Full results for this competition can be found at the DTB Cup website and below, if you have a magnifying glass. I promise, one day, to work out how to do screen captures better.
Russia did rather well, taking both the men's and women's team titles. In the all around, Yulia Inshina took the bronze medal, while Emin Garibov finished 5th for the men. I like the new generation of Russian men who compete with great motivation, energy and lightness of foot.
The women's all around results linked to videos are also available at Full Twist.
I'm delighted to see the Russian women's team do so well, even if things didn't go completely to plan ... very, very sorry that Aliya couldn't compete as expected - she did look upset - but some uncertainty is the nature of recovery from such a difficult injury and it's best to follow doctor's orders in order to be ready for the big fight in London next summer!
All three team members - Polyan, Belokobylskaya and Inshina - contributed to the team's success; and it was nice to see Aliya Mustafina provide moral support to the younger members of the team, even though I bet she wanted to do so much more. Belokobylskaya didn't compete in the all around as expected, but she looked great in the team competition and Inshina did the team proud in her stead. There is relatively little between these two gymnasts who must surely be primed to mature to a fine point over coming years.
It is all very well to expect the Russians to field a team of five Aliya Mustafinas next year, but they do need one or two quieter characters to keep an even keel. This weekend, the two Yulias (and Alyona) broke the mould of long standing Russian brilliant-but-erratic performances to go three-for-three in the finals - well, two-for-two if we count bars, where Polyan did not present herself. An important step in the building of a strong psyche for a team whose competitive temperament has so often been unreliable.
Russia did rather well, taking both the men's and women's team titles. In the all around, Yulia Inshina took the bronze medal, while Emin Garibov finished 5th for the men. I like the new generation of Russian men who compete with great motivation, energy and lightness of foot.
The women's all around results linked to videos are also available at Full Twist.
I'm delighted to see the Russian women's team do so well, even if things didn't go completely to plan ... very, very sorry that Aliya couldn't compete as expected - she did look upset - but some uncertainty is the nature of recovery from such a difficult injury and it's best to follow doctor's orders in order to be ready for the big fight in London next summer!
All three team members - Polyan, Belokobylskaya and Inshina - contributed to the team's success; and it was nice to see Aliya Mustafina provide moral support to the younger members of the team, even though I bet she wanted to do so much more. Belokobylskaya didn't compete in the all around as expected, but she looked great in the team competition and Inshina did the team proud in her stead. There is relatively little between these two gymnasts who must surely be primed to mature to a fine point over coming years.
It is all very well to expect the Russians to field a team of five Aliya Mustafinas next year, but they do need one or two quieter characters to keep an even keel. This weekend, the two Yulias (and Alyona) broke the mould of long standing Russian brilliant-but-erratic performances to go three-for-three in the finals - well, two-for-two if we count bars, where Polyan did not present herself. An important step in the building of a strong psyche for a team whose competitive temperament has so often been unreliable.
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