The bars final was a showdown between Europe’s top bars workers of the moment: Spiridonova vs. Downie. The Russian started out as favorite, and she managed to win the title with an almost impeccable routine, out of a 6.7 difficulty. Rebecca Downie also hit her routine (out of 6.7 as well) but simply did not see as confident in her execution as Daria.
Sanne Wevers was a surprise bronze medal winner, with a beautiful but far less difficult routine.
Here are the medalists – Spiridonova:
Becky Downie:
Sanne Wevers:
Here are the results:
1 388 SPIRIDONOVA Daria RUS 6.700 8.766 15.466 2 328 DOWNIE Rebecca GBR 6.700 8.533 15.233 3 369 WEVERS Sanne NED 5.600 8.600 14.200 4 327 DOWNIE Elissa GBR 5.900 8.200 14.100 5 358 RIZZELLI Martina ITA 6.000 7.933 13.933 6 394 STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 5.700 8.066 13.766 7 386 KHARENKOVA Maria RUS 6.100 7.333 13.433 8 324 HIS Loan FRA 5.800 5.866 11.666
Article by: Bea Gheorghisor
Photo Cover: E Mikailova (www.sportgymrus.ru))