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COMPETITION
I: Team qualification WOMEN
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German |
Dutch |
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SUBDIVISION
2 / GRUPPE 2 |
BEL |
BLR |
ESP |
KGZ
SWE |
LUX
UZB |
TPE |
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Spain
fails to pass USA
Tatiana Zharganova
(BLR)
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Rotation
1:
Belarus lived up to its
reputation of being an inconsistent team by starting the
day`s competition with a struggle against the bars. Only
Tatiana Zharganova broke the nine point barrier with a
9,2 (9,9 SV). Their team total on this event is lower
than Brazil`s!
The
host team was cheered loudly and were solid on their
largely simple vaults.
In
the mixed group, Uzbeki wonderwoman Oksana Chusovitina–
surprisingly not the oldest competitor here- as always
made her difficult tumbles look easy, just staggering on
her double pike dismount a little..
Spain
had a bye in this rotation.
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Rotation
2:
Spain started nervously on
beam with a fall from Marta Cusido on double tuck
dismount and wobbles from Alba Planas and Esther Moya (nice
layout to two feet). Elena Gomez turned in strong
performance, only to be followed by another fall from
Sara Moro, who came to grief on a side somi.
Chusovitina
should be in contention for the vault final and maybe
more with her full-twisting front layout. Her mastery of
the vault is all the more remarkable considering she has
had very limited exposure to the new vaulting table.
Belgium
couldn`t build any momentum on bars with three scores in
the sevens. Belarus had a bye.
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Oxana Chusovitina
(UZB)
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Elena Gomez (ESP)
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Rotation
3:
Belarus
continues its shaky perfornances with a fall from its
most experienced gymnast Tatiana Zhargannova. Yulia
Tarasenko threw a ff to immediate full-twisting back
pike but fell as well.
Spain
experienced mixed emotions on floor with a solid
performance from Cusido but falls from Moro on a pass of
2 ˝ twist to punch front and Gomez (2 ˝ twist to punch
front full).In general, they seemed to be lacking some
of the technical finesse that had been their trademark
in the last years.
Oksana
Chusovitina fell on her double layout dismount.
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Rotation 4:
Tatiana
Zharganova finally put in a good effort for Belarus on
floor, opening with a handspring.double front. Perhaps
inspired by her example, Prakharenko and Tarsaneko
followed with strong perfrormances of their own but low
start values kept their scores in the eights.
All
Spanish girls vaulted Yurchenkos, mostly 1 ˝ or
two twists. While they landed them well enough,
none of then was as explosive as they have been from the
Spanish team in the past..
Oxana
Chussovitina >>
She is 25 years old and starts in her 6th world
Championships. Ten years ago, in 199, she was world
champion on floor in Indianapolis, already.
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Sara Moro (ESP)
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Rotation
5:
Spain
made up lost ground on bars with good lines and
difficulty. Alba Planas scored a 9,050 for a routine
that inlcuded a nice Tkachev-Gienger combination.
Sara
Moro had some form breaks on her dismount but was
fantastic in the rest of her routine for a 9,20, the
second highest score on bars to date (10 SV). Still,
they trail the USA by over two points.
Belarus
kept it simple with handspring-front pike on vault to
stay behind Brazil. Chusovitina nails beam for the sixth
highest individual total.
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Report:
Nora Schuler / Photos by Don Johnson
Web editor: Eckhard Herholz
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Team
Standings after
2
group: |
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1.
USA 145,147 |
2.
ESP 142,797 |
3.
BRAS 138,320 |
4.BLR
136,108 |
5.BEL
131,885
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6.
RSA 128,221 |
7.KOR
121,920 |
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