Worlds 2019: Olympic Team qualification and 3 finals for Nina!

Friday morning, the Belgian girls competed during the qualifications at the World Championships. They scored 161.238 and finished 10th. Just like in Rio in 2016, the Belgian girls team qualified for the Olympic Games as a team. 

Apart from Olympic qualifications, the qualifications for the all-around and apparatus finals were also at stake. Nina Derwael qualified for 3 of them. 

With a score of 55.441, she placed 8th but qualifies in 7th place for the all-around final that will be held on Thursday. 4th times all-around World champion Simone Biles took the lead after the qualifications ahead of her teammate Sunisa Lee. Melanie de Jesus dos Santos from France qualified in 3rd. 

Nina, the World uneven bars champion confirmed her status by qualifying in first position for the final on Saturday. She scored 15.141 out of a 6.5 D-score. Russian Daria Spiridonova (15.016) and American Sunisa Lee (15.000) are not that far behind. It will be a close battle for the medals! 

Surprisingly Nina also qualified for the floor final thanks to her excellent E-score of 8.6, the highest  one of the field on floor. The floor final will be held on Sunday. The American girls ruled the floor qualifications. Simone Biles succesfully competed her triple-double and scored 14.833. Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey both scored 14.200. Sunisa qualifies for the final because of her better execution score. 

Team qualification result:

1. United States 174.205

2. China 169.161

3. Russia 168.080

4. France 166.713

5. Canada 162.922

6. The Netherlands 162.663

7. Great Britain 161.963

8. Italy 161.931

9. Germany 161.897

10. Belgium 161.238

11. Japan 161.228

12. Spain 159.021

All-around qualification results:

1. Simone Biles (USA) 59.432

2. Sunisa Lee (USA) 57.166

3. Melanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) 56.782

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8. Nina Derwael (BEL) 55.441

Vault qualifiers :

1. Jade Carey (USA) 15.200

2. Simone Biles (USA) 15.199

3. Alexa Moreno (MEX) 14.816

4. Elissa Downie (GBR) 14.783

5. Seojeong Yeo (KOR) 14.766

6. Shallon Olsen (CAN) 14.683

7. Liliia Akhaimova (RUS) 14.633

8. Qi Qi (CHN) 14.599

Uneven Bars qualifiers :

1. Nina Derwael (BEL) 15.141

2. Daria Spiridonova (RUS) 15.016

3. Sunisa Lee (USA) 15.000
4. Elisabeth Seitz (GER) 14.800
5. Rebecca Downie (GBR)14.800

6. Liu Tingting (CHN) 14.766

7. Simone Biles (USA) 14.733

8. Angelina Melnikova (RUS) 14.700

Beam qualification results:

1. Simone Biles (USA) 14.800

2. Li Shijia (CHN) 14.500

3. Liu Tingting (CHN) 14.300

4. Flavia Saraiva (BRA) 14.266

5. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (FRA) 13.700

6. Sarah Voss (GER) 13.600

7.Elsabeth Black (CAN) 13.533

8. Ana Padurariu (CAN) 13.500

Floor qualification results:

1. Simone Biles (USA) 14.833

2. Sunisa Lee (USA) 14.200

3. Angelina Melnikova (RUS) 14.100

4. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (FRA) 13.966

5. Liliia Akhaimova (RUS) 13.933

6. Flavia Saraiva (BRA) 13.833

7. Roxana Popa (ESP) 13.800

8. Nina Derwael (BEL) 13.600

You can find the complete results here.

Tomorrow the Belgian men will also try to qualify as a team for the Tokyo Olympics. They start at 13.00 on pommel horse. The competition can be followed live on Sporza.