Aussie girls Worlds preparation

At the Australian Institute of Sport. Goal is to HIT their routines at #Glasgow2015.

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JUDGES & SPECTATORS at Worlds

Steve Butcher at #Glasgow2015:

β€œI’m most excited about the new facilities where the judges are sitting outside the field of play …

The large-screen scoreboard is at the World Championships for the first time. That’s going to be so informative for spectators … ”

FIG flash quotes

The β€˜Mega Wall’:

19/10/15.. HYDRO - GLASGOW World Gymnastic games. Training day
19/10/15..
HYDRO – GLASGOW
World Gymnastic games. Training day

Perhaps the most commanding addition to the arena floor, the β€˜Mega Wall’, constructed from a series of LED screens, stands at six metres high and 20 metres long. It will display a mix of interesting information for spectators, including details about athletes, latest social media interactions, national flags, promotional videos and messages from sponsors. It will be the largest wall of its kind to be constructed in The SSE Hydro and a first for the World Gymnastics Championships. …

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One international judge told me the ladies like the new seating. Vision is improved.

related – BG – Your guide to the gymnastics scoring system

China v Japan at #Glasgow2015

The top two ranked teams are in the same subdivision. We got a chance to compare them today in podium training.

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China looks stronger, in my opinion.

China often takes it easy in podium training. They were better than usual this time.

Japan does even more beautiful gymnastics. But I anticipate they’ll be less consistent.

This is wild speculation. The 3-up, 3-count Team final is still far, far away. No doubt both teams are saving something for showtime πŸ™‚

UPDATE – @whiptotriple reports that Hasegawa may have left the arena in a wheelchair. 😦

Kenzo – Floor

Crazy difficulty. Yet these tumbling lines look fairly easy for him. Podium training #Glasgow2015.

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It should be Kenzo vs Denis for the Gold. (Bet on Kenzo.)

Uchimura – H Bar

Podium training #Glasgow2015.

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He looks pretty good. He will vault the more difficult Li Xiaopeng. (Yurchenko half on Randi off)

And I believe he’s upgraded his FX mount. Now 3 1/2 punch Rudi.

My guess is that only Oleg Verniaiev can challenge Kohei in the AA.