GREAT SHOW at the Men’s World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. They guys were even better, overall, than they were in qualifying.
Fantastic gymnastics.
Last rotation Japan trailed China by about 0.8 going into Horizontal Bar. I thought might overtake, having no faith in China on pipe.
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Didn’t happen. … The first Japanese, Tanaka, came off on a pirouette. Uchimura missed a connection out of Tak full (falling the wrong way without a form break, then NAILING the routine and STICKING the dismount). … A God even when he makes a mistake.
Congratulations to team China. All hail!
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… The USA could not make up for their weak Pommels. (Somebody phone Artemev and tell him to train harder. His country needs him.)
The happiest guys in the gym are TEAM GERMANY. Dancing and singing. … They were only ranked 5th in the IG preview post.
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FINAL RESULTS – top three repeat from 2007:
1. China 274.497 GOLD
2. Japan 273.769 SILVER
3. Germany 271.252 BRONZE
4. U.S. 268.012
5. France 263.468
6. Russia 263.170
7. Great Britain 261.103
8. Korea… Now the Germans–Well what can I say–They just really wanted this. Everyone had pretty much counted them out with the injuries to Nyugen and Hambuechen. I guess we won’t do that again!
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