2025 world championships provisional registrations

[IratePanda]

I wish China had a viable AA contender.

 

[Snowfan]

Anyone think that Melnikova could content for an AA medal?

 

[MaryClare]

Anyone think that Melnikova could content for an AA medal?

I don’t think so. Top 10, yes. But she will probably lack the numbers

 

[BB12]

I wish China had a viable AA contender.

I just want them to hit a full major meet. Feels like a Chinese team has done that.

 

[Denn]

Is Anna Kalmykova eligible for Worlds? Is she really that good?

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

She's turning 17 and on the ANA list as things stand, so I don't see why not. And she certainly has the D scores. Usual caveats apply about domestic scoring, but you'd have to think Russia want to send her and Lyudmilla Roshchina. They have obvious potential.

 

[MaryClare]

Is Anna Kalmykova eligible for Worlds? Is she really that good?

Yes she has AIN status. She’s a very classic AAer, nothing flashy and no particular standout piece. She has improved a lot in the last couple of years and seems to have benefited from not being thrown into international competition at 16.

 

[KristyJ]

Yes she has AIN status. She’s a very classic AAer, nothing flashy and no particular standout piece. She has improved a lot in the last couple of years and seems to have benefited from not being thrown into international competition at 16.

She seems very powerful, but a bit nervy on the leaps and turns and lacking some refinement?

 

[tempest]

Is Anna Kalmykova eligible for Worlds? Is she really that good?

Her doing a Rudi on VT made me think that has it really been since 1984 that a major AA gold medalist didn't do some sort of yurchenko vault?

 

[RichardL]

Yes she has AIN status. She’s a very classic AAer, nothing flashy and no particular standout piece. She has improved a lot in the last couple of years and seems to have benefited from not being thrown into international competition at 16.

I was almost going to say that she looks rough around the edges in a very juniorish way (presentation, rushing skills etc) and was wondering if that was a result of not competing internationally at all during her actual junior years.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Her doing a Rudi on VT made me think that has it really been since 1984 that a major AA gold medalist didn't do some sort of yurchenko vault?

Andrade in 22, Khorkina in 03 and Khorkina in 01 did Omelianchik entries. And then with Sydney it depends on one's belief system.

But the rest all had at least one Yurchenko even in the 2 different vaults era yes. For non round offs, Olaru's 2nd vault in 99 is I believe the most Tsuk/Kas, and it must be eons since we had the last FHS entry winner.

 

[Sasha]

"Belief system"

 

[MaryClare]

Andrade in 22, Khorkina in 03 and Khorkina in 01 did Omelianchik entries. And then with Sydney it depends on one's belief system.

But the rest all had at least one Yurchenko even in the 2 different vaults era yes. For non round offs, Olaru's 2nd vault in 99 is I believe the most Tsuk/Kas, and it must be eons since we had the last FHS entry winner.

I think by some sort of Yurchenko vault, it means any round off entry

 

[tempest]

I think by some sort of Yurchenko vault, it means any round off entry

Yeah... That's what I meant