#missolympia

2012 Russia (by preference for their gymnastics – this was really hard because I love so many people on this team):1. Viktoria Komova: I usually describe her as a beautiful disaster and that’s about right. I think she was absolutely unmatched in beautiful gymnastics at the time when she hit, but she kept falling short in crucial moments :( I hope she comes back this year.2. Ksenia Afanasyeva: One of my favourite floor exercises ever and an impressively clean beam routine. I’ve just really enjoyed Afan’s gymnastics for a long time now and was so disappointed that she couldn’t medal in floor finals – I wanted Raisman - Izbasa - Afan ideally :(3. Aliya Mustafina: Coming back from an ACL injury to do so well at these games was AMAZING. Her floor routine from here was another iconic one that I loved and she is just overall #flawless. 4. Anastasia Grishina: Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE Grishina. Loved her floor music and choreography, her impressive tumbling, her beautiful lines, her elegance… everything. It makes me so sad that she wasn’t able to do well in TF :(5. Maria Paseka: See my other answer on 2016 Russia.

2016 Brazil (again by preference):1. Rebeca Andrade: I’m so impressed. I basically stan for Andrade. Love her floor choreography, her vaults, her clean form, her difficult skills (1.5 twisting double back!). I need her to somehow miraculously heal before Worlds this year and win vault and medal in the AA.2. Flavia Saraiva: Basically human sunshine and a beautiful pure being. I love her beam of course and while her 2016 floor routine wasn’t my favourite I usually love her floor artistry.3. Daniele Hypolito: I admire her so much for coming back at age 31 (31!) and doing so well in Rio. I loved her back when she was younger and admire her even more now that she’s persisted.4. Jade Barbosa: I also really admire her for sticking with the sport. I also overall really enjoy her vaults and her floor exercise and I was heartbroken when she injured herself :( 5. Lorrane Oliveira: I don’t dislike her, but like Tan Jiaxin she just doesn’t stand out specifically to me in comparison to the rest. I did enjoy watching her in Rio though and hadn’t really followed her at all before.