Too me , Melanie has EVERYTHING to be a AA medal contender. I get the impression she feels a lot of pressure to perform as she is looked upon as the leader of the French team. Seeing those tears at 2019 World Championships was heart breaking. She just needs as Simone said to her to believe in herself. She needs to take a page out of Simone's book, be confident about your ability and do YOU.
I think one huge problem with French athletes is imposter's syndrome. They have this thought at the back of their mind that even making Olympic or world finals is HUGE because you know, they aren't the Americans or the Chinese or whatever country they picture as the champion factory for their chosen sport. Or, anytime they do win a global competition, it's a "one hit wonder" because they really can't imagine the possibility of actually dominating a discipline. Melanie finally seems to be getting out of that self sabotaging mindset (which is evident she had when you listen to the way she talks about her competition to the French press) and realize that it really mostly comes down to the athlete themselves and that she has everything it takes physically to challenge anyone who is not Simone. I hope she continues for a little while after Simone retires and starts collecting medals at worlds.
I am not a specialist of gymnastics, I watch sometimes some videos. And from what I see, I think that France want to be as good as the Americans and the Chinese, so they tend to pressure their athletes. In the late 90s, there was a young talent named Elodie Lussac, she had everything it takes to be a gymnast, she could have definitely been an Olympic champion, but she had too much pressure, she had to do competitions with a completely broken black and had to stop competing because she couldn’t even walk normally and had to wear a corset for months. It’s not easy to do an high level sport when you are so young.
She lost 0.8 just on her dismount. Imagine sticking the new full in dismount it would be great. She is off to the side and under rotated the skill. on the beam, she was near perfect. I think with the remaining 3 months or so, DJDS could really do a better job on the Full in dismount. BTW, her piked fronts are on point today. She looks amazing.
@@stevec6002 I think the maximum that they can deduct without a fall is 0.8 and I would assume they will take that with her dismount. Low chest and a big hop.
She started to work on this dismount with the report of the Olympics. She told noone to make a surprise, just a few days before the European Championships, she autorised some sport journalists to interview her and show her new dismount !
not even sure that the switch ring count as her SV was 6.0. So so happy that she delivers and shows fantastic qualities and gymnastics as always after the errors on bars during qualifications... A gold medal for France well deserved thanks to that very solid and encouraging beam set. She would clearly ameliorate that landing before the Olympics and that’s a confidence boost ahead of the long-awaited deadline. I'm sure she will perform at her best and get that medal in Tokyo. I’m really rooting for her🥳🥇
She never grabs her legs when she does full in. It looks amazing on floor but she needs to do it on beam, even Simone grabs her legs to get faster rotation.
You go girl!!! Finally we get to see her hit. She was my pick to challenge Simone in the all-around, but no one can beat Simone at this point. This routine can win at the olympics, she is butt- kicking the full , which drags her rotation. Nice height- knees infront
Its pretty much Alicias routine now that u mention it. But Alicia attacked her components more confident , especially her leaps. Really happy to see she won. Her nerves gets the best of her sometimes.
@@DY-zk2zt I agree, I think Alicia was a better than average dancer... She didn't have particularly long lines, but her form and quality of movement were pretty good!
I know she lost a lot on the dismount, but that was almost the only error. I still feel like 7.9 is incredibly underscored even with the problems on the dismount,
I realize this comment may come off with "old man get off my lawn" energy, but why is it so dark? It's looks as though there was a partial power outage.
Who is the Lady commentator? Excellent description of her routine while performing.. I think Melanie's name is harder to do that the way she makes routines look. She was impressive. If she can perfect that dismount, I agree with the analyst, definitely a possible podium performance in Tokyo. Bravo young lady.
It's surprising to see that the Switch Ring Leap got fully credited. She never had that back flexibility for those Rings but she keeps performing them on Floor and (now brings it back) on Beam. She's loosing so many tenths everytime, it's painful to see...
the only thing I don't hate about USAG is that they get the lighting right for national competitions and don't make it look like a disco. seriously what is this??
I love these commentators, the americans, not so much, they sound snobby and good for nothing, these are young ladies whose been training their whole life for these let them have their moment for god sake !!
Not sure if this shouldve been above Sanne. This routine is pristine clean but the dismount is yikes. Again the stupidity of FIG giving .2 bonus for F/G dismount encourages people to do hard dismount poorly.
@@bagelized that’s what i mean. She won by her D score, which is fair and 100% deserving. But if FIG doesn’t make that stupid .2 bonus, she would lose.
Actually like you said routine as a whole is very clean. And I would actually not call the dismount yikes. Looking at the slow mow and you can see that the form is actually pretty good throughout the skill: legs together and she gets decent height. Chest is just slightly down and it looks like she was just surprised by the landing so she bounced out of it. So I don't necessarily agree that the skill is being done poorly.
@@nathanielhalls1893 She was really solid. She had one noticeable balance check, the rest of her deductions were for form, flexibility and the dismount. 2x Front pike: (tuck) .1 each Layout: (pike down) .1 Split 1/2: (flex) .1 Switch 1/2: (flex) .3 Split: (balance ) .1 Switch ring: (flex, back arch, foot) .3 Dismount: (legs apart .1, flexed feet .1, low chest .3, landing .5) 1.0 Edit: Just a guess btw lol
@@aquajosh thanks I must of got her mixed up I was sure I read an article a while back where she had stated she would like to go to ucla, my bad . Shame as ucla need some help right now !
Still winning gold even when shes not doing her strongest events (AA, FX) 🤩
Too me , Melanie has EVERYTHING to be a AA medal contender. I get the impression she feels a lot of pressure to perform as she is looked upon as the leader of the French team. Seeing those tears at 2019 World Championships was heart breaking. She just needs as Simone said to her to believe in herself. She needs to take a page out of Simone's book, be confident about your ability and do YOU.
I think one huge problem with French athletes is imposter's syndrome. They have this thought at the back of their mind that even making Olympic or world finals is HUGE because you know, they aren't the Americans or the Chinese or whatever country they picture as the champion factory for their chosen sport. Or, anytime they do win a global competition, it's a "one hit wonder" because they really can't imagine the possibility of actually dominating a discipline. Melanie finally seems to be getting out of that self sabotaging mindset (which is evident she had when you listen to the way she talks about her competition to the French press) and realize that it really mostly comes down to the athlete themselves and that she has everything it takes physically to challenge anyone who is not Simone. I hope she continues for a little while after Simone retires and starts collecting medals at worlds.
Simone started seeing a sports psychologist back around 2013 or so. Does the French team have access to sports psychs?
I am not a specialist of gymnastics, I watch sometimes some videos. And from what I see, I think that France want to be as good as the Americans and the Chinese, so they tend to pressure their athletes. In the late 90s, there was a young talent named Elodie Lussac, she had everything it takes to be a gymnast, she could have definitely been an Olympic champion, but she had too much pressure, she had to do competitions with a completely broken black and had to stop competing because she couldn’t even walk normally and had to wear a corset for months. It’s not easy to do an high level sport when you are so young.
She lost 0.8 just on her dismount. Imagine sticking the new full in dismount it would be great. She is off to the side and under rotated the skill. on the beam, she was near perfect. I think with the remaining 3 months or so, DJDS could really do a better job on the Full in dismount. BTW, her piked fronts are on point today. She looks amazing.
Imagine if she had adequate lighting!
@@chrisw3214 TBH the lighting looks like 2017 world champ
I think that's a bit of an exaggeration to say 0.8 tenths. I would imagine it was more like 0.4 or 0.5 at most.
@@stevec6002 I think the maximum that they can deduct without a fall is 0.8 and I would assume they will take that with her dismount. Low chest and a big hop.
I think she is capable of a biles, just needs a little more consistency. I doubt she’ll do it though, because it’s only H value.
I'm sorry but did she just dismount with a full-in??? WITH NO HANDS????? I need a new wig now.
Haha this is a great comment ! Awesome!
I never saw her beam routine after the 2019 Worlds, surprised to see that dismount 😱
She started to work on this dismount with the report of the Olympics. She told noone to make a surprise, just a few days before the European Championships, she autorised some sport journalists to interview her and show her new dismount !
MAGNIFIQUE Mélanie!! On était sûrs que tu allais gagner!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What an amazing comeback from qualification!
I love when gymnasts pull out surprise upgrades
Mustafina
@@pakopaez. 😍
she has improved so much! well done young lady! can't wait to see u at the Olympics!
That dismount was so open! She didn’t even grab her legs!
not even sure that the switch ring count as her SV was 6.0. So so happy that she delivers and shows fantastic qualities and gymnastics as always after the errors on bars during qualifications... A gold medal for France well deserved thanks to that very solid and encouraging beam set. She would clearly ameliorate that landing before the Olympics and that’s a confidence boost ahead of the long-awaited deadline. I'm sure she will perform at her best and get that medal in Tokyo. I’m really rooting for her🥳🥇
Bravo!!! Adding that final dismount on the Olympics will make her competitive on the finals and even win a bronze may be. Just stick the landing.
was that the double double that simone did?
That was “just” a full-in, which is still incredibly hard to do
The way the thumbnail is taken from the only major error in the routine 💀
Literally lol
I was think how did she make gold but turns out the whole routine was near perfection until dismounting
She never grabs her legs when she does full in. It looks amazing on floor but she needs to do it on beam, even Simone grabs her legs to get faster rotation.
some gymnast can't grab their legs, it's current 🤷🏼♂️
@@alixminet4176 i was just gonna say this. and her legs are so long that it might just be one too many extra thoughts currently.
If you slow it down you can see that she grabbed her left leg, but missed the right. I wonder if she just timed it wrong?
I think she is twisting a bit early or she is off direction.
You go girl!!! Finally we get to see her hit. She was my pick to challenge Simone in the all-around, but no one can beat Simone at this point. This routine can win at the olympics, she is butt- kicking the full , which drags her rotation. Nice height- knees infront
magnifique Mélanie!
Very happy for her!
her full-ins are my favorite omg i love them so much
Now picture this same exact routine but Alicia Sacramone performing. Do you see it?
Yes, the first half of the routine especially had Sacramone vibes!
Its pretty much Alicias routine now that u mention it. But Alicia attacked her components more confident , especially her leaps. Really happy to see she won. Her nerves gets the best of her sometimes.
I think the difference is that ASac really wasn't much of a dancer.
I personally loved Alicia’s dance, the crowd and judges always seemed to enjoy it as well.
@@DY-zk2zt I agree, I think Alicia was a better than average dancer... She didn't have particularly long lines, but her form and quality of movement were pretty good!
Mélanie est ma gymnaste préféré Maël 10 ans
Beaucoup de grâce Melanie ! Ça manque beaucoup à la gym!!!
Yes Melanie good job! You can do a lot more. 🤩
I know she lost a lot on the dismount, but that was almost the only error. I still feel like 7.9 is incredibly underscored even with the problems on the dismount,
At least 0.8 on the dismount if not more, the ring is clearly not that good, these 2 things are probably more than 50% of the deductions.
She wobbled or doubted herself on some acrobatic skills and leaps so yeah. This seems fair
@@ianxlevergara5353 Actually, no, a couple of the splits weren’t 180, but really the ring and the dismount were the only problems. I’d give it 8.3/8.4
I realize this comment may come off with "old man get off my lawn" energy, but why is it so dark? It's looks as though there was a partial power outage.
Covid, hiding lack of audience
Who is the Lady commentator? Excellent description of her routine while performing..
I think Melanie's name is harder to do that the way she makes routines look. She was impressive. If she can perfect that dismount, I agree with the analyst, definitely a possible podium performance in Tokyo. Bravo young lady.
Absolutely beautiful performance and a very serious contender for Olympic gold lolx 😀❤😀
she’s from my island Martinique 🇫🇷🏝 !!!
Her father is Portuguese and her mother is Martinican. That surname: "de Jesus dos Santos" is portuguese.
Beautiful lines. Rooting for her.
Freaking deserve the gold medal
Beautiful lines😍
She’s a legend for France WAG.
Wow, she is amazingly free of any wobbles!
Trop forte 💪🏾 j’arrive pas a faire sa moi 🤸🏼♂️🤸🏿♀️
Queeeeen 👑✨
You are amazing and I am rooting for you! When you are done with your eyebrows can I please have them. Thank you.
It's surprising to see that the Switch Ring Leap got fully credited. She never had that back flexibility for those Rings but she keeps performing them on Floor and (now brings it back) on Beam. She's loosing so many tenths everytime, it's painful to see...
But, it wasn't?
the only thing I don't hate about USAG is that they get the lighting right for national competitions and don't make it look like a disco. seriously what is this??
It must be so scary for the gymnasts to throw all their big moves in this semi-darkness
I am so proud of her.
I love Melanie 🤧🖤
as much as the form in the full in wasnt great the height she got was INSANE
Hello! 🥰😊I was just going to ask, how much did she lose from her dismount?
This Full-in form more similar Silivas
yaaas Melanie
Ela me lembra muito a Dominique dawes
She nailed it
I love her
Bravo Mélanie
Bravo... Great job🇨🇵🐓
Based off the dismount I would give it an 8
She's awesome.
She won gold with this ? Cant imagine the level of this competition
I get really upset when I see springboards left after the mount. So much room for disaster. MOVE THE DAMN BOARD, COACHES!
Wait but why could she literally throw a FTDLO dismount 💀
@a n ftdlo means full twisting double lay out.
Love Melanie and her routine, but I prefer Sanne this time
Un double avec une vrille pas mal dommage pour la mauvaise réception.
Faudrait qu'elle apprenne à faire un triple double
Her dismount was scary to watch. She came close to ramming her head into the bb.
What is this shady thumbnail?????? LOL
Wow !
I love these commentators, the americans, not so much, they sound snobby and good for nothing, these are young ladies whose been training their whole life for these let them have their moment for god sake !!
Assurance 👍🏾
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss
LETS GOOOO
Not sure if this shouldve been above Sanne. This routine is pristine clean but the dismount is yikes. Again the stupidity of FIG giving .2 bonus for F/G dismount encourages people to do hard dismount poorly.
I guess her difficulty boosted her anyway, her E-score is quite low. But it was a close call.
@@bagelized that’s what i mean. She won by her D score, which is fair and 100% deserving. But if FIG doesn’t make that stupid .2 bonus, she would lose.
If only Sanne had done the same dismount. Oh wait. She can't. lol. Too bad. Yay Melanie!
@@guardianofthegalaxy2051 If FIG doesn't count it she might change it so what's the point of your comment?
Actually like you said routine as a whole is very clean. And I would actually not call the dismount yikes. Looking at the slow mow and you can see that the form is actually pretty good throughout the skill: legs together and she gets decent height. Chest is just slightly down and it looks like she was just surprised by the landing so she bounced out of it. So I don't necessarily agree that the skill is being done poorly.
Does anyone know who the female commentator is?
Blythe Lawrence
@@chrisw3214 Thank you!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Glue under feet!👏
Nice
She needs to improve the correction of the feet, the elegance of the gestures and the flexibility.
do we know her score?
13.9
13.900 (D6.0)
I think that’s a bit too high considering her dismount was about 0.3 and chest down, and her switch ring should’ve had lots of deductions
@@nathanielhalls1893 She was really solid. She had one noticeable balance check, the rest of her deductions were for form, flexibility and the dismount.
2x Front pike: (tuck) .1 each
Layout: (pike down) .1
Split 1/2: (flex) .1
Switch 1/2: (flex) .3
Split: (balance ) .1
Switch ring: (flex, back arch, foot) .3
Dismount: (legs apart .1, flexed feet .1, low chest .3, landing .5) 1.0
Edit: Just a guess btw lol
@@nathanielhalls1893 Where did you take the other deductions??
Has she committed to ucla?
Really? That would be soooo cooool!
no sorry
She’s a professional athlete with sponsorship contracts. She wouldn’t be NCAA eligible.
@@aquajosh thanks I must of got her mixed up I was sure I read an article a while back where she had stated she would like to go to ucla, my bad . Shame as ucla need some help right now !
Sanne deserved gold.
what horrible routine and horrbible final
Boooooring
Saltyyyyyyyy
@@fgdh2460 salty about what? Hahah