Welcome to the first of many gymnastics updates from the 2024 Paris Olympics, brought to you by The Gym Spot.
Over the weekend, both the men's (MAG) and women's (WAG) qualifications commenced...
Day 1: Men's Qualification
On the 27th of July, Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) qualifications kicked off. A huge congratulations to Australian MAG representative Jesse Moore, who scored 82.698 in the individual all-around qualifications, securing a position in the all-around finals.
Source: Gymnastics Australia
MAG Teams Advancing to the Finals:
- China - 263.028
- Japan - 260.594
- Great Britain - 256.561
- Ukraine - 253.893
- USA - 253.229
- Italy - 249.764
- Switzerland - 249.662
- Canada - 247.794
Individual All-Around Finalists:
- Zhang Boheng (CHN) - 88.597
- Oka Shinnosuke (JPN) - 86.865
- Hashimoto Daiki (JPN) - 85.064
- Xiao Ruoteng (CHN) - 84.898
- Jake Jarman (GBR) - 84.897
- Joe Fraser (GBR) - 84.666
- Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) - 84.631
- Yumin Abbadini (ITA) - 83.933
- Carlos Yulo (PHI) - 83.631
- Frederick Richard (USA) - 83.498
- Illia Kovtun (UKR) - 83.163
- Matteo Giubellini (SWI) - 83.066
- Paul Juda (USA) - 82.865
- Krisztofer Meszaros (HUN) - 82.798
- Jesse Moore (AUS) - 82.698
- Mario Macchiati (ITA) - 82.231
- Casimir Schmidt (NETH) - 82.098
- Milad Karimi (KAZ) - 82.065
- Diogo Soares (BRA) - 81.999
- Florian Langenegger (SWI) - 81.898
- Noe Seifert (SWI) - 81.798 [not eligible for finals]
- Felix Dolci (CAN) - 81.498
- Frank Rijken (NETH) - 81.223
- Nils Dunkel (GER) - 81.232
- Lorenzo Casali (ITA) - 81.166
- René Cournoyer (CAN) - 80.798
‘Your Paris 2024 Men’s Event Finalists!’
Source: Inside Gymnastics
Highlight: Japan's reigning Olympic all-around champion, Hashimoto Daiki, continues to impress, scoring an 85.064 and leading Japan to the finals!
Day 2: Women's Qualification
On 28th July, the WAG qualifications began, with Australia placing 10th (total score of 158.964)—an achievement to be proud of, even though they did not advance to the finals.
WAG Teams Advancing to the Finals:
- USA - 172.296
- Italy - 166.861
- China - 166.628
- Brazil - 166.628
- Japan - 162.196
- Canada - 161.563
- Great Britain - 160.830
- Romania - 159.497
Ruby Pass, the youngest member of the Australian WAG team, has impressively secured 14th place in the qualifications, earning her a spot in the individual all-around finals! Way to go, Ruby!
Source: Gymnastics Australia
Individual All-Around Finalists:
- Simone Biles (USA) - 59.566
- Rebeca Andrade (BRA) - 57.7
- Sunisa Lee (USA) - 56.132
- Jordan Chiles (USA) - 56.065 [not eligible for finals]
- Kaylia Nemour (ALG) - 55.96
- Manila Esposito (ITA) - 55.898
- Alice D’Amato (ITA) - 55.432
- Qiu Qiyuan (CHN) - 54.998
- Elisabeth Black (CAN) - 54.766
- Kishi Rina (JPN) - 54.699
- Flavia Saraiva (BRA) - 54.199
- Ou Yushan (CHN) - 53.965
- Elisa Iorio (ITA) - 53.898 [not eligible for finals]
- Ruby Pass (AUS) - 53.866
- Helen Kevric (GER) - 53.865
- Ana Barbosu (ROU) - 53.533
- Nakamura Haruka (JPN) - 53.532
- Filipa Martins (POR) - 53.166
- Okamura Mana (JPN) - 53.132 [not eligible for finals]
- Jade Barbosa (BRA) - 53.066 [not eligible for finals]
- Naomi Visser (NED) - 53.032
- Bettina Lili Czifra (HUN) - 52.732
- Amalia Ghigoarta (ROU) - 52.665
- Georgia-Mae Fenton (GBR) - 52.632
- Sarah Voss (GER) - 52.565
- Ava Stewart (CAN) - 52.332
- Ushioku Kohane (JPN) - 52.131 [not eligible for finals]
- Alice Kinsella (GBR) - 51.999
- Aurelie Tran (CAN) - 51.798 [not eligible for finals]
- Luisa Blanco (COL) - 51.698
‘Congratulations to the 2024 Olympic Event Finalists!’
Source: Inside Gymnastics
Highlight: Simone Biles (USA) delivered an outstanding performance, leading the individual all-around WAG. Her qualification scores were:
- Floor: 14.6
- Uneven Bars: 14.43
- Vault 1: 15.8
- Vault 2: 14.8
- Balance Beam: 14.73
Stay tuned for more updates and in-depth coverage of the gymnastics events at the Paris 2024 Olympics!
