Event (FIG) Fig World Challenge Cup in Paris

[Doug1233]

Yes good for her hitting a routine after the disaster on bb and missing out on vt. Don't like the routine very much because of the lack of choreo/connection to the music

It will be interesting to see how Melnikova goes in bb final having qualified first .... a pity that she came off ub - but still is a reserve for the final.

..... and go Ireland! 2 qualifiers for bb final!

I hope Sabrina is getting absolutely killed on artistry deductions. There is absolutely zero content other than arm waving.

 

[Doug1233]

They need to put a straddled Yezhova into the code, so that there’s something to downgrade it to. It’s absolutely hideous.

Yeah, the straddle should absolutely be a C, given some of the other transitions that were given C's previously (there was that new skill from the AUS gymnast a few years back that I thought might get a D but they gave it a C - and this straddled Ezhova is no more difficult than that).

 

[Puffin]

I hope Sabrina is getting absolutely killed on artistry deductions. There is absolutely zero content other than arm waving.

Yeah the arm wave, arm wave, pose is bringing back bad memories of some routines ca 2006 where everyone was trying to cram 6 tumbling passes into fx to boost the D score.

Have you scored her routine Doug? Because I thought she looked overscored in the final. Her first pass is great but she crumpled her second pass, had a low landing on her final pass and fell out of a spin.....

It's a new routine since Euros and she has ditched the 4th tumbling pass - which may be wise as she seemed to lack stamina to land 4 passes- but it looks odd as it means all of her tumbling is done by the one minute mark and the final third of the routine is arm flapping and attempted dance elements which makes the routine look unbalanced.

 

[irichluck21]

I hope Sabrina has a back up front element in case she is not able to punch front out of the DLO.
I can see a situation where she comes in short on the DLO and can't rebound forward.

 

[Puffin]

I hope Sabrina has a back up front element in case she is not able to punch front out of the DLO.
I can see a situation where she comes in short on the DLO and can't rebound forward.

Yes it's risky as she often doesn't get great landings from passes 2 and 3

 

[RichardL]

Are they able to toss in a rogue front aerial or front tuck this quad or is that gone?