Yana Pavlova Loses Out On Finals
Yana Pavlova, the 2015 European Games co-champion in synchro and the 2016 European individual champion, qualified in 9th place at the first day of women's trampoline, meaning she will not advance to the finals since trampoline only allows the top 8 qualifiers (out of 16) to go forward. This is a devastating blow for Pavlova since she missed the cutoff mark by .225. Trampoline is a sport judged by three main things: difficulty, execution, and time of flight; the gymnast with the highest total by the end of the evening wins the competition. At the Olympics, gymnasts compete as individuals but in non-Olympic years synchronized and double mini are added.
Difficulty
The tally of each skill according to its prescribed rating in the CoP. Gymnasts can land on feet, back, front, or seat but must begin and end on their feet. Landings and any combinations of skills adds difficulty to a routine. Example: a single tuck earns 0.5 while a triple tuck with a half twist is 1.7
Execution
Judges assess the gymnast's form: elegant body lines, clearly defined shapes for each element, control of the skills landing in the center of the trampoline. The execution score is decided by five judges after which the highest and lowest are dropped and the other three added together for the final e-score. Example: 26.700 is an average execution score for a good/great routine.
Time of Flight
An electronic measurement that records the amount of time spent in the air.
For her first routine Yana started with a forward double pike with half twist to single back tuck. She kept great form throughout but I thought she lacked height by the middle to end of the routine. She ended with a half in half out double layout, and while it was appreciated by the audience, her face told a story of displeasure. The key to trampoline is aerodynamics so you want to keep your skills at the same height as your lofty opening pass since that demonstrates your good energy in keeping amplitude so high after performing multiple skills. Pavlova lacked height but she was very centered and thus still scored a 46.940, counting a 27.3 in execution. For routine two, she upped her difficulty significantly but lost tenths in execution as a result of travelling all over the trampoline and some loose leg form on the incredibly hard double front rudi out. But kudos to her on the front triple pike, it was beautiful (and in connection!). There's some controversy over what happened at the end of her routine because normally gymnasts try to wow the judges by closing with a difficult skill yet Yana did a simple laid out somersault. It was pondered over by the commentators whether she meant to do that or just mentally blanked and couldn't think of another skill quick enough. Her ending gave the judges something to think about as well since they took the longest coming up with her score. Followers of artistic gymnastics would be amazed at the speed in which tramp judges distribute scores; before the slow motion recap of the routine is done we might be hearing the announcer give us the results! In any case, Yana's score of 51.2, with a e-score of only 22.2 , which was the final straw that took her out of finals. Rosannagh Maclennan of Canada would eventually win the final, defending her gold medal won in London. Good job Yana, I can't wait to see you at the World Cup events where I know you'll be back to top form!
Difficulty
The tally of each skill according to its prescribed rating in the CoP. Gymnasts can land on feet, back, front, or seat but must begin and end on their feet. Landings and any combinations of skills adds difficulty to a routine. Example: a single tuck earns 0.5 while a triple tuck with a half twist is 1.7
Execution
Judges assess the gymnast's form: elegant body lines, clearly defined shapes for each element, control of the skills landing in the center of the trampoline. The execution score is decided by five judges after which the highest and lowest are dropped and the other three added together for the final e-score. Example: 26.700 is an average execution score for a good/great routine.
Time of Flight
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| Yana wasn't impressed after routine 1 despite scoring the second highest up to that point |
For her first routine Yana started with a forward double pike with half twist to single back tuck. She kept great form throughout but I thought she lacked height by the middle to end of the routine. She ended with a half in half out double layout, and while it was appreciated by the audience, her face told a story of displeasure. The key to trampoline is aerodynamics so you want to keep your skills at the same height as your lofty opening pass since that demonstrates your good energy in keeping amplitude so high after performing multiple skills. Pavlova lacked height but she was very centered and thus still scored a 46.940, counting a 27.3 in execution. For routine two, she upped her difficulty significantly but lost tenths in execution as a result of travelling all over the trampoline and some loose leg form on the incredibly hard double front rudi out. But kudos to her on the front triple pike, it was beautiful (and in connection!). There's some controversy over what happened at the end of her routine because normally gymnasts try to wow the judges by closing with a difficult skill yet Yana did a simple laid out somersault. It was pondered over by the commentators whether she meant to do that or just mentally blanked and couldn't think of another skill quick enough. Her ending gave the judges something to think about as well since they took the longest coming up with her score. Followers of artistic gymnastics would be amazed at the speed in which tramp judges distribute scores; before the slow motion recap of the routine is done we might be hearing the announcer give us the results! In any case, Yana's score of 51.2, with a e-score of only 22.2 , which was the final straw that took her out of finals. Rosannagh Maclennan of Canada would eventually win the final, defending her gold medal won in London. Good job Yana, I can't wait to see you at the World Cup events where I know you'll be back to top form!
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