It’s looking that way so far, after Nate hit a BIG 7.1 Horizontal Bar routine last night
… Gafuik placed first in three of six events for a total score of 85.300 points to claim his second Canadian all around title in the last three years. …
… took a huge step towards clinching the highly-coveted Olympic men’s berth with one of the most difficult high bar routines in the world.
Gafuik’s high flying routine was awarded 15.300 points, a score that would have placed him fourth in the event at the 2011 world championships.
“When I saw the score it there was a huge sigh of relief,” said Gafuik, a 10-year national team veteran and two-time Olympian. …
Gafuik and others in the running have four meets, including the Canadian championships, to earn a score in an individual event that would have put them in a final at the most recent world championships last October in Tokyo. The gymnast with the highest ranking among those that meet the standard wins the Olympic berth. So far only Gafuik has met the standard with the two final selection meets coming up next month in Europe. …
Gymnastics Canada – Calgary’s Gafuik inches closer to claiming Canada’s only berth in men’s gymnastics at national championships
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Here’s another angle. (VIDEO)
And an interview with Nate. (VIDEO)
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