In the senior competition, Giulia Steingruber was the star of the day with two gold medals. She earned her first medal on vault after two huge vaults, a well controlled Rudi and a DTY with a step off the landing area. On floor she had no rival on the day, winning by a huge margin. She also increased her difficulty compared to qualifications with a routine composed of a double-double, full in in layout position followed by a full in double back tuck (6.4 D).
In the bars competition Rebecca Downey also hit an increased difficulty compared to qualifications (out of 6.9 today) and won the gold medal. The two Russians that followed in the ranks had beautifully executed routines but could not match the difficulty of the British gymnast. Daria Spiridonova was second, while Aliya Mustafina came in third.
The beam final was one of the best we have witnessed in years. There were no falls and the level overall was very high with no gymnast scoring below a 14. Mustafina was the winner with a fantastic routine where she finally managed to connect all her planned elements (out of 6.3 D). France’s Marine Boyer was also superb but was penalized a bit heavier for a few wobbles.
Catalina Ponor earned two bronze medals today, in the beam and floor finals. On beam she changed her routine compared to qualifications but she didn’t seem comfortable yet with all the connections so she lost a few tenths off her planned difficulty. But it is great to see that she has not plateaued. Come Rio, she can have a 6.4-6.5 routine ready. She is putting a great fight to take the sole Romanian spot for the 2016 Olympics.
Ellie Downie also managed to earned two medals today, silver medals on vault and on floor. She is a fantastic vaulter with amazing explosion from the table and great amplitude and good in flight position. On floor too she presented very difficult acro passes and well executed.
Russia dominated the junior competition: they won two golds, one silver and two bronze medals. In the bars final Iliankova and Perebinosova went 1-2. Lorette Charpy of France was third on bars.
Iliankova also won the beam final with a wobble-free routine which combine great acro series (round-off – layout to two feet, side cartwheel to flic) and beautiful turns (Ilusion turn, Y turn). Alice Kinsella of Great Britain finished second, while the bronze went to the Russian Elena Eremina.
In the vault final only two gymnasts landed double twisting Yurchenkos – the winner, Martina Maggio, and silver medalist Denisa Golgota. The Romanian was tied for second place with Martina Basile (Italy).
Denisa Golgota won the gold medal on floor after a routine with four very tidy landings (and senior level tumbling – full in pike, full in tuck, double back pike, double back tuck). The silver medal went to Alice Kinsella, while Uliana Perebinosova was third.
Results Senior:
Vault
1 324 STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 1 6.200 9.300 15.500 14.983 1 4 2 5.800 8.766 -0.1 14.466 2 246 DOWNIE Elissa GBR 1 5.800 9.266 15.066 14.933 2 8 2 5.600 9.200 14.800 3 312 AFANASEVA Kseniia RUS 1 5.800 9.066 14.866 14.699 3 6 2 5.600 8.933 14.533 4 279 BUSATO Sofia ITA 1 5.800 9.066 14.866 14.599 4 1 2 5.400 8.933 14.333 5 247 FRAGAPANE Claudia GBR 1 5.800 9.133 14.933 14.549 5 5 2 5.600 8.666 -0.1 14.166 6 317 BELAK Teja SLO 1 5.800 8.866 14.666 14.483 6 2 2 5.300 9.000 14.300 7 265 KOVACS Zsofia HUN 1 5.800 9.133 14.933 14.216 7 3 2 4.600 8.900 13.500 8 298 JURKOWSKA-KOWALSKA Katarzyna POL 1 5.400 9.000 14.400 13.700 8 7 2 5.200 7.800 13.000
Bars:
1 245 DOWNIE Rebecca GBR 6.900 8.600 15.500 2 3 2 316 SPIRIDONOVA Daria RUS 6.700 8.766 15.466 4 8 3 314 MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 6.300 8.800 15.100 1 5 4 252 BUI Kim GER 6.200 8.333 14.533 6 7 5 265 KOVACS Zsofia HUN 5.900 8.500 14.400 7 1 6 324 STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 5.800 8.366 14.166 9 4 7 249 JUPP Gabrielle GBR 6.100 7.300 13.400 5 6 8 283 RIZZELLI Martina ITA 6.200 7.166 13.366 8 2
Beam:
1 314 MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 6.300 8.800 15.100 1 3 2 240 BOYER Marine FRA 6.300 8.300 14.600 7 2 3 310 PONOR Catalina ROU 5.900 8.466 -0.1 14.266 3 1 4 322 KAESLIN Ilaria SUI 5.600 8.733 -0.1 14.233 6 5 5 313 MELNIKOVA Angelina RUS 6.000 8.166 14.166 2 8 6 211 MYS Gaelle BEL 5.800 8.266 14.066 8 4 6 241 BREVET Marine FRA 5.600 8.466 14.066 4 6 6 245 DOWNIE Rebecca GBR 6.100 7.966 14.066 5 7
Floor:
1 324 STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI 6.400 8.800 15.200 2 3 2 246 DOWNIE Elissa GBR 6.100 8.466 14.566 4 8 3 310 PONOR Catalina ROU 6.000 8.466 14.466 3 4 4 247 FRAGAPANE Claudia GBR 6.500 7.800 14.300 1 6 5 290 TITARSOLEJ Mara NED 5.500 8.433 13.933 6 7 6 241 BREVET Marine FRA 5.200 8.800 -0.1 13.900 8 2 7 211 MYS Gaelle BEL 5.400 8.266 13.666 9 5 8 254 FOELLINGER Amelie GER 5.600 7.866 13.466 7 1
Results Junior:
Vault:
1 81 MAGGIO Martina ITA 1 5.800 9.066 14.866 14.499 3 5 2 5.000 9.133 14.133 2 77 BASILE Martina ITA 1 5.300 9.066 14.366 14.233 5 3 2 5.000 9.100 14.100 2 101 GOLGOTA Denisa ROU 1 5.800 8.833 -0.1 14.533 14.233 2 8 2 5.000 8.933 13.933 4 28 SKAMMELSEN Marie DEN 1 5.300 8.958 -0.1 14.158 14.045 8 2 2 5.200 8.733 13.933 5 43 OSYSSEK-REIMER Morgane FRA 1 5.000 8.866 13.866 14.033 6 6 2 5.300 8.900 14.200 6 102 EREMINA Elena RUS 1 5.300 8.933 -0.1 14.133 13.883 1 1 2 5.800 7.833 13.633 7 115 SCHMID Livia SUI 1 5.000 9.000 14.000 13.866 9 7 2 4.800 8.933 13.733 8 98 CIMPIAN Olivia ROU 1 5.000 8.866 13.866 13.566 4 4 2 5.800 7.566 -0.1 13.266
Bars:
1 103 ILIANKOVA Anastasiia RUS 6.200 8.566 14.766 1 5 2 104 PEREBINOSOVA Uliana RUS 6.200 8.166 14.366 2 2 3 40 CHARPY Lorette FRA 5.800 8.500 14.300 3 8 4 46 KINSELLA Alice GBR 5.600 8.208 13.808 6 4 5 113 GENHART Lynn SUI 5.000 8.433 13.433 10 3 6 42 MOUFFOK Janna FRA 5.300 8.100 13.400 9 6 7 56 SCHAEFER Helene GER 5.200 8.133 13.333 7 7 8 114 MEIER Leonie SUI 5.300 7.133 12.433 8 1
Beam:
1 103 ILIANKOVA Anastasiia RUS 5.700 8.700 14.400 1 8 2 46 KINSELLA Alice GBR 5.600 8.566 14.166 8 5 3 102 EREMINA Elena RUS 5.400 8.441 13.841 2 4 4 40 CHARPY Lorette FRA 5.400 8.433 13.833 3 7 5 47 METHUEN Maisie GBR 5.700 8.033 13.733 9 1 6 56 SCHAEFER Helene GER 5.300 7.666 12.966 10 2 7 50 BORZYKH Polina GEO 5.600 7.166 12.766 7 3 8 99 CRISAN Ioana ROU 0.300 8.833 -8.0 1.133 5 6
Floor:
1 101 GOLGOTA Denisa ROU 5.500 8.433 13.933 8 8 2 46 KINSELLA Alice GBR 5.600 8.266 13.866 4 2 3 104 PEREBINOSOVA Uliana RUS 5.500 8.500 -0.2 13.800 2 3 4 41 LAPP Alisson FRA 5.100 8.666 -0.1 13.666 10 7 4 80 LINARI Francesca ITA 5.400 8.266 13.666 12 6 6 48 PARKER Megan GBR 5.100 8.500 -0.1 13.500 5 1 7 88 VISSER Naomi NED 4.900 8.300 13.200 7 4 8 102 EREMINA Elena RUS 5.500 7.300 12.800 1 5
Article: Bea Gheorghisor