Competitions are underway - both the French International (World Cup Category 'A') and the Jesolo Cup, which embraces both senior and junior teams. There is a live blog of the French International finals at the Gymnastics Examiner, now (14.00 GMT). I am grateful to the All Around Forum (Albert) for links to the results of the Jesolo Cup : Senior team Senior all around Not a great competition for the Russian girls who came third as a team behind the USA and Italy, but then again this was a very inexperienced team. Belokobylskaya was the top Russian girl all around in 7th place. The Couch Gymnast carries a report of the junior competition, which the USA won by a clear margin over the Russian juniors, with Italy in third. Anastasia Grishina won the bars title, and piibunina provides a video of her routine. Full results of qualification for the Paris World Cup event are here . With only four gymnasts competing in each final, it's anyone's guess who can wi...
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