Gymnastics Examiner has a great write up on the results from prelims at the Japan Cup:
The Japanese men and the Russian women led the way on the first day of competition at the Japan Cup, being held this weekend in Tokyo.
The host men posted top team scores on five of six events to defeat second-place Germany by nearly 10 points (276.1-266.9). The U.S., propelled by the second highest team scores on rings and parallel bars, finished only seventh on vault and ended third (265.4), a point and a half behind the Germans.
The competition used the three-up, three-count formula also used at the World Championships and Olympic Games. …
Fabian Hambüchen was pretty psyched that his team, Germany, finished ahead of the USA.
… The U.S.’s Alex Naddour, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma, posted the highest score on pommel horse (14.75). …
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The women’s meet was much weaker than the MAG.
… the day belonged to Afanasyeva, 19, who was left off the A-team European Championships squad earlier this spring and sent as the veteran of the team to the Pacific Rim Championships in Australia. Afanasayeva posted the highest score on floor exercise (14.7) and was second on vault (14.75) and beam (14.55) in this Russian intrasquad …
Gymnastics Examiner – Japanese men, Russian women win team titles at Japan Cup
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