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Alexandrov: ‘With four falls, how can you blame the judges?’

RRG:

Legendary coach Alexander Alexandrov – head coach of the Russian team from 2009 to 2013 – has given a series of interviews, in the Russian language, to Tass correspondent Albert Starodubtsev. …

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Update – Here’s a better translation.

Alexandrov

Kohei Uchimura fired up

His main goal coming in was a Team Gold medal. Mission accomplished.

The AA win is bonus. Kohei has been more demonstrative on the competition floor than usual.

Kohei

(via wogymnastika)

Danell Leyva – redemption

Talk about an up-and-down competition for our Olympic Bronze medalist.

Click PLAY or watch Danell’s silver medal routine on YouTube. Very aggressive right from the start.

Yin Álvarez had his own cameraman. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch Kohei’s gold medal routine on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Danell’s interview on YouTube.

Kohei and $imone

Who will ever again win this many consecutive World Championships? (Six and three.)

Never mind total World Championships medals.

Da bling. 🙂

individual qualifiers to Rio

Congratulations! 🙂

MAG Rio
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WAG Rio
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Personal invitations go to apparatus medalists in Glasgow. (If later their team qualifies at the Rio Test Meet, these invitations are withdrawn.)

(via Full Twist)

Worlds Apparatus Finals day 2

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Geo-blocked in some areas.

Click PLAY or watch the CONTENDERS video on YouTube. (posted before the Final)

World H Bar Champion Kohei Uchimura

#Glasgow2015

1. Kohei Uchimura JPN (7.1 + 8.733 = 15.833)
2. Danell Leyva USA (7.3 + 8.400 = 15.700)
3. Manrique Larduet CUB (7.0 + 8.600 = 15.600) … to Rio!
full results

Bretschneider GER competed his double twisting Kovacs. Fantastic. But execution deductions kept him off the podium. We need to get Andreas to the Rio Olympics!

Fabian missed his H Bar routine, as well. Germany MUST qualify a team at the Olympic Test Meet.

World Floor Champion … who else?

Simone Biles has more Worlds Gold medals than any gymnast in history. #Glasgow2015 🙂

Simone Biles sweeps balance beam, floor exercise, breaks Worlds record

Simone Biles of the U.S. poses with her gold medal in the hall of Champions after winning the women's all-around final competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Simone Biles of the U.S. poses with her gold medal in the hall of Champions after winning the women’s all-around final competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

1. Simone Biles USA (6.8 + 9.00 = 15.800)
2. Kseniia Afanaseva RUS (6.4 + 8.700 = 15.100)
3. Maggie Nichols USA (6.2 + 8.80 = 15.800)
full results

Personally I liked Sae Miyakawa for the silver. But I feel for the E-score judging panel trying to evaluate these amazing routines. It was a terrific final. Best in … ever.