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Melnikova looked than I expected given she hasn't competed internationally since 2021

Best to choose a different jump or leap - she's always struggled with the switch half

Didn't they change the rules for this quad so that only double Arabians count as a forward element - did I read that somewhere? It did count last quad. I hope that Sabrina trains some sort of escape route if she misses the punch front (although I doubt it). She lands the double double and the...

Yes it's risky as she often doesn't get great landings from passes 2 and 3

Yeah the arm wave, arm wave, pose is bringing back bad memories of some routines ca 2006 where everyone was trying to cram 6 tumbling passes into fx to boost the D score. Have you scored her routine Doug? Because I thought she looked overscored in the final. Her first pass is great but she...

She looked really distracted on beam and didn't fight for the first 2 falls. I see that the offending forward roll mount from Euros is gone and replaced with something easier

Yes good for her hitting a routine after the disaster on bb and missing out on vt. Don't like the routine very much because of the lack of choreo/connection to the music It will be interesting to see how Melnikova goes in bb final having qualified first .... a pity that she came off ub - but...

It's like a Eurovision entry that gets knocked out in the preliminary round

Oh - yeah I suppose Safeways is no more. I used to work opposite one in Croydon in the 90s. None of my local ICAs (Scandi supermarket) sell tinned strawberries these days :(

Does Safeway still do tinned strawberries? Used to like those as a topping for ice cream

Probably a Kiwi fruit 🥝

I was always really sad that Komova never competed her gainer bhs, lo, arabian combination as a senior. That was an awesome bb acro series

I loved the early subdivisions of the CWG last time around

Does it mean lame side passes will become a thing again?

We could make the vault bigger, the beam wider and longer and also see new and exciting combinations. But I think whatever size you make the equipment the gymnasts will just add additional elements to fit the space they've got and will still go oob. A bit like when the US lobbied to have the...