VT	UB	BB	FX
Rotation 1
Nemour	Wong	Bickel	Mayer
Sugihara	Kishi	Visser	Szekely
Melnikova	Roshchina	D’Amato	Scott
Schönmaier	Martin	Font	Hribar
Caylor	Evans	Stöhr	Artamonova
Zhang	Petisco	Tanskanen	Escalera

The first routine of the competition will answer one of our biggest questions—will Nemour go for the DTY she fell on in qualification, or stick with the FTY and rely on her The Rest Of It to win?

If you’re in search of a way to watch on Eurovision Sport, remember the old standby: lie and and pretend you’re Canadian.

No changes to the qualifiers. Only change is to the alternates, where Golgota wasn’t messing with any of that and is off the reserve list.

Rotation 1

NBC has John reading a statement about Israel not getting visas.

Mayer – FX – DLO, great stick, legs apart throughout – FTDT, only a small step, chest up well – split jump full – tour jete 1/2 – switch 1/2 – front tuck through to double tuck, lands OOB, chest down, lunge – wolf double – double pike, similar landing to double tuck but in bounds. 12.700

Sam is talking about buying a new couch.

Wong – UB – clear hip 1/2 to jaeger, hit – toe fill to bhardwaj, comfortable – maloney to pak. legs together well – van leeuwen, same – DLO, bounce back. But a nice one. 13.800

We have 11.866 for Bickel on beam.

Nemour – VT – does go for the DTY and hits it today, lots of pike at the end, chest down, off direction, hop forward. 13.466, so probably about the same as she would have scored for FTY.

Visser – BB – bhs mount, smooth – aerial, solid – side aerial to bhs goes wild and falls – switch, pause before side somi – straight full from side, wobble – double turn is excellent – split leap to sissone, also strong – 2.5, good finish, small slide. 12.233

Kishi – UB – maloney to stalder full, a bit late – pak, smooth – van leeuwen, legws together – a little shy is hs positions – stalder 1/2, jaeger, good – shy on giant 1/2 – toe full to FTDT, a couple steps. 13.033

Melnikova – VT – does the DTY, lots of height, medium bounce back, legs crossing. 14.100

Sugihara – VT – Y1.5, very nice, clean just a bit of knee position and direction. 13.900

Schönmaier – VT – DTY, not the landing today, lots of shuffling to the side, good height, a bit off direction but then kept rebounding herself. 13.566

Roshchina goes 13.833 on bars.

Scott – FX – DLO, legs together, a bit short, hop forward – front tuck through to 2/1, bigger bounce back – switch – tour jete 1/2 – both solid – wolf 2.25 – switch 1/2 – y single – double pike, some flexed feet, hop

Asia goes 12.900 on beam, which is a big step up.

Caylor – VT – DTY, nice one, little hop back, knees and feet. 13.966

Roshchina – UB – inbar full to inbar shap to stalder tkatchev piked to pak, close, some form, through it – stalder shap to gienger, some legs ahaomn = toe 1/2 to piked jaeger, close – giant 1/2, past – FTDT, holds it well

Stöhr – BB – loso mount, light wobble – , check to straddle, another check – side aerial to loso loso is hit, lean to the side – switch to sissone – side somi – tour jete attempt at a 1/2, shouldn’t get it, lands under – hits the wolf – 2/1, step back

13.000 vault for Zhang, 12.800 bars for Evans.

Petisco – UB – jaeger, good feet – Church to pak, small leg break on pak – maloney to bail, same, nice form overall – toe on to toe shoot, short cast hs – giant full – FTDT, doesn’t quite hold the stick with a step back salute. 13.466

Laurie is like, if you don’t get a low 14 on beam, get out of my sight.

Tanskanen – BB – back pike mount, secure – bhs loso loso, secure, knees in all – aerial to straddle, wobble – wolf – switch to switch side, very tight positions, check at the end – side somi, solid – 1.5 dmt, stuck. Good. 12.500

Looking back at Zhang’s Tsuk full, hit, low amplitude, lots of pike. Martin’s bars – toe full to maloney leg sep – connected to a high tkatchev, good – jaeger, nice – pak – van leeuwen, small foot cross – FTDT, little hop in place. Good.

Escalera – FX – DLO, bounce back, stays in bounds, leg sep – front full to double pike, slide back – switch 1/2 – front loso to double tuck, short, chest down, lunge – switch to split full, split jump full. 12.966

D’Amato – BB – bhs mount, good – bhs loso, little check – aerial to split to straddle, comfortable, gets the series – switch, wobble – switch 1/2, good split position but a bigger wobble – side somi, large surfing to hold that one – split jump 1/2, arm wave – full turn – double pike, bounce back. Lots of checks, but still a major score improvement on qualification.

After 1:
1. Melnikova – 14.100
2. Caylor – 13.966
3. Sugihara – 13.900
4. Roshchina – 13.833
5. Wong – 13.800

Rotation 2

Kishi – BB – wolf turn double, stands up out of it – side aerial to loso, short, large bend at the waist, turns to the side – switch ring to split to straddle, strong – side somi, good – aerial, little pause before split ring jump, check – double pike, step back. 13.433, big improvement

Sugihara – UB – toe 1/2 to jaeger, good feet – toe full, good quick, connects to pak – short hs – maloney to gienger, short and falls, awkward on landing like she was landing half on the mat, but she’s fine – double arabian, step back. First fall for a medal contender. 12.200

D’Amato – FX – in the background, we see Roshchina fall on her beam mount, so it’s going – double Y turn is nice – DLO, high, bounce back, some leg separation, great amplitude – double Arabian, boucne forward – wolf double under rotation – back tuck full side pass – double tuck is solid, but another bounce back – popa – switch – tour jete 1/2 is cleanly done – switch full-sideish, good split. 12.800

Melnikova – UB – inbar full to inbar shap to pak to van leeuwen, very nice – inbar 1/2 to piked jaeger – short hs – giant 1/2 – unde – inbar full to FTDT, stuck. Excellent. 14.700 is up on qualification.

11.733 beam for Roshchina.

John discussing Tokyo TF, “a lot of people thought that was an automatic for the US team.” Tom Forster is so many people.

Martin – BB – wolf double, good – aerial, wobble – bhs loso, secure, knees soft on all – switch is tight, into switch side, secure on that and side straddle but under split – side aerial, large wobble, leg up, turn to the side – double pike, stumble back, a couple bounces. 12.400

Schönmaier – UB – tkatchev to pak, hit – toe on to van leeuwen, legs together – short hs to giant front 1/2 – giant full, legs apart, FTDT, little hop. Solid. 13.200

Evans – BB – front tuck mount, nice – split with a wobble, doesn’t connect to straddle jump for dance combo – wolf double, arm wave – switch, pause ish before switch 1/2 – bhs bhs loso, larger leg up wobble, pulls it back – double turn, overturns by a quarter – aerial, solid – 2.5, hop forward. Hit. I wouldn’t give her a dance combo credit there. 12.033

Caylor – BB – toe full to maloney to tkatchev – hits it – pak, solid – van leeuwen, leg break catching there – jaeger was low and falls on that one this time – resumes with front giant 1/2 – DLO, chest forward, step. 12.233

Petisco – BB – loso mount, very nice – switch to switch 1/2, very good split positions – wolf turns herself off the beam – bhs bhs loso is very good – side aerial, hit – very tight on split jump 1/2 from side, large wobble, that’s usually a good one for her – double pike, lunge back. 12.200

Zhang – UB – weiler to weiler 1/2, hit – pak, legs together – maloney to tkatchev, close but fine – cast 1/2 – toe on – toe full – FTDT, stuck. Noted bars specialist Zhang Qingying hits well. 13.900

Hribar – VT – FTY, solid, step back, some pike

Wong – BB – switch to switch 1/2 to straddle, does the mount combo – side aerial, smooth – switch ring, secure – wolf double – bhs loso, secure – aerial to split, arm wave wobble – side somi, big arm circle – wolf to sissone to have a dance combo if they didn’t give the initial since she did check the straddle – gainer tuck full is secure. 13.500 is a step up from Q. One fewer element.

Nemour – UB – inbar full to Nemour, good but doesn’t connect out – pak to vna leeuwen to stalder full to stalder tkatchev 1/2 to yezhova to stalder shap 1/2 – full to DLO, little step

Were see a yfull from Artamonova, lunge back. Escalera bound forward on y1.5.

Only a 15.166 for Nemour. Where’s my 15.5555555555555

We head back in time to see Roshchina fall on her front tuck mount – switch ring, wobble – fhs to front tuck, step forward and arm wave wobble – side aerial, holds it – aerial, pause between split and korbut – wolf double, lean – switch, check – sissone to wolf jump – double tuck, chest down, step

After 2
Melnikova 28.800
Nemoiur 28.632
Wong 27.300
Zhang 26.900
Schönmaier 26.766

Rotation 3

Szekely has scratched the rest.

Melnikova – BB – switch mount to switch, check – round off to layout 2 feet and nearly the wildest save that took 15 minutes, but ends up falling – aerial to split to straddle is very nice – bhs full, check, step – wolf double, hit – side somi, strong – double pike, bounce back. 12.800, still an improvement on Q.

Scott – UB – blind to piked jaeger, hit – short hs – pak, legs together well – maloney to clear hip to giant 1/2, short – giant full – DLO 1/1, hop back. 12.666

D’Amato – VT – DTY is well done, little bounce to the side, knees. 13.966

Schönmaier – BB – front tuck mount, huge break, lean over at the side, leg up, pulls it back – split to sissone are under split – loso series, another bigger wobble – switch to switch 1/2 to bhs, under split on switch 1/2 – wolf 1.5 – side aerial, bend wobble again – side somi – gaienr pike full, hop tot he side

Roshchina 12.633 on floor.

Martin – FX – DLO 1/1, high, step back, possible OOB – popa, good lift – DLO, bounce back – tour jete 1/2, hit – switch 1/2 – wolf double, slight teeter around – front full through to double tuck, a little short, hop forward. 13.266

Caylor – BB – switch, arm wave correction – bhs loso loso, secure, some knees – larger error on L turn, wobble – side aerial, holds it – switch to straddle – aerial to split to korbut, gets the series – wolf double, under and falls – bhs bhs double pike, deep, bounce back. 11.900

Evans – FX – front lay to randi, good chest uop, bounce back and some leg crossing – front full to front 2/1 big bound forward OOB – switch 1/1, a little hoppy – DLO, chest down, hop – wolf double – double tuck, bounce back. 13.200

Font – VT – DTY, good block but lots of form in leg separations to get it around and a pike – chest down, holds secure landing

Zhang – BB – switch mount to switch 1/2 to korbut, very nice – ro layout 2 feet, little check – switch to bhs to split jump, hit – switch side, little pause before straddle and back dive, hit – switch to split jump 1/2 to straddle jump 3/4 – double pike, small step. Good one. 14.833, ahead of Melnikova by a bit.

Escalera – UB – van leeuwen, leg sep – blind to jaeger, hit – tkatchev pak, hit – maloney to gienger, some big leg breaks there, closer catch – has to recast – giant full to FTDT, stuck

Tanskanen – VT – Tsuk full, solid, hop back, good direction

Bickel – VT – yfull, large bounce back, shows solid layout shape

Wong – FX – wolf triple, gets it around – double double tuck, step back – back 1/2 to front full, dance out, solid height – switch ring to switch 1/2, nice – double pike, little bounce – popa, solid. 13.200

Nemour – BB – loso mount is solid – bhs loso loso, hit, foot adjustment to keep herself on, but it’s minor – aerial to split to straddle, good – switch a little slow into switch 1/2 – side aerial, hit – wolf gets her, wolf 1/5 ish and falls – double pike, step back. 13.066

Kishi – FX – double double, stagger bounce back – front lay to rudi, bounce – wolf double, around – totally stumbles out of double Y attempt, possible OOB on a turn – 2.5, little hop – switch ring to split ring 1/2 – double pike, chest down, hop. 12.800

Sugihara – BB – switch to split ring leap to korbut, nice – aerial to split to straddle, good – bhs loso, little lean – y turn, – side aerial, large stuble, a couple steps to keep it on – switch ring, large leg up wobble – double pike, hop back

After 3:
1. Zhang – 41.733
2. Nemour – 41.698
3. Melnikova – 41.600
4. Wong – 40.500
5. D’Amato – 39.666

Rotation 4

Schönmaier – FX – double double tuck is way short, hands down – back 1.5 to front full, lunge forward – switch 3/4 to knee – wolf double, around – switch ring to split leap full – double tuck, another large landing issue, big bounce back, chest down, stumble step

Martin – VT – DTY, hit, a little bouncy, a hop back and then another hop – knees. 13.866

Font – UB toe full to stalder shap to palk, hit, leg separation – maloney to bail to toe shoot, good amplitude there – lots of leg breaks showing up – piked jaeger – double pike, hop back

Caylor – FX – double y turn – DLO, pikes it down a fair mount to get the landing but does – whip full to double tuck to punch front, hits it, hop forward – wolf triple, around – double pike, good, little hop – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, nice. 13.433

Evans – VT – DTY, very nice, little hop back in line, chest up, light knee form but much better than most. Very good vault.

Petisco – VT – Y1.5, holds onto a stick, arm wave to hold it

Zhang – FX – split jump 1.5 is around – FTDT, step back – front full – switch ring – tour jete 1/2 – wolf double – double pike, step back – switch ring 1/2 – nice. 12.900

Wong – VT – does go for the Cheng, gets it to her feet, pretty large lunge back – legs and feet, but hit. 14.466 goes in ahead of Zhang

Kishi – VT – solid DTY, around just, chest down with a little lean step. Good. 13.966.

Nemour – FX – back 1.5 to 3/1, gets it around, a little under-rotated with a hop to the side – front loso to double pike, chest forward, little adjustment – wolf double is hit – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, good – double tuck is a big struggle, chest down stagger bounce on short landing – switch full is around

Roshchina- VT – DTY gets it around, chest down and knees, not as comfortable as some of the others. 13.800.

12.866 for Nemour puts her behind Wong and Zhang. There are helplines you can call during these challenging times.

Melnikova will need to beat 13.366 on floor.

Sugihara – FX – double L turn, good – DLO, little hop back – back 1.5 to double tuck, high, chest up, only a small movement – switch ring and tor jete 1/2, very well completed – double y turn – back 2.5 to front layout is a bit of an issue again in tucking the layout but better than Q – double pike, bounce back. 13.666.

D’Amato – UB – Nabieva to pak, very good – toe full – maloney to tkatchev, a little close but secure – higgins to front giant L to front L 1/1 – double front, step back. Nice.

Melnikova – FX – DLO 1/1, shuffle back, possible OOB – double L to double turn is excellent – DLO, bounce back – double y, think it was around, leans out of it a little bit – wolf 1.5, doesn’t get double turn around – front tuck through to double pike, hop back – switch 1/2.

13.466 is into first! One tenth ahead of Wong. NBC was giving that crown to Leanne.

FINAL:
1 – Melnikova 55.066
2 – Wong 54.966
3 – Zhang 54.633
4 – Nemour 54.564
5 – D’Amato 53.532

Melnikova takes her second AA title, Wong silver again like in 2021. I thought we would have 2021 redux but with a Kaylia instead of a Kayla in bronze, but Zhang had an excellent meet today to take bronze and Nemour fell. But then again, Melnikova won with a fall.