Amalia Ghigoarta, Andreea Preda, Sabrina Voinea, Ana Barbosu, and Lilia Cosman
The beginning lists for the ladies’s {qualifications} on the 2024 Olympic Video games have been launched, and we’re going to speak by way of every crew and notable people primarily based on what we’re anticipating to see in every subdivision, together with any surprises and who could have the very best alternatives for finals.
TEAM NOTES
The British crew has been devastated by accidents over the previous yr, with each Jessica Gadirova and Jennifer Gadirova lacking out together with Ondine Achampong. All three had been integral to the crew’s success this quad, together with in successful the silver medal at world championships in 2022, so it’s been fairly a blow, although I nonetheless don’t see them as being absolutely down right here, particularly with Becky Downie becoming a member of the ranks together with her expertise and a medals-worthy bars set that might assist hold them within the battle.
Downie might be competing each bars and beam whereas first-year senior Abigail Martin rounds her out on vault and ground, and we’ll see Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ruby Evans, and Alice Kinsella on all-around obligation. The one returning member of the bronze medal-winning 2020 Olympic crew, Kinsella – who gained the all-around bronze medal at Euros this yr and helped the exact same crew we’ll see right here win silver – ought to be a part of Downie as a pacesetter, and I feel with their steering, this crew will completely be within the combine for the rostrum.
Romania has the identical group of athletes right here that certified the crew to Paris at worlds final yr, with Lilia Cosman, Ana Barbosu, and Amalia Ghigoarta within the all-around, Sabrina Voinea on each occasion however bars, and Andreea Preda stepping in because the leadoff on that equipment. Voinea has been coping with an harm and ache that has stored her from trying her greatest in coaching, however I don’t assume the crew would have been a finals risk regardless and I’m extra involved about her particular person probabilities right here.
ALL-AROUND NOTES
Kinsella must be the highest competitor for the British athletes, however each Fenton and Evans have put up some wonderful scores this yr and I feel both one may earn the second spot, or step in for Kinsella ought to she find yourself not making it for some motive. The Romanians have all roughly been on the identical web page, although I do assume Barbosa has a better stage of potential than Cosman or Ghigoarta, and assume she must be the one to look at ought to all go in accordance with plan.
Among the many people, all three athletes from Mexico will compete within the all-around, with Alexa Moreno typically the strongest, whereas I don’t assume both Ahtziri Sandoval or Natalia Escalera would sneak in. Additionally competing are Caitlin Rooskrantz of South Africa and Anna Lashchevska of Ukraine, each of whom I feel may very well be maybes for the ultimate, and Lena Bickel of Switzerland may also compete, although I don’t see her having fairly the scores to achieve a closing at this stage.
VAULT NOTES
Valentina Georgieva of Bulgaria is competing each equipment however ground right here, although vault is the place she has finals potential and she or he must be one of the crucial thrilling to look at on this subdivision, together with Moreno and Sandoval. Barbosu may also compete two vaults, and whereas her problem won’t be fairly excessive sufficient for a spot, I’d say she may very well be on the bubble.
UNEVEN BARS NOTES
The highest bars competitor within the first subdivision is Downie, surely, and I’d additionally like to see Fenton or Kinsella make a run for it, although assume the sphere may very well be too aggressive (except Fenton places up one in all her greatest units).
Sandoval and Lashchevska are additionally ones to keep watch over right here, although not tremendous possible for the ultimate, whereas Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Indonesia will solely compete on this equipment after struggling an harm at worlds final yr – while dismounting from bars, mockingly – so if you wish to see her, that is the place you’ll should tune in.
BALANCE BEAM NOTES
The Romanians ought to placed on an awesome present right here, with Voinea displaying the strongest finals-worthy set, although all three of the others might be pretty to look at. The British girls also needs to have some robust rivals, although in all probability none fairly within the combine for the ultimate.
FLOOR NOTES
Once more, Voinea is usually stellar right here and doubtless can be within the combine if she had been in prime form, however given her harm struggles, I’m not fairly certain what we’ll get and don’t assume it is going to be what we’d have anticipated a couple of months in the past. In any other case, I don’t actually see any medal contenders within the combine, although I do assume if anybody else has an opportunity of entering into the ultimate it is going to be Kinsella.
Article by Lauren Hopkins
