Russia looked surprisingly good in preliminaries. But had a bad team final.
The domino effect – Russia collapses and must rise again
Viktoria wrote some hasty words last night in the heat of the moment. …
“Dear friends! I want to apologize for my statements about American girls, about drugs, all my words were spoken on emotions. Of course I haven’t any proof and didn’t really mean it and so on… I am so sorry. I want to apologize for my character to all of you”.
Viktoria Komova did an excellent vault. But fell on both Bars and Beam. 😦
All 8 nations had falls aside from the USA. It happens.
No doubt she was very unhappy at her performance. A more mature athlete would have taken it on the chin. Taken responsibility. And moved on. Apparatus finals are coming up. Redemption time.
Hopefully this will be a learning experience for her.
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Vika is inconsistent. That’s a fact.
She’s one of the best gymnasts in the world on Bars and Beam. But I’m sure the Russian coaches are well aware of her hit percentage in pressure situations.
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