Ever since FIG started letting the media into the training gym, we’ve looked like idiots — especially when reporting what happens with the Russian girls:
… Komova looked great on bars and beam, except when she lost grip on one arm coming out of a Tkatchev and had to be caught by a coach.
Today it was her legs and not Demy’s all strapped up in kinesio tape and she is clearly still very sore in the calves. She was having terrible trouble doing her double Arabian pass, sitting it down time and time again, even when she tried to do a single. She started a full routine twice and had to stop after missing it and kind of staggered off after her second attempt and sat down rubbing her calves. ..
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Never mind — Komova will hit EVERYTHING tomorrow any way. Right?
That’s a great read. Click through for sure. It’s got updates on Russia, Australia, Great Britain, Romania, China and USA.
Or click this photo …
… Speaking of sore, He Kexin, who was NOT having a good time on bars and could not seem to get through a routine. …
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