12. Juli 2008  
Schwäbisch Gmünd  
Artistic Gymnastics

Romanian Team winner vs Germany and France

The Romanian artistic gymnastics women's team, without its stars Izbasa and Nistor, won the triple meet in Schwaebisch Gmuend, near Stuttgart  (Germany) with a score of 231,250 points, in front of host Germany (230,150) and France (25,80).
German gymnasts surprised with a top score on uneven bars (61,650), based on a world class competitions of Marie-Sophie Hindermann (Start value 17.4; final: 16.000) and Anja Brinker (15.950), but lost the leading position after the Rumanian balance beam subdivision (60.150)  at the very last rotation!

Best in all-around was the French  Marine Petit with 58,600 in front  Gabriela Dragoi (58,50; ROU)) and her teammate  Andreea Acatrinei (57,850), together with the best German gymnast Kim Bui, who is the Olympic substitute gymnast, only...!
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