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Half the gymnasts have competed. Four long, exciting sessions at #Glasgow2015.

Switzerland impressed me most. They were psyched. Hit a LOT of routines.

1. JPN 358.884
2. CHN 357.027
3. GBR 354.417
4. RUS 352.692
5. SUI 350.127
6. BRA 349.057
7. KOR 346.166
8. GER 345.717

Korea had the loudest, most enthusiastic fans.

Most of the other teams would take a do-over, if they got the chance.

For Japan and China prelims don’t matter much. They are focused on the 3-up, 3-count Final.

But prelims do decide the AA and apparatus finalists. That does matter.

related – preview of MAG day 2

Beam finalist. 🙂

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Men’s preliminary competition #Glasgow2015.

Team RESULTS

1 Uchimura Kohei JPN 90.564 (fall on FX)
2 Purvis Daniel GBR 88.956
3 Deng Shudi CHN 88.832
AA RESULTS

FIG has also confirmed the nations invited to the Rio Test meet early next year. Ireland, Croatia and Iceland grabbed the final spots. Colombia, India and South Africa are the reserves.

VAULT:
1. Simone Biles USA 15.633
2. Maria Paseka RUS 15.583
3. Un Jong Hong PRK 15.533
4. Giulia Steingruber SUI 15.316
5. Yan Wang CHN 15.099
6. Ellie. Downie GBR 14.949
7. Dipa Karmakar IND 14.900
8. Alexa Moreno MEX 14.899
R1 Seda Tutkhalyan RUS 14.816
R2. Brittany Rogers CAN 14.766

UNEVEN BARS
1. Daria Spiridonova RUS 15.466
2. Viktoria Konova RUS 15.300
3. Madison Kocian USA 15.233
4. Sophie Schäfer GER 15.033
5. Yilin Fan CHN 14.966
6. Gabby Douglas USA 14.750
7. Ruby Harrold GBR 14.666
8. Chunsong Shang CHN 14.666
R1 Loan His FRA 14.466
R2 Like Wevers NED 14.400

BEAM
1. Simone Biles USA 14.966
2. Sanne Wevers NED 14.766
3. Elsabeth Black CAN 14.600
4. Viktoria Komova RUS 14.533
5. Seda Tutkhalyan RUS 14.533
6. Yan Wang CHN 14.500
7. Pauline Schäfer GER 14.300
8. Eythora Thorsdottir NED 14.233
R1 Carlotta Ferlito ITA 14.233
R2 Jade Barbosa BRA 14.200

FLOOR
1. Simone Biles USA 15.966
2. Sae Miyakawa JPN 14.900
3. Maggie Nichols USA 14.700
4. Kseniia Afanasyeva RUS 14.633
5. Claudia Fragapane GBR 14.600
6. Giulia Steingruber SUI 14.533
7. Erika Fasana ITA 14.466
8. Ellie Downie GBR 14.400
R1 Chunsong Shang CHN 14.400
R2 Like Wevers NED 14.200

24th for the AA is Isabela Onyshko CAN 55.216.

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A friend from Netherland said the Swiss men remind her of the Dutch women. They had a super competition and may end up in to top 8 for the Olympics. 🙂

All they can do now is wait. The Swiss actually beat the superstars of Germany on H Bar!

Had a great day at #Glasgow2015. Until Pommels.

He’s sitting 2nd on H Bar, so far. I’m hoping he can medal on that apparatus and earn his own spot for Rio.

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BGtv posted an excellent wrap-up.

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Ellie Black actually qualified in 4th position to the AA.

There’s almost always more drama in the Men’s competition than Women’s.

First flight of #Glasgow2015 competition featured the home team, a squad I’d predicted will finish top 3 in Team. Here’s the AA result (so far).

1. Dan Purvis (GBR) 88.956

Dan and Kohei are the two cleanest/consistent gymnasts in the sport today.

2T. Max Whitlock (GBR) 88.365
2T. Nile Wilson (GBR) 88.365

4. Oyakawa Mariano Arthur (BRA) 88.182
5. de Souza Bitencourt Lucas (BRA) 88.182
6. Campos Souza Caio (BRA) 84.831

Max will go through to the AA final with Dan. The tie-breaker is total “top 5 best routines”. Nile Wilson will sit (as he did last year due to wrist injury).

Brazil is counting every tenth. They’d love to finish top 8. Qualify directly to Rio with a full team.