Artistic Gymnastics UEG European Championships 2023

[thepharoah 2,413]

 Jessica Gadirova is the European Champion of AA 

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

Having watched the European Champs this week, I'm struggling to see the point of the music for the women's floor routines. None of the gymnasts seemed to have coordinated the elements of their routines to the beat and tempo of the music. They could just as easily have performed the routine in silence for all the difference it makes. 

[owenp_23 564]

 Kovacs in second,  D'Amato in third in Women All-Around

[TeamGB 207]

Another Gold for  and a selectors nightmare.

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

46 minutes ago, TeamGB said:

Another Gold for  and a selectors nightmare.

I think the problem for Luke Whitehouse is that he seems to be a bit of a floor specialist and isn't currently carrying high 13s/low 14s in the other apparatus.  

 

I think, assuming everyone is fully fit, the selectors are pretty much guaranteed to go with Joe Fraser, Jake Jarman and Courtney Tulloch. That would leave 2 open spots. It would be difficult to leave Whitlock at home given his strength on the pommel and if he is able to get 14+ on high bar, he could book his spot. That would leave James Hall and Regini-Moran fighting for the last spot. 

[owenp_23 564]

Day 5 Results

 

Men Floor

1. Luke Whitehouse 14.900

2. Artem Dolgopyat 14.666

3. Milan Hosseini 14.200

 

Men Pommel Horse

1. Rhys McClenaghan 14.666

2. Maxime Gentges 14.566

3. Artur Davtyan 14.266

 

Men Rings

1. Adem Asil 14.933

2. Vahagn Davtyan 14.733

3. Eleftherios Petrounias 14.733

 

Women Vault

1. Coline Devillard 13.800

2. Asia DʻAmato 13.600

3. Lisa Vaelen 13.583

 

Women Uneven Bars

1. Alice DʻAmato 14.466

2. Rebecca Downie 14.233

3. Elisabeth Seitz 14.200

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Just now, owenp_23 said:

Day 5 Results

 

Men Rings

1. Adem Asil 14.933 

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2. Vahagn Davtyan 14.733  

3. Eleftherios Petrounias 14.733  

[TeamGB 207]

8 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

I think the problem for Luke Whitehouse is that he seems to be a bit of a floor specialist and isn't currently carrying high 13s/low 14s in the other apparatus.  

 

I think, assuming everyone is fully fit, the selectors are pretty much guaranteed to go with Joe Fraser, Jake Jarman and Courtney Tulloch. That would leave 2 open spots. It would be difficult to leave Whitlock at home given his strength on the pommel and if he is able to get 14+ on high bar, he could book his spot. That would leave James Hall and Regini-Moran fighting for the last spot. 

Not sure about Tulloch as his only real contribution is the rings, and he only managed 6th today. 

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

1 hour ago, TeamGB said:

Not sure about Tulloch as his only real contribution is the rings, and he only managed 6th today. 

Agree to an extent - Tulloch isn't an all around gymnast, but with Fraser and Jarman in the team, it could be argued that we don't really need another all-rounder. Rings and High Bar tend to be GB's weakest apparatus. With Fraser and Tulloch in the team, you've got 2 athletes who are capable of scoring 14.2-14.7 which is much higher than the rest of the team and makes it easier for the team to hit a score of 43 for that rotation. 

[Nickyc707 382]

14 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

Agree to an extent - Tulloch isn't an all around gymnast, but with Fraser and Jarman in the team, it could be argued that we don't really need another all-rounder. Rings and High Bar tend to be GB's weakest apparatus. With Fraser and Tulloch in the team, you've got 2 athletes who are capable of scoring 14.2-14.7 which is much higher than the rest of the team and makes it easier for the team to hit a score of 43 for that rotation. 

Tulloch is also a decent vaulter if required, although they would presumably be relying principally on Jarman, Fraser and Regini-Moran on that discipline if they are on the team.

Edited April 16, 2023 by Nickyc707