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Komova v Wieber

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The Gymnastics Coaching blog tips Wieber for gold all around here, ahead of Komova.

I prefer not to make predictions - who can say what might happen on the day - but in principle I tend to agree - at full strength Komova is the better gymnast, but I am guessing that she will be below strength on floor, bars and vault in Tokyo.

I wonder what would happen though if Dementieva could hold her routines together in an all around final?

As for the team competition, who knows?  These days so much depends on the gymnasts remaining healthy.  Which has become almost as much of a lottery as the 3-3 competition format which can see team rankings plummet thanks to a single bad luck event.

At the end of the day, all that really matters is that the Russians qualify for the Olympics, but I know I won't feel this truth when we hit the thick of it.  I'm keeping my nails carefully filed over the coming weeks.
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  1. Double Front6 September 2011 at 17:33

    It will be very exciting to see the Americans and Russians go head-to-head in the team and all around finals. I would pick Wieber as the all around front runner because of her mental toughness and because Komova is coming back from injury. But like you said, you have to hit on the day it counts.

    I, too, would like to see how Dementyeva handles competing the all around at Worlds. With her upgraded vault, I think has a chance to be a contender. If she hits all four events she could definitely make the medal stand.

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