Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Championships 2023

[rafalgorka 1,629]

I wonder what chance would Kitazano have to win against Hashimoto in the same AA competition? @thiago_simoes @Rafa Maciel

Edited October 7, 2023 by rafalgorka

[rafalgorka 1,629]

I am really torn today 

 

i am a huge of Rhys but i would love to watch medals for Jordan both here and more impirtantly in Paris

 

i hope both of them will qualify for Paris in the end

 

and let the better Man win today!

[Rafa Maciel 1,596]

Having withdrawn from the individual all-around final,  Gadirova has now withdrawn from her individual apparatus finals. 

[dodge 1,026]

2 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

I am really torn today 

 

i am a huge of Rhys but i would love to watch medals for Jordan both here and more impirtantly in Paris

 

i hope both of them will qualify for Paris in the end

 

and let the better Man win today!

4 men looking for one spot today. All with legitimate chances to win gold here and in Paris. With Kurbanov likely to be back in contention at the World Cup qualifying route next year, we could see 2 of the worlds best not even at the Olympics 

 

I just hope Rhys performs to the best of his ability today but I’m really nervous for him

[rafalgorka 1,629]

I am a huge FAN of Rhys I meant

 

It will be very nervous final today. And a very close one

[rafalgorka 1,629]

Dolgopyat winning gold on such a hard day like today ?! 

[Rafa Maciel 1,596]

Looks like Rhys is the last athlete to take to the pommel in the final and I don't think that is necessarily going to help him. Whilst he will know what he needs to do to win - both in terms of the gold medal and a quota to Paris - it puts him under a lot more pressure than he would have if he was going out in the first group of 4. He found himself in similar position in Tokyo and it didn't work out well for him and when he won the World Champs last year, he was up 3rd in final. 

 

Maybe I am biased, but I think the start order of the final today could favour Whitlock. We know he is in good form with 2 good routines in the team competition - and we saw in Tokyo what can happen when he goes out early and is able to lay down a big score. Today, Whitlock will be 2nd after Olympic silver medalist Lee Chih Kai of .

[dodge 1,026]

To be fair, I’m not sure starting order affects Whitlock being the favourite. His degree of difficulty effectively means if he doesn’t fall, he’s almost guaranteed to medal

[rafalgorka 1,629]

27 minutes ago, dodge said:

we could see 2 of the worlds best not even at the Olympics 

 

 

Yes. The same old story.

 

cutting down the quotas in the finest Classic disciplines and adding dozens of stupid new events 

[heywoodu 15,250]

Finally I'm caught up on everything and can watch live and first thing I see is Biles messing up her final....oops