The results are in: Erin Blanchard and Chris Estrada will represent the US in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.
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On the women’s side, Alaina Hebert and Erin Blanchard fought it out for first and second through the compulsory and optional rounds. Hebert went into the final round an .8 lead over Erin Blanchard, but a disappointing – based on her body language following the routine – finals performance by Hebert was not enough to overcome Blanchard’s excellent finals performance.
On the men’s side, Steven Gluckstein had a slight lead over Chris Estrada and Michael Devine coming out of the compulsory round. An early interruption, though, left Gluckstein far back of Estrada and Devine at the end of the optional round. Devine had early problems in his final round routine, leaving Logan Dooley as the man to beat. Needing 33.6 points to overtake Dooley’s 102.5 for gold, Estrada chose to perform what looked to me like his compulsory routine. …
Blanchard and Estrada to represent US in Beijing – Tramp and Tumbling
UPDATE: Coach Dmitri Poliaroush.
More details and photos are linked from USA Gymnastics.
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