Yesterday’s Qualifier, held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, was the final qualifying event for the 2010 U.S. Championships that will be held August 10-14 in Hartford, CT.
Senior Division
Jesse Silverstein (USDGC) – 88.10 (96)
Alex Buscaglia (Stanford) – 86.30 (82)
Danell Leyva (Universal) – 87.70 (77)
Alexy Bilozertchev (USOTC) – 85.85 (74)
Andrew Elkind (USOTC) – 86.90 (70)
Kyson Bunthuwong (Golden Bear) – 86.30 (68)read more on Stick It Media
Andy Thorton posted praise for the 19-year-old:
… The most notable point to me is the fact that he scored an impressive 54.7 in execution – an almost unheard of tally these days. That’s an average of just over a 9.1 in execution on all six events…and if you look a little closer, you’ll note that this is exactly why he won, since his total D-score was nearly three points lower than Leyva’s (and Leyva had a lower D-score on both pommel horse and p-bars than he normally does).
In today’s D-score dominated world, it’s really nice to see impeccable execution actually pay off the way the code is designed for it to …
read more – American Gymnast
… absent from the Qualifier but not already eligible for USAs: Injured Olympians Sasha Artemev (back) and Kevin Tan (forearm); former National Team member Sho Nakamori, on the mend from 2009 knee surgery; and two-time World team member Sean Golden, who tore his Achilles just days before last year’s USAs. All could still attempt to advance to USAs via petition. …
read more on Inside Gymnastics
Junior Division
Daniel Potemski (Cypress) – 82.50
Kevin Baker (Queen City) – 80.80 & Wyatt Aycock (Orlando Metro) -80.80
Alex Bubnov (Surgent’s Elite) – 80.80
Joe Peters (Parkettes) – 79.75
Cale Robinson (Premier) – 79.35
Michael Strathern (Bartlett’s) – 79.30
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