Seda Makes Her Mark on Osijek World Cup (Watch Live)

Three of the girls who seemed to be realistic contenders for the last Euros spot- before Valentina decided to just name a team anyways- competed over two days of qualifications. We still have three months to Rio so it is not necessarily a disaster, in general terms, if the girls have a blunder here or there, but regardless, Seda did more than the other two to bolster her image. A 14.7 on bars, without her bhardwaj, and a 14.6 on beam without her full in dismount indicate she's in a good position to peak for the summer. Let's hope she keeps this up because she has an upstream battle as a result of so many missed opportunities in her past. As for Kharenkova and Kapi, their chances for Rio- and even Euros- were never the strongest but it was Masha who had the most to lose and she certainly did just that by falling everywhere. Only a weak field keeps her in beam finals. Kapi did her job on UB (which we all expected) and is the only competitor to break 15 on any event so a second hit routine in finals should leave her happy and feeling positive about making the most of this summer regardless of where it does or doesn't take her. More impressive to me is her FX d-score which is now 5.8, with which she scored a 14.00 in quals for second place. I'm telling you guys, keep an eye on this kid. There's obviously no room for her on an Olympic team if the veterans are in maximum shape and Melka doesn't get injured, but don't underestimate how quickly a situation that seems obvious becomes unpredictable in Russia. 

Finals can be watched live in three different ways. First the Italian Federation youtube channel requires 'hola' or a similar software that hides your IP address. For day 1 click here and day 2 is here. Secondly, Croatian TV will host the finals but I'm unsure if english commentary is available, as it's been with FGI so far this year (here). Finally, Brazilian SporTV3 is streaming here. Live scoring can be followed here for those who can't watch, and remember that because of the abundance of resources, videos will appear on youtube lightning fast if anybody is struggling to get a stream to work. 


Tip: after you download an IP hider, go to the main channel of the federation youtube page and click the bright red 'watch live' words attached to the video. Refreshing the link after installing an IP hider will not always gain you access but by opening a new page and clicking watch live you should be okay.