Some 25 gymnastics coaches are under investigation at the moment following claims that they mentally and physically abused their young charges, sports legal body ISR has confirmed …
Some 75 people have now reported coaches to the ISR in the last months following the admission by trainer Gerrit Beltman that he had in the past humiliated and physically abused young gymnasts.
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Larisa Iordache – EU Beam final
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Finals at Europeans*
Some felt the judges were generous.
BUT the BIG STORY is that Turkey pulled off hosting this meet during a pandemic. It turned out to be much better than I expect.
Congratulations.
Vault
GOLD Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) 14.050
SILVER Larisa Iordache (ROU) 13.875
BRONZE Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.850
Bars
GOLD Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) 13.850
SILVER Zoja Szekely (HUN) 13.550
BRONZE Barbora Mokosova (SVK) 13.300
Beam
GOLD Larisa Iordache (ROU) 14.000
SILVER Silviana Sfiringu (ROU) 13.800
BRONZE Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.100
Floor
GOLD Larisa Iordache (ROU) 13.450
SILVER Goksu Uctas Sanli (TUR) 13.100
BRONZE Lihie Raz (ISR) 12.750
ROM Maria Barbosu 6 golds
Ana Maria Barbosu took the AA, all 4 apparatus as well as team gold.
Heart this on Twitter.
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As always with Romania, we’re worried about Bars. Ana’s still mostly using Free Hip rather than Sole Circle. Typical of that nation’s coaches. Pirouette and Blind on the same arm still, keeping her in the same spot on the rail for dismount.
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Larisa Iordache – Beam
Ukraine win Europeans*
Congratulations.
Team Ukraine had only one fall in the 3-up, 3-count team final.
Ukraine 154.663
Romania 154.496
Hungary 151.597
Though Romania were the favourites, Bars cost them the championships.
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Riley McCusker – perfection
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Yukio Haraguchi – German giants
Europeans* – day 1
There is no AA competition at European Championships this year.
Romania qualified highest of the teams.
Zsofia Kovacs qualified highest on Bars and Vault.
Larisa Iordache highest on Floor and Beam.
Full results.
Blythe posted Quick Hits. She’s impressed by the improvement in Romania.
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Europeans preview
BBS – WOMEN’S EUROS PREVIEW
The senior team competition will be a fight between Ukraine and Romania, one will come down exclusively to who has the fewest meltdowns in the team final. …
… Hungary should advance to the team final comfortably and be in compelling position for bronze, though the Czech Republic and an unproven-but-talented Turkish squad will be thinking, “Hey, why the hell not?” …
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