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I’ll always remember the sensation when his gymnast, Dmitri Bilozerchev, dominated the 1983 World Championships , the youngest champion ever.

Then one of the greatest comeback stories in history, Bilozerchev‘s second World Championship title in 1987, Rotterdam. That after shattering his leg into 40 pieces in a terrible car accident.

Now Alexander Alexandrov returns to Rotterdam as Women’s Head Coach for Russia. With another amazing World Champion, Aliya Mustafina, whom he predicted would win.

I saw this interesting observation on the IG Facebook.

1. Mustafina RUS 61.032 GOLD
2. Jiang CHN 59.998 SILVER
3. Bross USA 58.966 BRONZE

4. Huang CHN 58.366
5. Porgras ROM 58.165
6. Mitchell AUS 58.133
7. Nabiyeva RUS 57.293
8. Kaslin SUI 56.900
9. Haidu ROM 56.332
10. Lopez VEN 56.298

all results on Full Twist

Jessica Lopez is the biggest surprise. Surprise to the world, not to her fans who have watched the continuous improvement since finishing her College career.

Click PLAY or watch her Vault on YouTube.

Watch the post-meet Gymnastike interview.

Congrats Philipp Boy of Germany for winning the Longines Prize for … Toughness. Hitting 3 all-around competitions in series.

… I think that’s what the Men’s Longines prize is all about.

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By coincidence, Philipp is a very elegant gymnast.

He wins $5000 and a studly watch.

I’m quite happy to have any of these most watchable young ladies win the prize.

Check her form on Bars. Perfection.

Rie wins $5000 and a Longines watch.

Congratulations to the world Champions of Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

That’s a great accomplishment for Rebecca, considering she fell on Beam.

And again. And again.

You rule Aliya Mustafina.

One of the greatest World Champions, ever.

… impressive saved routine on Beam tonight.

Is she the right girl with the right routines at the right time?

Or is she a strong favourite for Olympic Champion 2012?

… It’s a bit early in the quadrennial cycle to be looking so good.

Gold:Kohei Uchimura (Japan)
Silver: Philip Boy (Germany)
Bronze: Jonathan Horton (USA)

results summary on Full Twist

We’ll never see a gymnast like this one again. She’s unique.

HIT Bars. Fantastic after 2 falls in the Team competition.

Took the oddest fall on Beam. … In her warm-up it had looked like she wasn’t even sure what going to do. Very strange. …

Show time. The girls are marching into the area …

Last time Worlds were held in Rotterdam (1987), it went:

1st Aurelia Dobre (ROU) 79.650
2nd Yelena Shushunova (URS) 79.487
3rd Daniela Silivas (ROU) 79.200

That was a wonderful surprise when the artistic Dobre finished atop the podium.

This time round the odds are on Mustafina, the first gymnast to qualify to all 4 apparatus finals at Worlds since Khorkina in 1997.

Facebook: by Brigid Couch Gymnast McCarthy

THE ALL AROUND posted this blast from the past photo on Facebook:

Who should have been second after the invincible Uchimura at the World Gymnastics Championships?

Philipp Boy, who carried off the medal?

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Or Jon Horton?

Jon was left with the Bronze.

Certainly if you only consider the overscored routine of Boy on Horizontal Bar, you’d conclude that Horton was jobbed by some kind of anti-American conspiracy.

Let’s wait on the 6 apparatus comparison. Jon was underscored on P Bars, I thought. But this guy Philipp Boy is really, really good. And Boy did hit his weaker apparatus very well.

I’d be happy to post all 12 videos and we can decide for ourselves.

Likely this will be analyzed to death. Wait until Andrew Thornton gets his hands on the video.