2018 Elite Season

Margzetta Frazier Wins Silver At FIG World Cup, Melnikova Takes Gold

Margzetta Frazier Wins Silver At FIG World Cup, Melnikova Takes Gold

Margzetta Frazier's performance in Birmingham Thursday earned her a silver medal and a fist pump.

Mar 24, 2018
Margzetta Frazier Wins Silver At FIG World Cup, Melnikova Takes Gold

Margzetta Frazier took second all-around in her international debut on Thursday at the FIG World Cup Event in Birmingham, Great Britain.

Frazier started on vault, competing a double-twisting yurchenko, which scored a 14.166 and placed third. She nailed her difficult bar set—complete with a huge Ray to Pak combination—for an unmatched score of 14.2. She placed second on floor (13.433). Frazier’s all-around score of 53.932 came in behind Russia’s Angelina Melnikova, who took home gold medals for beam, floor, and all-around.


Going into floor, the top three women—Melnikova, Frazier, and Great Britain’s Alice Kinsella—were in close contention. Though Melnikova was able to edge out the competition, Frazier served up in signature Marz style a high-flying, personality-packed routine that was nearly impossible not to dance along with. 

Seriously, if you have a pulse and were within a five-mile radius of the arena, you were tapping your foot. Check out the routine below.

Video courtesy of USA Gymnastics 

The pride Frazier felt in her performance was clear when she topped off her last tumble, a stuck double tuck, with a fist victory fist pump and a grin.

“It’s probably the best night of my life,” Frazier said in an interview with FIG.

Women's Results

Rank

Athlete

Country

VT

UB

BB

FX

AA

1

Angelina MELNIKOVA

Russia

14.433

13.866

12.666

13.500

54.465

2

Margzetta FRAZIER

United States

14.166

14.200

12.133

13.433

53.932

3

Alice KINSELLA

Great Britain

14.166

13.600

12.600

12.733

53.099

4

Jade CHROBOK

Canada

13.800

12.866

12.400

12.300

51.366

5

Hitomi HATAKEDA

Japan

13.633

13.900

10.600

13.000

51.133

6

Vera VAN POL

Netherlands

13.333

13.366

12.133

12.200

51.032

7

LIU Jieyu

China

13.366

11.800

11.166

12.500

48.832

8

Sarah VOSS

Germany

14.466

10.966

10.366

12.333

48.131

Men's Results

Rank

Athlete

Country

FX

PH

SR

VT

PB

HB

AA

1

Shogo Nonomura

Japan

14.066

13.233

14.566

14.333

15.066

13.533

84.797

2

Nikita Nagornyy

Russia

14.366

14.000

14.900

13.966

15.066

12.433

84.731

3

James Hall

Great Britain

14.233

13.600

14.033

13.966

13.866

13.833

83.531

4

Dominick Cunningham

Great Britain

14.066

13.033

13.933

14.833

13.966

12.700

82.531

5

Sun Wei

China

13.200

13.500

13.933

15.000

13.366

13.000

81.999

6

Marcel Nguyen

Germany

13.466

11.833

13.700

14.433

15.000

12.800

81.232

7

Donothan Bailey

United States

11.500

13.666

13.600

14.333

13.866

12.266

79.231

8

Lucas Bitencourt

Brazil

12.400

12.633

12.933

13.366

12.466

13.900

77.698