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WAG qualifications, final subdivision

Anastasia Grishina this morning.  Courtesy of the RGF
Beginning in just over half an hour (5.15 Moscow time) we'll have the final subdivision of WAG qualifications, and ultimately find out who will qualify to individual and event finals.  I'll be putting brief updates of the Russian girls' progress on my Facebook page.

Current individual standings are as follows:


Grishina's performance in the first subdivision of the day wasn't that bad; she had falls on beam and bars, but went on to perform reasonably on floor (a landing error and long wait before her final tumble) and excellently in her one vault (double twisting Yurchenko).  With so many gymnasts yet to perform, we will have to wait and see if she will make a final.  

Maria Paseka did an outstanding DTY and a good second vault, and delivered to promise on bars.  She was one of only fifteen gymnasts presenting two vaults at this Championships, so I expect she is reasonably well assured of a place in the final there, and will probably contend for a medal.  

Let's see how things go ...

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