A brooding Mustafina contemplates the competition ahead. RGF Russia's women qualified as expected yesterday, with some difficult moments for Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina on her way to a fifth place finish in the individual rankings. Mustafina has also qualified to bars and beam finals. 'After today, the competition is brought back to zero, and it's a fresh start on Friday', said national coach Valentina Rodionenko to Itar-Tass yesterday. 'On floor, Mustafina made a mistake; this can happen to anybody. We expect her to contend for honours in the final competition'. Young Anna Rodionova enjoys her Worlds experience. RGF Of the three Russian women presenting themselves in Antwerp, Anna Rodionova, qualifying on Tuesday, gave the best account of herself, finishing in 5th position on her strongest piece, the beam. 'Anna surprised me, she is amazing!', said veteran Olympic champion Larissa Latynina , noting the gymnast's confidence...
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