2023 World Championship Event Finals Day 1: MAG FX, PH, SR & WAG VT/UB (Saturday 10/07)

[YurchenkoLoop]

I haven’t had enough time to absorb Andrade’s VT dominance. 2020 Olympics, 2021 Worlds, 2023 Worlds… that’s nearly a full quad’s worth of gold medals

 

[QuietColours]

At the rate this competition is moving, I’ll be able to catch bars. Which is absolutely ridiculous. They have got to figure out a better way to run event finals.

It seems like it usually runs faster when they alternate routines between men and women (1 floor, 1 vault, back to floor) since the judging is usually done and they’re ready to go by the time they switch back to the other event.

 

[arabiandoublefront]

We’re definitely seeing less of them this code than last code. Many are realising the benefits of 3 passes. We don’t need to see a double tuck from someone who has already tumbled 2 or 3 other double saltos

I’m probably the only one, but I like four pass routines, especially when a lot of these women are getting dance elements devalued. I just don’t know why a double tuck has the difficulty value it has, and I think leap passes should actually be connected.

 

[onodian]

I really think 6 elements would move us in the right direction in all three events. And get E-scores on vt straight.

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

6 on bars would be depressing. At least 7 (I know the odd number seems weird)

Jones would be doing this routine

Toe 1/1 + Downie + Pak + Van Leeuwen
Toe 1/2 + giant + double front

too short, it’s barf-worthy

 

[RichardL]

Agreed about bars. But beam has become a compulsory routine for everyone aside from a key skill here or there. If everyone does a side aerial, does the side aerial really exist? Can we just cancel it? etc

 

[arabiandoublefront]

Agreed about bars. But beam has become a compulsory routine for everyone aside from a key skill here or there. If everyone does a side aerial, does the side aerial really exist? Can we just cancel it? etc

It’s so weird because for a long time (90s and early 00s) side aerials were’t a thing, at least not since the 80s.

 

[MaryClare]

It’s so weird because for a long time (90s and early 00s) side aerials were’t a thing, at least not since the 80s.

It was a C for a very long time through the 90s and early 00s

 

[arabiandoublefront]

It was a C for a very long time through the 90s and early 00s

Yeah, I figured it was something like that.

 

[RedBirdie]

Side aerial was my “easy C” for beam in 1997! Because I was a tremendously shitty level 9.

 

[tempest]

Yeah, I figured it was something like that.

and then the FIG said all aerial/saltos should be a D IIRC

 

[arabiandoublefront]

and then the FIG said all aerial/saltos should be a D IIRC

That’s wild.

 

[J175]

Ugh, Lee off pommels. World Cups for him next year

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

Lee is pretty spectacular with his hip flexibility. That being said, I’d rather watch the men do ribbon dancing

 

[RedBirdie]

FYI, Gymcastic tweeted that Roberson is still in a boot. So her statements about being fine and it just being precautionary after team finals were clearly not based on reality.

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

FYI, Gymnastics tweeted that Roberson is still in a boot. So her statements about being fine and it just being precautionary after team finals were clearly not based on reality.

yeah I thought that was really odd. No one hobbles along on one leg for fear that the other fine one might combust

 

[MaryClare]

Lee is pretty spectacular with his hip flexibility. That being said, I’d rather watch the men do ribbon dancing

We call it rhythmic gymnastics thank you very much

 

[RichardL]

Whitlock off. And it was going so well.

 

[Laura722]

FYI, Gymcastic tweeted that Roberson is still in a boot. So her statements about being fine and it just being precautionary after team finals were clearly not based on reality.

Cecile said she was warming up and trying to give it a go.

 

[Gymfan93]

Probably not a great idea. She was on crutches what, two days ago?