Romania could have missed the Team Final in Nanning. No depth on Bars in a 5-up, 4-count competition.
… an uneven bars rotation of 39 points and 25th place on the event. Romania was luckily qualifying in 7th place for the final. …
In the 3-up, 3-count final, depth is a little less important. Romania finished 4th behind Bronze Russia.
“We have a young team, that is now growing/maturing. But we wouldn’t have come so close if others had not had mistakes” said coach Sandu after the final. …
For Worlds 2015?
… With the addition of 2015 seniors Laura Jurca and Andreea Iridon, the return of Diana Bulimar, bars is not looking as grim all of a sudden. Iridon is a polished bars worker, the only challenge for Larisa at the recent Nationals and has good difficulty on this event (Ricna, full in dismount) as is Jurca (who does a pretty good Hindorff), while Diana Bulimar does not have huge elements but manages execution scores of over 8.5 and is very consistent. …
click over to Bea’s wrap-up on Couch Gymnast for more – Romania says “Game On!”
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