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Alla Russian Cup le ginnaste russe hanno avuto modo di testare i loro esercizi per la prima volta nel processo di avvicinamento ai Mondiali qualificanti.
Il primo giorno di gara potrebbe essere paragonato al primo giorno dei Nazionali americani di quest'anno: tantissimo potenzionale, ma anche molti errori e cadute.
La nazionale russa può fare davvero bene ai Mondiali di quest'anno, ma c'è ancora bisogno di lavoro sulla stabilità. Sono sicura che molte ginnasta potranno fare meglio durante la finale all around di oggi, che comincerà alle alle 18.00 italiane. Potete guardare la gara live a questo link.
Qui invece troverete l'album di foto.
Breve cronaca
La star di oggi è senza ombra di dubbio Maria Paseka. Non solo Maria è migliorata in maniera significativa sull'esecuzione dei suoi volteggi, un Cheng (6.4) e un Amanar (6.3), ma si è mostrata anche molto migliorata sugli altri attrezzi. Alle parallele ha eseguito uno degli esercizi migliori della sua vita ottenendo un alto 15.3, mentre al corpo libero ha eseguito un buon esericizio da 14.067. Sono sicura che sarà un importante membro per la squadra ai Mondiali.
La russa Angelina Melnikova, nonostante la giovane età, ha dimostrato di poter già competere con le senior. Alle parallele ha delle bellissime linee e un ottimo valore di partenza, ma brilla nel concorso generale. Purtroppo il primo giorno è caduta dalla trave, ma a parte questo errore ha eseguito una routine molto pulita. Esegue con facilità il doppio avvitamento al volteggio ed è molto elegante al corpo libero.
Nota a margine: al suolo ha eseguito una bellissima combinazione con triplo giro in accosciata collegato a una doppia piroetta!
Daria Spiridonova
Daria Spiridonova had the competition of her life: she shined on her top event, bars, was extremely polished on beam and delivered two solid routine on vault and floor, placing second in the AA qualification. A great achievement for someone who is considered a specialist!
Alla Sosnitskaya looks like she completely recovered from her injury. She is in the top 4 on her two weakest events, bars and beam, and qualified third in the all around!
Scores and videos: VT 14.367 - UB 14.700 (6.4) - BB 14.333 - FX 12.967 (5.8)
Both Kharenkova and Tukhalyan could have done way better. Seda Tukhalyan fell on her top event, beam, while executing a difficult full twisting layout and on floor. She fell on her last pass, so maybe it was an endurance problem. It's a pity because she didn't qualify for finals but she's very talented on these two events. I especially enjoy watching her floor routine, even though beam is her really top event. By the way, she did a good DTY on vault and has shown consistency on bars during the whole year.
Maria Kharenkova did well on every apparatus, but unfortunately she fell on beam, her top event. I think she can do better than this and I hope she does well at today's AA final.
I want to highlight her improvements on floor. When she was a junior it was one of her top events, then she had some problems there, but now it seems she fixed everything out and has a pleasant routine.
Despite a definitely not perfect competition, I think that Viktoria Komova is slowly becoming who she was before the break and the injuries. She looks like she is finally getting used to her considerable height and even though today she fell twice off bars (fact that broke my heart) I am pretty sure she will get that routine ready by Worlds. By the way, I saw her a little less fighting than what we saw at Euro Games. I hope that she will do nice on beam in the event final, it could boost her confidence!
Ksenia Afanasyeva looks a bit out of shape. I heard she had some problems with her ankle and could fully train just for three weeks before the competition. Considering these problems, she did really good, surprising everyone with a nice beam routine. Personally, I don't like her brand new floor routine but I'll give her time to fully recover and then I'll see what she does. In my opinion she's one of the best floor specialists out there so I'd love to see her at her top on this event.
Scores and videos: VT 14.533 (5.8) - BB 14.367 - FX 14.967
Gymternet's favourite Anastasia Grishina came back to the competition floor! She competed watered down routines but I'm happy she is competing again. I wish her the best!
Scores and videos: UB 12.867 (5.5) - BB 13.100 (5.4)
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Results
Team final
1. Moscow 173.100
2. Central Federal Okrug 168.433
3. Saint-Petersburg 159.867
All Around finalists
1. Angelina Melnikova (junior, born in 2000) 57.5 and something more
2. Daria Spiridonova 57.3
3. Alla Sosnitskaya 56.367
4. Daria Skrypnik (junior, born in 2000)
5. Maria Kharenkova 55.967
6. Seda Tutkhalyan 55.766
7. Evgeniya Shelgunova 54.999
8. Lilia Ahaimova 54.300
9. Anastasia Dmitrieva 54.100
Event Finals qualifications
VAULT
1. Maria Paseka 15.467
[VT1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC0DPSv1gC4,
VT2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVndyRxcPg4]
2. Seda Tukhalyan
[VT1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W88KU6aLms, VT2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FaMtTQqyjY]
3. Tatiana Nabieva
4. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.350
[VT1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VdahBbU96I
VT2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCzwrlOIJaw]
BARS
1. Daria Spiridonova 15.467
2. Maria Paseka 15.300
3. Angelina Melnikova 15.200 (6.5)
4. Alla Sosnitskaya 14.700
5. Daria Skrypnik 14.667 (6.6)
6. Seda Tukhalyan 14.333
7. Maria Kharenkova 14.167
8. Yulia Biryulya 14.000
BEAM
1. Evgeniya Shelgunova 14.533
2. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.3673. Alla Sosnitskaya 14.333
4. Daria Spiridonova 14.300
5. Viktoria Komova 14.167
6. Anastasia Dmitrieva 13.967
7. Maria Kharenkova 13.800
8. Angelina Melnikova 13.667 (5.9)
FLOOR
1. Ksenia Afanasyeva 14.967
2. Lilia Akhaimova 14.400
3. Maria Kharenkova 14.133
4. Maria Paseka 14.067
2. Lilia Akhaimova 14.400
3. Maria Kharenkova 14.133
4. Maria Paseka 14.067
5. Angelina Melnikova 14 and something
6. Daria Skrypnik 13.933
7. Daria Spiridonova 13.833
8. Anastasia Sidorova 13.367
9. Seda Tutkhalyan 13.333
7. Daria Spiridonova 13.833
8. Anastasia Sidorova 13.367
9. Seda Tutkhalyan 13.333
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