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Shang Chunsong could be the biggest breakout star at Worlds.
Free hip elements are notoriously inconsistent, however.
related – Examiner – 2013 World Gymnastics Championships: 12 debuts you won’t want to miss (Video)
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… Great Britain are killing it. The quality and depth of their team is impressive. … how far they’ve come.
Janssen Fritzen floor …. We are going to see some massive routines. Look out for Kenzo.
I hear David Bishop from New Zealand already broke the High Bar in one of the training centres, broke the bolt right out of the ground. Index fingers pointed at the JF people, this should not happen.
You cannot blame only Janssen Fritzen. FIG approves apparatus with a single point of failure. FIG Tech Committees could prevent apparatus from falling by a simple change in Apparatus specs.
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But his competition is getting closer.
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Kohei Uchimura (Japan), the reigning Olympic Champion who has won an unprecedented three consecutive world titles, will be the man to beat in the men’s All-around competition in Antwerp but it will be difficult for anyone trying to dethrone him. Germany’s Philipp Boy and Marcel Nguyen came closest to Uchimura at the 2011 Worlds and the 2012 Olympics, but with those two as well as Olympic Bronze medallist Danell Leyva (USA) not competing it seems highly unlikely that “King Kohei” will be displaced this year. Place your bets ! …
Uncle Tim thinks Sam Mikulak is a guy who’s got enough magic to defeat Kohei on a bad day.
I’d love to see Hambuchen score 13.90 on Pommels. Then go on to be named World Champion.
But unless he falls twice, Uchimura will be World Champion. Again.
… Yao Jinnan is serious about doing the Mo salto in competition — the Chinese are on bars, they are fabulous, and Yao just did a full routine that included the Mo. It was pretty breathtaking as a skill, thrown casually in with a whole lot of other hard skills.
1:48 p.m.: Every single Chinese gymnast is just exquisite to watch on bars and beam. Every single one seems capable of winning either title here. Lovely moment on beam just now from Zeng Siqi — right before her dismount, she seems to blow a kiss to the crowd (and, ostensibly, the judges.) …
Blythe Lawrence – Quick hits: 2013 Worlds, Training Day One
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Looks like World Championships history will be made in Antwerp.
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Grace says Victoria has gone back to her old routine for this competition. But plans to compete her full tumbling difficulty.
Judge Gord Bennett was happy with day 1 training for the Canucks.
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Aliya Mustafina Debuts NEW SKILL on Bars
A Shaposh variation from toe-on. 1/1 twist to mixed grip.
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It’s not quite the full twisting Maloney competed by Elisabeth Seitz. Aliya catches in mixed grip (easier).
UPDATE: Grace Chiu clarified that the mixed grip does not make it a different skill that the Seitz (2011). Therefore E+D and both are flight elements. Therefore CV 0.2.
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If you’re traveling to #WChAntwerp or anywhere else internationally, look closely at the REAL amount you are paying for purchases in another currency.
World traveler Dory Dynna linked to an important post on the “Dynamic Currency Conversion” (DCC) rip-off.
Bottom line: “When you are presented with the offer to pay in the currency of your card, you should ALWAYS decline.”
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