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It’s only prelims.
Team USA will obviously finish top 8 to qualify a team directly to the London Olympics.
So the bigger question is … What American gymnasts will qualify to the Apparatus and All-around Finals?
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I think they just might. They have excellent Bars and Beam. They compete first session day 2 prelims alongside China.
If you use Twitter, that’s the best way to follow the action LIVE. If not, try the QUICK LINKS atop the home page.
Click PLAY or watch one of their Bar routines on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTMxNTA5NDI4?related=1
Watch more video of World Gymnastics Championships Tokyo 2011 on gymnastike.org
As I post, the competition is just starting:
… First up, we have China, with their new, re-arranged team line-up. For those of you who have been asleep, Sports Sina announced this week that Wu Liufang would be replaced with Huang Qiushuang, because China need her vault. There have been mixed reactions, some saying this is wise. Many, however, are ruing the loss of the lovely Wu from the China line-up, particularly after her being reserve last year. There are some who think Jiang Yuyuan should be the one to sit out. The problem? She also has that DTY. Other think He Kexin, who still looks laboured on bars should be pulled. Can she win an event gold here, anyway? Despite the sadness at Wu being once again left behind, there is a sense of joy that the lovely fan favorite Huang will return to the team fold once more. …
Couch Gymnast – Day Two Qualifications: Hold Onto Your Hats
This is the team most likely to upset the USA, in my opinion.
At prelims of the Odense World Cup:
… Ludvigson, who set a new world record for degree of difficulty in today’s qualification round, advanced to the finals in third position, recording a 72.400, behind China’s Yang Song (75.700) and Zhang Lou (74.400). …
I think this is the pass …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Thanks Brett.
Recall that Kalon, from Idaho, competed Men’s Artistic Floor at the 2010 Winter Cup. (VIDEO)
Another Power Tumbler, Steve Elliot, was first to compete triple twisting double back in an NCAA competition.
MostepanovaFan montage from Sept. 25th still including the injured Alicia Sacramone. (She’ll be on a flight home for Achilles surgery, not cheering on the team.)
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Romania took the early lead during the first day of Gymnastics Worlds prelims. But most of the top teams compete today — starting in a couple of hours.
Andy Thornton thinks Romania needs to be better in the Team Final to medal.
It will be an interesting test to see if the American girls can still win prelims without Alicia’s big scores. I think they can.
More of the big stories from day one from Blythe Lawrence – Surprise/no surprise: 2011 World Championships, women’s prelims day one
With 243 female gymnasts in Tokyo, the preliminary competition is split over two days. Half way through, here are the best links:
• Couch Gymnast – Talking Teams
• Gymnastike – World Championships Recap: Midway Through Women’s Qualifications
Here’s one of Anne’s highlight routines, Dominque Pegg on Floor.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
For more detail on the day, go back to the Examiner LIVE blog for the specific Team you want information on.
One of my favourite routines today. Old school. Interesting choreography. And some emotion.
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Mikaela Gerber – Canada
TEAMS:
Romania 227.228
Australia 221.846
Canada 215.328
Netherlands 212.828
Mexico 206.751
Venezuela 202.294
Uzbekistan 201.861
There are more strong nations day 2 than day 1, however.
AA
1.Raluca Haidu (ROU) 56.465
2.Lauren Mitchell (AUS) 56.324
3.Celine Van Gerner (NED) 55.465
4.Ana Porgras (ROU) 54.832
5.Emily Little (AUS) 54.732
6.Jessica Lopez (VEN) 54.731
7.Peng Peng Lee (CAN) 54.632
8.Vasiliki Millousi (GRE) 53.416
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Live Results
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| Women’s Qualifications – Vault Live Results | |||
| Rank | Name | NOC | Total |
| 1 | PENA ABREU Y. | DOM |
14.466
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| 2 | MORENO MEDINA | MEX |
14.249
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| 3 | PHAN T. | VIE |
14.216
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| 4 | MAKSIUTA V. | ISR |
14.016
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| 5 | PLICHTA Paula | POL |
13.633
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| 6 | TKALCEC Tijana | CRO |
13.516
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| 7 | MEJIAS RODRIGU. | PUR |
13.499
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| 8 | CAMINO BONICEL. | PER |
13.133
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Live Results
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| Women’s Qualifications – Uneven Bars Live Results | |||
| Rank | Name | NOC | Total |
| 1 | MILLER Larrissa | AUS |
14.300
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| 2 | VAN GERNER C. | NED |
14.166
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| 3 | LOPEZ Jessica | VEN |
13.966
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| 4 | HAIDU R. | ROU |
13.833
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| 5 | LEE Christine | CAN |
13.800
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| 6 | ADLERTEG Jonna | SWE |
13.700
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| 7 | GUSTAFSSON Ida | SWE |
13.700
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| 8 | RACEA E. | ROU |
13.666
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Live Results
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| Women’s Qualifications – Beam Live Results | |||
| Rank | Name | NOC | Total |
| 1 | PONOR Catalina | ROU |
15.000
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| 2 | RACEA E. | ROU |
14.733
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| 3 | HAIDU R. | ROU |
14.533
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| 4 | MILLOUSI V. | GRE |
14.450
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| 5 | PORGRAS Ana | ROU |
14.400
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| 6 | VAN GERNER C. | NED |
14.300
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| 7 | MONCKTON M. | AUS |
14.166
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| 8 | BRENNAN A. | AUS |
14.125
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Live Results
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| Women’s Qualifications – Floor Live Results | |||
| Rank | Name | NOC | Total |
| 1 | BULIMAR D. | ROU |
14.400
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| 2 | MITCHELL Lauren | AUS |
14.391
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| 3 | CHELARU D. | ROU |
14.233
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| 4 | PONOR Catalina | ROU |
14.200
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| 5 | GARCIA RODRIGU. | MEX |
13.966
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| 6 | LOPEZ Jessica | VEN |
13.933
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| 7 | PORGRAS Ana | ROU |
13.866
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| 8 | GERBER Mikaela | CAN |
13.800
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source – FIG
Double check those on THE ALL AROUND.
Yamilet Peña of the Dominican Republic competed a strong Yurchenko 1 1/2 twist. And then the Prudnova (Roche for men) … the most difficult vault ever performed by a woman. (VIDEO from podium training)
Nellie Kim was on the phone with the Head Judge. Since Yamilet’s feet landed first, she got credit for the Vault — 7.10 D score.
She averaged 14.466 and has a good chance to make Finals.
Family, friends and fans in the audience were thrilled.
… but I’m worried.
If you miss this vault even once, it could be a catastrophic injury. This Code is too much rewarding difficulty, aggressiveness and power. Not enough rewarding grace, rhythm, and artistry.
I was against banning the back tuck on Beam when Olga Korbut first did it. But I’d support banning this Vault for women as we’ve already banned the multiple somersault rollout skills on Floor.
I’d also ban Handspring triple fronts for men on Vault.
It was an up and down day for Team Canada in preliminaries.
Some brilliant and pretty gymnastics — but 3 falls on Beam, 1 fall on Floor. Good Vault, good Bars … with one fall on release.
Canada finishes 5.5 points behind Australia with 215.028 after half the competition has finished. But most of the BIG NAME teams are yet to come. …
1. Romania 227.228
2. Australia 221.846
3. Canada 215.328
4. NED 212.828
Mexico 206.751
Venezuela 202.294
Greece 197.611
It’s still possible for CAN to hang on to 8th, but that would mean disaster for a couple of teams to come. Certainly we are safe for the top 16. Australia has a good shot at top 8, I think.
Competing gymnasts are: Kristina Vaculik of Whitby, Ont., (Gemini Gymnastics), Dominique Pegg of Sarnia, Ont., (Bluewater), Christine (Peng Peng) Lee of Toronto, (Oakville Gymnastics), Coralie Leblond-Chartrand of Montreal (Gymnix), Madeline Gardiner, (Dynamo) and Mikaela Gerber (Oakville Gymnastics), both of Cambridge, Ont. The reserve gymnast is Ottawa-born Talia Chiarelli of Bluewater Gymnastics in Sarnia.
Mikaela Gerber was moved on to the competing team from the alternate spot and proved her worth hitting 3 for 3 strong routines.
Christine Lee scored 54.632, enough to get through to AA Finals, I’m hoping. She’s hugely entertaining for the audience. But fell on Beam: front salto half twist.
For more read Examiner – LIVE blog of that session
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