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Maria Kharenkova - I had expected silver

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Happy smiling face of Maria Kharenkova, courtesy RGF

Maria talks to Allsport

I am very pleased.  However, I had expected silver, because I thought that I would not beat the Romanian Larisa Iordache.

But I was able to do a good routine and surpass her.  Beam is my best apparatus (smiles).
... I enjoyed it. This was the first time I had performed at a major competition, so it was not very easy.  The rivals are very strong and have lots of difficulty.  For this reason we were nervous, and didn't perform very confidently in the team championship. 

[She suggests that she made too many errors]

The first priority, I think, will be to improve my start value on bars.  On beam my SV is good, I just need to work on cleanliness and correct errors that occur to be more confident.  On the floor, too, must be added more acrobatics, I will learn new elements and improve my start value.


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  1. M18 May 2014 at 20:50

    Good for her! She sounds very positive about the whole thing, much better than some of the comments Valentina makes.

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  2. Anonymous18 May 2014 at 21:12

    She's adorable!

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  3. M18 May 2014 at 23:46

    Good for her, this will definitely give her boost of confidence. She did well for her first really serious competition as an adult. Slowly but surely she will rise her SV on other apparatus because they are low at the moment.

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  4. Rachel19 May 2014 at 07:33

    Aw, her smile is the cutest thing ever. I thought she did really well this championships, with no major error throughout the entire competition, which is after all only her first at senior level, with plenty of determination especially when competing on beam. What a lovely, mature and positive response to the competition.

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  5. Anonymous21 May 2014 at 00:46

    I am very happy for Maria! It's good to see the new generation stepping up to the plate and succeeding. I hope this boosts her confidence for worlds.

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  6. LoveRGMusic21 May 2014 at 05:32

    I'm very happy for Masha, now I wish the commentators would pronounce her name properly (they did it right with Khorkina hahaha).

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