Sanne Weavers withdrew; Yang Yilin withdrew due to a back injury. She's had that injury for a while, I think. Too bad Weavers withdrew from the BB finals. NastiaFan101 mentioned her excellent turn (I completely forgot about that) and she could have gotten it named after her (completely forgot that you could have skills named after you at WCFs).
BB:
1. Lauren Mitchell (!) 15.250
2. Yulia Lozhechko 15.200
3. Li Shanshan 15.150
Very close final! Cheng Fei had a very wobbly set, ultimately falling on her sheep jump (it took me awhile to find out what she fell on; the feed I was watching kept screwing up). Izbasa was very close to bronze, but knocked out by Lozhechko and Li. Dariya Zgoba had a decent set, but dismounted with a RO-LO. Must be that injured foot, but still, it's kind of odd to do a level 7 dismount at a World Cup Final.
The feed I'm watching is a Brazilian one and a Portuguese gym fan said that the commentator was rather biased in the fact that throughout the rotation, he was saying, "Next up is Hypolito, just wait to watch her fight for gold and don't forget that Diego won!" (Diego won FX, IIRC). Of course, Daniele fell on her mount, effectively removing her chances for gold...
And then the feed cuts out right to a lottery right after Daniele finishes her routine...
FX:
1. Cheng 15.375
2. Jiang 15.225
3. Izbasa 15.000
Suzanne Harmes, what horrible luck. She hurt her ankle on her FHS and on the video, you see her ankle snap. Ugh. Koko Tsurumi was doing so well right up to her dismount, where she fell on her double pike. I really think Zamo has given everything that was left in her to this sport. She seems so empty now.
Izbasa fell short on her triple and that really cost her. Cheng rocked her set. I think she has atoned for Beijing now. I think the biggest surprise of the rotation was Jiang's Gomez. When was the last time we saw that skill, aside from Gomez herself? I dunno if she was actually credited for that, though.
All in all, a very satisfying final World Cup final for the women. I would have liked to have seen Yang Yilin, since she's my favorite of the Chinese, underage or no. Can't have it all.
A couple of surprises:
VT:
1. Cheng Fei (not a surprise) 15.050
2. Ariella Käeslin 14.912
3. Aagje Vanwalleghem 14.425
Zamo splatted her vaults, unfortunately. Elsa Garcia was so close to bronze, but knocked out by Aagje.
Uneven Bars had an East Asian sweep:
1. He Kexin 16.250
2. Jiang Yuyuan 15.7
3. Tsurumi Koko (yush!) 15.250
Interestingly, He nearly peeled off the low bar like she did in Beijing. She saved it, but her B scores were rather funny. The Australian judge gave her a 7.5 while the Chilean judge gave her a 9.0.
Yang Yilin scratched. No reason has been given yet. Likely injury.
Nastia has been pursuing some modeling work, and with good reason. The above photo is stunning. She's poised to become a more commercially successful gymnast than Mary Lou (I know that many of us are
However, this is what happens when young people don't experience the '80s for themselves.
BTW: has anybody been able to find Nastia Flakes? The grocery stores here have only been selling Wheaties with Kevin Garrett on the box.
And now for something completely different: Triple Full reports that the World Cup final will be streamed live online. Let's hope that they will not be cruel to us Mac users. Don't be hatin' because our computers rule.
