Baku World Cup 2024, March 7-10 (Olympic Qualification)

[RedBirdie]

Kaliya is just swinging bars on a completely different level than anyone else on the planet.

 

[RedBirdie]

An must've had a rough vault because she's in 2nd behind Georgieva. I think if both go clean in EF, they've got the two vault spots locked up.

GRB's lead in world cup standings survived bars prelims, though Masova and Ruivivar could pass her if they get 25-30 points in EF. Tsitavets won't get points here, so she's likely out unless she wins in Doha.

Do you have a link to scores?

 

[Ginger]

Do you have a link to scores?

https://agf.az/uploads/files/pdfjoiner%20(1)(38).pdf

 

[Ginger]

While VT olympic qualification is pretty much cut&dry, UB will be interesting.
GRB 25th, Brassart 29th and Tsitavets 37th so no points. Only Westlund from current top three is 14th, 9th after reallocating so 8 points for her, and 16 pts for Sulekic.
Williams, Ruivivar and Masova in finals.

 

[Ginger]

UB standing after Cottbus

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Looks like Chusovitina is now mathematically as well as practically out.

 

[Passion]

Du Siyu scored 14.0 with her DTY

 

[Puffin]

Bad day for Chuso down in 23rd place

 

[RedBirdie]

Chusso is mathematically eliminated from Paris. Her only remaining hope is the Asia continental AA spot. And that's so absurdly unlikely.

 

[Jana]

Is Brassart now also out of a spot ?

 

[Ginger]

Is Brassart now also out of a spot ?

I don't think she necessarily has to be. But in order to make it to Paris, she needs to be shining star in Doha, and she will also need the top gymnasts to mess up there.
I am sorry about Pinxten. Fingers crossed for Derwael!

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Kaliya is just swinging bars on a completely different level than anyone else on the planet.

The consistency is the most impressive part to me. It will be a travesty if she doesn’t win gold in Paris.

 

[J175]

WAG VT:

1 BUL GEORGIEVA Valentina 13.800/13.400 13.600
2 PRK AN Chang Ok. 13.366/13.766. 13.566
3 MEX ESCALERA Natalia 13.400/13.066 13.233
4 SLO KYSSELEF Tjasa 13.333/13.066 13.199
5 IND KARMAKAR Dipa 12.633/13.666 13.149
6 PAN NAVAS Karla 13.466/12.766 13.116
7 CHI PINTO ADASME Makarena 12.733/12.833 12.783
8 NED LAMAITRE Chemene 13.166/12.266 12.716

Everyone except Georgieva, An, Kysselef, Karmakar and Navas is mathematically eliminated from contention for Paris. Another 1-2 for An and Georgieva will see them both qualify on Saturday.

 

[J175]

Bars:

1 ALG NEMOUR Kaylia 6.9 8.533 0.000 15.433
2 ITA IORIO Elisa 6.3 8.166 0.000 14.466
3 CHN DU Siyu 6.4 7.866 0.000 14.266
4 USA JONG Katelyn 5.9 8.066 0.000 13.966
5 SWE WILLIAMS Jennifer 5.3 8.166 0.000 13.466
6 PHI RUIVIVAR Levi 5.5 7.966 0.000 13.466
7 FIN. KUUSIKKO Maisa 6.0 7.433 0.000 13.433
8 CZE MASOVA Vanesa 5.5 7.900 0.000 13.400

Nemour with another huge score.

Bars qualification for Paris is chaos. No points this week for Georgia-Rose Brown. Only 8 points for Nathalie Westlund. No points for Alena Tsitavets or Maellyse Brassart, who are probably the best in the field when they hit, but have both missed the points entirely at two of three events.

Williams, Ruivivar, Kuusikko and Masova are the gymnasts eligible to score points in the final, and all separated by less than a tenth in qualifying. Ruivivar and Masova can both take the lead in the standings, Kuusikko really needs the 30 points to keep her slim hopes alive.

Standings, with the possible range of points for the finalists:

Georgia-Rose Brown 50
Nathalie Westlund 47
Vanesa Masova 46-58
Levi Ruivivar 44-56
Sara Sulekic 44
Jennifer Williams 36-48
Alena Tsitavets 30
An Chang Ok 30
Maellyse Brassart 25

All of those will go to Doha mathematically still in it. (Except An if she secures first place on vault)

 

[Ginger]

Alice Vlkova, who is currently third in VT qualification rankings, got injured during podium training so she withdrew, per Czech Gymnastic Federation Facebook page.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Where are they finding 1.5 in deductions in Nemour's routine?

 

[navyblue]

Where are they finding 1.5 in deductions in Nemour's routine?

I agree... i think she should be able to score more like 8.8 for this routine. Her pirouette completions should all be no more than 1 tenth and the biggest single deduction I can see is a big leg separation on her Yezhova. Everything else just flexed feet on in-bars, etc.

The fact that her E score is less than 5 tenths ahead of Katelyn Jong's is a really good example of the unfortunate score clumping plaguing all elite judging. That poorly performed orphan KCH 1/2 turn that Jong does she be a 3 tenth deficit compared to Nemour's routine alone. And that's just one skill..

(not picking on Jong, that's just the second Baku bars routine I saw).

 

[irichluck21]

Definitely some leg separations, flexed, feet, knees
Otherwise it's one of the best routines in terms of tempo and swing.
Just eye-balling it, I had 8.6 so 8.533 is about right I think.

Considering the highest E score in Antwerp Bars Finals was 8.433, 8.533 is pretty damn good.

 

[dweiss324]

Nemour swings bars like Simone tumbles on floor. Just like, whoa, reset what you thought was possible.

 

[Denn]

I thought that a Yezhova was allowed to be done with a leg separation.

Plus, she does a stalder out of it. That requires separating the legs again.