Competing in this subdivision:
Japan: Sae Miyakawa, Mai Murakami, Aiko Sugihara, Asuka Teramoto, Yuki Uchiyama;
France: Louise Vanhille, Marine Boyer, Marine Brevet, Loan His, Oreane Lechenault
Canada: Shallon Olsen, Isabela Onyshiko, Brittany Rogers, Rose-Kaying Woo, Ellie Black
Group 3: Mexico (Alexa Moreno), Cuba (Marcia Vidiaux), Portugal (Filipa Martins), Ukraine (Angelina Kysla), Poland (Katarzyna Jurkowska – Kowalska);
Rotation 1:
Vault: Aiko Sugihara (Yurchenko 1.5, 14.3), Mai Murakami averaged a 14.366 with a handspring 1.5 and DTY, Asuka Teramoto performed a handspring 1.5, landing with a low chest (14.800); and Sae Miyakawa earned a 14.966 for a handspring 1.5 and a 14.366 for a DTY, both landed quite low.
Uneven bars: Marine Brevet (14.333/5.8), Oreane Lechenault (13.166), Louise Vanhille (14.866/6.3 after a beautiful routine with a Chow, big Tkatchev and Jaeger, toe-on Tkatchev, and DLO dismount), Loan His (13.9/6.3 with a beautiful, floaty routine showcasing a Seitz to Pak but unfortunately counting a fall on a toe-on laid out Tkatchev).
Balance beam: Isabela Onysko (14.533/6.5 that just puts her into the Event Final with a stuck BHS-BHS-layout, BHS to tuck full, double tuck dismount), Rose Woo (13.233/5.8 after fall on layout), Elsabeth Black (13.566/6.1 after an unfortunate fall on BHS to tuck full), Brittany Rogers (13.466/5.4 with some balance checks a solid-enough routine after two falls from teammates).
Floor: Alexa Moreno (13.833/5.9 with double-twisting double tucked) , Marcia Vidiauxm (13.066/5.6), Filipa Martins (13.433/5.3), Angelina Kysla (13.066/5.2), Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska (13.300/5.2)
Rotation 2:
Vault: Marcia Vidiaux averaged a 14.183 with 6.0 (fall) and 6.2 start values, and Alexa Moreno averaged a 14.633 for the same vaults as Vidiaux.
Uneven bars: Mai Murakami (14.166/5.7), Aiko Sugihara (14.400/5.9), Asuka Teramoto (14.9/6.1 with a lovely routine, beginning with a inbar full to Gienger), Yuki Uchiyama (14.8/6.2 with an in-bar full to Komova to Pak).
Balance beam: Louise Vanhille (13.633/5.5), Oreane Lechenault (13.633/5.8), Marine Brevet (14.166/5.7), Marine Boyer (14.600/6.2 after an enquiry was accepted).
Floor: Rose Woo (13.566 with a double Arabian, triple twist, double tcuk), Isabela Onishko (13.966/5.8 with two whip to a double tuck and a tucked full-in), Ellie Black (14.133/5.8 beginning with a 2.5 to double tuck and a forward double-full), Shallon Olsen (13.866/6.1 opening with a double-twisitng double, dismounting with a triple twist).
Rotation 3:
Vault: Isabela Onyshko, Brittany Rogers averaged a 14.783 for a DTY and Tsuk; Elsabeth Black averaged a 14.499 for a handspring layout full and a Tsuk 1.5), and Shallon Olsen bested her teammates to make into the Vault Final with an average score of 14.950 for a Amanar and Khorkina).
Uneven bars: Filipa Martins (13.666/5.6), Angelina Kysla (12.533/5.6), Katarzyna Jurkowska (11.700/4.4), Alexa Moreno (13.333/5.3), Marcia Vidiaux (13.825/5.4)
Balance beam: Mai Murakami (13.833/5.9), Aiko Sugihara (14.133/5.8), Asuka Teramoto (falls on double turn, earning a 13.666/6.2), and Yuki Uchiyama (13.733/5.5, beginning with a solid layout).
Floor: Louise Vanhille (13.300/5.1), Marine Boyer (13.233/5.1), Oreane Lechenault (13.666), Marine Brevet (13.933).
Rotation 4
Vault: Oreane Lechenault (falls on FTY, 12.3), Louise Vanhille (FTY), Marine Brevet (14.133), Marine Boyer (14.200)
Uneven bars: Rose Woo (13.733), Elsabeth Black (14.500 with a stuck dismount), Isabela Onyshko (14.733 with a great routine–showing a Maloney, Hindorf, Van Leeuwen, stuck double front dismount), and Brittany Rogers falls on Van Leeuwen, still earning a 14.266, but not enough to squeeze Canada into the Team Final.
Balance beam: Angelina Kysla (12.666 with a fall), Katarzyna Jurkowska (12.333 with a fall on dismount), Alexa Moreno (13.300/5.4), Marcia Vidiaux (11.700/5.0), Filipa Martins (13.833/5.6).
Floor: Asuka Teramoto (13.700/5.6 opening with two whips to a triple twist followed by a full-in), Aiko Sugihara (14.033/5.8, opening with a triple twist to split jump and followed by a 2.5 twist to layout), Mai Murakami (14.566/6.2 opening with a double-twisting double tuck following by a full-twisting DLO, 2.5 to full, an double pike to finish), and Sae Miyakawa earned a 13.266 after opening with a full-twising DLO but putting hands down on second pass. She’s extremely disappointed, a reaction shared by many in this last subdivision.
Making it into the Finals…
Team:
USA
China
Russia
Great Britain
Brazil
Germany
Japan
Netherlands
Vault:
Biles
Hong
Steingruber
Paseka
Chusovitna
Olsen
Wang
Karmakar
Uneven Bars:
Kocian
Mustafina
Douglas
Spiridonova
Seitz
Scheder
Lopez
Shang
Balance Beam:
Biles
Hernandez
Saraiva
Wevers
Ponor
Yilin
Boyer
Onyshko
Floor Exercise:
Biles
Raisman
Ferrari
Steingruber
Wang
Tinkler
Murakami
Fasana
Article: Sara Dorrien-Christians
Photo Cover: Nadia Boyce