GER 219.700 / USA 232.400
GymNiceTic translated the live feed in German to English.
In one team, there are seven gymnasts, all compete, five scores are selected before they start to compete and the four best results on every event (vault, bars, beam, floor) count.
These are the teams:
GERMANY: Anja Brinker, Kim Bui, Desiree Baumert, Elisabeth Seitz, Katja Roll, Susann Herbst (they only have six team members – it´s the first big competition for the juniors Katja and Desiree)USA: Bridgette and Mackenzie Caquatto, Olivia Courtney, Sabrina Vega, Bridget Sloan, Mattie Larson, Corrie Lothrop, Kytra Hunter
…The competition arena, RWE Rhein-Ruhr-Sporthalle, is totally sold out (2500 seats).
read more … USA defeats GER: competition report & results
GYMmedia.com – full results – official competition home page
photo – Anja Brinker
=== Updates:
All-around
1. Bridget Sloan, USA, 59.550
2. Corrie Lothrop, USA, 56.500
3. Mackenzie Caquatto, USA, 56.400
full results PDF
Photos from the competition.
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