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Our Olympic champion qualifies 2nd into the Final.

15.733 = D score : 6,90, E score : 8.833

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Olympic Pommel Champion Berki fell. 😦

Good news for the Olympics 2016 host nation.

Click PLAY or watch his Floor on YouTube. #WChAntwerp

Not perfect, but LOVE the Arabian double front to front 1/1.

Vault prelims were better. He’ll qualify to both finals.

What a shame.

This guy threw by far the most difficult two Vaults at #WChAntwerp.

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1st Vault : 14.275 (D score : 6.40, E score : 8.175, penalty : 0.30), 2nd Vault : 15.366 (D score : 6.40, E score : 9.066, penalty : 0.10). Average : 14.820.

I spoke with one of the Beam judges.

From #WChAntwerp Podium training she liked Iordache and the Chinese. Sanne Wevers. Biles.

But said that many, many gymnasts could qualify to that Final if they hit a near perfect routine in prelims. As Kyla Ross almost certainly will do.

Click PLAY or watch Larisa Iordache training Beam on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/ODk1NzIxMjEy?related=1&autoplay=false

Watch more video of 2013 World Championships on gymnastike.org

If you want to pick a long shot for the AA podium at #WChAntwerp, bet on Giulia.

She’s upgraded her Vault and is strong on all 4 apparatus.

Click PLAY or watch her Floor from Podium on YouTube.

For the blow by blow, Examiner – Quick hits: Men’s qualification day one at the 2013 Worlds

Uncle Tim has the best summary review of what happened Day 1 at #WChAntwerp – 75% of Men’s prelims. Results and videos, so far.

• Mother Russia falters

• broken fingers (add Ken Ikeda’s dislocation on P Bars)

• weak Vault, overall

• Brazil’s Sergio Sasaki

• good day for the old farts

• Never underestimate the Chinese men

• Is Team USA on the rise?

• Two Japanese men were a cut above the rest (Kohei and Kenzo)

… Oleg Verniaiev’s performances are a sore point.

At several points he mentions controversial judging. For example, compare these two routines. Which was 0.4 better than the other in Execution?

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So far as I can see, Judges are not applying the Code in the way they applied the Code to pass the FIG exam.

Of the 6 apparatus, I found Rings worst yesterday. Vault was odd too — but there are not many execution deductions listed on Vault. So I’ll cut that panel some slack.

While most were at the Men’s prelims #WChAntwerp competition yesterday, Bea Gheorghisor was in the training gym.

Read her notes on Couch Gymnast – 2013 Worlds: Monday’s Training Tidbits (with Video)

Nabieva

related – Brigid McCarthy – So, What Did I Miss? Worlds Edition Day Three (funny)

I pushed this post back up to the top of the page after reading comments. Many are impressed with this trend, but feel Alberto should be deducted more. Swing handstands now must be done with hips extended. Of course conspicuous use of strength must be deducted.

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The grizzled veteran (born 1978) leads the kids on Pommels, so far.

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15.633 = D score : 7.10, E score : 8.533

Too many handstands?

Maybe.

But the only way Pommels is going to evolve is to more handstand combinations. And then Air Flare combinations.

Max? … We’re waiting for you to compete Air Flare first.

I thought Brandon would qualify for the Rings final, but am happily surprised to see him sitting 1st place in prelims. (15.70)

So far.

Ahead of many of the BIGGEST names. Only 25% of the competitors are yet to do Rings.

Click PLAY or watch his routine in training on YouTube.

USAG posted his competition routine — but you can only watch it from the USA.

The best of the strong men, in my opinion. He’ll try to add the D dismount in the Final.

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Ranking after 3 of 4 prelim sessions:

1. Brandon Wynn, USA, 15.700 (6.8 D)
2. Aleksandr Balandin, Russia, 15.600 (6.6 D)
3. Yuri van Gelder, Netherlands, 15.566 (6.6 D)
4. Samir Ait Said, France, 15.566 (6.8 D)
5. Koji Yamamuro, Japan, 15.500 (6.6 D)