Murakami also did a great job coming back from the beam fall to hit a good routine in the final, earning a 13.5 with just minor bobbles throughout, and both she and Teramoto are once again on their way to securing world championships team spots at this month’s NHK Trophy, where the top three all-arounders get automatic bids. She’s been on fire in recent weeks, winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo World Cup before finding success here, and at the All-Japan Championships, she brought the power with her Rudi on vault, looked clean on both bars and floor, and beam – her best event – was tidy and lovely to watch.īeam has been Teramoto’s biggest asset to the team over the past couple of years, but while that alone could have made her a lock alongside Murakami, the fact that she continues to make incremental improvements across her other events to truly stand out as one of the top all-arounders in the world means Japan is going to be a team we can’t ignore at worlds this year and at the Olympics in 2020.Īside from beam, this was also a very strong competition for Murakami, who did exactly what she always does on vault and floor, and her bars were solidly hit as well it may not be her best event, but she never has anything truly wrong with her performance there, and this trend continued for her at this competition. Without a fall in the final, however, Teramoto still had the edge, finishing just 0.033 ahead of her teammate because Teramoto was just that good. Teramoto last won the All-Japan title in 2015, and it was looking like three-peater Murakami would snag it again this year, but Teramoto had a flawless competition whereas Murakami had a fall on beam on the first day of competition, putting her at a full-point deficit going into the final. After three years of going undefeated as Japan’s all-around champion, Mai Murakami handed the crown back to Asuka Teramoto this year, who put up two incredible performances to earn a 55.999 on both days of competition, edging Murakami out by just over a point with her combined total.
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