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Written by John Crumlish Friday, 21 April 2017 15:01

Downie Overtakes Kovács For European All-Around Gold

(9 votes, average 4.44 out of 5)

Great Britain's Ellie Downie said focus and determination guided her to gold in the women's all-around final at the European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Friday evening. Pictured: Downie with runner-up Zsófia Kovács (Hungary) and bronze medalist Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos (France)

Great Britain's Ellie Downie said focus and determination guided her to gold in the women's all-around final at the European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Friday evening.

"Normally I like to know what's going on, but today I felt the pressure quite a bit," said Downie, the 2015 Europeans all-around bronze medalist and top finisher in Thursday's qualifications. "Obviously (having) qualified in first was hard. I knew I had to keep my head down and keep focused, and not worry what other people were doing."

Ellie Downie (Great Britain), 2017 European all-around champion

Second to Hungary's Zsófia Kovács after three rotations, Downie pulled ahead on floor exercise in the last rotation to finish first with 55.765 points. Downie earned a higher total in qualifications, but fought to save a double turn on balance beam and landed short on her second tumbling pass on floor exercise in the final.

Downie is the first British gymnast, male or female, to win the all-around at a senior European Championships. Her all-around bronze medal in 2015 was the first European all-around medal for a British female.

Kovács, who scored 55.432 points for silver, earned the Hungarian women's second Europeans all-around medal following Henrietta Onodi's bronze at the 1990 Europeans in Athens.

Kovács said she was proud of her silver.

"I'm very content," she said. "Second place is a very good result for me and my country."

Kovács said she is confident of more success on Saturday during the event finals.

"I think I will do better in the apparatus finals because I get a chance to rest," Kovács said.

France's Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos took the bronze medal with 55.065 points, the first European all-around medal for France since Marine Debauve won in 2005. Fourth after three events, De Jesus Dos Santos pulled up into the medals with a clean double-twisting Yurchenko on vault.

2016 European junior all-around champion Yelena Yeryomina of Russia placed fourth (54.266) after falling on her beam mount and going out of bounds on floor exercise. Kim Bui of Germany was fifth with 53.499 points, and Martina Maggio of Italy was sixth with 53.199 points.

Germany's Tabea Alt, third in qualification, was forced to scratch the competition because of illness, and was replaced by teammate Pauline Schäfer, who finished 20th.

The competition continues Saturday afternoon with the first day of apparatus finals, featuring women's vault and uneven bars, and men's floor exercise, pommel horse and rings.

International Gymnast magazine is on hand in Cluj-Napoca, so check back for daily updates on IG Online. Read full coverage in the May 2017 issue of International Gymnast magazine; and exclusive behind-the-scenes profiles on various 2017 Europeans competitors in upcoming issues. To subscribe to the print and/or digital editions, click here.

Women's All-Around		VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Ellie Downie	5.4	14.566	5.9	14.300	5.3	13.066	5.5	13.833	55.765
2.	Zsófia Kovács	5.4	14.600	6.0	14.333	5.1	13.466	4.9	13.033	55.432
3.	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	5.4	14.366	5.8	14.100	5.8	13.833	4.9	12.766	55.065
4.	Yelena Yeryomina	5.4	13.966	6.0	14.300	5.7	12.700	5.2	13.300	54.266
5.	Kim Bui	4.6	13.533	6.0	14.033	4.9	12.533	5.2	13.400	53.499
6.	Martina Maggio	5.4	14.100	5.2	13.266	5.1	12.900	4.7	12.933	53.199
7.	Nina Derwael	4.6	13.533	5.9	13.600	5.1	12.733	4.7	12.966	52.832
8.	Filipa Martins	4.6	13.466	5.5	13.200	5.4	13.166	4.9	13.000	52.832
9.	Natalia Kapitonova	4.6	13.600	6.1	14.100	5.3	11.900	5.1	13.166	52.766
10.	Alice Kinsella	4.6	13.466	5.1	12.400	5.4	13.433	5.0	12.800	52.099
11.	Tisha Volleman	5.4	14.233	4.5	12.733	4.2	12.066	5.1	12.966	51.998
12.	Eythora Thorsdottir	5.4	14.100	5.4	12.366	5.5	11.966	5.4	13.533	51.965
13.	Ana Pérez	4.6	13.600	5.8	13.700	4.9	11.533	5.0	12.500	51.333
14.	Ilaria Käslin	4.6	13.266	5.0	11.900	5.4	13.033	4.9	13.066	51.265
15.	Lynn Genhart	4.6	13.200	5.1	12.566	5.2	12.833	4.8	12.666	51.265
16.	Marine Boyer	4.6	13.766	4.7	11.433	5.9	13.133	5.1	12.900	51.232
17.	Barbora Mokošová	4.6	13.633	4.7	12.700	4.7	12.266	4.4	12.466	51.065
18.	Ioana Crişan	4.6	13.366	4.9	13.000	5.4	11.566	4.9	13.100	51.032
19.	Cintia Rodríguez	4.0	12.800	4.8	12.700	4.7	12.700	4.6	12.800	51.000
20.	Pauline Schäfer	5.0	13.733	4.7	11.566	5.4	13.766	5.0	11.933	50.998
21.	Giada Grisetti	5.4	13.933	5.5	13.533	5.3	11.700	4.9	11.533	50.699
22.	Vendula Měrková	3.7	12.300	4.6	12.333	5.1	12.900	4.5	12.633	50.166
23.	Olivia Cîmpian	5.4	14.266	4.8	10.541	5.2	12.366	5.1	12.933	50.106
24.	Boglárka Dévai	5.4	14.233	4.8	12.066	4.0	11.133	5.1	11.766	49.198

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Written by dwight normile Friday, 21 April 2017 14:45

Stanford, Ohio State, Nebraska Advance to Men's NCAA Championships

As expected, No. 2-ranked Stanford easily won the first of two NCAA Championship qualifiers at West Point, N.Y. The Cardinal were not flawless in the all-scores-count format, which features five gymnasts per event. But they still posted a 420.450. Led by 2017 Nissen-Emery Award recipient Akash Modi, Stanford exceeded 70 points on every event but high bar (69.20). Top-ranked all-arounder Modi had a few mistakes but still tallied the leading score (85.950). On parallel bars his legs hit the bars on a Tippelt-type skill and he went the wrong way on a Takemoto on high bar.

Akash Modi (Oklahoma)

Mourning the loss of former Buckeye gymnast Larry Mayer, who passed away on April 17, Ohio State placed second with 414.650. There is room for improvement. The Buckeyes amassed their lowest total in the first rotation on floor (67.75) and gave away at least three points on pommel horse in the second rotation. Ohio State topped 70 only on vault (70.75). Look for the 2017 Big Ten champions to improve tomorrow night.

Nebraska earned the third and final spot in Saturday's finals with a 413.050. The Cornhuskers are the only team to win five consecutive team titles (1979-83) and have been trending upward in recent years. In 2015 they placed fifth in their qualifying session and fourth last year. Nebraska had an excellent fourth rotation on floor, where its 71.15 led the six-team field. It followed that event with a third-best 69.10 on pommels. As a team, Nebraska placed second on vault with 71.10.

Penn State placed fourth with 410.500, scoring only 65.70 on high bar. Michigan, which won back-to-back championships in 2013-14, placed fifth with 406.950. The Wolverines are definitely in a rebuilding phase with plenty of freshman and sophomores. The team did win vault, however, helped my Anthony McCallum's piked double Tsukahara (14.90).

Air Force placed sixth with 403.800. The Falcons fell behind early on high bar, where it posted the lowest score of the field (65.40). Vault (70.55) and parallel bars (69.70) were the team's best results.

The team, all-around and event champions will be crowned during Saturday's team finals. Bonus points are also available for stuck dismounts on every event but pommel horse. A 'C' dismount can earn 0.10, and a 'D' or above can add 0.20. Any stuck vault earns 0.10 regardless of its value.

The second qualifier, featuring No. 1 Oklahoma, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, California and Navy, starts at 7:00 p.m. EST.

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Written by John Crumlish Friday, 21 April 2017 08:41

Vernyayev Rallies To Defend European All-Around Title

(3 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)

After successfully defending his all-around title at the European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Friday afternoon, Oleg Vernyayev of Ukraine told IG he was prepared to rally after a mistake on floor exercise in the first rotation.

Oleg Vernyayev of Ukraine, 2017 European champion

"It's not the first time that I've started badly," he said, laughing. "I knew my power and my next apparatus, and that I needed to the next ones normally."

Vernyayev said his overall performance was not as sharp as it could have been because of a recent illness, but he pulled into the lead after four rotations. He secured the gold medal on high bar in the sixth rotation, finishing first with 85.866 points. He is the first male gymnast to win back-to-back European all-around titles since Belarusian Ivan Ivankov in 1994 and 1996.

Russia's Artur Dalaloyan, who led the field after one rotation, fell off pommel horse in the second rotation but performed consistently thereafter. He took the silver medal with 85.498 points.

James Hall of Great Britain won the bronze medal with 84.644 points, although he admitted that his high bar routine in the sixth rotation was less risky than his routine in qualifications.

"Sometimes you have to make that sacrifice to paw your way onto the podium, and today it really paid off," he told IG.

Russia's Nikita Ignatyev finished fourth (83.964) over British champion Joe Fraser (82.982).

Competition continues with the women's all-around final on Friday evening. Germany's Tabea Alt, the overall World Cup champion, has scratched because of illness and will be replaced by teammate Pauline Schäfer. Alt was third in qualification.

External Link: Official Website

2017 European Gymnastics Championships
April 21, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Men's All-Around		FX		PH		SR		VT		PB		HB		Total
1.	Oleg Vernyayev	6.1	13.466	6.2	14.500	6.0	14.700	5.6	14.700	6.5	14.500	5.7	14.000	85.866
2.	Artur Dalaloyan	6.2	14.766	5.3	12.633	5.4	14.266	5.6	14.933	6.0	14.500	5.8	14.400	85.498
3.	James Hall	5.9	14.266	5.9	14.166	5.4	13.800	5.2	14.166	5.8	14.166	5.7	14.100	84.664
4.	Nikita Ignatyev	5.9	13.966	5.3	13.366	5.9	14.633	5.2	13.933	5.9	13.933	6.1	14.133	83.964
5.	Joe Fraser	5.7	13.600	5.8	14.000	5.1	13.633	5.2	14.016	5.3	13.933	5.2	13.800	82.982
6.	Artur Davtyan	4.7	13.266	5.3	13.666	5.3	14.233	5.6	14.833	4.5	13.700	4.3	13.166	82.864
7.	Lukas Dauser	5.6	13.700	4.9	13.100	5.3	13.600	5.2	14.266	6.3	14.700	5.5	12.833	82.199
8.	Ferhat Arıcan	5.5	13.600	5.9	13.666	4.6	12.833	5.2	13.866	6.3	14.866	5.1	13.266	82.097
9.	Eddy Yusof	5.7	13.266	4.9	12.633	5.6	13.666	5.6	14.333	6.0	14.566	5.3	13.300	81.764
10.	Philipp Herder	5.6	13.566	5.3	13.666	5.4	13.333	5.2	14.166	6.0	13.933	5.0	12.641	81.305
11.	Casimir Schmidt	6.0	13.866	5.5	12.800	5.2	13.566	5.2	14.333	5.2	13.700	4.5	12.733	80.998
12.	Oliver Hegi	5.7	12.666	5.7	12.000	5.3	13.233	5.2	13.166	6.2	14.666	6.2	14.500	80.231
13.	Marios Georgiou	5.0	12.300	5.8	14.366	4.6	13.400	4.8	12.433	5.6	13.800	5.5	13.900	80.199
14.	Bart Deurloo	5.4	11.566	5.6	13.900	5.3	13.300	5.2	14.266	5.5	13.400	6.4	13.566	79.998
15.	Yevgen Yudenkov	5.2	13.666	5.1	12.933	6.1	14.033	4.8	13.666	5.2	13.033	4.8	12.400	79.731
16.	Daan Kenis	5.4	13.533	5.1	12.466	4.5	12.900	5.2	14.300	5.5	13.533	5.3	12.500	79.232
17.	Oskar Kirmes	5.4	13.433	5.3	12.933	4.8	12.433	4.8	13.800	5.5	13.600	5.5	12.866	79.065
18.	Botond Kardos	5.8	13.566	5.0	12.800	4.2	12.466	5.2	14.000	4.8	12.733	5.0	12.966	78.531
19.	Maxime Gentges	5.1	13.600	5.5	13.200	4.7	13.233	5.2	12.866	5.5	12.900	5.1	12.700	78.499
20.	Robert Tvorogal	4.4	12.566	4.6	11.666	4.7	13.066	4.8	13.566	5.5	13.800	5.1	12.633	77.297
21.	Lorenzo Galli	4.9	13.000	4.9	13.033	4.2	12.833	4.8	14.025	4.7	13.066	5.0	11.333	77.290
22.	Ádám Babos	5.4	13.066	5.4	13.566	4.8	12.800	4.8	13.100	5.0	13.233	4.9	11.500	77.265
23.	Tomas Kuzmickas	5.7	13.100	4.7	13.133	4.4	11.733	4.8	13.833	4.2	10.166	5.1	13.200	75.165
24.	Michalis Krasias	4.7	12.700	5.1	12.033	4.6	13.033	4.0	13.133	4.5	13.133	3.8	11.066	75.098

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Written by John Crumlish Thursday, 20 April 2017 16:00

Ellie Downie: 'I Definitely Exceeded My Expectations'

(6 votes, average 4.33 out of 5)

After her field-topping all-around score in Thursday's qualifications at the European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Ellie Downie of Great Britain told IG that her floor exercise routine in the last rotation highlighted her satisfying overall performance on all four apparatuses. Pictured: Becky and Ellie Downie

After her field-topping all-around score in Thursday's qualifications at the European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Ellie Downie of Great Britain told IG that her floor exercise routine in the last rotation highlighted her satisfying overall performance on all four apparatuses.

"I've got a new floor routine and I really enjoy competing this routine," said Downie, whose 56.198 total ranked her first above Hungary's Zsófia Kovács (54.882) and Germany's Tabea Alt (54.866). "It's a bit different for me because used to do four tumbles and now I'm concentrating on just the three, which is a lot better for me because I have quite a struggle with stamina. It's quite hard for me. The past couple weeks, because of my (injured) foot, has been a bit up and down. I haven't been able to train as much. So to go out there and nail it like that, I was just so relieved."

Downie said her consistent performance on Thursday reassured her that her training continues to yield results at the top level. She placed third all-around at the 2015 Europeans in Montpellier, won silver medals on vault and floor exercise at the 2016 Europeans in Bern, and placed 13th all-around at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

"I definitely exceeded my expectations today," said Downie, whose older sister, two-time Olympian Becky Downie, also competed on Thursday and qualified to finals on bars and beam. "I feel I'm pretty up there in Europe and in the world now, I would say. I always feel I never know how good I am at all-around until I do it and see my score. It's always a surprise to me when I see myself up there, which is really nice. It just shows that all my hard work has paid off."

Kovács, who placed fifth on uneven bars and seventh on vault at the 2016 Europeans, said ranking second to Downie on Thursday was a pleasant surprise.

"It is a great feeling," she said. "I didn't expect to give such good performances on all four apparatuses, but I'm very happy I managed to do that."

Kovcas said challenging for a medal in Friday's all-around final will require courage and steadiness.

"To achieve that I have to be confident in my strength, and have good performances in all four routines," she said.

Like Downie and Kovács, Alt said she was happy with her precise performance.

"I'm very pleased with all apparatuses because I didn't have any big mistake, only a small one," she said. "I think that, in the all-around final, maybe my floor routine can be better and I can start with more self-confidence. There are even some small things that can be better than today, but I'm very pleased with my result."

Alt said winning the all-around titles at recent World Cup meets in Stuttgart and London contributed to her readiness for Cluj-Napoca.

"It was very important to me," said Alt. "It's given me much self-confidence, and it's a very good feeling to start the European Championships with such success a few weeks ago."

Alt stops short of forecasting a medal for herself on Friday, however.

"I don't think about that," she told IG. "The main point is to show my best routines for myself and the audience, and then we will see."

Competition continues Friday in Cluj-Napoca with the men's and women's all-around finals.

External Link: Official Website

2017 European Gymnastics Championships
April 20, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Women's All-Around Qualification		VT		UB		BB		FX		Total
1.	Ellie Downie	5.4	14.566	5.9	14.266	5.3	13.466	5.4	13.900	56.198 Q
2.	Zsófia Kovács	5.4	14.483	6.0	14.366	5.1	13.200	4.9	12.833	54.882 Q
3.	Tabea Alt	5.4	14.400	5.4	13.900	6.0	13.700	4.7	12.866	54.866 Q
4.	Yelena Yeryomina	5.4	14.466	6.1	14.466	5.5	12.133	5.2	13.633	54.698 Q
5.	Eythora Thorsdottir	5.4	13.466	5.4	13.533	5.8	14.233	5.2	13.366	54.598 Q
6.	Kim Bui	4.6	13.600	6.0	14.133	4.9	12.733	5.2	13.166	53.632 Q
7.	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	5.4	13.800	5.8	14.100	5.4	12.533	4.9	12.900	53.333 Q
8.	Martina Maggio	5.4	14.133	5.3	13.566	5.1	12.816	4.9	12.800	53.315 Q
9.	Marine Boyer	4.6	13.700	4.7	12.800	5.9	13.700	4.9	12.766	52.966 Q
10.	Filipa Martins	4.6	13.433	5.5	13.666	5.4	13.100	4.9	12.741	52.940 Q
11.	Giada Grisetti	5.4	14.100	5.4	13.433	5.3	13.033	4.9	12.366	52.932 Q
12.	Natalia Kapitonova	4.6	13.566	5.9	13.866	5.4	12.500	5.1	12.966	52.898 Q
13.	Nina Derwael	4.6	13.466	6.1	14.566	4.8	12.133	4.8	12.300	52.465 Q
14.	Lara Mori	4.6	13.466	4.9	13.000	5.0	12.366	5.4	13.533	52.365
15.	Angelina Melnikova	5.4	14.366	4.4	12.025	5.4	12.633	5.5	13.233	52.257
16.	Alice Kinsella	4.6	13.433	5.1	13.391	5.2	12.366	5.0	12.800	51.990 Q
17.	Tisha Volleman	5.4	14.200	4.5	12.800	4.2	11.633	5.0	13.066	51.699 Q
18.	Pauline Schäfer	5.0	13.833	4.8	12.266	4.8	12.233	5.1	13.133	51.465
19.	Ilaria Käslin	4.6	13.433	5.0	12.500	5.4	12.166	4.9	13.100	51.199 Q
20.	Ana Pérez	4.6	13.600	5.8	13.425	5.1	11.433	4.9	12.700	51.158 Q
21.	Cintia Rodríguez	4.0	12.766	4.8	12.733	4.7	12.866	4.6	12.700	51.065 Q
22.	Alison Lepin	4.8	13.433	5.7	12.600	4.9	12.566	4.8	12.266	50.865
23.	Lynn Genhart	4.6	13.400	5.2	12.866	5.1	12.000	4.6	12.366	50.632 Q
24.	Boglárka Dévai	5.4	14.300	4.8	12.100	4.5	11.900	5.1	12.233	50.533 Q
25.	Kirsten Polderman	4.8	13.600	5.0	12.058	4.6	12.233	4.9	12.600	50.491
26.	Olivia Cîmpian	5.4	14.233	4.9	11.466	5.3	11.816	5.1	12.966	50.481 Q
27.	Barbora Mokošová	4.6	13.566	4.7	12.700	4.6	11.833	4.4	12.366	50.465 Q
28.	Fabienne Studer	4.6	13.333	4.9	12.700	4.8	12.566	4.5	11.833	50.432
29.	Ioana Crişan	4.6	13.600	4.9	13.033	5.2	11.000	4.9	12.566	50.199 Q
30.	Nora Fernández	4.6	13.500	5.0	12.766	4.8	11.533	4.7	12.366	50.165
31.	Vendula Měrková	3.7	12.300	4.7	12.516	5.1	12.666	4.3	12.466	49.948 Q
32.	Argyro Afrati	4.6	13.600	5.2	12.233	4.9	11.500	4.7	12.600	49.933 R1
33.	Coline Devillard	5.8	14.533	4.4	10.800	5.1	12.433	4.9	12.166	49.932
34.	Jasmin Mader	4.6	13.466	4.6	12.300	4.1	11.733	4.4	12.266	49.765 R2
35.	Thea Brogli	4.6	13.200	4.3	11.733	5.0	12.433	4.3	12.133	49.499
36.	Paula Raya i Artigas	4.6	13.233	4.9	12.900	4.4	11.666	4.5	11.266	49.065
37.	Tamara Mrđenović	4.2	13.200	4.1	11.700	4.9	11.933	4.3	12.200	49.033 R3
38.	Maija Leinonen	4.2	12.966	4.3	11.733	4.5	12.166	4.3	11.966	48.831 R4
39.	Irina Sazonova	4.6	13.300	4.6	11.633	4.4	11.700	4.7	11.966	48.599
40.	Gabriela Janik	4.8	13.600	4.9	11.666	4.7	11.733	4.6	11.500	48.499
41.	Dominiqua Belányi	4.0	12.766	4.3	11.833	4.2	11.933	4.1	11.800	48.332
42.	Noémi Jakab	3.7	12.333	4.6	12.066	4.8	11.733	4.4	12.133	48.265
43.	Lucie Jirikova	4.2	13.200	4.4	12.066	4.6	10.800	4.7	12.133	48.199
44.	Martine Skregelid	4.6	13.275	4.5	11.666	4.8	11.133	4.3	12.000	48.074
45.	Dália Al-Salty	3.7	12.300	4.3	11.675	4.5	12.200	4.6	11.800	47.975
46.	Ágnes Sütő	4.0	13.000	3.8	11.333	4.0	11.833	4.0	11.800	47.966
47.	Lucija Hribar	4.6	13.266	4.3	12.133	4.3	10.683	4.2	11.866	47.948
48.	Marlies Männersdorfer	4.2	13.000	4.2	11.366	4.5	11.200	4.2	12.225	47.791
49.	Veronika Cenková	3.5	11.866	4.4	12.266	4.7	11.066	4.7	12.366	47.564
50.	Ekin Morova	4.4	13.000	4.3	11.066	4.6	11.333	4.2	11.966	47.365
51.	Demet Mutlu	4.6	13.366	4.7	11.300	4.4	10.500	4.5	12.066	47.232
52.	Yulia Inshina	4.6	13.266	4.2	11.133	4.1	11.566	4.9	11.233	47.198
53.	Greta Banishka	4.6	13.341	4.1	10.483	4.7	11.133	4.5	12.100	47.057
54.	Yana Fedorova	4.6	13.600	4.6	10.700	4.9	11.033	4.6	11.633	46.966
55.	Yekaterina Tishkova	4.0	12.766	4.7	10.866	4.7	10.900	4.3	11.866	46.398
56.	Mariana Carvalho	4.2	12.700	4.2	11.633	4.7	10.466	4.3	11.333	46.132
57.	Bianca Frysak	4.0	12.700	4.1	10.858	4.4	10.600	4.1	11.733	45.891
58.	Julie Meyers	4.6	13.500	4.8	11.466	4.6	8.933	4.2	11.833	45.732
59.	Shailee Weiss	4.6	13.366	3.1	10.300	4.6	11.133	4.4	10.725	45.524
60.	Julie Söderström	3.5	12.266	3.0	9.300	4.3	11.633	4.6	11.800	44.999
61.	Mariana Marianito	3.7	12.300	2.9	9.400	4.6	11.433	4.3	11.866	44.999
62.	Mette Hulgaard	4.0	12.566	2.8	9.483	4.3	10.800	4.4	11.833	44.682
63.	Ofir Netzer	4.1	12.600	4.4	10.700	4.2	10.933	4.4	10.366	44.599
64.	Tinna Odinsdottir	3.5	12.066	4.4	10.766	4.6	10.266	4.3	11.333	44.431
65.	Valeria Osipova	4.6	13.558	4.4	8.266	5.0	11.566	4.8	10.933	44.323
66.	Desislava Todorova	3.7	12.333	2.9	9.400	4.2	10.800	4.1	11.666	44.199
67.	Hanna Traukova	4.0	12.933	4.3	8.766	4.6	10.033	4.4	12.166	43.898
68.	Maria Butskikh	4.0	12.666	2.9	9.133	4.4	9.533	4.4	12.200	43.532
69.	Solveig Berg	3.7	12.200	2.9	9.733	4.7	10.200	4.2	11.133	43.266
70.	Anastasija Dubova	3.7	11.766	3.1	9.400	4.1	10.866	3.7	11.066	43.098
71.	Victoria Bøe	3.5	12.033	3.1	8.833	3.3	10.300	4.2	11.833	42.999
72.	Agata Vostruchovaitė	4.8	13.266	2.8	8.125	4.4	11.316	4.4	9.566	42.273
73.	Doğa Özgöçmez	4.0	11.600	2.1	8.933	3.6	9.966	4.2	11.166	41.665
74.	Marija Ribalcenko	4.0	12.500	3.7	6.466	4.7	9.300	4.5	10.800	39.066
75.	Diana Balkyte	4.0	12.466	1.7	6.533	3.2	9.600	2.7	9.900	38.499

Women's Vault Qualification		D	E	ND	Score	Average
1.	Ellie Downie	5.4	9.166		14.566	14.433 Q
		5.2	9.100		14.300
2.	Maria Paseka	5.2	8.966		14.166	14.412 Q
		5.4	9.258		14.658
3.	Coline Devillard	5.8	8.733		14.533	14.267 Q
		5.4	8.600		14.000
4.	Boglárka Dévai	5.4	8.900		14.300	14.233 Q
		5.2	8.966		14.166
5.	Teja Belak	5.4	9.000		14.400	14.217 Q
		5.0	9.033		14.033
6.	Zsófia Kovács	5.4	9.083		14.483	14.175 Q
		4.8	9.066		13.866
7.	Angelina Melnikova	5.4	8.966		14.366	14.166 Q
		5.2	8.866	0.1	13.966
8.	Tisha Volleman	5.4	8.800		14.200	13.967 Q
		5.2	8.533		13.733
9.	Tjaša Kysselef	4.8	9.033		13.833	13.900 R1
		5.0	8.966		13.966
10.	Gabriela Janik	4.8	8.800		13.600	13.700 R2
		4.8	9.000		13.800
11.	Valērija Grišāne	4.8	8.800		13.600	13.467 R3
		4.2	9.133		13.333
12.	Agata Vostruchovaitė	4.8	8.766	0.3	13.266	13.183
		4.2	8.900		13.100
13.	Gaya Giladi	4.6	8.633		13.233	13.033
		4.2	8.633		12.833
14.	Shailee Weiss	4.6	8.766		13.366	12.900
		3.7	8.733		12.433
15.	Ofir Netzer	4.1	8.500		12.600	12.733
		4.2	8.666		12.866
16.	Argyro Afrati	4.6	9.000		13.600	12.483
		4.0	7.366		11.366
17.	Diana Balkyte	4.0	8.566	0.1	12.466	12.350
		3.7	8.533		12.233

Uneven Bars Qualification		D	E	Score
1.	Elisabeth Seitz	6.1	8.466	14.566 Q
1.	Nina Derwael	6.1	8.466	14.566 Q
3.	Yelena Yeryomina	6.1	8.366	14.466 Q
4.	Becky Downie	6.1	8.333	14.433 Q
5.	Zsófia Kovács	6.0	8.366	14.366 Q
6.	Ellie Downie	5.9	8.366	14.266 Q
7.	Kim Bui	6.0	8.133	14.133 Q
8.	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	5.8	8.300	14.100 Q
9.	Tabea Alt	5.4	8.500	13.900
10.	Natalia Kapitonova	5.9	7.966	13.866 R1
11.	Larisa Iordache	5.8	8.033	13.833 R2
12.	Filipa Martins	5.5	8.166	13.666 R3
13.	Martina Maggio	5.3	8.266	13.566
14.	Eythora Thorsdottir	5.4	8.133	13.533
15.	Giada Grisetti	5.4	8.033	13.433
16.	Ana Pérez	5.8	7.625	13.425
17.	Alice Kinsella	5.1	8.291	13.391
18.	Alma Kuc	5.4	7.900	13.300
19.	Ioana Crişan	4.9	8.133	13.033
20.	Lara Mori	4.9	8.100	13.000
21.	Paula Raya i Artigas	4.9	8.000	12.900
22.	Lynn Genhart	5.2	7.666	12.866
23.	Tisha Volleman	4.5	8.300	12.800
24.	Marine Boyer	4.7	8.100	12.800
25.	Nora Fernández	5.0	7.766	12.766
26.	Diana Varinska	5.8	6.966	12.766
27.	Cintia Rodríguez	4.8	7.933	12.733
28.	Barbora Mokošová	4.7	8.000	12.700
29.	Fabienne Studer	4.9	7.800	12.700
30.	Alison Lepin	5.7	6.900	12.600
31.	Vendula Měrková	4.7	7.816	12.516
32.	Ilaria Käslin	5.0	7.500	12.500
33.	Jasmin Mader	4.6	7.700	12.300
34.	Veronika Cenková	4.4	7.866	12.266
35.	Pauline Schäfer	4.8	7.466	12.266
36.	Argyro Afrati	5.2	7.033	12.233
37.	Lucija Hribar	4.3	7.833	12.133
38.	Boglárka Dévai	4.8	7.300	12.100
39.	Lucie Jirikova	4.4	7.666	12.066
40.	Noémi Jakab	4.6	7.466	12.066
41.	Evangelia Plyta	5.5	6.566	12.066
42.	Kirsten Polderman	5.0	7.058	12.058
43.	Angelina Melnikova	4.4	7.625	12.025
44.	Dominiqua Belányi	4.3	7.533	11.833
45.	Thea Brogli	4.3	7.433	11.733
45.	Maija Leinonen	4.3	7.433	11.733
47.	Tamara Mrđenović	4.1	7.600	11.700
48.	Dália Al-Salty	4.3	7.375	11.675
49.	Martine Skregelid	4.5	7.166	11.666
50.	Gabriela Janik	4.9	6.766	11.666
51.	Mariana Carvalho	4.2	7.433	11.633
52.	Irina Sazonova	4.6	7.033	11.633
53.	Aleksandra Rajčić	4.3	7.166	11.466
54.	Julie Meyers	4.8	6.666	11.466
55.	Olivia Cîmpian	4.9	6.566	11.466
56.	Marlies Männersdorfer	4.2	7.166	11.366
57.	Ágnes Sütő	3.8	7.533	11.333
58.	Demet Mutlu	4.7	6.600	11.300
59.	Angelina Radivilova	5.0	6.266	11.266
60.	Marie Skammelsen	3.8	7.366	11.166
61.	Yulia Inshina	4.2	6.933	11.133
62.	Ekin Morova	4.3	6.766	11.066
63.	Yekaterina Tishkova	4.7	6.166	10.866
64.	Bianca Frysak	4.1	6.758	10.858
65.	Coline Devillard	4.4	6.400	10.800
66.	Tinna Odinsdottir	4.4	6.366	10.766
67.	Vasiliki Millousi	4.7	6.033	10.733
68.	Ofir Netzer	4.4	6.300	10.700
69.	Yana Fedorova	4.6	6.100	10.700
70.	Greta Banishka	4.1	6.383	10.483
71.	Shailee Weiss	3.1	7.200	10.300
72.	Solveig Berg	2.9	6.833	9.733
73.	Mette Hulgaard	2.8	6.683	9.483
74.	Desislava Todorova	2.9	6.500	9.400
74.	Mariana Marianito	2.9	6.500	9.400
76.	Anastasija Dubova	3.1	6.300	9.400
77.	Julie Söderström	3.0	6.300	9.300
78.	Maria Butskikh	2.9	6.233	9.133
79.	Doğa Özgöçmez	2.1	6.833	8.933
80.	Victoria Bøe	3.1	5.733	8.833
81.	Hanna Traukova	4.3	4.466	8.766
82.	Valeria Osipova	4.4	3.866	8.266
83.	Agata Vostruchovaitė	2.8	5.325	8.125
84.	Diana Balkyte	1.7	4.833	6.533
85.	Marija Ribalcenko	3.7	2.766	6.466

Balance Beam Qualification		D	E	ND	Score
1.	Larisa Iordache	6.2	8.366		14.566 Q
2.	Sanne Wevers	5.9	8.400		14.300 Q
3.	Eythora Thorsdottir	5.8	8.433		14.233 Q
4.	Cătălina Ponor	5.9	8.166		14.066 Q
5.	Tabea Alt	6.0	7.800	0.1	13.700 Q
6.	Marine Boyer	5.9	7.800		13.700 Q
7.	Ellie Downie	5.3	8.166		13.466 Q
8.	Becky Downie	5.6	7.733		13.333 Q
9.	Claudia Fragapane	5.1	8.100		13.200
9.	Zsófia Kovács	5.1	8.100		13.200 R1
11.	Filipa Martins	5.4	7.700		13.100 R2
12.	Elisabeth Seitz	4.8	8.266		13.066 R3
13.	Giada Grisetti	5.3	7.733		13.033
14.	Cintia Rodríguez	4.7	8.166		12.866
15.	Martina Maggio	5.1	7.716		12.816
16.	Kim Bui	4.9	7.833		12.733
17.	Vendula Měrková	5.1	7.566		12.666
18.	Angelina Melnikova	5.4	7.233		12.633
19.	Vasiliki Millousi	5.6	7.000		12.600
20.	Fabienne Studer	4.8	7.766		12.566
21.	Alison Lepin	4.9	7.666		12.566
22.	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	5.4	7.133		12.533
23.	Natalia Kapitonova	5.4	7.100		12.500
24.	Thea Brogli	5.0	7.433		12.433
25.	Coline Devillard	5.1	7.333		12.433
26.	Ioanna Xoulogi	4.9	7.466		12.366
27.	Lara Mori	5.0	7.366		12.366
28.	Alice Kinsella	5.2	7.166		12.366
29.	Kirsten Polderman	4.6	7.633		12.233
30.	Pauline Schäfer	4.8	7.433		12.233
31.	Dália Al-Salty	4.5	7.700		12.200
32.	Maija Leinonen	4.5	7.666		12.166
33.	Ilaria Käslin	5.4	6.766		12.166
34.	Nina Derwael	4.8	7.433	0.1	12.133
35.	Yelena Yeryomina	5.5	6.633		12.133
36.	Lynn Genhart	5.1	6.900		12.000
37.	Dominiqua Belányi	4.2	7.733		11.933
38.	Tamara Mrđenović	4.9	7.133	0.1	11.933
39.	Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı	4.8	7.133		11.933
40.	Boglárka Dévai	4.5	7.400		11.900
41.	Ágnes Sütő	4.0	7.833		11.833
42.	Barbora Mokošová	4.6	7.233		11.833
43.	Olivia Cîmpian	5.3	6.516		11.816
44.	Jasmin Mader	4.1	7.633		11.733
45.	Gabriela Janik	4.7	7.133	0.1	11.733
46.	Noémi Jakab	4.8	6.933		11.733
47.	Irina Sazonova	4.4	7.300		11.700
48.	Paula Raya i Artigas	4.4	7.266		11.666
49.	Tisha Volleman	4.2	7.433		11.633
50.	Julie Söderström	4.3	7.333		11.633
51.	Yulia Inshina	4.1	7.466		11.566
52.	Valeria Osipova	5.0	6.566		11.566
53.	Alīna Circene	4.8	6.733		11.533
53.	Nora Fernández	4.8	6.733		11.533
55.	Argyro Afrati	4.9	6.600		11.500
56.	Mariana Marianito	4.6	6.833		11.433
57.	Ana Pérez	5.1	6.333		11.433
58.	Ekin Morova	4.6	6.833	0.1	11.333
59.	Agata Vostruchovaitė	4.4	6.916		11.316
60.	Tzuf Feldon	4.9	6.366		11.266
61.	Marlies Männersdorfer	4.5	6.700		11.200
62.	Greta Banishka	4.7	6.533	0.1	11.133
63.	Shailee Weiss	4.6	6.533		11.133
64.	Martine Skregelid	4.8	6.333		11.133
65.	Rosanna Ojala	3.9	7.200		11.100
66.	Evangelia Plyta	4.7	6.400		11.100
67.	Veronika Cenková	4.7	6.366		11.066
68.	Yana Fedorova	4.9	6.133		11.033
69.	Ioana Crişan	5.2	5.800		11.000
70.	Ofir Netzer	4.2	6.733		10.933
71.	Zoi Lima	4.8	6.133		10.933
72.	Yekaterina Tishkova	4.7	6.300	0.1	10.900
73.	Anastasija Dubova	4.1	6.766		10.866
74.	Desislava Todorova	4.2	6.600		10.800
75.	Mette Hulgaard	4.3	6.500		10.800
76.	Lucie Jirikova	4.6	6.200		10.800
77.	Marie Skammelsen	4.8	5.933		10.733
78.	Lucija Hribar	4.3	6.483	0.1	10.683
79.	Bianca Frysak	4.4	6.200		10.600
80.	Ana Đerek	4.2	6.366		10.566
81.	Demet Mutlu	4.4	6.100		10.500
82.	Mariana Carvalho	4.7	5.766		10.466
83.	Victoria Bøe	3.3	7.000		10.300
84.	Tinna Odinsdottir	4.6	5.666		10.266
85.	Solveig Berg	4.7	5.500		10.200
86.	Hanna Traukova	4.6	5.433		10.033
87.	Doğa Özgöçmez	3.6	6.366		9.966
88.	Diana Balkyte	3.2	6.500	0.1	9.600
89.	Maria Butskikh	4.4	5.233	0.1	9.533
90.	Marija Ribalcenko	4.7	4.700	0.1	9.300
91.	Julie Meyers	4.6	4.733	0.4	8.933

Women's Floor Exercise Qualification		D	E	ND	Score
1.	Ellie Downie	5.4	8.500		13.900 Q
2.	Claudia Fragapane	5.5	8.266		13.766 Q
3.	Yelena Yeryomina	5.2	8.433		13.633 Q
4.	Lara Mori	5.4	8.133		13.533 Q
5.	Eythora Thorsdottir	5.2	8.166		13.366 Q
6.	Angelina Melnikova	5.5	8.033	0.3	13.233 Q
7.	Kim Bui	5.2	8.066	0.1	13.166 Q
8.	Pauline Schäfer	5.1	8.033		13.133 Q
9.	Ilaria Käslin	4.9	8.200		13.100 R1
10.	Cătălina Ponor	4.9	8.166		13.066 R2
11.	Tisha Volleman	5.0	8.066		13.066 R3
12.	Natalia Kapitonova	5.1	7.966	0.1	12.966
13.	Olivia Cîmpian	5.1	7.866		12.966
14.	Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos	4.9	8.100	0.1	12.900
15.	Tabea Alt	4.7	8.166		12.866
16.	Zsófia Kovács	4.9	7.933		12.833
17.	Martina Maggio	4.9	8.200	0.3	12.800
18.	Alice Kinsella	5.0	7.800		12.800
19.	Marine Boyer	4.9	7.866		12.766
20.	Filipa Martins	4.9	7.941	0.1	12.741
21.	Cintia Rodríguez	4.6	8.100		12.700
22.	Ana Pérez	4.9	7.800		12.700
23.	Kirsten Polderman	4.9	8.000	0.3	12.600
24.	Argyro Afrati	4.7	7.900		12.600
25.	Ioana Crişan	4.9	7.966	0.3	12.566
26.	Vendula Měrková	4.3	8.166		12.466
27.	Ioanna Xoulogi	4.4	8.033		12.433
28.	Barbora Mokošová	4.4	7.966		12.366
29.	Lynn Genhart	4.6	7.766		12.366
30.	Giada Grisetti	4.9	7.666	0.2	12.366
31.	Veronika Cenková	4.7	7.666		12.366
31.	Nora Fernández	4.7	7.666		12.366
33.	Ana Đerek	5.2	7.166		12.366
34.	Nina Derwael	4.8	7.600	0.1	12.300
35.	Jasmin Mader	4.4	7.866		12.266
36.	Alison Lepin	4.8	7.766	0.3	12.266
37.	Boglárka Dévai	5.1	7.233	0.1	12.233
38.	Marlies Männersdorfer	4.2	8.025		12.225
39.	Tamara Mrđenović	4.3	7.900		12.200
40.	Maria Butskikh	4.4	7.800		12.200
41.	Hanna Traukova	4.4	7.766		12.166
42.	Coline Devillard	4.9	7.466	0.2	12.166
43.	Thea Brogli	4.3	7.833		12.133
44.	Noémi Jakab	4.4	7.733		12.133
45.	Lucie Jirikova	4.7	7.433		12.133
46.	Greta Banishka	4.5	7.700	0.1	12.100
47.	Demet Mutlu	4.5	7.666	0.1	12.066
48.	Martine Skregelid	4.3	7.700		12.000
49.	Ekin Morova	4.2	7.766		11.966
50.	Maija Leinonen	4.3	7.666		11.966
51.	Irina Sazonova	4.7	7.266		11.966
52.	Lucija Hribar	4.2	7.666		11.866
53.	Mariana Marianito	4.3	7.566		11.866
53.	Yekaterina Tishkova	4.3	7.566		11.866
55.	Fabienne Studer	4.5	7.633	0.3	11.833
56.	Victoria Bøe	4.2	7.633		11.833
56.	Julie Meyers	4.2	7.633		11.833
58.	Mette Hulgaard	4.4	7.533	0.1	11.833
59.	Ágnes Sütő	4.0	7.800		11.800
60.	Dominiqua Belányi	4.1	7.700		11.800
61.	Dália Al-Salty	4.6	7.200		11.800
61.	Julie Söderström	4.6	7.200		11.800
63.	Bianca Frysak	4.1	7.633		11.733
64.	Desislava Todorova	4.1	7.566		11.666
65.	Yana Fedorova	4.6	7.033		11.633
66.	Gabriela Janik	4.6	6.900		11.500
67.	Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı	4.7	7.033	0.3	11.433
68.	Alīna Circene	4.3	7.100		11.400
69.	Tinna Odinsdottir	4.3	7.433	0.4	11.333
70.	Mariana Carvalho	4.3	7.033		11.333
71.	Zoi Lima	4.6	6.700		11.300
72.	Paula Raya i Artigas	4.5	6.866	0.1	11.266
73.	Yulia Inshina	4.9	6.733	0.4	11.233
74.	Doğa Özgöçmez	4.2	7.366	0.4	11.166
75.	Solveig Berg	4.2	7.233	0.3	11.133
76.	Anastasija Dubova	3.7	7.366		11.066
77.	Tzuf Feldon	4.4	6.966	0.3	11.066
78.	Valeria Osipova	4.8	6.433	0.3	10.933
79.	Marija Ribalcenko	4.5	6.300		10.800
80.	Shailee Weiss	4.4	6.725	0.4	10.725
81.	Gaya Giladi	4.9	5.600		10.500
82.	Ofir Netzer	4.4	6.566	0.6	10.366
83.	Diana Balkyte	2.7	7.200		9.900
84.	Agata Vostruchovaitė	4.4	5.466	0.3	9.566

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Written by dwight normile Saturday, 15 April 2017 22:02

Oklahoma Captures Third NCAA Title

(2 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)

On a night when every mistake is magnified and nerves are difficult to control, the Super Six at the 2017 NCAA Championships became a test of survival. And top-ranked Oklahoma came out sticking in St. Louis Saturday to complete an undefeated season and win back-to-back NCAA titles. The Sooners ran away with the championship with a record score of 198.3875.

LSU, meanwhile, was not the team that dominated the second semi-final the previous night. Beginning on floor, the Tigers could not control several of their landings, and the same was true on vault. So the close battle with OU never developed, with Florida in second place for much of the night. With the title out of reach in the final rotation, however, LSU finally relaxed and posted the top beam score ever in a Super Six to slip past the Gators, 197.7375-197.700. LSU, which has never won the Super Six, also placed second last year.

UCLA placed fourth (197.2625), giving away valuable tenths on its first event, vault. Fifth-place Utah also struggled with landings on floor in the first rotation and finished fifth with 196.5875. Alabama took itself out of the running in the first two rotations with a fall and other mistakes on uneven bars and two falls on beam. The Crimson Tide finished sixth with 196.000.

The night really belonged to the Sooners, who had problems in the first semi-final yesterday, when senior Chayse Capps bounced out of bounds on floor and freshman Maggie Nichols (pictured) fell off beam on a front salto. Both gymnasts were excellent tonight. In the Super Six, Nichols took out the front salto on beam, which led to the first of three 10.0s on the night. UCLA's Peng-Peng Lee also scored a 10.0 on beam, and Florida's Alex McMurtry tallied a 10.0 on uneven bars.

"It was unreal," said Capps. "We're all just so elated."

Said Oklahoma head coach K.J. Kindler during the competition, "It's a magical night, what can I say? They're just on."

The Sooners finished on vault, where the last two gymnasts, AJ Jackson and Nichols, both stuck their Yurchenko-1-1/2 twists to secure OU's third NCAA title with an exclamation point.

That's the nature of the sport. Sometimes you can want it too much, which seemed to be LSU's problem early in the competition. The Tigers simply won on the wrong night.

Read complete coverage of the NCAA Championships in the May issue of International Gymnast.To subscribe or order back issues, click here.

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