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At the half way point in Men’s prelims at World Championships. To catch up …

• Examiner – Quick hits: Men’s qualification day one at the 2013 Worlds

• International Gymnast Magazine Facebook page

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AA (so far) at #WChAntwerp:

Mikulak 89.532, Shixiong 88.888, Sasaki 88.699, Hambuchen 88.064, Whitlock 86.941.

Fabian and Max had major errors I expect they’ll correct in the AA Final.

Click PLAY or watch Fabian’s H Bar on YouTube.

That’s his “easy” routine, omitting the Jaeger 1/1.

Still, he’s leading on that apparatus half way through qualifying.

#WChAntwerp

Kevin was Canada’s Olympic alternate for London.

He’s a big talent with world class routines on several apparatus. Kevin will one of mainstays on the rebuilding Team for Rio. Especially since Rings is one of Canada’s two weak apparatus.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Jackson Paine — and his excellent Pommels — should be back on the Team this quadrennial.

One of the few highlights for the Russian guys so far at #WChAntwerp.

Click PLAY or watch his Tsuk double pike on YouTube.

1st vault : 14.100 (D score : 6.00, E score : 8.10), 2nd vault : 15.250 (D score : 6.00, E score : 9.10).

We’ve not seen much of the new generation of Chinese men. I’m impressed so far. Zhou Shixiong, for one, is a fantastic gymnast.

15.666 P Bars!

Super clean twisting Vault.

And not too shabby on Pommels.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Sadly, he does the boring Chinese style H Bar. Jaegers. Rybalkos. Everything that could and should be devalued.

However … prelims have been going LOUSY for the Russian men. There’s going to be Hell to pay back in Moscow. 😦

This YouTube clip from podium training #WChAntwerp you can change to 720p and slow down to 25% speed.

Though far better than the Egyptian girl, the landing is very dangerous.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

It’s the responsibility of FIG WTC to enforce their own rules. So far with this gymnast, this skill, they’ve been encouraging this quality of performance.

Yamilet Peña is a fantastic athlete. I don’t blame her or her coach. Only the “rules”.

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What does Dutch national team coach Mitch Fenner, FIG TV consultant, think about Uchimura and crew.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Reposted as FIG moved the original video.

Sam hits 6/6 at #WChAntwerp

Chance for an AA podium finish if he can repeat this performance in the Final.

Click PLAY or watch Sam’s FX on YouTube.

I doubt he can challenge Kohei until he improves Pommels and Rings, however. 2014, perhaps.

I’m finding the scores HIGH here in the first Men’s session.

Sam Mikulak 14.70?

Click PLAY or watch Koji YAMAMURO on YouTube.

15.500 = D score : 6.60, E score : 8.90

Love the Invert to press out, though.

Here’s my favourite Ring man.

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15.600 = D score : 6.60, E score : 9.00?

Balandin will try a D dismount in the Final, upping that start to 6.8.

Scores were definitely lower last cycle, when Iarov was in charge of the apparatus.

If I’m wrong, leave a comment.