In the end, it was as predicted : Simone and the others, with Simone's teammate, Alexandra Raisman, providing the back up. I do not need to point out that, by definition, the Americans are scoring significantly higher marks than the rest of the field. Congratulations to them! Aliya Mustafina finished in third place. The 2012 bronze medalist led the competition after vault and uneven bars, but had a very nervous outing on beam that might have taken a less experienced gymnast out of the medals. A bravura performance on floor brought Aliya back though to confirm her third place all around. From her senior debut in 2010 to today, Mustafina has continuously set high standards of grace. It is the first time since 2000 that a gymnast (Amanar) has medalled in the all around at two consecutive Olympics, and if Aliya can medal on Saturday's uneven bars final, she will once again be Russia's biggest medal winner of the women's gymnastics. Russia's second gymnast, Sed
Daria is a great bar worker and she is the UB EJC in Sofia last year with 6.3D-score ...
ReplyDeleteBut given to the available results I think Melnikova made an uncharacteristic mistake on UB ...
anyhow that generation has many good AAers and FX potentials ...
Congratulations to them all and hope to see one or two of them represent Russia in Rio next year.
There is a video of Angelina M's bars here - http://youtu.be/8tQZ4xYSYqw - she fell on her layout Jaeger.
DeleteIn the team competition Melnikova had scored an amazing 15.6 on this apparatus - this generation does seem to have a lot of talent and I so hope they can translate it to senior success.
On the same YouTube channel you will fine videos if Sokova, Skrypnik, more of Melnikova and the other interesting juniors!
Daria has just won UB EF with a D score of 6.6, Angelina was fifth and her D score was 6.3 but an E score if 7.4 so presumably a fall again. Eremina won vault. http://sportgymrus.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/C-III-final-v-otdel-ny-j-vidah-MS-devushki-.pdf
DeleteThank you for the results Queen Elizabeth, and indeed this generations in my opinion proves that:
DeleteRussia still formidable on UB, good on BB, improving on FX and still suffers on VT ...
John