Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Championships 2021

[NearPup 3,052]

The decade long US stronghold on the women’s individual all around at the Worlds and Olympics is finally over courtesy of Angelina Melnikova, though the US got surprisingly close to retaining the title.

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

2 hours ago, NearPup said:

The decade long US stronghold on the women’s individual all around at the Worlds and Olympics is finally over courtesy of Angelina Melnikova, though the US got surprisingly close to retaining the title.

It was about time.

Besides, Melnikova is a huge example in perseverance. She started as a mediocre gymnast, almost helpless on some apparatus, bus now she is both a World and Olympic champion. This gives hope for basically anyone who takes up this sport. Even if you're not exactly gifted or exceptionally talented, you can work hard and become the best all the same.

[thepharoah 2,405]

59 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said:

It was about time.

Besides, Melnikova is a huge example in perseverance. She started as a mediocre gymnast, almost helpless on some apparatus, bus now she is both a World and Olympic champion. This gives hope for basically anyone who takes up this sport. Even if you're not exactly gifted or exceptionally talented, you can work hard and become the best all the same.

honestly i see wang deserved gold more , Melnikova was really bad on beam for example 

[Vic Liu 1,682]

On 10/1/2021 at 1:55 PM, Vic Liu said:

China entry list (non Olympians)

 

Men: Zhang Boheng (AA, Floor and HB), Si Cong (AA), Weng Hao (PH), Lan Xingyu (Rings), Huang Mingqi (Vault), Hu Xuwei (HB)

Women: Wei Xiaoyuan (AA and UB), Li Sijia (BB), Luo Rui (AA), Qi qi (Vault)

 

It's a compensation for non-selected gymnasts of OG also an opportunity for future stars. The most attractive part for Chinese fans should be the AA battle between OG champion Daiki Hashimoto and our rising star Zhang Boheng.

Our Zhang Boheng won the battle against Hashimoto in Japan! Happy for his worlds champion title but regretful for his absence on OG.

[Edvid 22]

Winning margin was a tiny 0.017! Don't know for sure but that's got to be the smallest AA Worlds-winning margin since the 2006 Code and its successors were introduced.

[NearPup 3,052]

4 hours ago, Vic Liu said:

Our Zhang Boheng won the battle against Hashimoto in Japan! Happy for his worlds champion title but regretful for his absence on OG.

What a ridiculous omission from the Olympic team.

[Tigercub 71]

Some withdrawals in the Apparatus Finals:

 

Floor:

Kaya Kazuma  replaces Hashimoto Daiki 

Rings:

Marco Lodadio  replaces Zhang Boheng 

Pommel Horse:

Harutyun Merdinyan  replaces Hashimoto Daiki 

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Yulo could have chosen to step out of bounds and lose 0.1 in execution and 0.1 in penalty, but he tried to save it, lost control, had a 0.5 deduction and moved out of bounds with two feet for an extra 0.3 in penalty. What a stupid, stupid decision.

[thepharoah 2,405]

it's almost gold for Italy in men's floor WOW 

[Gianlu33 4,574]

Honestly I'm completely shocking. Huge surprise see Bartolini won the gold