Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Championships 2019

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

I realized that there is a big number of nations that could achieve a medal result for the first time at these Championships, so now I'm excited for the competition.

 has the biggest chance on pommel horse. I'd say that if McClenagham hits his routines twice in a row (qualifications and event final) he has a big chance (more than 80%) to win a medal.

 has a moderate chance on rings. Zahran depends on mistakes from major contenders and a perfect routine in the final, but he definitely has a chance.

 has a 50/50 chance of a medal in a number of events (rings, all-around, parallel bars, horizontal bar) but I'm not very confident that their time has come. I would love to be proven wrong.

 has an outside chance on men's vault. Pretty much like Egypt, they depend on other gymnasts faltering, but a medal is still within reach if everything goes right.

 has an outside chance on men's floor. This is one of the most unpredictable apparatus, so anything is possible.

 has low chances on men's vault.

 has very low chances in a number of events. But Georgiou won a medal at the European Championships and the European Games, so he's lucky this year.

 won a surprising gold medal at the Asian Championships on pommel horse, so it would be nice to keep an eye on this apparatus.

 also has a contender on the pommel horse. Keikha has the seventh best score this year among the competitors, and if he makes it to the final let's see what could happen.

 has low chances with Dominici and Molinari.

 is the most surprising nation here. Matvei Petrov (born in Russia) has this year's second-best score on the pommel horse (tied with McClenaghan), but he achieved this score in a very small competition and was never able to even come close to a big score again. Still, a distant possibility for a medal.

 is a long shot for a medal on the high bar.

 is an even longer shot for a medal on men's vault, but I'm not ruling them out as of yet.

I would say Ireland has the biggest chance of a medal. Egypt and Dominican Republic winning medals is perfectly possible too, but it would depend on how other gymnasts perform. Iran, Chile and Turkey are long shots, but nothing impossible. Jordan, Cyprus and Guatemala are not really close, but on a perfect day they could come close to a medal or even get a bronze medal. Argentina and Lithuania would need major mistakes from a big number of contenders. Albania and Indonesia are hoping for a miracle, but we have seen miracles happen before (Vietnam, Puerto Rico, Armenia). 

[Oldira 88]

11 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:

I realized that there is a big number of nations that could achieve a medal result for the first time at these Championships, so now I'm excited for the competition.

 has the biggest chance on pommel horse. I'd say that if McClenagham hits his routines twice in a row (qualifications and event final) he has a big chance (more than 80%) to win a medal.

 has a moderate chance on rings. Zahran depends on mistakes from major contenders and a perfect routine in the final, but he definitely has a chance.

 has a 50/50 chance of a medal in a number of events (rings, all-around, parallel bars, horizontal bar) but I'm not very confident that their time has come. I would love to be proven wrong.

 has an outside chance on men's vault. Pretty much like Egypt, they depend on other gymnasts faltering, but a medal is still within reach if everything goes right.

 has an outside chance on men's floor. This is one of the most unpredictable apparatus, so anything is possible.

 has low chances on men's vault.

 has very low chances in a number of events. But Georgiou won a medal at the European Championships and the European Games, so he's lucky this year.

 won a surprising gold medal at the Asian Championships on pommel horse, so it would be nice to keep an eye on this apparatus.

 also has a contender on the pommel horse. Keikha has the seventh best score this year among the competitors, and if he makes it to the final let's see what could happen.

 has low chances with Dominici and Molinari.

 is the most surprising nation here. Matvei Petrov (born in Russia) has this year's second-best score on the pommel horse (tied with McClenaghan), but he achieved this score in a very small competition and was never able to even come close to a big score again. Still, a distant possibility for a medal.

 is a long shot for a medal on the high bar.

 is an even longer shot for a medal on men's vault, but I'm not ruling them out as of yet.

I would say Ireland has the biggest chance of a medal. Egypt and Dominican Republic winning medals is perfectly possible too, but it would depend on how other gymnasts perform. Iran, Chile and Turkey are long shots, but nothing impossible. Jordan, Cyprus and Guatemala are not really close, but on a perfect day they could come close to a medal or even get a bronze medal. Argentina and Lithuania would need major mistakes from a big number of contenders. Albania and Indonesia are hoping for a miracle, but we have seen miracles happen before (Vietnam, Puerto Rico, Armenia). 

 

 

McClenaghans danger is that he could fall. He fell in last years WC and also fell at the most recent World Cup in Paris. I hope he is careful as winning the Olympic quota is far more important than winning a medal here. Both would be nice though.

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

Just now, Oldira said:

 

 

McClenaghans danger is that he could fall. He fell in last years WC and also fell at the most recent World Cup in Paris. I hope he is careful as winning the Olympic quota is far more important than winning a medal here. Both would be nice though.

It doesn't make a difference if he falls. His best chance of qualifying is earning a medal on the pommel horse. I don't think he could qualify through the all-around, at least not now.

[JoshMartini007 2,538]

I'm glad they are allowing more apparatus specialists. Before only the medalists were eligible, now it's possible for up to the top 8 to qualify.

[Olympian1010 7,977]

51 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

I'm glad they are allowing more apparatus specialists. Before only the medalists were eligible, now it's possible for up to the top 8 to qualify.

I like it too. The bigger nations can focus on team and all-around while the smaller nations can put focus on one athlete who has the potential to medal on a single apparatus.

[rybak 3,218]

Anyone have final entry list?

[Col_Frost 179]

32 minuty temu, rybak napisał:

Anyone have final entry list?

Not final but probably if something will change it will be updated

https://live.gymnastics.sport/entries14274.php?idevent=14274

[nitinsanker 202]

7 hours ago, Col_Frost said:

Not final but probably if something will change it will be updated

https://live.gymnastics.sport/entries14274.php?idevent=14274

Sad to see Indias only medal hope / even final hope not there due to Injury.... Dila karmakar is having recurring injury problems

[Griff88 1,952]

On 02/10/2019 at 08:55, thiago_simoes said:

 is an even longer shot for a medal on men's vault, but I'm not ruling them out as of yet.

 

 

And I thought we only send Rifda Irfanalutfi because the media here only wrote about her

[Oldira 88]

21 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:

It doesn't make a difference if he falls. His best chance of qualifying is earning a medal on the pommel horse. I don't think he could qualify through the all-around, at least not now.

 

He wont win a medal if he falls in the Pommell Horse! I actually think he may not even bother to enter the All Round. Our other gymnast Adam Steele has a slight chance to qualify there.