Australian WORLD CHAMPION Lauren Mitchell
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my LIVE notes:
Mustafina is Mustafina. Tough to beat anywhere. The World AA Champ sets the score to beat D 5.8 ; E : 8.966 ; 14.766 (had a 14.833 in qualifications)
Sandra Izbasa is so beautiful on Floor. I would love to see her win. … But she landed twice out of bounds, the first time with both feet over the line.
Staying in bounds is a huge factor in deciding what tumbling lines to use.
Afanasyeva (RUS) showed huge tumbling difficulty, but buckled landing double layout. Later fell on double pike. … Things have not gone well for team Russia in finals. They are looking far more vulnerable than they did before Worlds.
HEY. The Ferrari came up BIG in Finals. How fantastic. She hit her routine just about as well as possible. GREAT landings. Give the former world AA champion a medal!
Raisman has the most power of any tumbler at Worlds. She could compete double double instead of a double tuck – what’s with that easy line?
Still, it’s the second best routine of the day, so far …
Chelaru finishes with a good routine in the Romanian tradition.
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Double tuck? … That’s a weak line, I feel, for the World Championships Final …
Nice routine from Siu Lu.
Last up is Mitchell, wanting a medal after getting 4th on Beam. Gorgeous double Arabian. Nice. A couple of landing deductions. She’s a beautiful gymnast. Go Aussie.
SHE WINS IT.
Not a great Floor final. But better than I expected. They’ll be some discussion over the scores.
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