Simone Biles
It’s September 1, and that means in addition to everyone heading back to Hogwarts today, we’re now only about seven weeks away from world championships! Wasn’t everyone just getting injured in Montreal?
There weren’t that many meets in August, but the ones that did happen were big ones, including the European Championships, Asian Games, and U.S. Championships, all of which saw gymnasts contributing new scores to our 2018 Best Scores list, including the first all-around scores above a 59 or 60 with Simone Biles’ awesome performances in Boston a couple of weeks ago.
So far, we’ve seen 4,785 all-around performances, as well as 6,371 vault scores, 6,603 bars scores, 6,746 beam scores, and 6,585 floor scores, in addition to 1,617 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.
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 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 60.100 |
| 2 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia | Russian Championships QF | 57.732 |
| 3 | Riley McCusker | United States | U.S. Classic | 57.500 |
| 4 | Morgan Hurd | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 57.000 |
| 5 | Mai Murakami | Japan | Tokyo World Cup | 56.532 |
| 6 | Leanne Wong* | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 56.300 |
| 7 | Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos | France | European Championships TF | 56.266 |
| 8 | Ellie Black | Canada | Canadian Championships AA | 56.199 |
| 9 | Sunisa Lee* | United States | KPAC National Qualifier | 56.000 |
| 10 | Chen Yile | China | Asian Games QF | 55.950 |
| 11 | Grace McCallum | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 55.900 |
| 12 | Emma Malabuyo | United States | City of Jesolo Trophy AA | 55.868 |
| 13 | Kayla DiCello* | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 55.750 |
| 14 | Trinity Thomas | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 55.700 |
| 15 | Viktoria Listunova* | Russia | Russian Junior Championships QF | 55.665 |
| 16 | Elisa Iorio* | Italy | Pieve di Soligo Friendly | 55.600 |
| 17 | Giorgia Villa* | Italy | Pieve di Soligo Friendly | 55.450 |
| Hitomi Hatakeda | Japan | WOGA Classic | 55.450 | |
| 19 | Aliya Mustafina | Russia | Russian Championships QF | 55.432 |
| Angelina Simakova | Russia | Russian Championships QF | 55.432 | |
| 21 | Asuka Teramoto | Japan | All-Japan Championships QF | 55.431 |
| 22 | Shilese Jones | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 55.300 |
| 23 | Ragan Smith | United States | City of Jesolo Trophy AA | 55.166 |
| 24 | Diana Varinska | Ukraine | Ukraine Cup AA | 55.067 |
| 25 | Kara Eaker | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 55.050 |
Best Single Vault Scores
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 15.600 |
| 2 | Giulia Steingruber | Switzerland | Koper Challenge Cup EF | 15.100 |
| 3 | Jordan Chiles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 15.000 |
| Sae Miyakawa | Japan | All-Japan Championships QF | 15.000 | |
| 5 | Asia D’Amato* | Italy | 1st Italian Serie A | 14.950 |
| 6 | Shallon Olsen | Canada | International Gymnix AA | 14.900 |
| 7 | Angelina Simakova | Russia | Russian Championships QF | 14.833 |
| 8 | Leanne Wong* | United States | Junior Pan Am Championships EF | 14.825 |
| 9 | Boglarka Devai | Hungary | European Championships QF | 14.800 |
| Camilla Campagnaro* | Italy | Italian Gold Championships AA | 14.800 | |
| Coline Devillard | France | European Championships QF | 14.800 | |
| Giorgia Villa* | Italy | Italian Championships AA | 14.800 | |
| Mai Murakami | Japan | NHK Trophy | 14.800 | |
| Tori Tatum* | United States | Junior Pan Am Championships AA | 14.800 |
Best Two-Vault Average Scores
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 15.600 |
| 2 | Boglarka Devai | Hungary | European Championships QF | 14.616 |
| 3 | Asia D’Amato* | Italy | International Gymnix EF | 14.600 |
| Shallon Olsen | Canada | Commonwealth Games QF | 14.600 | |
| 5 | Giulia Steingruber | Switzerland | Koper Challenge Cup EF | 14.500 |
| 6 | Yeo Seo-jeong | South Korea | Asian Games QF | 14.450 |
| 7 | Oksana Chusovitina | Uzbekistan | Doha World Cup EF | 14.433 |
| 8 | Jordan Chiles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 14.400 |
| Qi Qi* | China | Chinese Championships EF | 14.400 | |
| 10 | Alexa Moreno | Mexico | Mexican Championships | 14.383 |
| Pyon Rye Yong | North Korea | Doha World Cup EF | 14.383 |
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 | Riley McCusker | United States | U.S. Classic | 15.000 |
| 4 | Alyona Shchennikova | United States | U.S. Classic | 14.900 |
| 5 | Liu Tingting | China | Asian Games QF | 14.850 |
| Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 14.850 | |
| 7 | Lyu Jiaqi | China | Baku World Cup EF | 14.833 |
| 8 | Elisabeth Seitz | Germany | Stuttgart World Cup | 14.800 |
| Sunisa Lee* | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 14.800 | |
| 10 | Morgan Hurd | United States | U.S. Classic | 14.700 |
Best Balance Beam Scores
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 15.200 |
| 2 | Kara Eaker | United States | Auburn National Qualifier | 15.100 |
| 3 | Chen Yile | China | Chinese Championships QF | 15.000 |
| 4 | Diana Varinska | Ukraine | Ukraine Cup EF | 14.750 |
| Sanne Wevers | Netherlands | Heerenveen Friendly EF | 14.750 | |
| 6 | Daniele Hypolito | Brazil | Brazilian Championships | 14.650 |
| Emily Lee | United States | Desert Lights Qualifier | 14.650 | |
| 8 | Luo Huan | China | Chinese Championships EF | 14.633 |
| 9 | Guan Chenchen* | China | Chinese Junior Championships AA | 14.600 |
| 10 | Riley McCusker | United States | U.S. Classic | 14.550 |
Best Floor Exercise Scores
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Mai Murakami | Japan | All-Japan Championships QF | 14.766 |
| 2 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Classic | 14.750 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Moors | Canada | Elite Canada EF | 14.600 |
| 4 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia | Russian Championships EF | 14.500 |
| 5 | Angelina Radivilova | Ukraine | Ukraine Cup AA | 14.400 |
| 6 | Jade Carey | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 14.200 |
| Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos | France | French Championships EF | 14.200 | |
| 8 | Emma Malabuyo | United States | City of Jesolo Trophy EF | 14.167 |
| 9 | Taeja James | Great Britain | Commonwealth Games QF | 14.100 |
| Polina Fedorova | Russia | Liepaja Championships AA | 14.100 |
Best Two-Vault Difficulty Combination
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Yeo Seo-jeong | South Korea | Guimaraes Challenge Cup QF | 11.6 |
| Pyon Rye Yong | North Korea | Asian Games EF | 11.6 | |
| 4 | Boglarka Devai | Hungary | European Championships EF | 11.4 |
| Shallon Olsen | Canada | Commonwealth Games EF | 11.4 | |
| Liu Jinru | China | Chinese Championships EF | 11.4 | |
| 7 | Coline Devillard | France | European Championships EF | 11.2 |
| Qi Qi* | Italy | Chinese Championships EF | 11.2 | |
| Sae Miyakawa | Japan | All-Japan Event Championships EF | 11.2 | |
| Dipa Karmakar | India | Asian Games QF | 11.0 | |
| Oksana Chusovitina | Uzbekistan | Doha World Cup EF | 11.0 |
Best Uneven Bars Difficulty
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Nina Derwael | Belgium | Heerenveen Friendly AA | 6.5 |
| 2 | Du Siyu | China | Chinese Championships QF | 6.3 |
| 3 | Alyona Shchennikova | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 6.2 |
| Becky Downie | Great Britain | Heerenveen Friendly AA | 6.2 | |
| Carolann Heduit* | France | European Championships EF | 6.2 | |
| Diana Varinska | Ukraine | Stella Zakharova Cup EF | 6.2 | |
| Elisabeth Seitz | Germany | Tokyo World Cup | 6.2 | |
| Jonna Adlerteg | Sweden | European Championships EF | 6.2 | |
| Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 6.2 | |
| Sophie Scheder | Germany | German Euros Trials | 6.2 | |
| Zhou Ruiyu* | China | Chinese Championships TF | 6.2 |
Best Balance Beam Difficulty
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Kara Eaker | United States | Auburn National Qualifier | 6.7 |
| 2 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 2 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Chen Yile | China | Chinese Championships QF | 6.3 |
| Liu Tingting | China | Asian Games TF | 6.3 | |
| Riley McCusker | United States | Brestyan’s National Qualifier | 6.3 | |
| Sunisa Lee* | United States | Pacific Rim Championships AA | 6.3 | |
| 7 | 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 |
Best Floor Exercise Difficulty
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meet | Score |
| 1 | Simone Biles | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Jade Carey | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 6.3 |
| 3 | Mai Murakami | Japan | All-Japan Championships QF | 6.1 |
| Sae Miyakawa | Japan | NHK Trophy | 6.1 | |
| 5 | Emma Malabuyo | United States | City of Jesolo Trophy AA | 6.0 |
| 6 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia | European Championships QF | 5.9 |
| Lilia Akhaimova | Russia | DTB Team Challenge QF | 5.9 | |
| Trinity Thomas | United States | U.S. Championships Day 1 | 5.9 | |
| 9 | Claudia Fragapane | Great Britain | English Championships | 5.8 |
| Morgan Hurd | United States | U.S. Classic | 5.8 |
The Gymternet 
Could Morgan Hurd medal in any event finals this year? Relative to her competition she doesn’t look like she has a stand-out event. I’m wondering if the beam overscoring will be on her side again this year
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She’s a solid all-arounder and a top three on any event which is awesome for the TF and AA competitions, but hard in the scheme of making EFs. I could see her making beam again if she has her punch front and full-in dismount back…I think she’s second-best to Simone on that event in the U.S. And then if Riley or Jade make mistakes on bars or floor, she could get into either of those. I think we could see her getting two-per’ed out of finals instead of flat-out not making them.
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Just reminding that national meets there is an overscore comparing to international meets. But Heereveen and Brazilian national the overscore was embarrassing , really, so I don’t think Wevers and Hypolito deserved to be in that list, sorry. Just trying to be fair with the ones not in the list that scored realistically better than them.
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I love how mai has scored more than simone one floor with that ridiculously over-scored japan championships.
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U.S. Championships is just as overscored as Japan’s nationals. Simone will likely beat Mai with better landings and no OOB at worlds but Mai’s got a high 8 E score at worlds last year and her E scores in Japan were similar this year, she just has a bit more D than she did at worlds.
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Are US Championships more over scored on certain events than others? ie bars over say beam? etc. I ask because in 2015 Simone scored day 2 on floor a 15.850 on floor. Then in 2015 worlds EF she scored 15.800. So the scores werent that far off… So are US championships more off on certain events, meaning overscored?
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Jade isn’t in the top for vault?
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She’s only competed a DTY and Lopez so far this year which doesn’t put her toward the top of the difficulty spectrum
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Can we have a list of best D-scores for AA?
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