Denis Ablyazin on rings at the 2012 Olympics Ablyazin today staked his claim as Russia's leading event specialist with a strong showing on both floor and rings. His explosive abilities on floor saw him tumble almost non-stop from start to finish, including some top level difficulty (7.1 D score) that with better execution must make him a contender for a medal at World Championships. He has now also overtaken his compatriot Alexander Balandin on rings (3rd here today behind Ablyazin and Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias) who despite his high D score (6.9 to Ablyazin's 6.8) had small errors. On pommel horse, won by favourite Kristian Berki, Nikolai Kuksenkov finished in 7th place after difficulties with the dismount marred his performance. A video of Ablyazin's floor is available here http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOn2WdyHQs&feature=youtu.be Denis on rings http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MHCG8kZO8e8&feature=youtu.be No doubt you will find further videos ...
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