Hiroyuki Tomita, 2005 World Champion, leads.
These scores are combined from competitions from the May 5th weekend and April 12-13th.
Men’s All-Around
1. Hiroyuki Tomita 182.450
2. Kohei Uchimura 181.150
3. Takehiro Kashima 180.025
4. Koki Sakamoto 178.400
5. Shun Kuwahara 178.300
6. Kazuhito Tanaka 178.025
For some rediculous reason, all those trying out for the Olympics must compete All-Around at trials. Yet the selection criteria includes specialisits.
Japan is slow to embrace anything new.
2008 Men’s Japanese Olympic Selection Criteria
1. Top 3 all-around (50% from the April trial + 100% NHK Cup)
2. Top 3 event specialists
a) event specialists must be in top 12 AA
b) Points are awarded differently on each event: FX, VT, PB, HB: 3 points for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd; PH and SR: 4 points for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd
c) calculate the points from all four days of the April trial and NHK Cup, with special criteria (d)
d)Priority given to:
(i) the gymnast who earns points on pommel horse or still rings
(ii) the gymnast who earns points on more than two events, including floor exercise
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