Rie won the Longines Prize for Elegance, an excellent and surprising pick. After all, they once chose Shawn Johnson.
At 23yrs-old, she is a striking gymnast with great presence.
Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEdJKni-DHM&feature=player_embedded
The Japanese women are under rated and under appreciated still. That’s going to change at Worlds in Tokyo next year under their intense media spotlight.
Full Twist links to all 4 of her routines.
Her brother Kazuhito is on the Men’s team in Rotterdam. And father Shoji was in Rotterdam, cheering his kids, and recalling his own days competing at Worlds.
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