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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?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

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)

all in, all gym!

… I just want people to know – I’m not making a comeback, I never left! I had to deal with a few serious injuries after the Olympics but I knew the whole time I wasn’t done.

My dad always says “Do it with passion or not at all.” …

Click PLAY or watch her adidas commercial on YouTube.

What would a major Men’s Gymnastics competition be without Epke?

He’s as crazy legged as ever. And even higher flying.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

15.433 = D score : 7.10, E score : 8.333

Yep. You’ll see that or more in the Final.

Looks like Epke will not qualify for the P Bar final.

This is Grace Chiu’s 15th “Artistic gymnastics world championships with some sort of camera in hand”.

Click on any of those to LIKE them on Facebook. Or see the rest in her album from Antwerk.

A day at the office for the greatest gymnast that ever lived.

As we often say, two full falls ahead of the best of the rest. … Maybe only 1 fall ahead of Sam Mikulak 89.532.

After 3 of 4 subdivisions:

1. Uchimura–JPN–91.924
2. Mikulak–USA–89.532
3. Lin–CHN–89.43
4. Zhou–CHN–88.898
5. Sasaki–BRA–88.699
6. Hambuechen–GER–88.064
7. Purvis–GBR–87.031
8. Hegi–SUI–86.998
9. Whitlock–GBR–86.941
10. Calvo Moreno–COL–86.939

Sasaki surprised me. Calvo Moreno even more!

Those hoping that #WChAntwerp might be the Worlds where SOMEBODY would beat Kohei, are likely to be disappointed.

He’s looking healthy and focused. Might even qualify for as many apparatus finals as any time in the past.

Click PLAY or watch his P Bars on YouTube.

He’s competed 4 of 6 apparatus as I post.