2024 WAG Qualifications Subdivision 4 (CAN FRA KOR MG 3 L Brown) Sunday, July 28 12:00 pm ET

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

And props to JPN! Over 40.000 on every event with only four athletes - give them a bottle of Dom and a pack of FRE cigarettes!

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

I hope the fallout is on the federation and not athletes.

I would be shocked if the French Media didn’t pick up on something given Kaylia’s success today and how much her mother has been documenting on social media.

 

[RedBirdie]

This should be a wake-up call for France.

I can't decide if this will make them reassess their current set up, or they'll blame Melanie and the fact that she trains in Texas and double down on demanding everyone go to SE or INSEP. Probably the latter.

 

[Puffin]

That is terrible judging really. I feel the vault scores are generous

The scores seem to be overly bunched - a poor vault, but not disastrous, seems to get 8.75-8.95 whereas a pretty good, but not outstanding, seems to get 8.9-9.2 - so no real differentiations

 

[JaJa]

Oh no! I accidentally reloaded the scoring page and now it's not working!! Not now!

Anyway, sounds like Tran's inquiry was accepted, which won't change the team standings, but we can rotate now.

Mine is no longer working either

 

[onodian]

It's also the usual "easier gets harsher e". We never got over that problem, generally speaking

 

[Doug1233]

Two Brevet JudgesView attachment 10768 gave this an 8.9

 

[onodian]

Omg it's just like tati

 

[Doug1233]

It’s a bad Tsuk from a Round Off entry

 

[Denn]

Who is this? Shallon Olsen?

 

[RedBirdie]

Yes

 

[Hatsumomo]

I can't imagine how Melanie feels right now. I'm sure she must have an apartment or something in mainland France, but she can't even easily go home to either Martinique or Texas.

Oh right. Her closest family option would be her siblings (sister?) in Portugal. Shit, if Martinique weren't so far and it wasn't hurricane season, I'd say go get some proper sun with family there.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Portugal is lovely, I'd be off there if I were her.

 

[Doug1233]

That Shallon block is like, 0.7. Maybe 0.8. Just the block.

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

Everyone who competes in the OG should be aware of the pressure, and the extra pressure that can come with competing at home - especially those who have competed in OG before. Not every day is a good day, and sometimes, "merde-ing le lit" comes with the territory. As the great Billie Jean King said, "Pressure is a privilege."

For the five FRE athletes on the team, there are many others who would have loved to have been in that situation - good OR bad. To pack your bags now is not the best way to represent. Just MHO.

Grab a glass of wine, sit in the stands - take the love that will inevitably come from the always-adoring fans, and cheer on those who still have events ahead - ESPECIALLY Kaylia!

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

This vault was judged to be inferior to Shallon’s Cheng. Enjoy.

 

[FrolovasDoubleLayout]

And cheer on Zoe Szekely in the next sub - she'll probably not make a final - but what she had to endure to get there is a feat in itself!

 

[glamafonic]

I can't believe in 2024 I still have to watch Shallon Olsen doing that vaguely Cheng-inspired catastrophe at a major competition.

 

[RedBirdie]

I can't believe in 2024 I still have to watch Shallon Olsen doing that vaguely Cheng-inspired catastrophe at a major competition.

Worse than watching it is watching FIG judges reward it.

 

[Doug1233]

I can't believe in 2024 I still have to watch Shallon Olsen doing that vaguely Cheng-inspired catastrophe at a major competition.

Well when they’re giving it an 8.9 we know exactly why!

Not quite as bad as Voinea’s floor E score this morning. But almost!