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The Favorite because he’s the GOAT: Yang Hak-Seon
That’s a front triple twist and the guy even prepares the landing. It’s absolutely astounding. No vault ever done is as good as his “Yang” vault. The form in the air is simply gorgeous, too — not even crossed feet! And his second vault is “easy” for him usually — oh, just a Kas dou
Nikita Nagorniy
Second favorite, after Yang — especially when you put difficulty and execution together, and with Dalaloyan likely not vaulting due to a foot injury. I am not sure if NN plans to upgrade the first vault (to piked) for finals, but even without it, he’s the most reliable bet.
Igor Radivilov
Okay, yeah, he’s doing the piked Dragulescu now, but it’s not good. (The score here is a little generous. He lands with his chest way down and there’s all kinds of form deductions.) But his Tsuk double pike has never been awesome. Maybe a bronze?
Marian Dragulescu
Over 40, and still a contender… from earlier this year. He’s really having trouble with his Li Xiaopeng vault, though. He can’t even get a double full around, let alone a Rudi. He was credited with a Rudi only here.
Shek Wei-Hung
The boy is going BIG. He probably will have the highest combined D-score of two 6.0 vaults, both named after Ri Se-Gwang. Other guys will do one, but I think he’s the only doing two. He’s been doing these vaults for a couple years, but I don’t think he’s ever made both well in a single competition phase. They’re a bit sloppy, but he’s a contender for gold, no question about it.
That’s a front triple twist and the guy even prepares the landing. It’s absolutely astounding. No vault ever done is as good as his “Yang” vault. The form in the air is simply gorgeous, too — not even crossed feet! And his second vault is “easy” for him usually — oh, just a Kas dou
Nikita Nagorniy
Second favorite, after Yang — especially when you put difficulty and execution together, and with Dalaloyan likely not vaulting due to a foot injury. I am not sure if NN plans to upgrade the first vault (to piked) for finals, but even without it, he’s the most reliable bet.
Igor Radivilov
Okay, yeah, he’s doing the piked Dragulescu now, but it’s not good. (The score here is a little generous. He lands with his chest way down and there’s all kinds of form deductions.) But his Tsuk double pike has never been awesome. Maybe a bronze?
Marian Dragulescu
Over 40, and still a contender… from earlier this year. He’s really having trouble with his Li Xiaopeng vault, though. He can’t even get a double full around, let alone a Rudi. He was credited with a Rudi only here.
Shek Wei-Hung
The boy is going BIG. He probably will have the highest combined D-score of two 6.0 vaults, both named after Ri Se-Gwang. Other guys will do one, but I think he’s the only doing two. He’s been doing these vaults for a couple years, but I don’t think he’s ever made both well in a single competition phase. They’re a bit sloppy, but he’s a contender for gold, no question about it.
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