2023 European Gymnastics Championship, April 11-16 Antalya, Turkey

[RAFIKI]

Which is annoying as I was hoping to go out after bars.

Not riveted by the rings final?

 

[RAFIKI]

Once again I’m impressed Asia has recovered well enough to be doing two vaults again.

 

[RAFIKI]

I agree with Craig, lovely flares from Petrov.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Oh dear, first balk. Still though, no injuries so it beats last year.

 

[Livi]

Too soon…

 

[Gymfan93]

Urgh. At least she’s walking. Last year was horrific
Edit: she’s doing a second one anyway

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I will take no broken femurs and nobody carried out, thank you very much.

D’Amato looks absolutely wrecked though. I hope it wasn’t a bad idea for her to come back so early.

 

[RAFIKI]

Loving these podiums so far.

 

[RAFIKI]

Nice Tulloch fluff about the development of his own skill.

 

[RAFIKI]

The potential scores for these bar finalists are so tightly bunched.

 

[Livi]

Naomi, why

 

[MaryClare]

Yes! I love that he genuinely created it himself and not his coach

 

[RAFIKI]

Some gorgeous work from Villa marred by those leg separations.

 

[RAFIKI]

My life expectancy goes down every time I watch Becky on bars. Stressful but well done her.

 

[MaryClare]

Becky seemed to get hammered on E score

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

She held some of the handstands a little too long and caught releases close. The best landing I’ve seen her do in ages though. We’re used to her taking at least a couple of 0.1s.

 

[MaryClare]

The dismount was great. But I feel that her routine has really been properly adapted to the current code

 

[tempest]

Seitz’s dismount always bothers me

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

1	ITA	D’AMATO Alice	6.2	8.266	0.000	14.466
2	GBR	DOWNIE Rebecca	6.3	7.933	0.000	14.233
3	GER	SEITZ Elisabeth	6.1	8.100	0.000	14.200
4	ITA	VILLA Giorgia	5.8	8.266	0.000	14.066
5	HUN	KOVACS Zsofia	6.2	7.733	0.000	13.933
6	HUN	SZEKELY Zoja	5.9	7.933	0.000	13.833
7	BEL	VAELEN Lisa	5.8	7.933	0.000	13.733
8	NED	VISSER Naomi	5.7	6.100	0.000	11.800

Shortly after Becky’s injury last year, I said I didn’t think we’d see her in major competition again. Basking in the glow of that one now.

 

[RAFIKI]

Very glad you were wrong!