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The Australian and New Zealand women’s teams at Oceania Championships

This weekend, Australia held the Oceania region’s continental championships meet in Carrara, where the women’s team sailed to an easy win while the men had a heart-pounding finish on high bar to defeat a strong New Zealand team by just half a point.

Though the Australian women’s team was without several of its top stars, including 2022 Commonwealth Games all-around champion Georgia Godwin and her 2020 Olympic teammate Emily Whitehead, the women still performed really well here to put up a 156.261, on par with the team’s finish in qualifications at world championships last year.

Led by Kate McDonald and Breanna Scott, both integral members of last year’s world championships and Commonwealth Games teams, the team also showcased first-year senior Ruby Pass, who won the all-around here with a 50.464 while putting up the top scores on vault and floor, along with Kate Sayer, who put up the second-best scores on vault and floor, and Macy Pegoli, who at 21 finally made her international debut in Germany this year and is adding a solid level of depth to the program. Both McDonald and Scott competed three events apiece, with McDonald taking the bars title with a 13.633 while Scott led the field on beam with a 14.133, and they should once again be top choices for the worlds team this year as Australia will hope to qualify a team to the Olympic Games.

It was exciting to see New Zealand with a full team here after sending just individual competitors to major meets over the past five or so years. Last year, only Reece Cobb and Keira Rolston-Larking were representing the country internationally, but this year they added 19-year-old Ava Fitzgerald, who made her elite debut at nationals last summer, first-year senior Ava Baddeley, and Madeleine Marshall, who trains at Tolworth Gymnastics Club in England and made the decision to join the New Zealand squad last year.

Scoring a 139.963, the team wasn’t able to qualify to worlds, but they did lock down two all-around spots. Cobb, who finished second overall with a 47.765, had a clear lead for this squad, but the second spot came down to just one one-thousandth of a point, as Marshall finished with a 44.966 and Rolston-Larking was just behind her with a 44.965. It’s a tough loss for Rolston-Larking, especially because it came down to the issue of scores being truncated at three decimals instead of rounded, the same issue that decided the world all-around title in 2005, but as heartbreaking as this loss is for her, I find it more bittersweet, as the circumstances are a result of added depth to this program that has often struggled to field full teams. I’m bummed for her on the individual level, but happy that New Zealand has been growing its talent pool and hope it’s something we continue to see going into the next quad.

While the men’s team from New Zealand is typically pretty solid, I was definitely not expecting them to come as close to the Australian men as they ended up, especially having finished a full five points back last year. But with Australia missing a few key routines on various apparatuses – like Tyson Bull on high bar and James Bacueti on floor and vault – they were a little behind what they managed to do at this competition last year, giving the kiwi men a bit of a leg up, especially on pommel horse.

At the end of the day, Australia had a slight lead going into high bar, and even it didn’t go perfectly well, they managed to drop a score in the 10s to tie New Zealand exactly on the event, keeping them at the top when all was said and done. This feat was thanks especially to a 13.633 from Heath Thorpe, who also had the top score on floor here with a 13.933 and counted scores on pommels and vault as well, with the men forced to go three-up three-count on the latter. Clay Mason Stephens and James Hardy both competed in the all-around, finishing second and third with scores of 77.998 and 77.531, respectively, while David Tanner had the third-best scores of the meet on rings and parallel bars, and Mitchell Morgans had the second-best score on p-bars, though unfortunately wasn’t at a hundred percent on high bar, where he’s typically a standout.

For New Zealand, it’ll be Mikhail Koudinov and Ethan Dick off to worlds, where Koudinov – who won the Oceania all-around title with an 80.766 in addition to winning p-bars with a 14.7 and high bar with a 13.8 – will hope to qualify to his third Olympic Games at the age of 32. Dick won the pommels title, his younger brother Sam Dick won rings but fell short in the all-around competition due to a rough pommels routine, and William Fu Allen and Daniel Stoddart rounded out the team, with Fu Allen doing some of the team’s best work on floor and vault, while Stoddart counted scores on rings and high bar, where he finished third overall.

Complete results for both the women’s and men’s competitions can be found here. Up next on the continental circuit are the African Championships and the Pan American Championships both held beginning May 26, while the Asian Championships will take place in June.

Article by Lauren Hopkins

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Published Date: Mon, 08 May 2023 05:52:57 +0000

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“No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid” – Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o

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Christoph Waltz presenting Lupita Nyong’o with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “12 Years a Slave” at the 86th Oscars® in 2014.

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2023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

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We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2023 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 15 to June 26, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 12. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be presented over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10, with an edited presentation of the ceremonies to be broadcast on FXX at a later date. Finally, the 75th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards take place on Monday, September 18, and air live on FOX at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT.

The State of the Race

If anyone deserved an Emmy for their acceptance speech alone, it would be recent Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner Sheryl Lee Ralph (technically last year’s telecast falls into this year’s eligibility window, so why not throw her another recognition?).

One of the appeals of her show “Abbott Elementary” is just how giving the ABC comedy is to its ensemble, so though Ralph is the frontrunner, co-star Janelle James (another returning nominee) could just as fittingly win for her standout performance as Principal Ava in Season 2. Plus, with shows like “Hacks” out of the running this year, there is more room for “Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter to make it in too this time.

As for the network comedy’s biggest competition, look no further than comedy juggernaut “Ted Lasso,” which boasts an Emmy-winning performance from Hannah Waddingham, plus multiple nominations for Juno Temple. Though the presumed final season of the show was not the most showy for their characters, there is little doubt that they both will make it into the category this year.

“Barry” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” coming to an end this season paves the way for past nominees Sarah Goldberg, Alex Borstein, and Marin Hinkle to join them, though there is a trio of formidable newcomers as well, with “The Bear” Ayo Edebiri and “Shrinking” stars Jessica Williams and Christa Miller getting meaty enough supporting work on new hit series to warrant awards attention.

Current Contenders (In Alphabetical Order):
Zazie Beetz, “Atlanta” (FX)
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (Hulu)
Sarah Goldberg, “Barry” (HBO)
Marin Hinkle, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Jane Krakowski, “Schmigadoon” (Apple TV+)
Christa Miller, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
Ego Nwodim, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Cecily Strong, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Lisa Ann Walter, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Jessica Williams, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

More Comedy Category Predictions:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

To see IndieWire’s full set of predictions for the 75th Emmy Awards click here.

Last Year’s Winner: Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Still Eligible: Yes.
Hot Streak: Last year was Sheryl Lee Ralph’s first Emmy win for “Abbott Elementary,” so no streak yet, but if she did win again, she would become the first Black actress to win this category twice.
Notable Ineligible Series: Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” (Season 3 was not eligible)

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Title: 2023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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Published Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:15:00 +0000

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Adam Silver Slid A Subtle Ja Morant Joke Into The End Of A Radio Appearance

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver spends most of his public appearances being very serious as he discusses league business. Usually he is being asked about things like larger plans for the future (like the in-season tournament or expansion) or how the NBA is handling a delicate situation, like the investigation into Ja Morant‘s latest video holding a gun on Instagram Live.

As such, there aren’t a lot of opportunities for him to show off a sense of humor, but he couldn’t help but make a sly little joke while ending an interview with Dan Patrick on Thursday. As they talked about players carrying the ball and Adam Sandler, Patrick joked he would get the Sandman to do a PSA for an Anti-Carrying Program for the NBA. That opened the door for Silver to make a subtle crack about how an “Anti-Carrying Program” could hold a double meaning, seemingly referencing the ongoing saga with Morant.

It’s kind of jarring to see Silver let this one fly given he typically stays buttoned up, but Patrick seemed to be right on it and understood he was referring to Morant. I also think this is less him making light of the situation and more expressing a little exasperation that this is the second time Morant has found himself in this spot, but I also have little doubt there will be some who are upset with the remark.

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Published Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 22:13:03 +0000

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