Today, we have the first three subdivisions of women’s qualification, starting with the US, Germany, and Romania in subdivision 1.

After doing only bits and pieces at podium training, Hezly Rivera withdrew from the US team with injury. She also had to withdraw from the worlds selection process in 2025, and from 2026 Pan Ams after vault. But I’m sure it’s fine. She’s replaced by traveling alternate Dulcy Caylor, who is slated to compete only beam. Claire Pease, Skye Blakely, and Charleigh Bullock will compete the all-around for the US.

Lea Quaas and Emma Malewski are in the all-around for Germany, and Blanaru and Iordache (not that one) are in the all-around for Romania. Tanasu is out of the team, Mihaescu is in for all-around as well.

Germany starts on vault, Romania on bars, individuals on beam, and the US on floor. Touch warmup up now.

Rotation 1

Blakely – FX – USA – back 1.5 to front full, simple start but hit, some soft knees, hop – double front is connected to stag – tour jete 1/2 to switch ring, lowish back leg in tour jete but fine – wolf 2.5ish – switch full, close – back 2.5, some legs, controlled step – 12.966 and a 5.1 D.

Malewski goes 13.033 for a FTY. The bars feed died as Romania was starting. Cotu went 13.033.

Yap – BB – switch mount to switch 1/2 to split, very nice – switch ring, large break and falls, sigh.

Bullock – FX – FTDT, chest down, hop forward – whip full through to double tuck, shuffle back – memmel turn – tour jete 1/2 to switch 1/2, hit – front 2/1, deep landing, a little soupy legs, with crossover step around – back 2.5, crossover step. 12.800

Quaas hits Y1.5 with step back. 13.500

11.466 for Blanaru on bars.

Mihaescu – UB – Romania – toe full, very past, won’t get it – maloney to pak is solid, good foot positions – van leeuwen, hit – short hs on high – blind to jaeger, closer but caught – double back, chest down, hop forward. A hit. 12.166

Pease – FX – USA – hits Moors, piked down, at the end, shuffle back – double double tucked, huge bounce back OOB – switch ring to switch 1/2 – back 1.5 to rudi is securely landed – wolf double, pulls it around – back 2.5, leg crossing, step forward. 13.333. 6.0/7.633/-0.3

Schoenmaier falls on second vault, maybe trying a Cheng, maybe a layout full? but not close to getting it and sits it down

Esponda – FX – USA – double double tuck, hop back, maybe stays in, good height – whip double lay is hit, bounce back – wolf triple and a little more, very smooth – front tuck through to double tuck instead of the barani combination that isn’t real anymore – tour jete 1/2 to switch 1/2, some short back leg – double pike, chest down, hop back. Solid hit overall. 13.633. 6.0/7.733/-0.1

Esponda still had a strong D despite having to change the composition. I think we’re all shocked that she didn’t get the 8.450 E score from nationals. Shocked, I tell you.

Guevara – BB – Honduras – front tuck mount is good, check – front tuck, very solid – side aerial with an arm check – switch, little pause before split and straddle jump – bhs back pike, step back and falls – it was going so wellllll –

Germany 40.632 vault, USA 39.932 floor, Romania 36.665 bars.

Rotation 2

Malewski – UB – Germany, piked jaeger good, little arch on hs, pulls it back – pak, nice – can’t get her toe 1/1 on low bar and comes off – redoes toe full in van leeuwen, small leg break – toe 1/2 to double front, good feet, step forward

Mihaescu hits a wolf double on beam, bhs loso, keeps it on with a wobble – sissone is good, connects to a full turn, small adjustment – side aerial very short, does some magic to keep it on the beam, big wobble – 1.5 dmt, hop forward. 11.866

Bullock – VT – USA – solid DTY with a hop back, good. 14.100

Schoenmaier on barshits tkatchev to pak, a short hs – toe on to van leeuwen, good – giant full – FTDT, holds the landing

Esponda also solid on DTY, good direction, hop back. 13.866

Blanaru falls on loso beam mount.

Blakely – VT 1 – USA – DTY, very large bounce back and off direction. Still got a 14.000, presumably for amplitude

Kevric – UB – Germany – inbar full to stalder shap 1/2, good – inbar 1/2 to piked jaeger, hit – solid hs on high – stalder tkatchev piked to pak, hit – van leeuwen, legs together well – FTDT, chest forward and a hop forward. very good. 14.766

Blakely hits Lopez 2nd vault with bounce back.

Voinea falls on her layout full attempt on beam. Side aerial, hit – into nice split and straddle – bhs layout 2 feet is strong – full turn – aerial, check – switch, pause before switch 1/2, good rise – strong landing on double tuck dismount.

Pease – VT – lands the Cheng successfully, ragged legs and a big lunge back, but a hit vault. 14.033. Same as the DTYs

Lovely legs together positions from Quaas on bars on transitions, late on a cast 1/2 – FTDT, landed with a light stagger and a hop.

Pease – VT 2 – very nice DTY, stuck landing, slight direction. 14.133.

Every vault is the sammeeeeeeeeee.

Iordache falls on bhs mount. Romania is going to get a better bars score than beam score.

Pease into first on vault for now, ahead of Blakely.