The 29th Summer Universiade is under way in Tapei City, and artistic gymnastics concluded on Tuesday. We were treated to a solid performance by Larisa Iordache as she cemented a serious comeback after an ill-timed injury sidelined her right before Rio, as well as Elsabeth Black who appears right on track to deliver at World’s on home turf. Asuka Teramoto and the Japanese contingent delivered across the board, and Lilia Akhaimova of Russia earned a place on the podium twice, not a bad result for a gymnast who’s just beginning to receive big international assignments. Brittany Rogers of Canada won gold on vault, Daria Spiridonova made up for a disappointing All-Around performance (after a better qualifying one) with a gold on bars, and Kim Bui delivered Germany’s one individual medal after they placed fourth in the Team Final. Russia’s Evgenia Shelgunova found herself in the frustrating position of just missing the podium twice, once in the All Around Final and once in the Beam Final.
Team Final:
- Russian Federation: 163.000
- Canada: 161.100
- Japan: 159.900
- Germany: 153.750
- Netherlands: 148.950
- Chinese Taipei: 142.725
- Portugal: 140.050
- Republic of Korea: 139.200
- Finland: 138.725
- Norway: 137.200
- South Africa: 136.550
- Slovenia: 134.125
All-Around Final:
- Larisa Iordache (Romania) 14.400/14.300/14.000/14.050/ Total: 56.750
- Asuka Teramoto (Japan) 14.500/13.950/13.800/13.40/ Total: 55.650
- Elsabeth Black (Canada) 14.500/12.900/14.000/13.550/ Total: 54.950
- Evgenia Shelgunova (Russia)13.850/13.900/13.600/12.850/ Total: 54.200
- Natsumi Sasada (Japan) 13.700/13.200/13.850/12.500/ Total: 53.250
- Ana Filipa Martina (Portugal) 13.300/12.700/13.150/13.250/ Total: 52.400
- Gabriela Janik (Poland) 13.900/13.150/12.500/12.500/ Total: 52.050
- Daria Spiridonova (Russia) 13.650/14.450/12.200/11.400/ Total: 51.700
- Barbora Mokosova (Slovakia) 13.750/12.775/12.350/12.450/ Total: 51.325
- Leah Griesser (Germany) 12.850/13.200/12.100/13.050/ Total: 51.200
- Briannah Tsang (Canada) 14.000/11.850/12.950/12.200/ Total: 51.000
- Eva Motten (Belgium) 13.500/12.950/11.250/12.900/ Total: 50.600
- Pauline Tratz (Germany) 13.850/12.900/11.650/11.950/ Total: 50.350
- Jasmin Mader (Austria) 13.400/12.400/11.750/12.000/ Total: 49.550
- Vera Van Pol (Netherlands) 13.300/12.100/11.400/12.600/ Total: 49.400
- Dalia Al-Salty (Hungary) 12.000/11.900/12.350/12.150/ Total: 48.800
- Hsian-Han Mai Liu (Tapei) 12.450/12.400/10.525/12.950/ Total: 48.325
- Maija Karoliina Leinonen (Finland) 13.000/11.700/11.150/11.550/ Total: 47.400
Vault Final:
- Brittany Rogers (Canada) 5.4/5.2/14.250
- Lilia Ackhaimova (Russia)5.4/4.6/13.983
- Maria Paseka (Russia)5.8/5.2/13.916
- Elsabeth Black (Canada)5.4/5.2/13.853
- Gabriela Janik (Poland)4.8/4.8/13.400
- Yamilet Pena Abreu (Dominican Republic) 5.4/5.0/13.266
- Eva Motten (Belgium)5.0/4.8/13.183
- Elza Geurts (Netherlands)5.0/4.2/12.733
Uneven Bars Final:
- Daria Spiridonova (Russia) 5.7/14.233
- Kim Bui (Germany) 5.8/14.066
- Elsabeth Black (Canada) 5.7/13.966
- Yuke Uchiyama (Japan) 5.5/13.833
- Larisa Iordache (Romania) 5.5/13.800
- Evgenia Shelgunova (Russia) 5.5/13.800
- Leah Griesser (Germany 5.4/13.600
- Yumika Nakamura (Japan) 5.1/13.300
Balance Beam Final:
- Elsabeth Black (Canada) 5.8/14.133
- Sasada Natsumi (Japan) 5.6/13.833
- Larisa Iordache (Romania) 6.1/13.666
- Evgenia Shelgunova (Russia) 5.4/13.366
- Brittany Rogers (Canada) 5.3/13.266
- Asuka Teramoto (Japan) 5.8/13.233
- Adela Sajn (Slovenia) 4.8/12.933
- Daria Spiridonova (Russia) 4.7/12.533
Floor Exercise Final:
- Larisa Iordache (Romania)
- Asuka Teramoto (Japan)
- Lilia Akhaimova (Russia)
- Elsabeth Black (Canada)
- Pauline Tratz (Germany)
- Leah Griesser (Germany)
- Daria Elizarova (Russia)
- Natsumi Sasada (Japan)
Article: Sara Dorrien-Christians
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