Commentary from the Romanian gymnastics blog:
… our big hope is the little great Larisa Iordache. She actually came pretty close to over scoring the seniors, although they were in a different division of the competition. Larisa had a great competition on beam and floor. On beam she threw a new combination (flick + tucked full twist), a difficult double turn and one of the best triple twist dismounts ever. Thus she upgraded her beam routine to a 6.7 difficulty, rewarded by the judges with 15.775, the highest score in the whole competition. …
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Hmm. Them’s a lot of wobbles for less than 1.0 deduction.
Still, another super talent on beam from Romania. Strong Floor. Comparatively weak bars. The same story as usual.
Why doesn’t Romania bring in some proven Bar coaches?
related: Larisa Iordache – fan site
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Sweet dsmt! This was my goal back in the day with a gymnast…never got there!
Wow! Amazing. The side somi in general is usually an ugly skill, but at 0:57 Larisa is one of the few gymnasts who actually makes it pretty. Good for her!
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