Sanne Wevers Wins Beam Gold Euros 2023 (13.800)

[@dannyweiss5412]

Her rhythm is next level. No one else moves so fluidly today. And imagine the balls to have had a skill named after you that only you do. And there have been several points in her career where she was the only one doing the unique skills or connections she was doing at the time. I also think she's the smartest beamer out there. Always able to adjust her routine and figure out the consequences herself. What a boss

[@saragrant9749]

I remember in Rio she had routines in qualifying, team and then beam finals that were all different from one another- same skills just about, but different combinations. It was unreal how she could think so fast on her feet- on a 4 inch apparatus! Her Olympic gold was a classic.

[@MACJunkie88]

Just about to comment this. Especially compared to the USA team. There is no artistry anymore. Just trick after trick

[@MACJunkie88]

A double turn is so much more difficult than people realize and in connection?!?! Crazy

[@saragrant9749]

@@MACJunkie88 I miss her doing the triple turn- it was just art in motion! That double L turn is incredible. I hope she can come to absolute top form in Paris, it would be amazing to see her get another medal. That Rio gold was legendary. In terms of the US “not having artistry” blame the code of points. Our athletes DO have artistry, it’s just not rewarded enough to make it an absolute focal point. Why put in the effort for no results?

[@annelhelgouach894]

Et très élégante

[@Jumbaride]

This has always been (and probably always will be) my favorite beam mount. Grace and athleticism. 💙

[@theobolt250]

Just imagine, on a beam shy of 4" wide (10cm) making a pirouette on the ball of your foot... no wavering, no weaving arms, just a gracious pirouette.... wow... 😮

[@Simon-oy7kf]

One pirouette isn't that difficult, I'm a guy with big feet and even I can do that. The impressive thing is her combinations, difficult double and triple pirouettes and near perfect execution

[@Mchris24]

I know most gymnasts can't even do that on the floor.

[@paulakrainer6549]

No wavering, only wevering

[@piperhurtado4945]

@@bambooprincess3495 so you’re the next up?

[@piperhurtado4945]

@@bambooprincess3495 I used to do gymnastics too. At some point, it’s just better to let it alone. The body can’t keep up.

[@natasamladenovic1765]

I know nothing about gimnastics, I used to be a basketball player but this was soooo beautiful! Well done Sanne!

[@kenmoreSF]

Those turns on both directions are incredibly difficult. She's the only one in the world who perfected that move.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

Ikr? It really annoys me when I hear people denigrating her routine because it "only" has turns. Those spins are mind blowingly hard!

[@PhenixJoe]

She should have perfected it by now after doing that routine for eight years…

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@@bambooprincess3495 I never said she was the only gymnast that can do it; however, gymnasts that can are pretty few, and the gymnasts that can also do it in combination with other skills and with a high degree of execution, are even fewer.

[@cocoroni1031]

@@bambooprincess3495 She's the only gymnast in the world who is still performing double L on beam. So your assurance is questionable.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@@bambooprincess3495 Sure you could, toots. Right after you rode off on your unicorn, farting glitter and doing triple L turns and Gainer 1/2 dismounts all the way.

[@djm4854]

Anyone who appreciates Sanne, appreciates the origins of artistic gymnastics that is sorely missing in the 21st Century. Sanne brings back the yesteryear of artistic elegance, performance grace, and poised fluidity that we yearn to see---one criminally overshadowed today by a hyper focus in powerhouse acrobatics and rough tumbling. Sanne emphasizes the artistry of artistic gymnastics, and I am so proud of her for forging such an original path, despite trending tricks and scoring popularity. I also love that she doesn't let age define her ability. Women's gymnastics can be so cruel, making a woman in her 20s seem like she's too "old" and past her athletic prime. That's such nonsense. Age does not define capability. We do. And here she is at 31 still being a fierce gold-contending competitor. Way to go, Wevers! You're an inspiration. We

[@melissaclark6578]

In today’s gymnastics there isn’t originality,uniqueness,and flare. Gymnasts now do all the same skills because the rules won’t allow gymnasts to do anything that takes skill. It only takes 1 gymnast to get severely injured to get a flip,jump,or sequence of flips removed from qualifications. Even if it was the gymnasts own mishap for injuries.

[@melissaclark6578]

FINALLY A FEMALE BEGINNING HER 30s still in gymnastics! WOOHOO! PS: SHES SO MUCH BETTER THEN BILES TOO!!! This chic deserves 100 gold metals because she’s adding her own originality to the routine!

[@spamgarbage6999]

No i like her bc she unique and she has intelligent programs that use unique skills to help her win as opposed to cookie cutter things that look impressive but after awhile get boring.

[@tambam6744]

Today’s gym is overrun with dance elements. It’s not even acrobatic-heavy as you are making it out to be. You are stuck in time. You aren’t even keeping up with the current code to know what skills are popular and lucrative and what skills are rare and aren’t worth its value. “Tricks” are not trending and that’s the truth. Gymnastics has regressed severely from an acrobatic perspective and it’s because of you “artistry” girlies that can’t appreciate any other for of art besides the ballet influenced/Eurocentric style of artistry and expression.

[@djm4854]

​@@tambam6744 Ok, obviously we disagree. And that's totally fine. BUT, you don't have to put others down to establish your opinion. The way you accuse with that "it's because of you 'artistry' girlies," line is both harsh and untrue. Just because someone happens to enjoy seeing a particular dance style or artistic expression DOES NOT mean we are closed off to a diverse appreciation for other forms of art. Speaking for myself, I love all shades of gymnastics. I'm not STUCK anywhere. I happen to enjoy seeing a style that in my opinion, does not show up frequently, such as what we saw in the innovation of Sanne's routine. It brought elements of yesteryear and adapted them to the modern forefront, and I simply thought it was refreshingly cool.

[@gianluiginucleo7644]

The Queen Is back!

[@karyon1007]

And that's why it's called ✨Artistic✨ Gymnastics!❤❤❤

[@tambam6744]

Why? Because it fits the Eurocentric style of artistry?

[@karyon1007]

​@@tambam6744 No.

[@eimardgomes1128]

OMG SHE WON???? Wow everybody was underestimating her!! 😍

[@demonsalwayswin]

Underestimating, how??? She is an Olympic beam champion and still competing at 30+, what a legend!

[@Taureanfitness]

What all that is just so incredibly those turns have a high level of difficulty she is a graceful and has wonderful rhythm and perfect time in the fact she stuck that perfect gainer full twist Is it amazing

[@ceciliaarcari1074]

Solo una parola:PERFETTA!!!👍👏👏👏👏👏💞

[@ZBGregory]

Sanne is able to get me excited about a routine I usually would only see at the olympics. Seeing a great routine really makes me feel wonderful for Sanne

[@TheMusicBH]

A rainha da trave! Só ela e Svetlana khorkina conseguem fazer exercícios tão lindos na trave 👑❤️

[@grahamstrouse1165]

I love it that gym has evolved to a point where gymnasts like Simone Biles and Sanne Weavers can both be world-beaters. 🙂❤️

[@angelamapa2529]

Lovely spins! I personally prefer watching routines with a little bit more acrobatics (like many of the Chinese beam routines because they have a good mix of artistry and acrobatics) but it's nice to have a variety of styles.

[@tambam6744]

Chinese have artistry on beam??? Maybe 20 years ago but now??? Lol

[@nubianfx]

Turn queen still going strong|! love her

[@tambam6744]

Lol. She fell off after Rio and just now got a medal in a decently competitive field.

[@ctruth6185]

Sanne does an acro series and her mount and dismount are athletic too. She is more than just turns and her beam choreography is beautifully expressed. I'm sure at 30 years old she's inspiring to many gymnasts. Excellence has no expiration date. Remember that. Glad she didn't quit she has contributed so much to her sport.

[@mm4chelle]

WOW! That’s so impressive!

[@3pan1]

Fannntastisch Sanne !!

[@plp666]

Lovely routine! Hope Sanne has a great worlds, she continues to be an inspiration ❤

[@vickilindberg6336]

Nice commentary. Minimal distraction vs NBC constant chatter. Great performance.

[@edwardoneil3962]

Stunning always a delight to watch 😊

[@Hiro.the.God.]

That was amazing!

[@earthlingT]

always such a pleasure to watch 🤩

[@1dominiquesmith]

The first time I saw her on the beam she seemed a touch unworldly like some kind of fairytale elven queen come to life. Nimble, lithe, and graceful.

[@cesarvallejolopez]

Poetry in motion

[@MissJan1912]

Essa moça realiza a serie de barra mais linda da atualidade, graciosidade e elegância ao mesmo tempo...

[@lileray1983]

I love her!!! Kween Sanne!!

[@JasonQiuMusic]

Yaaasssss

[@bethmissbenett]

Reina de la viga 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Jim1971a]

She has poise and grace.

[@vanderheijden5123]

❤❤

[@carols-corner]

I just love her!

[@darrylcantre7178]

I miss her okino 😢😢😢

[@shwee1855]

You said EXACTLY what I was thinking

[@Jac-Jay]

Personally I prefer the tumbling elements on the beam but there's no knocking the difficulty of those spins, if they are as easy as people are making out then why isn't more gymnasts performing them?

[@shwee1855]

They are less impressive to the untrained eyes, from the number of comments discrediting the difficulty of Sanne's routine, you can already tell. But to people who knows, Sanne is in a league of her own.

[@MD-722]

​@@shwee1855Completely of her own, as not even in tbe Soviet era did we see anything remotely like this.

[@misguidedkpopper8674]

The saddest thing is FIG crippled turns by capping out its D score. This crippled Sanne's routines completely because she doesn't focus on tumbling. Due to this women's gymnastics is atrociously boring and generic now.

[@costernocht]

The graceful Dutch Windmill!

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Love Sanna!

[@robyroberta2587]

Semplicemente brava ❤

[@wheresbaby7783]

My favorite move on the beam. Full twistin backhand spring she no longer does boo

[@mihaelabruma8006]

Respect, Sanne!

[@srkpeneloux1025]

❤️❤️❤️

[@amyney1434]

The mount onto the beam and she connects it?! Wow

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Sanne’s one of my all-time faves on beam. She’s not quite up there with Catalina Ponor but she’s close. 🙂

[@KF-cx8bm]

There's alot of arms waving about

[@Fci99]

Yesss queen

[@lilie0289]

The Steingruber dismount is incredible

[@tlw1269]

Good...no wolf turn. They tend to do that way too much.

[@steve-from-toronto]

Isn't this the exact same routine from 7 years ago? Incredible spins and poise, but all the pointless arm gestures can't make up for the fact that there's a big lack of flips and jumps. Lovely to watch though.

[@michaelhoward5786]

No. Her Olympic routine had an okino and and switch split; BHS 1/1 combo.

[@shwee1855]

Yeap, there is a "lack" of flips and jumps in eyes of spectators, but the fact is that her routine has already fulfilled the basic acrobatic requisites, she is using her pirouette combinations to chalk up her scores instead of using tumbling combination like how all Other gymnasts does. If one were to looking closely, most routines of other gymnasts usually only contain ONE spin/pirouette. Their whole focus is on the acrobatic element. But people never ever say there is a lack of spins. But when Sanne does her routine in another way, most people will comment that there is a lack of flips/acrobatic elements. On a side note, I do agree the hand movements are a tad too extra, much more than her past routines

[@MrJuagarci]

Who Is the narrator? Is very very Good

[@hannestawarz2078]

SANNE SWEEP 🧹👏🏻

[@jayd.abiera687]

Definitely missed the undisputed queen of spins on the beam. that spin series is should be named the Wevers spin series..

[@gjamh]

it are pirouettes and one is called after Sanne Wevers allready

[@cesarvallejolopez]

YES🎉

[@eliseperron1928]

What’s her D score? While I agree, the artistry and execution is on point, there isn’t much to this routine.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

The D score was 6.6. Make no mistake, while this routine might not be as "flashy" as, say, Simone Biles' routine with the double-double dismount, it is HARD. (Just to give you a comparison, Biles' D score was 6.2) Those turns might not make the audience ooh and aah but they take an incredible amount of skill to do.

[@br0wnsug3h]

@@chooseyourpoison5105 Which Biles routine are you talking about that was a intentional 6.2? The watered down Tokyo one? Other than that, Biles beam is consistently in the 6.5-6.8 camp depending on connections.

[@arialogic]

@@chooseyourpoison5105 it's 5.8 not 6.6

[@harshreality2672]

Only ONE "back handspring" (at that!) in the whole entire routine? I agree. I kept looking at the title, she got a gold for this? Dayum I'm old, lol, this sport has REALLY changed 😬.q

[@cocoroni1031]

5.8 and that's good enough to medal at international stage. Execution and artistry are keys on beam in the current evaluation.

[@annelhelgouach894]

La reine de la poutre. Déjà championne olympique à cet agres

[@jobi8049]

Waw the end

[@eo9245]

🥱

[@kimthreadgold2755]

Reminds me of Natalie luken

[@claudiamarzi9396]

Ma Sanne fa anche altri attrezzi? Mai vista!

[@triffus]

If she had a decent dismount, would be one of my favourite beam routines of all time. And any hater can yell at me, cause THIS boy did some bad ass beam in his day. Dismount was weak and is still in my opinion, overrated.

[@casimirodasilvasantoshe-hi5797]

No acrobatic at all! This is just dance … long live the 80 and 90s in artistic gymnastics the perfect balance between acrobatics and dance! This is an European champion with 13,990 equivalent to a 6.20 back in the day!

[@cookie4049]

Turns are HARD on beam. In my mind, it's good to give gymnasts the option to play to their strengths. If you're weaker at acrobatics or dance, compensate by getting extremely good at the other one and still be able to medal. Like Jade Carey for acrobatics on floor. But I do prefer a more even gymnast.

[@cocoroni1031]

She basically counted 4 acrobatic elements (out of top 8 elements). Do you know how to count? Back in the day, they didn't even do 8 C+ elements with artistic requirements on close beam and side beam within 90 SECONDS. Today's execution evaluation is way more demanding than in the past. Go check FlipFlyTumble.

[@joseagraz7553]

Esta rutina debería ser penalizada por tanta repetición de dificultad pasa toda la ejecución en piruetas. Y las acrobacias pobres... Nadie como la gran Catalina ponor elegancia , gracias, acrobacias y mucha dificultad

[@etheldingleberry8075]

More acrobatic moves should be required. This is more dancing than gymnastics.

[@cocoroni1031]

She counted 4 acro elements (out of 8). That's more than what you think.

[@lena-gk4vb]

She does the same routine every time...why don' t they learn somersaults in Netherlands? 😄 She can't do a forward somersault and she can't do a backward somersault. And she can't do any otjer dismount than this 🫣 She does this one for years...and nobody tells her that it's too easy and boring. Why can't she do like other athletes and does a GOOD dismount?

[@ChainChomp2]

Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles' previous coach, worked as an assistant coach in the Netherlands. If she can't do forwards or backwards somersaults, then what were the elements in her acrobatic series that she did to fulfill the compositional requirements? Her dismount is a D element, so it's not like it's actually easy or boring despite what you may think, because it's enough to receive the 0.2 bonus for competing a D dismount. If you're wondering why she can't cater to your specific preferences of gymnastics, why don't you look up her age? I could ask you questions like why can't you inform yourself before making such idiotic and narrow-minded comments but there's no point.

[@InezDowns-z5y]

I AGREE !!! SHE IS A ONE TRICK PONY, all she knows to do is pointe her toes and poise like a ballerina and carefully turns !!! then her trademark just a little hop off the beam at the end, nothing too risky

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

31? For a gymnast that’s downright geriatric.

[@sandrogutierrez7310]

Increíble que saque un puntaje tan alto con esquema tan básico de poca dificultad.

[@gjamh]

Glad NOBODY sits in the jury with so less knowledge as you on this point!! Get informed better!!

[@zabag]

She's still unable to add an acro series before her dismount. They gave her the gold as a gift

[@cocoroni1031]

The side aerial to BHS is an acro series.

[@zabag]

@@cocoroni1031Sorry? Did we watch the same video? All she did before her dismount was a leap

[@cocoroni1031]

@@zabag She did an acro series before her dismount, just not the *last counted element* before the dismount. And it doesn't matter when gymnasts do acro series.

[@zabag]

@@cocoroni1031That’s not related to my point. Her run-up to her dismount looks like junior gymnastics. Yes, she’s artistic but in that context she lacks the difficulty that would make her a genuine champion. I’m definitely not a fan.

[@cocoroni1031]

@@zabag Junior gymnastics? Some senior men's floor even has runs with similar speed (and generate sufficient power for a stick). As long as they can perform the dismount (hers is D), they can do whatever run. Your point is totally different from what you wrote in your first comment.

[@e.h.2265]

This difficulties are not worth an European Title.

[@shwee1855]

Oh, you were on the judging panel during the comp?

[@popaganda919]

isn't she already 30 something

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

So what?

[@briangmoh5261]

Amazing turns, but too much hands movements not enough jumps. Let's face it, in beam and floor, despite what the scoring says, the fans want to see more leaps and jumps and acrobatic moves.

[@mariusa.5863]

Couldn't agree more. The dancing stuff is just a little extra, the thing that counts and that makes people watch gymnastics is the acrobatics.

[@cocoroni1031]

Don't generalize your opinion on others. Dance and acrobatics are equally important in WAG. If one just likes acrobatics, one will have more fun watching MAG and tumbling sports. Leaps and jumps are wonderful, so does turns.

[@cesarvallejolopez]

I'm a fan of the sport and I am THRILLED by Sanne's different approach, graceful moves, originality and making look easy what is very difficult. Like in everything in life, something that looks difficult not necessarily IS difficult.

[@michaelhoward5786]

​@cocoroni if what you said was really true they wouldn't cap dance elements at e. Clearly the FIG disagrees.

[@cocoroni1031]

@@michaelhoward5786 They are capped but it doesn't mean they aren't important. Well executed dance elements have less to deduct than well executed acrobatic elements in general so the cap prevents gymnasts from overusing dance elements, but themselves are valuable enough.

[@xetothex]

not as fluid as the olympics but still good

[@mrtorstai5336]

Yes, pirouettes on the beam are difficult, yet, for me, this routine is extremly boring to watch. Other competitors are more elegant and offer more than turns, turns, turns. Plus: I remember how in Rio after her routine she sat down and wrote and calculated the scores,she might get, like a bookkeeper. Next year at world championship she wasn´t that succesful. No accurate calculation of scores that time. Showing the sort of same routine year after year should lead to reductions in points. Rio was 2016, now it´s 2023.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

The "flashy" skills, though, often aren't that difficult. The turns might not make the crowd ooh and aah but they are actually mind blowingly hard. Kind of like Beth Tweddle's Markelov release on uneven bars versus Aliya Mustafina's pirouettes on uneven bars - the Markelov is a crowd pleaser, while the pirouettes might not be as fun to watch but are incredibly difficult. That's gymnastics. Deal with it.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

And what is actually wrong with "calculating the scores like a bookkeeper?" So what if she sat down with the code of points, purposely picked the hardest skills and then built a routine around them? To me that shows she has incredible skills, that she was able to pull such a routine off. It's a positive, not a negative.

[@mrtorstai5336]

@@chooseyourpoison5105She only counts, when she was sucessful. A bookkeeper also counts, when the result is not so positive. And btw: you can like her, it is okay. I dont, that is okay, too.

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@@mrtorstai5336 Just pointing out, she is far from the only athlete to pick out the most difficult skills and build a routine around them - Max Whitlock did it, Nathan Chen did it, heck even Epke Zonderland did it. When a male athlete purposely performs the highest scoring skills he's "determined" and "going for the gold." When a female athlete does it she's "calculating" and "counting points like a bookkeeper." Double standards much?

[@cocoroni1031]

Who is more elegant than her on beam in the beam final??

[@lindaselander9602]

She won't beat Biles. Maybe bronze @ Olympics!😮

[@leykimayri]

She has a whole year to upgrade. And she’s already beaten Biles, so have others

[@lindaselander9602]

@@leykimayri ok, so that was then, biles has her signature dismount!

[@leykimayri]

@@lindaselander9602 And Sanne has her eponymous L turn, so do hundreds of gymnasts who also have skills named after them. Could you stop tagging people with stupidities?

[@lindaselander9602]

@@leykimayri I'm not tagging, biles dismount is the hardest!

[@nicoles9077]

European gymnastics is subpar without the Russians. The Japanese will bury these ladies

[@zutropolazutropola4449]

Way overrated.

[@cassiosc357]

What a boring beam routine! SOS!

[@a_2502]

I have to agree 😕 not exciting. We’ve seen this for years. Would love if she switched it up.

[@mihaelabruma8006]

Dacă e boring, schimba canalul.

[@shwee1855]

​@@a_2502 most gymnasts create a routine and just stick to it, their strength, their style. Rarely do they really switch their routine, maybe just add one or 2 elements or just increase the difficulty slightly

[@james2175]

Bad gymnastics being rewarded (not awarded) gold again. Typical.

[@avennewessel8699]

She doesn't point her toes, which is a big problem with many gymnasts now, including the majority of the Americans in recent years, but other than that, I think she's original, and graceful (un-pointed toes notwithstanding). I didn't see her competition, so I don't have an educated view on who should have won.

[@cocoroni1031]

Bad what? Just because you say so?

[@yellowflash7303]

Brilliant!

[@yvessaint5936]

Very artistic and level of difficulties is like girls had in early 70s...her performance is joyful to watch with few poor acrobatic skills but very artistic...an average score for chinese girls is around 14.000-14.100

[@cocoroni1031]

While you may not know how to count, she counted 4 D acro skills out of top 8 elements, same as Jade who counted ECDD in her acrobatic elements. Chinese gymnasts are current struggling with consistency or not enough artistry on beam. Score-wise Sanne is still competitive.