as well as the top D scores for each event. An asterisk (*) next to the name denotes a junior competitor, and I’ve removed bonus from all domestic meets to keep things consistent. As a note, we only include juniors in the two-vault averages or D-score combos if they’re competing vaults from two different families, and if a competition uses bonuses but their score sheets don’t differentiate those bonuses from the totals, we don’t include those scores in our database.

For full lists of all scores this year, and to follow along between our monthly best score posts, check out our top scores spreadsheet. We update this religiously, after every single meet, so feel free to play around over there, sort the columns, whatever you feel like doing.

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. It’s just easier this way to see a range of scores that could be the goal gymnasts will be trying to reach at bigger international competitions.

Best All-Around Scores

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Score
1	Angelina Melnikova	Russia	Russian Championships QF	57.732
2	Morgan Hurd	United States	American Cup	56.599
3	Mai Murakami	Japan	Tokyo World Cup	56.532
4	Ellie Black	Canada	Canadian Championships AA	56.199
5	Sunisa Lee*	United States	KPAC National Qualifier	56.000
6	Chen Yile	China	Chinese Championships QF	55.950
7	Emma Malabuyo	United States	City of Jesolo Trophy AA	55.868
8	Viktoria Listunova*	Russia	Russian Junior Championships QF	55.665
9	Leanne Wong*	United States	Auburn National Qualifier	55.600
10	Hitomi Hatakeda	Japan	WOGA Classic	55.450
11	Aliya Mustafina	Russia	Russian Championships QF	55.432
	Angelina Simakova	Russia	Russian Championships QF	55.432
13	Asuka Teramoto	Japan	All-Japan Championships QF	55.431
14	Kayla DiCello*	United States	WOGA Classic	55.250
15	Ragan Smith	United States	City of Jesolo Trophy AA	55.166
16	Diana Varinska	Ukraine	Ukraine Cup AA	55.067
17	Ksenia Klimenko*	Russia	Russian Junior Championships QF	54.999
18	Vladislava Urazova*	Russia	Russian Junior Championships AA	54.998
19	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	France	French Championships AA	54.950
20	Grace McCallum	United States	Pacific Rim Championships AA	54.850
	Tatiana Nabieva	Russia	Dityatin Cup AA	54.850
22	Jordan Bowers*	United States	Junior Pan American Championships AA	54.750
23	Anastasia Iliankova	Russia	Russian Cup QF	54.698
24	Marine Boyer	France	Top 12 Final	54.650
25	Amy Tinkler	Great Britain	English Championships	54.600
	Giorgia Villa*	Italy	2nd Italian Serie A	54.600
	Asia D’Amato*	Italy	2nd Italian Serie A	54.600

Best Single Vault Scores

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Score
1	Giulia Steingruber	Switzerland	Koper Challenge Cup EF	15.100
2	Sae Miyakawa	Japan	All-Japan Championships QF	15.000
3	Asia D’Amato*	Italy	1st Italian Serie A	14.950
4	Shallon Olsen	Canada	International Gymnix AA	14.900
5	Angelina Simakova	Russia	Russian Championships QF	14.833
6	Leanne Wong*	United States	Junior Pan American Championships EF	14.825
7	Mai Murakami	Japan	All-Japan Championships AA	14.800
	Camilla Campagnaro*	Italy	Italian Gold Championships AA	14.800
	Tori Tatum*	United States	Junior Pan American Championships AA	14.800
10	Alice D’Amato*	Italy	1st Italian Serie A	14.750

Best Two-Vault Average Scores

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Score
1	Shallon Olsen	Canada	Commonwealth Games QF	14.600
	Asia D’Amato*	Italy	International Gymnix EF	14.600
3	Giulia Steingruber	Switzerland	Koper Challenge Cup EF	14.500
4	Oksana Chusovitina	Uzbekistan	Doha World Cup EF	14.433
5	Qi Qi*	China	Chinese Championships EF	14.400
6	Alexa Moreno	Mexico	Mexican Championships	14.383
	Pyon Rye Yong	North Korea	Doha World Cup EF	14.383
8	Liu Jinru	China	Chinese Championships EF	14.375
9	Amy Tinkler	Great Britain	English Championships	14.350
10	Ellie Black	Canada	Commonwealth Games QF	14.300
	Jordan Chiles	United States	Pacific Rim Championships AA	14.300

Best Uneven Bars Scores

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Score
1	Nina Derwael	Belgium	Belgian Championships	15.350
2	Anastasia Iliankova	Russia	Russian Cup QF	15.300
3	Lyu Jiaqi	China	Baku World Cup EF	14.833
4	Elisabeth Seitz	Germany	Stuttgart World Cup	14.800
5	Sunisa Lee*	United States	U.S. Verification (April)	14.700
6	Angelina Melnikova	Russia	Russian Championships QF	14.666
	Ksenia Klimenko*	Russia	Russian Junior Championships QF	14.666
8	Diana Varinska	Ukraine	Stella Zakharova Cup EF	14.650
9	Georgia-Mae Fenton	Great Britain	Commonwealth Games QF	14.600
	Juliette Bossu	France	French Championships AA	14.600
	Morgan Hurd	United States	Pacific Rim Championships AA	14.600

Best Balance Beam Scores

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Score
1	Kara Eaker	United States	Auburn National Qualifier	15.100
2	Chen Yile	China	Chinese Championships QF	15.000
3	Diana Varinska	Ukraine	Ukraine Cup EF	14.750
4	Daniele Hypolito	Brazil	Brazilian Championships	14.650
	Emily Lee	United States	Desert Lights Qualifier	14.650
6	Luo Huan	China	Chinese Championships EF	14.633
7	Guan Chenchen*	China	Chinese Junior Championships AA	14.600
8	Kiko Kuwajima	Japan	WOGA Classic	14.500
	Li Shijia*	China	Chinese Championships QF	14.500
	Liu Tingting	China	Chinese Championships QF	14.500
	Ui Soma*	United States	Auburn National Qualifier	14.500
	Zhang Jin	China	Chinese Championships QF	14.500
	Zhao Shiting*	China	Chinese Championships QF	14.500

Best Floor Exercise Scores

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Score
1	Mai Murakami	Japan	All-Japan Championships QF	14.766
2	Brooklyn Moors	Canada	Elite Canada EF	14.600
3	Angelina Melnikova	Russia	Russian Championships EF	14.500
4	Angelina Radivilova	Ukraine	Ukraine Cup AA	14.400
5	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	France	French Championships EF	14.200
6	Emma Malabuyo	United States	City of Jesolo Trophy EF	14.167
7	Polina Fedorova	Russia	Liepaja Championships AA	14.100
	Taeja James	Great Britain	Commonwealth Games QF	14.100
9	Viktoria Listunova*	Russia	Russian Junior Championships EF	14.066
10	Diana Varinska	Ukraine	Ukraine Cup AA	14.033
	Morgan Hurd	United States	American Cup	14.033

Best Two-Vault Difficulty Combination

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Total
1	Yeo Seo-jeong	South Korea	Guimaraes Challenge Cup QF	11.6
2	Shallon Olsen	Canada	Commonwealth Games EF	11.4
	Liu Jinru	China	Chinese Championships EF	11.4
4	Pyon Rye Yong	North Korea	Doha World Cup EF	11.2
	Qi Qi*	China	Chinese Championships EF	11.2
	Sae Miyakawa	Japan	All-Japan Event Championships EF	11.2
7	Oksana Chusovitina	Uzbekistan	Doha World Cup EF	11.0
8	Amy Tinkler	Great Britain	British Championships EF	10.6
	Angelina Melnikova	Russia	City of Jesolo Trophy EF	10.6
	Asia D’Amato*	Italy	International Gymnix EF	10.6
	Boglarka Devai	Hungary	Doha World Cup EF	10.6
	Brittany Rogers	Canada	Commonwealth Games QF	10.6
	Ellie Black	Canada	Canadian Championships QF	10.6
	Viktoria Trykina	Russia	Osijek Challenge Cup EF	10.6
	Coline Devillard	France	French Championships EF	10.6

Best Uneven Bars Difficulty

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Total
1	Nina Derwael	Belgium	Belgian Championships	6.4
2	Du Siyu	China	Chinese Championships QF	6.3
3	Anastasia Iliankova	Russia	City of Jesolo Trophy AA	6.2
	Carolann Heduit*	France	City of Jesolo Trophy EF	6.2
	Diana Varinska	Ukraine	Stella Zakharova Cup EF	6.2
	Elisabeth Seitz	Germany	Tokyo World Cup	6.2
	Sophie Scheder	Germany	German Euros Trial	6.2
	Zhou Ruiyu*	China	Chinese Championships TF	6.2
9	Alyona Shchennikova	United States	City of Jesolo Trophy AA	6.1
	Chen Yile	China	Chinese Championships QF	6.1
	Lyu Jiaqi	China	Chinese Championships EF	6.1
	Morgan Hurd	United States	Pacific Rim Championships AA	6.1
	Sunisa Lee*	United States	U.S. Verification (April)	6.1
	Uliana Perebinosova	Russia	Doha World Cup EF	6.1

Best Balance Beam Difficulty

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Total
1	Kara Eaker	United States	Auburn National Qualifier	6.7
2	Chen Yile	China	Chinese Championships QF	6.3
	Riley McCusker	United States	Brestyan’s National Qualifier	6.3
	Sunisa Lee*	United States	Pacific Rim Championships EF	6.3
5	Guan Chenchen*	China	Chinese Junior Championships EF	6.2
	Luo Huan	China	Chinese Championships EF	6.2
	Tang Xijing*	China	Chinese Championships QF	6.2
	Zhang Jin	China	Chinese Championships QF	6.2
9	Carolann Heduit*	France	Top 12 Series 4	6.1
	Daniele Hypolito	Brazil	Brazilian Championships	6.1
	Emily Lee	United States	Desert Lights Qualifier	6.1
	Liu Tingting	China	Chinese Championships TF	6.1
	Maile O’Keefe	United States	American Cup	6.1
	Marine Boyer	France	Mediterranean Games EF	6.1

Best Floor Exercise Difficulty

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Meet	Total
1	Mai Murakami	Japan	All-Japan Championships QF	6.1
	Sae Miyakawa	Japan	NHK Trophy	6.1
3	Emma Malabuyo	United States	City of Jesolo Trophy AA	6.0
4	Angelina Melnikova	Russia	City of Jesolo Trophy EF	5.9
	Lilia Akhaimova	Russia	DTB Team Challenge QF	5.9
6	Claudia Fragapane	Great Britain	English Championships	5.8
7	Aiko Sugihara	Japan	NHK Trophy	5.6
	Amy Tinkler	Great Britain	British Championships EF	5.6
	Brooklyn Moors	Canada	Elite Canada EF	5.6
	Grace McCallum	United States	U.S. Verification (April)	5.6
	Jordan Chiles	United States	Pacific Rim Championships EF	5.6
	Lara Mori	Italy	Mediterranean Games EF	5.6
	Morgan Hurd	United States	U.S. Verification (April)	5.6
	Ragan Smith	United States	City of Jesolo Trophy AA	5.6