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European Games prelims – day 1

Baku, Azerbaijan – TEAM Results (after 2/4 apparatus):

1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Hungary
4. Netherlands
5. Switzerland
6. Italy
7. GBR
8. France

Top AA qualifiers:

1 Aliya Mustafina Russia 15.133 15.200 30.333
2 Viktoria Komova Russia 14.566 14.866 29.432
3 Seda Tutkhalyan Russia 14.966 14.166 29.132
4t Sophie Scheder Germany 14.033 15.000 29.033
4t Elisabeth Seitz Germany 14.033 15.000 29.033
6t Noemi Makra Hungary 14.066 14.466 28.532
6t Giulia Steingruber Switzerland 15.466 13.066 28.532
8 Celine van Gerner Netherlands 13.800 13.900 27.700

VAULT finalists (1/nation):

1 Giulia Steingruber Switzerland
2 Seda Tutkhalyan Russia
3 Lisa Top Netherlands
4 Gabriela Janik Poland
5 Kelly Simm Great Britain
6 Ana Derek Croatia

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BARS finalists (1/nation):

1 Aliya Mustafina Russia 6.5 8.700 15.200 Q
2 Sophie Scheder Germany 6.5 8.500 15.000 Q
5 Noemi Makra Hungary 5.9 8.566 14.466 Q
7 Celine van Gerner Netherlands 5.3 8.600 13.900 Q
8 Tea Ugrin Italy 5.9 7.866 13.766 Q
9 Andreea Iridon Romania 5.6 8.133 13.733 Q

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Gymternet – full results

Grace Chiu MAG and WAG photos

Komova – Bars

VERY good. 🙂 But Vika said she ticked the low rail once.

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Russia dominates EU Games prelims day 1

RRG – Aliya, Vika and Seda – three ‘great team mates’ speak about the first day of the European Games

Click PLAY or watch Aliya’s excellent DTY on YouTube.

https://twitter.com/uegymnastics/status/610083280289951744

https://twitter.com/uegymnastics/status/610083172206923776

(via Couch Gymnast)

Petrounias – Rings

Click PLAY or watch Petrounias’ Rings on YouTube. Stylish.

Marsden on finishing 2nd

… While it seemed heartbreaking watching the Utes finish .05 behind the Florida Gators, Marsden has no regrets.

You know, never been an outcome kind of guy. I know outcome is important, but that has never been my focus. My focus has been on the process. It hurt because we got that close…” Marsden shared, “So it hurt for about a minute, but then you think, no one really expected us to do that, no one expected us to be there, and we did everything we could. The girls really left it out on the floor, did everything they could, and I believe in what I preach, and that’s all you can expect.” …

Double Double – Talking with Greg Marsden

Utah gymnastics: Red Rocks finish second to Florida at Super Six

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Lisa Top – Floor

Gymternet:

Back in April, the Dutch women aiming to make the European Games team had to participate in a two-day team trial, one in Amsterdam on April 25 and the other in Beekbergen on April 30. …

(Lisa’s) floor routine on day two was excellent, however, earning a 14.467 for her expert tumbling, including a Dos Santos with just a small hop to the side, a stuck double front, a 1.5 to front full, and a double tuck with a slight hop back. …

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I think the Dutch ladies have a very fair shot of making the podium in Baku, especially if they stay consistent. Wevers seems to have a very clear head in competition this season and will likely be counted on to go four-for-four in the team final; between the two trials as well as the international challenge in Flanders two weeks ago, Wevers hasn’t faltered yet and will be a strong presence as she continues in her quest. With Top and van Gerner at her side – Top hoping to count big scores on vault and floor, van Gerner on bars and beam with floor a bonus for her – they have a very nicely balanced team and should do great things at the European Games, both as a team and in making individual finals.

The Dutch Ladies’ Euro Games Prep