Stuttgart AA Live Commentary

Hold your head up, dear. There are things to be proud of .

Well, that's the end of the competition. Seda did not get on a podium she was more than capable of winning. The silver lining is that she's been hitting bars consistently for a year now and her upgraded set looks gorgeous. Plus, she nailed her beam routine this time around; her priority must be showing consistency, but will there be enough competitions left for her to prove that she is a different competitor than last year? According to Valentina, Russian Nationals & the Cup will hold more weight than what the girls do here but it would be naive to assume that coaches are not going to take into consideration how international judges are scoring girls with hit routines (Dasha's 15.6 ub vs. Seda's 14.8 bb) and how the girls are competing their new programs when they go abroad. I fear Seda's time has run out with the Rod's even if they aren't admitting it, [but maybe I'm just being grumpy and pessimistic because it's early in the morning where I am]. 
Congratulations to the medalists, and great job to Seda, who showed true character by coming back strong on her weakest and trickiest events, after an early disaster on vault. You're a fighter, babe.  



Rotation 4 Standings

Rotation 4 FX Results

Seda knew she could have done better on FX: 

Seda (RUS): Yea that routine is not gonna get her on the podium. Bounced way oob on a whip to double pike. All the landings were iffy but a solid set overall #criesforever
Amelia (USA): Wow on the opening pass: DLO to split leap stuck cold. Piked full in stuck as well. Nice triple spin. Last two passes were underrated but not too badly and she reined in the landings. Very nice.
Schafer (GER): The best effing quad spin I've ever seen. She has lovely rhythm. Landings were ok as well.
Celine (NED): Creative choreography, which we've come to expect from the Dutch. Stuck landings (one foot oob on dismount). She's working hard to get the audience into the routine but I don't think her dancing fits with this whimsical music. The audience is convinced to start clapping along anyways. If you sell it they'll buy it, folks. 
Rebecca (GBR): Performing to Ferlito's old music but without the performance ability of that renowned gymnast. No energy at all (not even the audience seemed into it). Falls on a double arabian. Nice attempt at some difficulty since she's been out so long.  
Rotation 4 Standings (things are close)

Rotation 3 BB Results

International Friendships

LOL there's Amelia and Isabella chatting and laughing and then there's Seda

Isabella (CAN): Nearly falls twice but gets a 14.433 while Seda's flawless set with the same difficulty barely gets rewarded. 
Amelia (USA): Really solid set with stuck landing (a lil low tho) but honestly the camera zoomed in on her feet for a third of the routine so I can't say for sure how it's gonna score and if it's deserved lol.
Seda (RUS): 14.8. Huh.

Seda (RUS): Excellent job. Nailed both layouts and was very secure in all other landings. I wish she was more consistent with this routine because when she hits it looks so easy, you swear she could upgrade. Alas, I'm afraid of what will happen if she does. 
Celine (NED): Nice opening choreo and really nice leaps but she comes of on RO+LO.
Elisa (ITA): She moves nicely but continues to give up on the new layout full if her feet aren't perfectly on the beam. Like, she just comes off and doesn't fight. Falls on double turn as well, her third of the day. She's disheartened. 12 point something, didn't catch it.  
Rotation 2 Standings

Rotation 2 UB Results

Sophie (GER): Beautiful set. The only noticeable error was a short handstand right before the dismount, but the rest was Euros medal worthy. 15.033. Maybe a lil underscored based on how the others were scored so leniently with gross form and wacko technique.
Rebecca (GBR): 14.366; I think they gave her an e-score in the high 7's (on the assumption that she was credited a 6.4 d-score)but she shouldn't have gotten above a 7.4 with those handstands and flexed feet and bent arms. I could go on...
Seda (RUS): She added the bhardwaj!!! And her handstands were much improved. Yes, girl. 14.433!

Elisa (ITA): Sloppy and rushed on UB. She made a mistake when kipping up and had to re-do it but otherwise a solid set. Nice double front dismount. 12.766
Rotation 2 Start List

Rotation 2 Warm Up: LOL Who is this commentator. He's so random (but at least he's not being a jerk)
Rotation 1 Scores

Rotation 1: Seda VT (5.8) 13.933

Rotation 1: Seda's last to go. Seda just vaulted and OMG what happened to Russia on vault. Yesterday the girls in the team event all had falls or super sloppy form and now Seda's DTY has regressed so much since World's. Oh my. I can't believe she fell.