A fan favourite, many are thrilled to see Anna medal internationally again. Russia had not selected her for international competition since her knee surgery at the end of 2008.
Someone has linked routines from about competitions between the ’76 Olympics to the ’14 Europeans. When you click on a gymnasts’ score, it takes you to the routine somewhere else on YouTube.
In case you missed all the excitement this past weekend. 🙂
Angelina Melnikova
FIG:
The 30th European Championships in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics concluded Sunday in Sofia (BUL). The championships featured a team competition and All-around and Apparatus Finals for juniors as well as a Team Final and Apparatus Finals for seniors.
Juniors
Winning the All-around and Balance Beam titles and adding a silver on Uneven Bars, Angelina Melnikova was the most successful junior gymnast in Sofia helping Russia to top the juniors’ overall medal table. …
Great Britain’s junior team have claimed their first ever team medal, winning silver in Sofia. …
The qualification rounds of the junior competition also served as a qualifier for the Youth Olympic Games this summer in Nanjing (CHN). Qualifiers will be confirmed at a later stage.
Seniors
With the best totals on all apparatus but the Uneven Bars and impressing most on Balance Beam, Romania’s senior team defended the European title they had won in 2012 in Brussels (BEL). Their consistent performance throughout the competition resulted in a 172.754 total score, placing them ahead of Great Britain (170.663) and Russia (169.329) …
Romania’s Larisa Iordache, who won the unofficial senior All-around was the most successful gymnast, winning three medals in the Apparatus Finals. She took bronze on Vault, silver on Beam and shares the Floor title with Vanessa Ferrari (ITA). ..
GK: What is your overall feeling about the Gabby Douglas story, as it was portrayed on television to the world?
GD: I am very pleased with the movie! So many people have told me how inspirational it was, and that was exactly the message that I wanted the move to tell. It makes me happy that it touched so many lives! It’s very humbling to know that you can have a positive effect on others.
GK: We’ve seen you make appearances on a Disney Channel show, as well as a sitcom. Do you plan on being in any other shows in the future?
GD: I really enjoy acting and would like to do more in the future. For now, I have had to turn down some amazing appearances and acting opportunities so that I can focus on my training.
“I really don’t think about my age,” said Pihan-Kulesza, who competed at the 2008 Beijing Games and finished 19th all-around at the 2012 London Games. “I don’t feel like I’m the almost-oldest one. I feel really good, so I plan to do better in Rio than in London.”
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