In today’s first subdivision, Sweden used crisp leg positions on bars and beam to finish ahead of Romania and currently sit in 8th, while WG1Belarus went into last place among the 10 teams that have competed so far.

Greta Mayer, the lone Hungarian AAer here, was the standout individual of the subdivision, sticking the crap out of floor passes and going 13.333 on beam, which is temporarily in the EF positions. She scored 51.999 AA, which is currently 9th when accounting for per-country.

My favorite part of today’s start list was that Barbora Kundrat was entered in both subdivision 6 and subdivision 7. Go, do it twice.

In subdivision 5, it’s time to get all Nemoury with Algeria, Argentina, and Ukraine competing. Nemour is up either 2nd or 3rd in all of Algeria’s rotations.

Rotation 1

Macias – FX – Argentina – pulls through a wolf double – FTDT, shorter landing with hop forward – split jump full – front tuck through to 1.5 – switch, tour jete 1/2, comfortable – really struggles on double tuck, lands on hands and knees. 11.000

Laroui check on loso series on beam, finishes with a basically stuck double tuck.

Ting gets caught in a toe-on on bars and falls.

Nemour – BB – Algeria – loso mount to loso series is excellent and connected – bhs bhs layout 2 feet, hit with arm check – side aerial, solid – switch to aborted switch 1/2, did not do the element but stayed on the beam, just a switch hop 1/2 turn really – aerial to straddle to split, little pause after the aerial, hit elements and now has a recognizable leap combo – wolf double, hit – bhs bhs double pike. Well, a really strong one except for that switch 1/2, which really shouldn’t be counted as an element at all.

14.133 for Nemour, which is still a big score for AA purposes but not the biggest, into 4th on beam behind Okamura, Esposito, and Blakely.

Hands down on double tuck from Acosta on floor, second fall for Argentina.

Lucas – FX – Argentina – FTDT, bounce back – double arabian is hit with a hop forward – leans around a wolf double – switch – tour jete 1/2, hop back – 2/1, little movement – pulls around a switch 1/1 – double tuck, large bounce back OOB both feet. 11.700

Hamidi (ALG) is off beam on a loso series.

Ajalla – FX – Argentina – switch ring 1/2 even looks good in a place like this – 2.5 twist, nice position, step forward – split leap to split ring leap 1/2 – back 1.5 to front full, has to tuck the front full a little to get it around, low with a step – split jump full – double pike is way short and she falls as well. 10.933

Argentina had a waking nightmare opening floor rotation.

Hamames-Moallic is off beam on her loso mount and again on her bhs loso series. Gets the wolf turn, side somi, hit – switch to switch 1/2 is more comfortable – 1/1 dismount, step back

Ukraine 38.566, Algeria 36.732, Argentina 34.166.

Rotation 2

Hamames Moallic – FX – Algeria – Nice wolf triple to start – double tuck, little hop –

Lobok – UB – Ukraine – stalder 1/2 to front stalder 1/2 to stalder shap to pak, well done – stalder full top maloney, to gienger, body [position deductions but through it – high FTDT, bounce to the side

Ting Hua-Tien – BB – switch mount to switch 1/2, good split positions, holds landing with a lean – aerial, kovely, connects to bhs straddle jump – switch to split ring jump to bhs, holds that as well – side aerial, lean correction – wolf jump full – full tiurn, over turns – front full dmt, hop tot he side. Pretty good hit overall. 12.933

Hrudetska – UB – Ukraine – inbars full to van leeuwen is very nice – inbar 1/2 to jaeger, solid – short cast hs – bail – toe shoot – stalder 1/2 to double front, step forward. Nice one. 13.566 is in 8th place on bars so far.

Lucas for Argentina gets a DTY to her feet, lots of form and a lunge forward but landed. Acosta follows with solid Y1.5 with step forward.

Nemour – FX – Algeria – DLO is hit, a little short with a hop forward – whip whip to 3/1, just into the realm of rotated, hop to the side – switch ring and tour jete 1/2 to knee, nice elements – wolf 2.5ish, – front through to double pike, bounce back OOB, possible both feet. Through a hit, but definitely some things. It was both feet OOB. 12.900

Lev – UB – Ukraine – van leeuwen with a straddle – stalder 1/2 to jaeger, hit – pak, comfortable, short on some cast hs – maloney to gienger, legs apart on catch – toe full, past, into double arabian, over rotates it and puts hands down

Lai Pin Ju – BB – Taiwan – switch mount, nice – aerial, large break, bend over at the hips – split and straddle are nice – bhs back tuck, hit – switch ring – side aerial, pause before split ring jump, which is connected to bhs – side somi, lean forward wobble – front lay dmt, hop forward.

Ukraine’s 39.365 on bars is one of the top bars scores thus far and has them well in front of the teams in this subdivision after 2

Rotation 3

Gutierrez – FX – Panama – wolf double is good – DLO, nice height and strong controlled landing – double arabian, gets it, little slide back – tour jete 1/2, switch 1/2, under splits – ahhhhhh, FTDT lands on hands and knees. It had been so good to start.

Hrudetska saves fhs front tuck series on beam. 12.933

Mesropian off bars on a hop grip change.

Nemour – VT – Algeria – DTY is a huge improvement over podium training, comfortably landed, step back, knee crossing. 14.033

Heron – FX – Panama – Does the Biles, some leg separation and tucking but to her feet – DLO, also hit, pikes down second salto – wolf double around – front full with a stagger-definite-choreo out of it – double pike, multiple steps back, both feet OOB

Lucas – UB – Argentina – toe full to stalder shap to pak, solid combo – nice toe point – maloney to bhardwaj, only a small leg separation – nice can leeuwen – short cast hs – jaeger, good toe point – FTDT and falls to her hands and knees. Sigh.

Lobok – BB – Ukraine – hits loso mount – side to loso, secure landing, foot flexing but solid – aerial, good, doesn’t connect into split ring jump, wobble – switch ring, step – wolf triple is around – wolf jump, little hesitation into sissone – double tuck, lunge back. 12.900

Acosta – UB – Argnetina – blind to jaeger, nice, good feet positions and turnover – clear hip to pak. comfortable – toe on to maloney to gienger, legs together throughtoput – giant full to blind to double front, step forward. Nice one. 12.833

Kovalova – BB – Ukraine – bhs mount to bhs loso, great – switch, pauses before switch 1/2, and falls, great split position, but alas…kovalova, aerial, little pause before split korbut – wolf jump to split jump – onodi, good – side aerial, also nice – 2/1, leg crossing, step back. So much of it is so great.

Rotation 4

Hrudetska – FX – Ukraine – double pike, small step back – switch ring, good – split ring, lower – 2.5, leg crossing, into front step, step forward – leans through memmel turn – double tuck with step. 12.233

Acosta stumble back on beam double tuck but stays to her feet. 13.100

Heron goes for the handspring rudi on vault but she is currently on her hands and knees off the mat entirely, so that’s how it went.

Lucas – BB – Argentina – switch to switch side, crossed and a large lean forward at the hips – split jump 1/2 from side – bhs loso, hit – aerial, holds it – side aerial, solid – switch 1/2, little check – wolf double around with a lean – double tuck, hop back. 12.866

Fall from Lobok on floor in combination. Laroui lands FTDT on bars, chest down and a step forward.

Mesropian falls on loso mount on beam. Second fall on bhs loso series.

Nemour – UB – Algeria – inbar full to Nemour 1/2 to yezhova to maloney to stalder full, loses form in the stalder full and breaks combo – stalder tkatchev piked to stalder shap 1/2 – DLO 1/1, a little low but somehow also stuck. Not her perfect one with the stalder full but will still be a huge number.

Ajalla – BB Argentina – bhs mount to loso to bhs, pretty – switch to splrit ring leap to bhs, wild and sudden major wobble because it looked fine initially, leans forward to try to save it and can’t, falls – switch ring, great feet but grabs the beam and ends up falling a second time as well. onodi is lovely but another huge wobble – gainer pike full, deep, stuck.

Can we get a do-over for Argentina today?

Kaylia doesn’t even bother to get a 15 on bars, going 14.933 with only a 7.1 D score. 1st place there.

55.999 AA for Nemour takes the lead over Blakely by about a half point. They were basically twinning through three events, and then Kaylia’s bars. Somehow vault went the best of the four events for Nemour today? At least compared to her potential standard.

Algeria goes into 10th place, just behind Romania, with Ukraine in 11th, and Argentina now in last (13th).

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SUBDIVISION 6

France headlines this session, with Colas, Prat, and Charpy all doing AA. Osyssek is on beam and floor and Serber is on vault and bars.

Rotation 1

Yeoh – BB – Malaysia – standing back tuck to korbut is hit – switch – side somi, hit with a lean forward – full turn, over turns – split jump 1/2 from side to split and straddle from side is nice – gainer pike full, step back

Charpy – VT – France – yfull, hit solidly, pike throughout, smaller bounce back. 13.233

Colas – VT – France – also a Yfull, very similar with hop back and piking. And also 13.233.

Teh – BB – Malaysia – fhs front tuck is deep but keeps it on with a side – side aerial, nice amplitude – aborts what was going to be a switch ring and just does a hop – it’s catching – aerial, no connection into korbut – full turn – split and straddle and split 1/2 from side are solid – now a switch ring, large break but keeps it on the beam, big lean forward – front full, hop. 12.300

Mancia takes a double tuck to hands and knees.

Prat – VT – France – Y1.5, pretty solid, medium hop forward, good direction, some knees. She follows Serber going 13.300 for her Y1.5. 13.733 for Prat to lead the team on vault.

Yeap – BB – Malaysia – switch mount to switch to split jump 1/2 is hit – bhs loso, large break, step back, stays on the beam – tour jete 1/2 is somewhat under rotated but solid – front tuck, another larger break, hop lean but keeps on – switch 1/2 to split and straddle, nice elements – double pike, hop to the side. 13.000 to reward staying on

Weissenhofer – UB – LIE – maloney, good height, too much and no back swing, has to extra swing and then gets all kinds of messed up on her bail and falls onto the bars

Khalid – BB – Malaysia – switch ring is good – bhs loso, wobble, leg up – split and straddle and straddle 1/2 from side position – aerial, good leg extension – y spin – wolf to sissone – side aerial, hit – gainer tuck, step back.

France goes 40.266 on vault, with is a little more than 5 tenths behind the vault mark of Italy and .366 behind Germany’s vault.

Rotation 2

Moerz – BB – Austria – front tuck mount and falls

Prat – UB – France – van leeuwen, leg separation, a little flat but hit – toe full – blind change to front giant to jaeger, nice foot positions – toe on to bail, leg break, arch but saves it – toe shoot to high – double tuck, hop back. A placeholder they won’t intend to count, but a hit routine. 12.400

Serber – UB – France – high van leeuwen, leg separation – toe 1/2 to piked jaeger, hit – pak, a little shoulder angle but fine – maloney to gienger, legs together well – giant full – DLO, flung out some, hop forward. 13.166

Phyu – BB – Myanmar – love the fornt walkover mount – switch to split jump 1/2, check – side aerial, lean forward at the hips – bhs loso, nice extension – some checks on choreo – over turns full turn with a wobble – aerial to split jump to straddle jump is well done, I’m a fan – front layout dismount, hop forward

Charpy – UB – France – hindorff is close but hit – disrupts rhythm slightly with a really short hs after – pak – van leeuwen, nice position – yezhova, hit, good form – shap 1/2 larger leg break – toe on to toe full, slightluy crooked – DLO, deep landing, lunge forward. Did well to survive being kind of off at the beginning. 13.000

Weissenhofer wolf turns herself into a straddle sit on beam.

Colas – UB – France – good first hs – inbar 1/2 to front stalder 1/2 to maloney to stalder full to Ricna to pak is great combination – van leeuwen, good form – toe full to FTDT, small hop. Excellent. 14.533 and into 3rd, behind Nemour and Kevric.

Bohle – BB – Austria – bhs mount is hit – bhs loso, and falls – resumes with aerial – switch 1/2, secure, some back leg position – wolf double, around but a lean wobble forward – switch to split to wolf – side aerial, arm correction – layout full dmt, hop back

France goes 40.699 on bars, same as Germany, behind the pace of Italy/USA/Japan.

Rotation 3

Carpy – BB – France – large break on loso mount but stays on, turn to the side and arm wave – bhs loso is solid – side aerial is good – switch to switch 1/2, under on switch 1/2 with an arm wave check – wolf double, hit – aerial, slightly under but controls it well – double pike,c hest down, hop forward. 13.400

Colas – BB – France – switch mount to switch to straddle is strong – side aerial to loso series, hits with an arm check – wolf double, hit – switch 1/2, a little under split, connects comfortably to bhs – aerial, hit – double pike, larger lunge back but a strong one, will be a big number. 14.133 and into 4th for the moment. Ahead of Nemour on E score.

Prat – BB – France – loso to split jump, secure – longgggg pause before bhs loso loso series, wobble but keeps it on – switch to switch 1/2 to bhs, nice rhythm and split positions – side aerial to split ring jump, good lift, holds under control – wolf double, nice – side somi, solid – double tuck dmt, step back. Nice one. 13.900 is very strong.

Moerz – FX – Austria – front full through to double tuck, hop back – double L turn – DLO, hit, slight shuffle back, leg separation – switch wolg to tour jete 1/2, under split there – double arabian, never looked like she had it even in the ro bhs, short and sits it down – gets wolf triple around – double pike, hop back

Osyssek-Reimer – BB – France – switch mount to switch 1/2, small check – layout, no full, secure landing – aerial, little foot adjustment but good – switch, arm wave – side somi legs straight, good – arm wave wobble on choreo – full turn, holds it – side aerial, another check, these are adding up – split to wolf – double pike dmt, step back.

Great beam rotation for France. 13.666 for Ossysek. France goes 41.699, which is the top beam score for anyone so far. 2nd place not out of the question now with a strong floor rotation.

Rotation 4

Charpy – FX – France – memmel turn, drops a little early – front full to front tuck, lunge forward – nice double L – doubel tuck, hop back – switch 1/2 – double pike, bounce – switch and tour jete 1/2, under – not a lot of D but there to be a score. 12.066

Yeoh – UB – Malaysia – front stalder 1/2 to stlader shap to tkatchev, hit – stalder tkatchev piked to pak, good – maloney to gienger, legs together – short hs on high – giant full – FTDT, near stick, step forward. Great job. 13.933 is currently 9th.

Colas – FX – France – whip full to double tuck, chest down, small hop, but solid – 2/1, small slide – switch ring to tour jete 1/2, lovely splits – front loso with some form, wrenches it into a double pike, to her feet but chest down and form – switch 1/2 – wolf triple around. Still gets 13.133, which is 4th.

Colas is into 3rd AA, behind Blakely ahead of Pease.

Prat – FX – France – double L turn, nice – back 1.5 through to double tuck, hit, hop back – switch ring to kind of her split ring leap full, but went really around the corner – front full to front full, stuck, some knee – split ring leap 1/2 – back 2.5, hop forward – wolf double, good.

Moerz – VT 1 – nicely done on handspring layout 1/2, big height, good layout position. 13.800

Moerz – VT 2 – Tsuk tuck full, chest forward, tries to hold onto landing, step. 12.600 for that one.

Longly long wait on the Prat score. Fujitsu is like, “cannot compute split ring leap turn, credit as onion bagel.”

Prat comes in with 13.300, into 3rd place behind the two Americans.

Osyssek – FX – France – high DLO to front pike, nice – switch to switch full, gets it around – FTDT to front tuck, also gets it, little stutter shuffle out of it – tour jete 1/2 – popa – a little hoppy out of some of the elements – whip to double tuck, very low and falls. Drat. Double pike, larger bounce back. 12.333 .

France would have been in 2nd with a hit from Ossysek but they’ll slot into 4th at present.

Team After 6
1. USA – 164.529
2. Italy – 162.430
3. Japan – 161.630
4. France – 161.430
5. Germany – 158.661

AA After 6
1. Nemour – 55.999
2. Blakely – 55.465
3. Colas – 55.032
4. Pease – 54.432
5. Kishi – 53.499

Nap timmmeeeeee.

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Subdivision 7 features Great Britain, the Netherlands, and all the apparatus specialists, who are definitely apparatus specialists and not just a random collection of gymnasts doing random events. Because there were 8 worlds spots available on each event for apparatus specialists, we have 6 of them on vault and 9 on beam.

Kinsella, Evans, and Martin are all in the AA today for GB competing to see which two can make the final.

Rotation 1

Evans – BB – GB – front tuck mount, stays on, lean forward, bend at the hips wobble – wolf 2.5 can’t control it and falls

Van Pol hits Jaager and tkatchev to pak on bars – maloney to gienger, solid height and leg position – double pike dmt, hop back. 13.200

Evans finishes beam with 2/1, bounce back.

Wevers – UB – Netherlands – shaposh to clear hip full to bail, legs solid solidly – toe shoot to high – giant full – blind to jaeger, good height – DLO, a couple steps back as she salutes. Good clean no trouble routine. 13.300

Martin – BB – GB – candle mount, hit – wolf triple and she also falls victim to the wolf, leans forward and comes off – side aerial, hit – aerial, some knee, check – bhs loso loso is right on – switch to straddle, little check before bhs – switch 1/2 to korbut, hit – double pike, hop back. 12.233

Visser – UB – NED – stkatchev tkatcev piked to pak. good – maloney to clear hip 1/2, a little late, into yezhova, some leg sep – stalder full to van leeuwen, hit – short cast hs on high – full to FTDT, small hop back. 14.466 is into 4th.

Adalsteinsdottir – FX – Iceland – switch full to popa, a little under on split on the switch full, good height – double pike, nice toe point, lunge back – double L turn – back 1.5 to front full, hop – switch to gogean, rotated – double tuck, hop back – 12.433

Kinsella – BB – GB – switch mount, hit – wolf double, solid for her – aerial, a little under, holds it – pause before split and straddle – side aerial to loso loso is right on – switch to switch 1/2, way way under on switch 1/2 and falls – 2.5 dismount is a struggle, kind of under with a big lunge to the side. 11.866

Veerman – UB – Netherlands – hop change to jaeger, some feet – stalder tkatchev piked to pak to maloney to bhardwaj, nice combo – van leeuwen, hit – toe full to FTDT, deeper landing with hop to the side. Won’t get the E of Visser. And she’s on 14.166 which is 8th.

Leat – BB – GB – switch mount to split to straddle is great – aerial to switch ring, holds with a wobble – split ring jump and she falls as well – wolf triple is good – bhs loso loso, gets off line but saves it, lean forward wobble – switch 1/2, good height – 2.5 dmt, leg crossing, hop back.

Great Britain goes 0-4 on beam, which is going to be devastating to the team score, obviously.

Netherlands goes 41.932, which is nearly tied with the US for second on bars so far. Great start.

Leat still gets a 13.000 with a fall, which means GB is not the worst country on beam, but they’re in a massive hole for making TF now. Just 37.099, while Germany and Australia went around 40 on beam.

Rotation 2

Kinsella – FX – GB – 1.5 through to double tuck, chest down with a hop – back 2.5 to front full is solid, just a small hop – wolf double, around well – tour jete 1/2, switch 1/2 – double pike, also solid, chest a little down, small movement. Good comeback routine. 13.266 is into 4th

Ubbink – BB – NED – side aerial to loso, hits it, small step back to control – switch, medium wobble, turn ot the side and arm wave – pulls around wolf double – aerial, a corple arm circles to control – split and sissone are nice – side somi, hit – 2.5 dmt, large bound forward. Tight with wobbles but still goes 13.166.

Leat – FX – GB – gets wolf triple – DLO, hop back toward the corner but stays in – back 2.5 to front lay, hop forward, some leg crossing – switch ring – tour jete 1/2 – tour jete ring 1/2 – switch 1/2 – double pike, large bounce back and falls, hands down. 11.800

Van Pol – BB – NED – switch mount, good – switch to split jump 1/2, back leg lower, check – back tuck, wobble – bhs loso, knee tucking in bhs but secure – side somi, solid – switch side, nicely done – ahhhhhh she was doing side choreo and fell! – 2.5, dmt, hop back. 12.200

Martin – FX – GB – DLO 1/1, bounce back, one step OOB – straddle jump 1.5 is around – DLO, controls it, some knee and pike down but good landing – tour jete to switch 1/2, a little under – wolf double, around – front full through to double tuck, little step back, stays in. 13.433 is into 2nd place.

Visser – BB – NED – bhs mount, pretty – aerial, smooth – side aerial to bhs, is secure – switch, no connection to side somi but strong individual elements – straight jump 1/1 from side is hit – double turn – split leap to sissone – 2.5 dmt, hop back. Nice one. 13.266.

Wevers – BB – NED – bhs mount, tries to connect ot wolf full, wobble – drops leg on double L turn, stays on to complete a regular turn but won’t get credit – side aerial to bhs, nice combo – aerial, hit – single L to full turn to double turn to split leap is sublime, though the single L will be a repeated element – gainer pike full, small step

Evans – FX – GB – front lay to randi, shorter landing with bounce forward – fornt full to front 2/1, also short a stumble back with a couple steps – tour jete 1/2 to switch 1/2 – DLO, pike down, slide back, stays in bounds – wolf double – double tuck, high, hop back. 13.133 is in 8th.

Zelme Daries finishieng up the rotation on bars hits a good piked jaeger, and sticks a DLO 1/1. Nice.

Still waiting on Sanne’s score. GB goes 39.832 on floor, which is strong, just a tenth behind the US. Gained back a lot in that rotation.

13.266 for Wevers with a 5.1 D score is in 17th. Netherlands goes 39.698 on beam, which is 7th so far.

Rotation 3

Veerman – FX – NED – double arabian with a lot of leg form but landed – tour jete 1/2, under split but around well – back 1.5 to front full, hop – 2.5 a little under with a crossover step – hitch kick to switch 1/2 to pike shushunova full. Hit it, fulfilled the job of doing a qualification floor because Other Sanne can’t. 11.900

Szilagyi falls on split leap beam mount. Another fall, hands down on dismount.

Kinsella – VT – GB – hits her DTY, leg crossing throughout and somewhat low with hop forward. 13.900

Leat – VT – GB – solid height on Yfull, hop back, some piking 13.300

Ubbink – FX – NED – split ring leap – split jump full, good split – back 1.5 to front full, bounce forward – switch ring – switch 1/2, comfortable with split elements – double tuck, hop back – just pulls around wolf triple – back 2.5 gets ragged, big lunge to the side and OOB. 11.800, so Veerman will have to count.

Evans – VT – GB – DTY is very high – bounce back and lean forward to control. 14.100

Martin – VT – GB – big DTY, more leg crossing than Evans, lunge back and then another step to control. 13.800

Visser – FX – NED – memmel turn into illusion – whip to triple full to front tuck is fine this year – double L turn to double turn, gets the combo – tour jete 1/2 – double tuck hop back – switch and switch 1/2 – back 2.5 is a little under with a crossover step. 13.233

Martin VT 2 – does the Lopez, hip, shows clean open shape, some soft knees, bounce back – 13.500 for 2nd vault.

Martin is into 3rd place on vault behind the Americans.

Great Britain goes 41.800 on vault, which is 2nd to the Americans. They’ll need a 40 on bars to get ahead of Germany, which should be doable for them with Downie.

Visser on track for another of her sneaky-competitive AA days.

Van Pol – FX – NED – double Arabian, shorter landing and stumbles back into a fall – double L turn – back 1.5 to front full, little hop up – switch – switch full, rotated – tour jete 1/2 to popa, nice completions – 2.5 was under rotated, steps it around on landing. 11.400

Netherlands has three 11s on floor to fall behind GB after three events.

Rotation 4

Visser – VT – NED – solid enough yfull, bounce back and some pike. 13.000

53.965 AA to move into 5th behind Pease, ahead of Kishi.

Evans – UB – GB – shaposh and gets it, keeps swinging into pak – maloney to gienger, closer but caught – giant full to blind to front giant to double front, hop back. Through it solidly enough. 12.966

Ubbink – VT – NED – yfull, not as much distance as Visser, hop to the side. 12.833

Van Pol – VT – NED – solid on the Y1.5, little slide back. 13.633

Martin – UB – GB – toe full, past – maloney to tkatchev, good height – jaeger, hit – small arch on hs on high – hits pak salto – short hs – van leeuwen, legs together well – FTDT, hop forward. Good one. 13.133

Veerman – VT – NED – tries a Y1.5 but it’s well short, sits it down. They’ll be able to count the other three but that will not get them ahead of Germany. 158.029 for Netherlands.

Kinsella – UB – GB – toe 1/2 is late, into piekd jaeger, low but gets it – ricna to pak is solid – maloney to gienger, good – short hs on high – toe full to double arabian, hits it with a step forward. 13.033, currently a couple tenths behind NED but with Downie still to go.

Downie – UB – GB – stalder full to stalder tkatchev 1/2 to yezhova is hit – maloney to hindorff, low but hit – church to pak, solid – van leeuwen, legs together – way way short on cast hs on high again – flings out dismount some but gets it, FTDT with step back.

14.066 for Downie will not make it back to the event final, but it will elevate GB ahead of Germany, Netherlands, and Australia and into 5th. With Canada, Russia, Brazil, and China still to come.

Martin and Kinsella place as the top 2 AAers for Great Britain, ahead of Evans.

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SUBDIVISION 8

We’ll see what to make of World Gymnastics 2 Russia B Team in this subdivision. They’ve added Aleksandra Anufrieva and her potential handspring rudi to the team since podium training.

Rotation 1

Glotova – FX – WG2R – FTDT is hit, little hop back, some form – front tuck through to double tuck, bounce back, looks like the stayed in bounds – Memmel and wolf triple around with some buffer rotation – hits rings – double pike, a bit deep, hop back – tour jete 1/2. 12.766

Laia Font gets wolfed off the beam to start for Spain after she tried to limbo to keep it on. 12.366

Redick – VT – Canada – nice Y1.5 to start, near stick, little slide good height and direction. 13.800

Pacheco – BB – Spain – goes for the layout 2 feet mount but is off line and falls.

G Black – VT – Canada – also hits her Y1.5, a bigger hop forward

Kaiumova – FX – WG2R – FTDT is solid, pretty good height, bounce up – split jump full – front pike through to double tuck, large bounce back and OOB – memmel turn, gets it – switch ring and switch 1/2 – double pike, deeper, chest down, shuffle forward – wolf double. 12.500

Scores aren’t updating for Canada’s vault.

Escudero – BB – Spain – bhs mount, lean wobble – bhs layout 2 feet, way off line and falls.Nice side aerial to loso series to follow.

Roshchina – FX – WG2R – DLO, pikes it down in second salto, under control – back 2.5 to pike 1/2, hop – switch ring – switch 1/2ish fullish – 3/1, log corssing throughout, little step – leans out of memmel turn – wolf triple around comfortably – double pike, chest well down but hit. 13.266 is a big number for this meet

I missed Gabrielle Blacks’s second vault, but I heard “we agree to let her redo” on the audio in the background? Does her second vault again and does a Tsuk full with a step back.

E Black vaults solid Tsuk 1.5, hop forward. Larger lunge on handspring full today –

Petisco – BB – Spain – loso mount, hit – switch 1/2 is good – wolf double is on – bhs bhs loso with a check – side aerial, leg up wobble – split jump 1/2 from side – double pike, hop back

Anufrieva – FX – hits wolf triple – DLO, pike down, hop back – tour jete 1/2, good splits – open FTDT, leg form but also sticks it – switch – switch 1/2 is under – front pike throigh to double pike, somewhat short wiht a hop – popa, around. 12.966.

WG2 Russia was helped by bringing in Anufrieva for floor. 38.998 is 3rd best floor so far, and that should be their weakest rotation.

Now we’re waiting on vault again. Ellie Black does not get layout credit for her 2nd vault, downgraded to pike. She’s still in 3rd on vault.

Fontaine – VT 1 – nice height on DTY, some knee, hop to the side. 14.066

Fontaine – VT 2 – Lopez good clear open position, bigger bounce back

14.099 total puts her ahead of Blakely and into 2nd

Canada 41.966 vault is 2nd best so far.

Rotation 2

Redick – UB – Canada – front stalder 1/2, nice, connects to maloney to pak, good foot positions – toe on to van leeuwen, solid height – giant full – double pike, hop. 12.966

Glotova vaults Tsuk full, fairly piked, with a hop

Roshchina – VT – hits her DTY, good direction, leg crossing with step back. 14.000

Fontaine – UB – Canada – toe full to maloney to geinger, not a lot of amplitude but hit with solid form – jaeger is taken too far and falls – finishes with DLO, hop back. 11.766

Us – VT – WG2R – Y1.5 with a giant bound forward out of it. 13.500

Anufrieva – VT – WG2R – gets rudi to her feet, ragged legs, chest down, step back. 14.033

E Black – UB – Canada – maloney to hindorff to pak, hit – shaposh to clear hip 1/2 to yezhova, kind of around the corner – van leeuwen, small leg separation – giant full – toe tuck 1.5 dismount is hit, hop to the side. 13.433

Anufrieva’s second vault is a Tsuk full with piking and a lunge back. 13.166, she’s 8th on vault now.

Petisco – FX – Spain – DLO 1/1, shortish with a hop forward but hit – FTDT, bounce back, keeps it in bounds – wolf triple is around – switch – tour jete 1/2 – double arabian, slightly short with a hop back, flexed feet – lovely switch 1/2 – double pike, bounce back. 13.233 is 9th.

Demers – UB – Canada – blind to jaeger, nice amplitude – toe on to pak, clean – van leeuwen, good form – stalder to toe full to FTDT, chest down, hop forward. They’ll be able to drop the Fontaine miss. 13.400

Russia vaults 41.533, which is 4th there behind the US, Canada, and GB. Canada will be 1.2 ahead of Russia after two events, Spain three points behind that.

Lockert – BB – Norway – loso mount, large wobble, stays on – bhs loso loso, soft knees but very solid – side somi, hit – switch to switch 1/2, under split with arm wave – split jump – wolf double – side aerial, chest way over and falls – 1.5 dmt, hop.

Rotation 3

Redick – BB – Canada – loso mount, leg up wobble – wolf double, hit – bhs bhs loso, check, good form – double turn is very nice – switch to split jump 1/2, arm check – side aerial, solid – side somi, hit – 1.5 dmt, hop. 13.400

Roshchina – UB – inbar shap to stalder tkatchev piked to pak to stalder shap to gienger, solid combo, just close on the gienger – toe 1/2 to piked jaeger, some foot form – giant 1/2 – toe full to FTDT, secure landing. Strong hit. 14.266 is currently 8th.

Fontaine – BB – Canada – falls on loso mount – bhs loso loso is ecure – switch 1/2, shoulder dip check on landing – 2nd fall now on a straddle jump

Glotova – UB – WG2 R – inbar 1/2 to piked jaeger, hit – toe full to stalder tkatchev piked to pak – maloney to gienger, solid – FTDT, some form, controls landing. 14.400 is into 6th.

Fontaine finishes with double pike, step back. 11.433

Laia Font’s 2nd vault goes awry, a tsuk, gets lost in the air, lands butt first

Kaiumova – UB – WG2R – inbar full to inbar shap to stalder full to pak, lovely – van leeuwen, nice form – inbar 1/2 to jaeger, so close she hits the bar with her foot – DLO 1/1, piking with a step. Oof, because that should have been their best one. 13.833

G Black – BB – Canada – her loso mount is the same as Fontaine’s right off the beam – bhs layout 2 feet is solid – switch to switch 1/2, large break, bend to the side – side aerial, hit – side somi is secure – 1.5 dmt, little hop

Canada needs an Ellie save on beam now. 12.066 for G Black.

E Black – BB – switch mount to switch 1/2 to straddle, solid – double turn to full turn, solid, gets the combo – punch front, strong – hs and comes out of it – redoes her hs to bhs to 2 foot layout, doesn’t have it and falls – side somi, lean forward wobble – 2.5 dmt, hop.

Canada said, not to worry GB, we got you.

Us – UB – WG2R – toe full to van leeuwen is solid – blind to jaeger, hit – pak – maloney to gienger, close catch, straddle and muscle up – double tuck – doesn’t have the D but a hit. 12.966.

Russia goes 42.499 on bars, which is the top score there so far. Russia would need 41.500 on beam to go ahead of the US, which is about what Italy and France scored there.

12.800 for Ellie Black on beam. Canada did get one beam hit from Redick and go more than a point better than Great Britain there. Canada will need a high 38, basically a 39 on floor.

Rotation 4

In which Russia goes to beam.

G Black – FX – Canada – DLO, high, little shuffle forward – split jump full, lower back leg – front full through to double pike, hit – switch leap to switch 1/2, under split some – double tuck, solid, chest up, little slide. 13.300 is into 4th place.

Roschina – BB – WG2R – front tuck mount, hits with correction – switch ring, little check – split ring is secure – side aerial – fhs front tuck, step forward – wolf jump to sissone – aerial, lean to the side – split jump to korbut – wolf 2.5, hit – double tuck, lunge back. Tentative but stayed on, 13.566

E Black – FX – Canada – front full through to double tuck, cannonballs it to get it around, solid with little hop – back 2.5 through to 2/1, little hop – wolf hop to switch full – rudi, bigger rebound back. 13.133

Kaiumova – BB – switch mount, hit – switch 1/2 to bhs to straddle with an arm wave check – fhs front tuck, holds solidly – aerial, leg up wobble – sissone to wolf jump is solid – side aerial, check – wolf double, teeters but around – side somi, hit – double tuck and it all goes apart, lands in a fall. 12.033

Redick – FX – Canada – 2.5 to tuck 1/2, secure – switch 1/2, nice positions – whip full to double pike, chest down, hop – switch to tour jete 1/2 – wolf position is good – double tuck, bounce back – split jump full –

Glotova – BB – bhs mount, little check – switch to split leap, hit – side aerial to loso, tucked knee but secure -s witch 1/2, under, into korbut – double tuck, step back. 13.666 is in 9th.

13.433 for Redick will get Canada ahead of Great Britain. and will put her in 2ndf on floor.

Fontaine – FX – Canada – double double tuck, bigger lunge back – double L turn, gets it – DLO, shorter, hop forward – triple turn – switch, low back leg – switch 1/2 – wolf triple is around and then some more – front tuck through to double tuck, hop back. 13.366 is in 4th.

Us – BB – loso mount, hit – side aerial to loso, hit with lean – switch to sissone, small check – wolf double, hit – aerial – double tuck dismount, arm spams to hold stuck landing.

Russia massively overperformed expectations today and will got into 2nd place for the moment, ahead of Italy, only about a point behind the US.

Canada is in solid position in 6th. Great Britain is not in solid position in 7th with both Brazil and China still to compete.

Roshchina goes 55.098 in the AA and moved into 3rd, knocking Colas to 4th and Pease to 5th.

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A little break befroe subdivision 9 begins. With 2 groups left, here’s where we stand.

TEAM:
1. USA – 164.529
2. WG2 Russia – 163.662
3. Italy – 162.430
4. Japan – 161.630
5. France – 161.430
6. Canada – 160.130
7. Great Britain – 158.963
8. Germany – 158.661

ALL-AROUND:
1. Nemour – 55.999
2. Blakely – 55.465
3. Roshchina – 55.098
4. Colas – 55.032
5. Pease – 54.431
6. Visser – 53.965
7. Glotova – 53.932
8. Redick – 53.599
9. Petisco – 53.599
10. Kishi – 53.499
11. E Black – 53.466
12. Prat – 53.333
13. Perotti – 53.032
14. Tonelli – 52.700
15. Scott – 52.698
16. Martin – 52.599
17. Sugihara – 52.266
18. Vaelen – 52.065
19. Kinsella – 52.065
20. Mayer – 51.999
21. Quaas – 51.899
22. Hrudetska – 51.732
23. Pineda – 51.699
24. Pass – 51.365

VAULT:
1. Pease – 14.283
2. Fontaine – 14.099
3. Blakely – 14.066
4. E Black – 13.933
5. Martin – 13.850
6. Mata – 13.816
7. Vaelen – 13.816
8. Anufrieva – 13.799

BARS:
1. Nemour – 14.933
2. Kevric – 14.766
3. Colas – 14.533
4. Iorio – 14.466
4. Visser – 14.466
6. Glotova – 14.400
7. Perotti – 14.366
8. Blakely – 14.333

BEAM:
1. Okamura – 14.266
2. Esposito – 14.200
3. Blakely – 14.166
4. Colas – 14.133
5. Nemour – 14.133
6. Prat – 13.900
7. Scott – 13.866
8. Perotti – 13.833

FLOOR:
1. Esponda – 13.633
2. Redick – 13.433
3. Martin – 13.433
4. Fontaine – 13.366
5. Pease – 13.333
6. G Black – 13.300
7. Prat – 13.300
8. Kinsella – 13.266

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SUBDIVISION 9

Flavia Saraiva remains on the start list for the AA after being a question mark on vault leading up.

Rotation 1

Biner – BB – Turkey – back pike mount, stays on, bounce back – bhs back pike, leg up wobble – aerial, smoothly hit – split to wolf, holds it – split jump full, shoulder dip check – side aerial, solid – straight jump 1/1 from side, lean forward check – wolf double gets her too, fall

Fidelis – UB – Brazil – toe full to maloney to pak, some knee form in pak – van leeuwen is nice – blind to jaeger close catch but works through – giant 1/2, loses leg form but continues – double pike dismount, a couple steps back to keep it on her feet. 12.200

Pascu – VT – SUI – nice high Yfull with bounce back. 13.200

Weisberg – UB – Brazil – short first hs – pretty pak – toe 1/2 is well short and she has to hop off the bars – rough start for Brazil – resumes with toe full on low, past vertical – maloney to gienger, close, catches with straddle – toe on – blind to front giant to double front, not close, sits it down for a second fall. So, exactly how “not doing bars” is Andrade….? 10.033

Parente of Portugal falls on loso mount on beam.

Good amplitude on Yfull from Bickel as well. 13.500. Strong E scores on several of these FTYs thanks to amplitude

Diaz – FX – DOM – wolf double, hit – front 2/1, crossover dance out step – double tuck, little slide – switch to switch full, a little under rotated but only a little – rudi, short, hop forward – split jump full, lower leg

Oliveira – UB – Brazil – maloney to pak to toe on to van leeuwen , lovely – biggins to front giant full to piked jaeger, nice – giant 1/2 is past but not too bad – double front 1/2 out dismount is good, little hop. Back on track. 13.700

Diaz – FX – PUR – hits triple full first pass – front through to 2/1, large bounce back OOB with both feet

Saraiva – UB – Brazil – toe full to tkatcehv piked to pak, hit – toe on to maloney to gienger, legs together well, a little low – blind to front giant to double front, just barely keeps it to her feet to avoid a fall but two large lunges forward. 13.300

Gunnarsdottir – BB – Iceland – loso mount is secure – bhs loso, leg-up wobble – some foot position deductions – full turn overturns with check – switch to switch 1/2, solid landing – side somi, holds onto it with chest forward – standing back tuck, keeps it on with a check – layout full dmt, hop.

Brazil counts the 12.2 bars from Fidelis and goes 39.200, almost exactly a point back of Great Britain’s bars.

Rotation 2

Fidelis – BB – Brazil – switch to switch 1/2 to split, great positions, secure landing – bhs loso, hit – side aerial, check – split jump 1/2 – aerial, small arm correction – full turn, overturns by a quarter – front tuck is deep but hits with hop forward – double pike, step back. 13.500 solid start.

Wu – UB – SUI – clear hip to toe full on low bar – maloney to pak, smooth – van leeuwen, tucks it to catch – jaeger – double pike, hop forward.. 12.333

Oliveira – BB – Brazil – switch mount, hit – split ring jump, small waver – switch to tour jete – bhs loso, large break and grabs the beam – aerial to split jump to sissone is good – split jump 1/2 from side is trouble, back leg very low and lean forward wobble – full turn, leg-up wobble – double pike, hop. 12.466

Bickel – UB – SUI – toe full to maloney to pak, connected – van leeuwen, leg separation – blind to jaeger, good height – FTDT, chest down, hop.

Saraiva – BB – Brazil – bhs mount, little pause before split and korbut, but solid elements – switch 1/2, check arm wave – bhs loso, good form, little foot movement – switch ring, great – aerial to split ring jump to bhs, well connected – side somi, hit – full turn, little correction – split leap to sissone – double pike, step back. That was a good one.

Nice high Gienger from Pascu on bars, good amplitude on pak as well – straddles the van leeuwen – double arabian, little hop.

14.400 and into first place for Saraiva. Nature is healing.

Andrade – BB – Brazil – switch mount, good – switch to switch 1/2, a little short, step forward to correct – bhs loso, smooth – aerial, pause before split ring jump – switch ring, good – side aerial is off kilter and she falls – double pike dismount, step back

13.033 for Andrade. Brazil still goes 40.933 on beam, which is 3rd there behind France and Italy and nearly 4 points better than GB, the current bubble team.

Rotation 3

Fidelis – FX – Brazil – double arabian, pace forward – split jump full, around cleanly – FTDT, chest down some, little hop – switch, tour jete 1/2, around, a little off on split timing – double tuck, bounce back into the corner – switch 1/2 – double pike, hop back – 12.733

Weisberg – FX – Brazil – double arabian, shorter but saves it with a slide back – wolf double, around – switch ring to kind of tour jete 1/2 attempt but didn’t get back up to position – whip back full and I thought she had Grishinaed that for a second but does survive the indirect connection into double tuck, OOB both feet – popa, good – double pike, short, step forward. 12.566, could have been a lot rougher

Oliveira – FX – Brazil – whip double arabian piked is great, step forward – FTDT, a little short, hop forward – split jump full – split ring leap is nice – tour jete 1/2 – double pike, nice landing then kind of balance checks as she holds the stick – switch 1/2 – has to wrench around the double tuck with a cowboy but does, a little short with a hop. 13.133, in 15th.

Sure, that was about the same E as Weisberg, this all makes sense.

Saraiva – FX – Brazil – DLO, a little short with a step, some leg separation – switch ring 1/2 pn the way down – double tuck, comfortable, step back – split leap – split ring leap 1/2, awkward landing, rebound bounce – back 1.5 to front full, little hop – switch ring, great – also thought she didn’t get enough on that last double pike but got it to her feet, chest down but not to much hop forward. 12.866

Bickel – BB – SUI – switch mount, hit – switch 1/2 to split, under split but secure elements – side somi, holds, little lean – high layout 2 feet, good position, arm wave correction – wolf double, spins herself off the beam –

This is the worst day for wolf turns we’ve seen in a long time.

Brazil gets kind of smashed on floor for 38.732.

Rotation 4

Oliveira – VT – Brazil – FTY is hit, off direction and lands out of the area with a step. 12.866

Weisberg – VT – Brazil – rough on the DTY and sits it down, was just kind of wrenching for dear life. 12.766

Brazil….

Wu – FX – SUI – tour jete 1/2 – double tuck, little hop back – split jump full – back 1.5 to front full, deep landing with lunge to the side – switch – switch 1/2 – wolf double is around – double pike, secure landing. 12.166

Long wait for Saraiva’s vault even though Weisberg’s score is already in/ They’ve been having trouble with the scoring system on vault today.

Saraiva – VT – Brazil – does an FTY and hits with a step back, saving Brazil’s bacon. 13.000. They still need an Andrade saving score,.

Andrade – VT – Brazil – gigantic DTY, hop back

14.400 for Andrade is jussssssst enough to get Brazil ahead of Great Britain for team score, by less than two tenths.

Andrade’s 2nd vault is a massive Lopez, great layout, bounce back

14.533 two vault total puts Andrade into first there.

Bickel finishes up the floor rotation with a 2.5 to a front lay, switch to tour jete 1/2 – double pike, bounce back. 13.00

Sophia Diaz last active gymnast of this subdivision, going on beam, bhs loso is solid – switch to split – back tuck, little check – wolf turn – kickover front – back 1.5, step forward

USA, Russia, Italy, Japan, France, and Canada are now locked for the team final. Brazil is 7th and Great Britain is 8th with China and South Korea still to compete.

Saraiva moes into 10th in the all-around standings, Oliveira into 18th, and Bickel into 24th, knocking Hrudetska, Pineda, and Pass out of the all-around.

Andrade moves into first on vault, knocking out Anufrieva. Saraiva moves into first on beam, knocking out Perotti.

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SUBDIVISION 10

Rotation 1

Shin – FX – KOR – double tuck, under control – switch leap to tour jete 1/2 – back 1.5 to pike 1/2 – switch 1/2 – double pike, very short, hands down. 11. 266

Zhang YH – VT – China – gets the DTT to her feet, lots of form, chest down, lunge forward, but landed. 13.600

Moloney finishes beam with 2.5 dismount, big lunge forward out of frame. Raz dismount bars with deep double front, bound forward.

Zhang QY – VT – China – survived a Tsuk full so now she can go do the good ones, piked throughout, step back. 13.133

Park – FX – KOR – on the team replacing Lee Yunseo – open FTDT, bounce back and valiant turning effort to try to stay in bounds – back 1.5 to front full –

Emma Slevin is immediately off beam on a loso series. Good wolf triple. Holds side somi –

Ooooh looks like Ke Qinqin balked her run after a teammate or coach told her to stop. Red light was still on. They’ve been having a MESS with that on vault today.

Now Ke Qinqin is going to vault – hits a very solid DTY, little hop back, some knees, good direction. Big 14.266 for her.

Lim – FX – KOR – double tuck, kind of deep with hop back tour jete 1/2 – back 1.5 to front full, some knees, a little low, but hit – leans out of memmel turn – split jump full – double pike very short, hands down. 11.000

Ranger hits triple series on beam, front tuck with a check, double tuck dmt, hop back.

Du – VT – China – also hits her DTY, chest up, not much trouble, lots of knee form. Very usable vault rotation from China. 14.166

China allllmost outscored the US on vault. What’s 2008 is new again.

Hwang – FX – KOR – double pike, bounce back – back 1.5 to front full, hop to the side – wolf double and popa are hit – double tuck, chest down, hop. 12.600 is the top floor of the rotation.

Marin – BB – CRC – bhs loso series is hit – switch to switch 1/2 to korbut, gets the combination – side aerial to split jump straddle jump – split jump 1/2 from side – back 1.5, stuck. Really good routine.

Rotation 2

Slevin – FX – Ireland – switch 1/2 to popa, a little bouncy and indistinct on landing position – double tuck, bounce back – switch to tour jete 1/2, good completion – wolf double – back 1.5 to front full, good control on landing

Ke – UB – China – front stalderto front stalder 1/2 to maloney to pak, a little over arch but good – toe full to stalder shap to geinger, closer with leg sep, through it – DLO, close to the bar but fine, great stick. 14.133 is in 11th.

Park – VT – KOR – solid FTY, hop to the side, piking. 13.200

Ranger hits DLO on floor with a step back.Front loso to double tuck, hop back.

Zhang QY – UB – China – weiler to weiler 1/2, through it, some piking – hits pak – short hs on low – maloney to tkatchev, a little low amplitude but solid – toe on to toe full to FTDT, small step. Good. 13.766

Yeo – VT 1 – KOR – handspring rudi is much better than pdoium, comfortably landed, hop back. 14.566.

Yeo – VT 2 – KOR – hits the DTY, a little under rotated and hops the rest around on landing. 14.000

14.483 and into 2nd on vault behind Andrade.

Qiu – UB – China – E piros into layout jaeger but it’s sooo close to the bar and she can’t catch. Sigh. Resumes stalder to pak, hit – van leeuwen, smooth – toe full to FTDT, chest down, stuck. 13.333

Shin is short on an FTY on vault, bigger hop forward.

Du – UB – stalder shap to tkatchev to pak, hit cleanly – shorter hs on low – maloney to gienger, nice height, leg separation – loses form in a pirouette and has to empty swing to get back going – DLO 1/1, piking, stumble back. Looks like Skye Blakely’s 8th place on bars will survive the entire Chinese rotation. 13.233

Escobar – BB – Colombia – side aerial is hit – switch to switch 1/2, under split, check – split to wolf – aerial, shot, large break with bend at the hips,s tays on the beam – bhs loso, step back, stays on again – full turn – split jump 1/2, very under split – 2/1, bounce back

Moloney – FX – Ireland – double arabian, good position, little hop forward – switch – switch full, pulls it around with a kind of staggered landing – wolf triple, around, hand down to balance – back 1.5 to front full, leg crossing, little hop – tour jete 1/2 – back 1.5 to front –

China down on pace to the US by a little more than 8 tenths on vault and bars. Chance to make that up and several points more on beam.

Rotation 3

Zhang YH – BB – China – switch mount, good – switch 1/2 to bhs, connected smoothly – side aerial, good – standing back tuck to korbut, right on – pulls around wolf double – switch, pause before split jump 1/2, under – straddle to wolf jump – double tuck, step back. That is supposed to be the drop score for this rotation, but that was very nice, if lower D. 13.266

Ranger vaults Y1.5, step back after trying to arm circle to hold stick.

Ke – BB – China – switch mount, pauses before switch 1/2, arm wave correction – fhs front tuck, holds it solidly – aerial, lovely into split ring jump to korbut – switch ring, little pause before bhs – dpouble stag is gorgeous, wobble after – side aerial to straddle to split, nice combo – full turn, small check – double tuck dismount and ahhhhhhh, stumble back and falls. 13.900 and into 8th place with a fall, 7.6 E score.

Park – UB – KOR – shaposh to pak, smooth – van leeuwen, leg separation clear hip to blind change to jaeger, good for positoon, a little close – giant 1/2, past – FTDT, very deep, lunge forward.

Zhang – QY – BB – China – switch mount to switch 1/2 to korbut, hit – layout 2 feet, hit, step back, not her highest but better than most – switch ring to bhs to split jump, connected well – switch side to straddle to back dive, very good – switch to split jump 1/2 to straddle 1/2, larger lean forward at the hips but saves it – double pike dmt, small step. Hit.

Shin peels off on a van leeuwen and falls

15.100 for Zhang and into, what, first place.

Qiu – BB – China – bhs mount to straddle to stag ring, little pause correction after – bhs to back tuck, chest well down, check – switch to switch 1/2 to korbut, good combination – aerial to split ring to bhs, gets the combo as well – side aerial, a little low but pulls it out into split jump – switch ring, check – full turn – double pike, pulls out the stick. 14.966 puts her in 2nd on beam.

China goes 43.966 on beam, destroying the competition. They’ll need just a low 37 on floor to move ahead of the US, which is low 12s.

Rotation 4

Zhang QY – FX – China – split jump 1.5, around – FTDT, hit, chest down, little shuffle – front 2/1, comfortable landing – switch ring – tour jete 1/2, solid – wolf double, around with a lean – doubel pike, lowish, hop back – switch ring 1/2 -12.566

Zhang YH – FX – China – double double tuck, landed, steps back OOB – 3/1, very ragged leg position but landed as well – switch ring and switch 1/2 – 2/1, hop choreo back out of it – wolf double – double tuck, very short hands down – rough one on a floor they theoretically need for a top team score. 10.800

Hwang – BB – KOR – wolf double, quick turn, hit – split 1/2 from side, lower back leg and check – straddle and split are hit – bhs tuck full, secure – aerial, small check before split ring jump and korbut – switch ring, hit – double tuck, chest down, couple little hops. 13.933

Ke – FX – China – wolfs to her butt and no one will care – 3/1, a little under rotated, hops it around, some leg crossing – split jump 1/1, nice and high – front tuck through to 2/1 – switch ring, great – switch ring 1/2 – double tuck, bounce back – botches a leap and just kind of does a 1/2 twisting triangle jump. Oof 12.400

Qiu – FX – China – switch ring 1/2 – double pike, a bit deep with a bounce back – front full with a slide dance out – split ring leap 1/2 – memmel turn looked around – double tuck, chest down, small slide – split ring leap to switch ring. Clean, low-content routine, which is the score hack.

12.800 for Qiu is enough to put China into first place. This should provoke some reflection for the 7-time defending champs US because China is in the lead despite being kind of off today. They missed a couple crucial bars routines, Ke fell on beam, floor was all over the place, and they’re still in first by almost half a point because the hit beams are sooooooo much better than everyone else and they pretty much matched the US on vault. But China can be so much better than this.

TEAM:
1. China – 164.996
2. USA – 164.529
3. WG2 Russia – 163.662
4. Italy – 162.430
5. Japan – 161.630
6. France – 161.430
7. Canada – 160.130
8. Brazil – 159.131

ALL-AROUND:
1. Nemour – 55.999
2. Blakely – 55.465
3. Roshchina – 55.098
4. Colas – 55.032
5. Ke – 54.699
6. Zhang – 54.565
7. Pease – 54.431
8. Visser – 53.965
9. Glotova – 53.932
10. Redick – 53.599
11. Petisco – 53.599
12. Saraiva – 53.566
13. Kishi – 53.499
14. E Black – 53.466
15. Prat – 53.333
16. Perotti – 53.032
17. Tonelli – 52.700
18. Scott – 52.698
19. Martin – 52.599
20. Sugihara – 52.266
21. Oliveira – 52.165
22. Vaelen – 52.065
23. Kinsella – 52.065
24. Mayer – 51.999

VAULT:
1. Andrade – 14.533
2. Yeo – 14.483
3. Pease – 14.283
4. Fontaine – 14.099
5. Blakely – 14.066
6. E Black – 13.933
7. Martin – 13.850
8. Mata – 13.816

BARS:
1. Nemour – 14.933
2. Kevric – 14.766
3. Colas – 14.533
4. Iorio – 14.466
4. Visser – 14.466
6. Glotova – 14.400
7. Perotti – 14.366
8. Blakely – 14.333

BEAM:
1. Zhang – 15.100
2. Qiu – 14.966
3. Saraiva – 14.400
4. Okamura – 14.266
5. Esposito – 14.200
6. Blakely – 14.166
7. Colas – 14.133
8. Nemour – 14.133

FLOOR:
1. Esponda – 13.633
2. Redick – 13.433
3. Martin – 13.433
4. Fontaine – 13.366
5. Pease – 13.333
6. Prat – 13.300
7. Kinsella – 13.266
8. Roshchina – 13.266