The best 4 days of gymnastics are just starting here in Rotterdam. We will see everyone.
Women’s qualification
SUNDAY, OCT. 17
MONDAY, OCT. 18
Men’s qualification
TUESDAY, OCT. 19
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20
There are dozens of sites following the action. I’ll try to link to the best.
What are the BIG story lines:
Andrew Thornton: Women’s Competition
Russians favored to win their first ever world team title
Bross vs. Mustafina
American women attempt to defend world title
Spectacular comebacks
Romanians rejuvenated
Blythe Lawrence:
Russian revival: men’s and women’s teams
The number of World Champions who will not defend their titles, no matter what
Kohei Uchimura … injured?
Can Jonathan Horton step up?
Ukrainian Men looking good
A tight women’s team competition
Watch these countries…Venezuela, Mexico (women), Greece (men)
Watch these gymnasts…Horton, Hambuechen, Zonderland, Belyavskiy, Yibing, Mingyong, Fahrig (men)
Some of the best story lines are yet to be revealed. We’ll have some fantastic routines from unexpected athletes on the Men’s side.
They’ll be unexpected disasters from some of the big names on the Women’s side. (We expect them on the Men’s, especially on Vault.)
But all-in-all I’m thrilled to be following this meet, the most interesting and exciting World Championships in years.
Update … One of the Danish photographers just booked his accommodation in Tokyo for the NEXT World Championships.
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