2023 World Junior Gymnastic Artistic Championships (3/29-4/2, Antalya, Turkiye)

[RedBirdie]

Both the Argentine athletes in AA are seniors next year, and the third in 2025. I hope they continue to improve and build their program. Could be a lot of fun to have a more competitive pan Am gymnastics world.

 

[RedBirdie]

Hang hit bars

 

[Hatsumomo]

I am liking seeing gymnasts who have rough starts in the competition roar back. Hang and Yamaguchi have come back in a big way here.

I also like the commentators on this feed. They’re all about pumping up these gymnasts, focusing on the athletes’ strengths, and genuinely happy and excited over good performances.

 

[J175]

And Hang back into first place. Her remaining apparatus is beam…

Edit: As soon as I posted that, Nakamura goes first

 

[RedBirdie]

Rotation 4 is going to be

 

[Hatsumomo]

Aside from some wild legs on her dismount, Lilou Vallat’s UB was quite nice. I like her gymnastics as a whole.

 

[RedBirdie]

1-5 are separated by less than .8! Let’s hope this last rotation delivers.

 

[RedBirdie]

Gotthardt sets the standard to beat: 50.132

 

[RedBirdie]

oooh, Abigail Martin just passed Gotthardt with a strong vault. 50.266

 

[RedBirdie]

RUFOLVA ALERT! Isabella Ajalla. Then she falls on an Onodi.

 

[Rich]

how is her beam?

 

[Hatsumomo]

Jayla Hang on beam. Two big wobbles on her leap series, probably destroying the connection bonus. A step on her dismount. Could be a lot worse.

 

[RedBirdie]

Hang held on to her butt. God damn. A little shaky at spots, but she stayed on, and nailed that lso lso series.

 

[Rich]

can she win?

 

[Hatsumomo]

Depends on Yamaguchi’s FX.

 

[RichardL]

She’s into 2nd behind Gaddi.

 

[RedBirdie]

Hang goes 50.632, into 2nd. Gaddi went 50.899.

 

[RichardL]

The leap series destroyed her score, sadly. She should’ve easily been in 1st for now.

 

[RedBirdie]

Regardless of where Hang finishes today, she demonstrated some impressive resolve and fight to come back from yesterday’s disaster and a fall on her first event today.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Agreed. I take back what I said earlier. She really showed she won’t let a mistake early on affect the rest of the competition for her and that shows mental fortitude.