2023 Worlds WAG Qualifications Subs 1-3 (Sunday 10/01) ITA, NED, USA, TAI, GBR, KOR, RSA, apparatus specialists

[ArnoldRimmer]

The other option would probably have been Poppy, who isn’t top 3 on anything and whose best case is probably as a usable substitute anywhere. Which they just do not need this year.

 

[tempest]

Well it looks like Roberson has basically no shot of a vault medal.

is it possible she won’t be there to begin with? Hopefully Andrade will make it, who else is there?

 

[QuietColours]

Everyone still has to put their vaults to their feet in finals. Which pretty much never happens.

 

[MaryClare]

Jess has qualified on vault ahead of Josc

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

I think her movement is fantastic but her mugging distracts and depreciates the routine

 

[Beamer]

Jess finished one tenth behind Yeo in VT qualifying.

 

[blake]

I think an average of 14 is probably safe for EF. Moreno, Devillard maybe? It’s a shame Kovacs tore her ACL.

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

Yeo’s vaults were the gold standard Chusovitina II and Baitova

 

[irichluck21]

Korea with a 157.297…which is likely the benchmark for Paris qualification. That score would have been 10th last year. Korea made some errors on beam and floor too. A shame.
Hopefully they can make it to Paris still. Romania and Mexico will be around there.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Usual caveats applying, Korea would’ve been 10th in prelims last year with that number.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

I would be very surprised if three of Andrade, Moreno, Biles, Gadirova, and Yeo fell in EF.

 

[blake]

Migraine be damned, they should’ve taken Becky as alternate over Poppy, but I get why they didn’t. Still, GMF is backup AA, and if Becky was in better health, let her throw her hat in the ring for bars finals.

 

[irichluck21]

Usual caveats applying, Korea would’ve been 10th in prelims last year with that number.

But then again, look at the men… Canada in 4th would have won bronze and Uzbekistan in 17th would have made team finals.

So 157 might be a score at 14th this time around.

 

[blake]

Biles with a fall would still come out on top of Roberson.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Probably. That makes Roberson even more unlikely to medal.

 

[irichluck21]

OOOOH South Africa beat Taiwan!

 

[blake]

I figured that would be the case after seeing how rough Taiwan looked. I wonder how different things might’ve been for them with a day of podium training and no jet lag.

 

[Beamer]

The vault final looks to be way more competitive this year than last. Yay!

 

[irichluck21]

Andrade, Moreno, Devillard will knock Roberson down to 7th.

Anyone else that can beat Roberson? Maybe she doesn’t make vault finals.
Fingers crossed Black and Miyata stick both vaults. Could make Roberson finish 9th.

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

From your lips to Prod’s ears!