The Pacific Rim competition is now well under way, and proving to be interesting. Russia sent junior and senior teams in both the men's and women's competitions, with the juniors providing a real point of interest in terms of selection for the forthcoming Junior European Championships. Startlists for today's men's competition can be found here and here . Quick hit descriptions of routines for the men's and women's competitions can also be found here . Gymnastics Examiner also has a list of which of the women have qualified for event finals tomorrow. Full results of the women's junior competition show Rostov-on-Don's Maria Kharenkova providing the highlight of the Russian performance across both seniors and juniors, to finish fourth (52.95) with a high note of 14 on her specialist piece, beam. Ekaterina Baturina finished 5th, only .6 behind Kharenkova. Anastasia Belova ended in 10th place. In the senior competition newcomer Anastasia Marchuk l...
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