The women's gymnastics world has been buzzing over the last month in anticipation of the Paris Olympics and exciting competition to come. Opening up July 28 with qualifications, gymnasts will be spearated five subdivisions with overall scores will be what determines which teams and individuals make finals.
Subdivision 1 – 3:30 a.m. EST
Subdivision 1 features teams Great Britain and Romania and individual athletes: Caitlin Rooskrantz of South Africa; Lena Bickel of Switzerland; Anna Lashchevska of Ukraine; Valentina Georgieva of Bulgaria; Natalia Escalera, Alexa Moreno, and Ahtziri Sandoval of Mexico; and Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Indonesia.
In this subdivision, the team to look out for is Great Britain, the returning bronze medalists from the 2020 Tokyo games. Individually, Moreno is a major contender for a vault medal after placing fourth in the last Olympics.
The first rotation for the subdivision is listed below, with Great Britain following the Olympic Order.
VT – GREAT BRITAIN
UB – Rooskrantz (RSA), Bickel (SUI), Lashchevska (UKR), Georgieva (BUL)
BB – ROMANIA
FX – Escalera (MEX), Moreno (MEX), Sandoval (MEX), Irfanaluthfi (INA)
Subdivision 2 – 5:40 a.m. EST
Subdivision 2 features teams China, United States, and Italy, plus individual athletes: Helen Kevric, Pauline Schäfer-Betz, and Sarah Voss of Germany; Kaylia Nemour of Algeria; and Lihie Raz of Israel.
China is looking to be back at the podium at the games after their implosion in the finals at the Tokyo games. The United States also hopes to reclaim the gold medal after falling just short at the last games with a second place finish. With Russia out as a competitor, the U.S. is the top-returning team and will have high chances as making a comeback. As an individual, Algeria's Nemour is one of the favorites on the uneven bars to take home a medal, and is more than likely to qualify for the all-around final where she could compete for a medal as well.
The first rotation for the subdivision is listed below, with China following the Olympic Order.
VT – CHINA
UB – Kevric (GER), Schaefer-Betz (GER), Voss (GER), Nemour (ALG), Raz (ISR)
BB – UNITED STATES
FX – ITALY
Subdivision 3 – 8:50 a.m. EST
Subdivision 3 features countries Japan and the Netherlands, and individual athletes: Filipa Martins of Portugal; An Chang-ok of North Korea; Hillary Heron of Panama; Luisa Blanco of Colombia; Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo, and Levi Ruivivar of the Philippines; and Georgia-Rose Brown of New Zealand.
All eyes will be on Finnegan, as she was the first Filipina female gymnast to qualify for the Summer Olympics since 1964, and has a solid all-around program and will be a challenger to reach that final.
The first rotation for the subdivision is listed below.
VT – Martins (POR), An Chang (PRK), Heron (PAN), Blanco (COL)
UB – JAPAN
BB – Finnegan (PHI), Ruivivar (PHI), Malabuyo (PHI), Brown (NZL)
FX – NETHERLANDS
Subdivision 4 – 12 p.m. EST
Subdivision 4 features teams from Canada, France, and South Korea, with individual athletes: Sona Artamonova of the Czech Republic; Lynnzee Brown of Haiti; Charlize Mörz of Austria; and Lucija Hribar of Slovenia.
France is one to bet on in this subdivision. As the home nation, France will have an advantage and plenty of fan support around them, which from previous Olympics has boosted team performance.
The first rotation for the subdivision is listed below, with Canada following the Olympic Order.
VT – CANADA
UB – FRANCE
BB – KOREA
FX – Artamonova (CZE), Brown (HAI), Moerz (AUT), Hribar (SLO)
Subdivision 5 – 3:10 p.m. EST
Subdivision 5 features teams Brazil and Australia and individual athletes: Csenge Bácskay, Bettina Lili Czifra, and Zsófia Kovács of Hungary; Ting Hua-tien of Taiwan; Jana Mahmoud of Egypt; Laura Casabuena, Ana Pérez, and Alba Petisco of Spain; and Maellyse Brassart and Nina Derwael of Belgium.
In this subdivision, the individual to look for is Derwarl, who is the 2020 Tokyo uneven bars gold medalist and will be looking to defend her title.
The first rotation for the subdivision is listed below, with Brazil following the Olympic Order.
VT – BRAZIL
UB – Kovacs (HUN), Czifra (HUN), Bacskay (HUN), Ting (TPE), Mahmoud (EGY)
BB – Petisco (ESP), Perez (ESP), Casabuena (ESP), Derwael (BEL), Brassart (BEL)
FX – AUSTRALIA
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