This competition included all gymnasts on the Russian training squad for the Tokyo World Championships as well as gymnasts from Ukraine and Kazakhstan. It has been identified as one of the selection criteria for the final Russian team. Apparatus finals take place tomorrow. Full results are available here, and a link to a photo story with the main podiums here.
Women's All Around
In the official all around competition only two Russians competed: Komova and Afanasyeva. Other Russians competed qualifications but their all around scores are calculated and shown out of sequence - ditto the men's competition.
The result shows Kononenko taking the bronze medal with a score of 54.125 which otherwise would have placed her behind Inshina in 6th place all around.
1 Viktoria Komova 58.35
2 Ksenia Afanasyeva 56.675
3 Natalia Kononenko 54.125
4 Evgeniya Chernyi 51.6
5 Azimbai Moldir 35.675
6 Yulia Belokobylskaya 56.55
7 Anna Dementyeva 55.675
8 Yulia Inshina 55.3
9 Maria Stepanova 52.8
At present this shows the top four on the team as Komova, Afanasyeva, Belokobylskaya, Dementieva, pretty much as established at the Russian Cup. The big question is, who will take up the final two places on the team, not a straightforward decision at all given relative strengths on individual apparatus. Both Paseka and Nabieva gave a better account of themselves here than previously but their strengths do not extend across all 4 apparatus. Inshina's steady performance across all four apparatus may make a case for inclusion on the team, perhaps as reserve. We also see Solovieva finally showing her class on beam. Remember that Paseka is capable of performing vault, bars and floor.
Top qualifying scores on individual apparatus
Vault
1 Maria Paseka 15.6
2 Tatiana Nabieva 14.9
3 Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.5
4 Viktoria Komova 14.45
5 Yulia Belokobylskaya 14.15
A Bars
1. Viktoria Komova 15.55
2. Tatiana Nabieva 14.9
3. Natalia Kononenko 14.45
4. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.25
5. Yulia Belokobylskaya 13.975
Beam
1. Anna Dementieva 14.775
2. Viktoria Komova 14.55
3. Tatiana Sovolieva 14.5
4. Yulia Belokobylskaya 14.075
5. Yulia Inshina 14.00
Floor
1. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.55
2. Yulia Belokobylskaya 14.35
3. Anna Dementieva 14.275
4. Angelina Kislaya 13.85
5. Viktoria Komova 13.8
Men's competition - all around
1. Emin Garibov 89.2
2. Sergei Khorokhodin 87.729
3. Artem Byikov 81.68
4. Vassily Mikhailitsin 80.477
5. Dmitri Stolyarov 86.76
6. David Belyavski 86.55
7. Maxim Devyatovski 86.45
8. Andrei Cherkasov 86.437
9. Nikita Ignatyev 86.313
10 Konstantin Pluzhnikov 84.179
11 Denis Ablyazin 83.1
Of the individual apparatus performances we should particularly note Belarus's Pavel Bulavski who scored 16 on parallel bars.
Junior Girls competition
1. Anastasia Dimitrieva 50.00
2. Yana Vlasova 49.1
3. Yulia Tipaeva 47.975
Aliya's sister Nailya Mustafina came fourth of the Russians at this competition with a total score of 47.55, leading floor with 12.675 and in second place in the beam standings.
Junior Boys competition
1. Lev Nosov 73.633
2. Alexander Glukhov 73.41
3. Artem Zhukov 73.13
Women's All Around
In the official all around competition only two Russians competed: Komova and Afanasyeva. Other Russians competed qualifications but their all around scores are calculated and shown out of sequence - ditto the men's competition.
The result shows Kononenko taking the bronze medal with a score of 54.125 which otherwise would have placed her behind Inshina in 6th place all around.
1 Viktoria Komova 58.35
2 Ksenia Afanasyeva 56.675
3 Natalia Kononenko 54.125
4 Evgeniya Chernyi 51.6
5 Azimbai Moldir 35.675
6 Yulia Belokobylskaya 56.55
7 Anna Dementyeva 55.675
8 Yulia Inshina 55.3
9 Maria Stepanova 52.8
At present this shows the top four on the team as Komova, Afanasyeva, Belokobylskaya, Dementieva, pretty much as established at the Russian Cup. The big question is, who will take up the final two places on the team, not a straightforward decision at all given relative strengths on individual apparatus. Both Paseka and Nabieva gave a better account of themselves here than previously but their strengths do not extend across all 4 apparatus. Inshina's steady performance across all four apparatus may make a case for inclusion on the team, perhaps as reserve. We also see Solovieva finally showing her class on beam. Remember that Paseka is capable of performing vault, bars and floor.
Top qualifying scores on individual apparatus
Vault
1 Maria Paseka 15.6
2 Tatiana Nabieva 14.9
3 Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.5
4 Viktoria Komova 14.45
5 Yulia Belokobylskaya 14.15
A Bars
1. Viktoria Komova 15.55
2. Tatiana Nabieva 14.9
3. Natalia Kononenko 14.45
4. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.25
5. Yulia Belokobylskaya 13.975
Beam
1. Anna Dementieva 14.775
2. Viktoria Komova 14.55
3. Tatiana Sovolieva 14.5
4. Yulia Belokobylskaya 14.075
5. Yulia Inshina 14.00
Floor
1. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.55
2. Yulia Belokobylskaya 14.35
3. Anna Dementieva 14.275
4. Angelina Kislaya 13.85
5. Viktoria Komova 13.8
Men's competition - all around
1. Emin Garibov 89.2
2. Sergei Khorokhodin 87.729
3. Artem Byikov 81.68
4. Vassily Mikhailitsin 80.477
5. Dmitri Stolyarov 86.76
6. David Belyavski 86.55
7. Maxim Devyatovski 86.45
8. Andrei Cherkasov 86.437
9. Nikita Ignatyev 86.313
10 Konstantin Pluzhnikov 84.179
11 Denis Ablyazin 83.1
Of the individual apparatus performances we should particularly note Belarus's Pavel Bulavski who scored 16 on parallel bars.
Junior Girls competition
1. Anastasia Dimitrieva 50.00
2. Yana Vlasova 49.1
3. Yulia Tipaeva 47.975
Aliya's sister Nailya Mustafina came fourth of the Russians at this competition with a total score of 47.55, leading floor with 12.675 and in second place in the beam standings.
Junior Boys competition
1. Lev Nosov 73.633
2. Alexander Glukhov 73.41
3. Artem Zhukov 73.13
Paseka's vault score is very interesting because the other scores don't seem to be inflated at all. I wonder what she did. If it was a clean Amanar, I'd say she's going to worlds. The only big issue with bringing Paseka is prelims on beam, which Nabieva and Paseka both don't seem to compete. That is where Inshina has an advantage, but I still don't think she can top an Amanar because I can't imagine she'd be used anywhere in finals. I don't think Polyan is in the mix.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm sad for Polyan but she does seem to be well outside the leading group now.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very complicated decision to make, not least because this is the first time Paseka has really shown her class on vault for some time - but can she sustain her improvement and repeat on the world stage?
Is Nabieva reliable?
I don't think the Russians can throw away the potential of both Paseka's and Nabieva's high scores on the relatively high scoring pieces of vault and bars but where that leaves them on beam is anyone's guess.
I can't fathom this one.
By the way, have you encountered the somewhat lovely Google translate of Maria Paseka as Maria Bee Farm?
I prefer to think of her as the Honey Monster.