I apologize for doubting you.
Vault:
Deng Linlin: Yurchenko 1.5 with steps forward.
Yang Yilin: DTY with a small step to the side. Nicely done. A thousand times better than training.
Jiang Yuyuan: Great DTY, just a tiny hop forward. Oh China, just when we begin to doubt you…
Huang Qiushuang: DTY, very good, with little hop forward. Hey, we’re going to see a second vault from her! Piked Podkopayeva, low landing and it seems she touched a hand down, barely.
He Kexin: Does a touch. …
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He Kexin, of course, has the high score on Bars, so far. (16.066) She’d only vault in an emergency. But she did do Floor. Wow. This after training much less on that apparatus than her teammates:
Blythe:
He Kexin: Fascinating to see her not on bars. “Bolero” is the music. 2.5 to front layout, nice. Stuck double tuck. Switch, Tourjete half. Cheated her turn a bit. Double full. Nearly stuck double pike. Well well well. Big applause. High fives from her teammates. 13.933.
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China’s final team score is 233.778. … Since they hit vault, that will be tough to beat. A 14.611 average for the top 4 scores.
… Correct me if I’ve got any of that wrong.
Winning prelims is sometimes the kiss of death, of course. China doesn’t care so long as they qualify to 3-up, 3-count Team Finals.
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