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In lieu of holding the all-around competition on a separate day from the combined team final and individual qualification at the European Youth Olympic Festival, the organizers decided to make the all-around race part of that first day, and instead included a separate mixed pairs final.

The mixed pairs competition brought WAG and MAG athletes together, combining their scores on three events apiece in a preliminary round, with the top four pairs moving on to semi-finals and finals. A total of 16 teams qualified from the first day of competition, where the WAG athlete with the top combined score from vault, beam, and floor and the MAG athlete with the top combined score from floor, parallel bars, and high bar had their scores added together to create the mixed pairs ranking.

These 16 mixed teams to make it in included, in qualification order:

1. France (Lilou Viallat, Anthony Mansard) –78.350
2. Germany (Helen Kevric, Jukka Nissinen) – 77.450
3. Italy (Arianna Grillo, Riccardo Villa) – 77.400
4. Ukraine (Anna Lashchevska, Radomyr Stelmakh) – 77.350
5. Great Britain (Abi Martin, Danny Crouch) – 76.750
6. Romania (Amalia Puflea, David Puicea) – 76.650
7. Switzerland (Samira Raffin, Jan Imhof) – 76.450
8. Austria (Leni Bohle, Gino Vetter) – 76.400
9. Spain (Sainza Garcia, Daniel Carrión) – 75.750
10. Czech Republic (Sona Artamonova, Daniel Bago) – 75.400
11. Turkey (Atiye Karademir, Volkan Hamarat) – 74.750
12. Sweden (Elina Grawin, Luis Il-Sung Melander) – 74.400
13. Norway (Keisha Lockert, Sebastian Sponevik) – 74.200
14. Slovakia (Oliver Kasala, Lucia Dobrocka) – 74.150
15. Azerbaijan (Nazanin Teymurova, Raul Ahmadzada) – 73.650
16. Israel (Yali Shoshani, Dmytro Dotsenko) – 73.100

Viallat unfortunately had to withdraw due to a nagging injury, and was replaced by teammate Lana Pondart, but she was the only qualifier to skip this event, and we got to see a ton of excellent gymnastics in today’s competition.

The Italians led the first two rounds of competition, which included a 12.833 for Grillo’s excellent floor routine and a 12.933 for her Yurchenko full, along with Villa’s 13.033 on high bar and 13.533 on floor.

Their combined total of 52.332 was nearly a point higher than second-place Germany, which saw a brilliant floor routine from Kevric, including a massive stuck triple full, earning a 13.0 there on top of a 13.366 on vault, while Nissinen put up a 12.866 on high bar and a 12.266 on p-bars, totaling a 51.498.

Romania was third with a 51.066, thanks to a 13.133 from Puflea’s vault and a 12.933 from her floor, and to a 12.1 from Puicea’s high bar along with a 12.9 from his floor, while Ukraine finished fourth with a 50.999, counting a 12.9 on vault and a 12.1 on floor from Lashchevska, and a 12.266 on floor and 13.733 on parallel bars from Stelmakh.

The athletes could choose the apparatuses they wanted to compete in the first round (again, with WAG having the option of vault, beam, and floor while MAG had the option of floor, parallel bars, and high bar), and it was pretty telling that all of the teams that qualified did not include ladies who did beam!

Fifth-place Great Britain, just a few tenths away from making the final with a 50.665, saw Martin choose to do beam, where she earned a 12.0 along with a 12.966 on vault. It was a risk, but it was also a risk to save beam for the semi-final, which caused a little bit of drama.

The semi-final round, where scores started over from scratch, put first-place Italy in direct competition with fourth-place Ukraine, and second-place Germany against third-place Romania. In that second battle, Puflea started out with two falls in her routine, on her mount and flight series, and though Puicea hit floor, the pair ended up not able to challenge Germany. Kevric had a bit of a nervous routine on beam, but ultimately hit, while Nissinen also hit floor, putting them pretty easily into the gold final, while Romania would go to the bronze final.

The Italy vs. Ukraine match actually ended up closer than expected. Villa had a great p-bars set, though Grillo fell on a back roll to handstand, a pretty surprising fall in an otherwise good routine. But Ukraine would also count a fall from Stelmakh, who missed his layout Tkachev on the first attempt, and then Lashchevska was also a bit off on her front acro series, touching the beam, putting Ukraine in the bronze final with Romania, while Italy made the gold final with Germany.

Scores again started from scratch in the final rounds. Lashchevska was daring enough to choose beam again after just having competed it in the semi, but I’m glad she did – she was exquisite, hitting every skill so well, and despite a couple of missed connections, it was super solid and clean, earning a 12.8. Stelmakh, meanwhile, opted to go with floor, and it paid off, with excellent landings across all of his passes, earning a 13.6 to help Ukraine reach a 26.400 total.

For Romania, Puflea decided to go with vault. Athletes who went with vault in the semi or the final had to compete two, with the average score counting, and though Puflea warmed up a couple of short Yurchenko doubles, she ultimately went with a full and a layout, earning a 12.816 average. That combined with Puicea’s 13.033 on floor equalled a 25.849, which wasn’t quite enough to chase the Ukrainians, who were thrilled to find out they’d won the bronze.

Kevric also decided to vault in the gold final, opting to stick with a Yurchenko full instead of a double for her first, and then a layout for her second, but both were very clean and solid, and she averaged a 13.0. Nissinen had a hit routine on high bar, which was one of the riskiest choices out there along with Lashchevska’s beam, but it also paid off for him, with his set getting a 13.033, giving Germany a 26.033 total.

The Italians went last, and though Grillo – who competed the same vaults as Kevric – scored a tiny margin below the German with a 12.983, Villa more than made up for it with an excellent floor routine, earning a 13.366 to bring Italy to a 26.349, a solid three tenths ahead to take the gold, while Germany won the silver.

I love the bracketing that goes into these meets, and wish there was more time so that we could have seen eight in the semifinal and then four in the two finals, but it’s also a little sad when a team in the lower final bracket outperforms both teams in the top bracket, which is what happened here. Though Ukraine won bronze, their 26.400 combo beat Italy’s 26.349 and Germany’s 26.033, highlighting what an incredible final couple of routines we saw from Lashchevska and Stelmakh.

Regardless of how the final scores and the podium worked out, everyone seemed thrilled to get these “bonus” medals that haven’t yet been awarded at EYOF, or really at any similarly large continental or world competition in recent years, and it added a layer of fun to what can often be such a serious and stressful situation, especially for young and inexperienced juniors.

Before we go, I wanted to shoutout a few of the performances from the preliminary round that I haven’t yet talked about. Lucia Dobrocka, the darling of Slovakia, hit another great vault and solid beam set here to help her pairs team finish in seventh place after winning a tie-break against France, which was eighth. I also got to see Nazanin Teymurova on floor again, and after counting a fall yesterday, it was great to see her get a hit here, earning a 12.033 there on top of a 13.133 on vault to help Azerbaijan to 10th, a very impressive finish! I also saw a superb stuck vault from Sainza Garcia of Spain, which finished 11th.

Article by Lauren Hopkins

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Title: Italy Tops the Podium in EYOF Mixed Pairs Competition
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Published Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:54:28 +0000

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Taylor Swift’s rep responds to reports the singer has the worst private jet carbon emissions

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A spokesperson for Taylor Swift has responded to a report that named the singer as the celebrity with the worst private jet CO2 emissions. 

Yesterday, a report released by Yard claimed the American singer was the biggest CO2 polluter of the year so far, having flown in her private jet 170 times since January and totalling 8,294.54 tonnes of CO2.

However, Swift’s spokesperson told Buzzfeed News the statistics are inaccurate.

For context, the report claims the average person produces just seven tonnes of carbon emissions per year.

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Swift’s representative said only some of the 170 flights can be attributed to the singer: “Taylor’s jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals. To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect.”

Regardless, it is clear Swift’s jet is racking up significant amounts of carbon emissions due to its inefficient use.

According to the Yard report, her average flight time is just 80 minutes, and her jet’s shortest recorded flight flew between Missouri and Nashville for just 36 minutes.

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Other significant celebrity polluters include boxer and domestic violence perpetrator Floyd Mayweather, whose shortest flight was just 10 minutes long but emitted one ton of carbon; Kim Kardashian, who has emitted 609 times more carbon than the average person; and director Steven Spielberg, who took an 18-minute flight between Rotterdam and Amsterdam – a route which, when taken by train, takes only an hour. 

The subject of celebrity carbon emissions has blown up ever since Kylie Jenner shared an out-of-touch photo of her and partner Travis Scott posing in front of their private jets with the caption, “you wanna take mine or yours?”

In the midst of the backlash, many began diving deeper into Jenner’s private jet use by examining the Celebrity Jets Twitter account, which records celebrity private jet trips.

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Many were horrified she was regularly taking flights as short as 12 minutes and reprimanded her for “her absolute disregard for the planet”.

Many found it hypocritical that ordinary people were being asked by big companies to reduce their car trips and use paper straws when celebrities are constantly leaving huge carbon footprints with frivolous trips in their private jets.

Despite the wave of criticism, celebrities have continued to take private flights between short distances. 

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Jodie Sweetin is married!

The 40-year-old actress, best known for playing Stephanie Tanner on Full House and Fuller House, married social worker Mescal Wasilewski on Saturday (July 30) at a private home in Malibu, Calif. after five years together.

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Jodie and Mescal wed in an intimate backyard ceremony that included her two daughters – Zoie, 14, and Beatrix, 11 – and her Fuller House co-stars including John Stamos, Candace Cameron Bure, and Andrea Barber.

“I know I have the right partner for the rest of whatever life brings me,” Jodie shared with People. “And I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Jodie and Mescal were first introduced through friends in 2017 and dated long-distanced before Mescal moved from New York City to Los Angeles in 2020. They got engaged in January 2022.

This is the fourth marriage for Jodie – she was first married to Shaun Holguin from 2002 to 2006, to Cody Herpin from 2007 until 2010, and to Morty Coyle from 2012 to 2016. She shares Zoie with Cody and Beatrix with Morty.

Congrats to the newlyweds!

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Title: Jodie Sweetin Marries Mescal Wasilewski with ‘Fuller House’ Co-Stars in Attendance!
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All of a sudden, the fall movie season looks very busy. This week brought two big festival announcements loaded with major films to come: First came Venice, with a lineup that includes everything from Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” to “Bardo”; it was followed by TIFF, where Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” will premiere alongside Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” and Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” among many others. Meanwhile, Telluride continues to shroud its selections in secret, but the latest lineups help us get a sense of what to expect there as well.

In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson dig through both lineups to get a sense for which films could impact the coming awards season and why it’s almost certain to be an unpredictable ride. They also address the return of competitiveness between festivals that seemed to subside earlier in the pandemic, and touch on the recent changes to the Oscar submission rules in France.

Watch the full episode above or listen it below. 

Screen Talk is produced by Azwan Badruzaman and available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify, and hosted by Megaphone. Browse previous installments here, subscribe here, and be sure to let us know if you’d like to hear the hosts address specific issues in upcoming editions of Screen Talk. 

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Title: How to Make Sense of a Very Unpredictable Fall Movie Season
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