Wei Xiaoyuan
Start lists are now available for the first day of qualifications at world championships, available for download through the FIG. Going subdivision by subdivision, we’ll take a look at anything notable to come out of this newly available information, including which gymnasts are confirmed to be competing each event.
SUBDIVISION 1
Wei Xiaoyuan will be China’s sole all-arounder.
- Li Shijia and Luo Rui are both competing just bars and beam
- Qi Qi will compete vault and floor
- This was the plan going in due to Li only recently coming back from injury, but I was still holding out hope she’d do all four
Only Turkey and Israel join China in this group, and all four athletes – Göksu Üctas Sanli and Bilge Tarhan for Turkey along with Ofir Netzer and Geffen Dor for Israel – are competing in the all-around.
SUBDIVISION 2
A number of previously announced lineups were confirmed here, including:
Additionally, Great Britain confirmed that both Georgia-Mae Fenton and Ruby Stacey will compete in the all-around, while Becky Downie is doing both bars and beam.
SUBDIVISION 3
The biggest news is what the U.S. team ultimately decided to do with its four all-arounders:
- As expected, Kayla DiCello will compete all four events
- Leanne Wong is the second all-arounder for the team, getting the spot over eMjae Frazier, who beat her by a little over half a point at trials
- Frazier will compete bars and floor, while Konnor McClain will compete vault and beam
- McClain only has one vault listed, so no surprise second vaults…a bizarre decision but I guess experience is experience
Canada’s Laurie Denommée, who hasn’t been spotted in training pictures this week, is officially out of the competition.
- 2016 Olympian and 2020 Olympic alternate Rose Woo will compete in the all-around
- Audrey Rousseau will compete vault, bars, and floor, while Cassie Lee will compete on beam
For Croatia and Norway…
SUBDIVISION 4
All athletes for Portugal and Switzerland will compete in the all-around
Team Iceland:
Team Colombia:
Agata Vostruchovaite is also in this group and will compete only vault (she has two).
SUBDIVISION 5
Hatakeda Hitomi will be the only all-arounder (and only bars gymnast) for Japan.
- We previously discussed Murakami Mai‘s injury situation, and her decision to compete only beam and floor
- Beam specialist Ashikawa Urara will focus on only beam and Hiraiwa Yuna has opted to show a routine only on floor
All-arounders in this subdivision include:
Also competing are:
SUBDIVISION 6
Some happy news – Nancy Taman of Egypt, who reportedly dealt with an injury during podium training, is on the roster and expected to compete two vaults!
Some sad news – Maisa Kuusikko will not compete in the all-around, and is only on the start list for bars.
Also in this subdivision:
SUBDIVISION 7
Lots of all-arounders in this subdivision, including:
Additionally, Coline Devillard will compete vault and beam.