Results from preliminaries.
2009 European Championships
April 2, Milan
All-Around Qualification
1. Ksenia Semyonova RUS 57.625 Q
2. Anamaria Tamarjan ROM 57.275 Q
3. Aagje Van Walleghem BEL 56.150 Q
4. Yana Demyanchuk UKR 55.800 Q
5. Becky Downie GBR 55.675 Q
6. Valentyna Holenkova UKR 55.475 Q
7. Anja Brinker GER 55.400 Q
8. Wyomi Masela NED 55.375 Q
9. Hannah Whelan GBR 55.375 Q
10. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 55.250 Q
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Beth Tweddle had the top score on Bars and Floor.
Don’t compare scores against the Beijing Olympics. With the rule changes, all-around scores will be lower this quadrennial.
Still … the main theme of this meet continues to be that the best athletes in the world are not able to meet the challenge of the Code of Points. Consistency, difficulty and quality are all lower than we would hope.
Kim Bui of Germany performs during the European artistic gymnastic individual Championships in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 2, 2009. (AP Photo/ Luca Bruno) – ESPN
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