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Here's one from about a month and a half ago....
Balance Beam
That arabian was SOLID. I've always loved how she performs with a light, floating sensation.
Uneven Bars
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That was a beautiful floor routine! Great leaps and turns like you said.
I was excited to hear about Katalina Ponor too - she's one of my all time favorites on beam and floor.
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Ignore.
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Double Layout+Layout Step out... okay Simone. I really hope she competes this it's so cool!
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She's like a robot constructed just to do gymnastics perfectly
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She seriously is. Her difficulty is already really high and she still has a lot more upgrades that she can do.
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So the European Championships are happening and here are recordings of some of my favourites:
Maria Kharenkova (RUS)
I feel like she's one of Russia's more promising younger generation gymnast, I love her on beam and the floor. She placed second in AA after Giulia Steingruber. And if anyone is curious, because I certainly was, her floor music is "Schwarze Augen(Dark Eyes)" by André Rieu.
Giulia Steingruber (SUI)
A very powerful tumbler, but I feel she weighs down too hard on the floor sometimes. Congratulations to her on first place for the AA though.
Claudia Fragapane (GBR)
A fan favourite and hopeful for the British.
Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
I miss her previous floor music and routine so much, but I'm starting to warm up to this one. That double pike at the end though..... :confused: otherwise, I do enjoy the energy she brings.
Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS)
That second vault was scary, but definitely still one of my favourite floor specialist.
This YouTube channel posted recordings of other European gymnast as well, feel free to check them out.
Maria Kharenkova (RUS)
I feel like she's one of Russia's more promising younger generation gymnast, I love her on beam and the floor. She placed second in AA after Giulia Steingruber. And if anyone is curious, because I certainly was, her floor music is "Schwarze Augen(Dark Eyes)" by André Rieu.
Giulia Steingruber (SUI)
A very powerful tumbler, but I feel she weighs down too hard on the floor sometimes. Congratulations to her on first place for the AA though.
Claudia Fragapane (GBR)
A fan favourite and hopeful for the British.
Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
I miss her previous floor music and routine so much, but I'm starting to warm up to this one. That double pike at the end though..... :confused: otherwise, I do enjoy the energy she brings.
Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS)
That second vault was scary, but definitely still one of my favourite floor specialist.
This YouTube channel posted recordings of other European gymnast as well, feel free to check them out.
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Also, sorry for the double post, but if anyone was wondering, Larisa Iordache is not attending the European Championships because she has high school exams.
That's right people, even an elite gymnast puts school first, so you better too as cheerleaders. ;)
That's right people, even an elite gymnast puts school first, so you better too as cheerleaders. ;)
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Claudia Fragapane NEEDS to fix her form/basics. Her Lopez vault is pretty scary to watch.
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That Claudia's floor routine was MUCH better than the last time I saw her do it - think it was at the American cup and she fell on pretty much every pass. Amazing passes when hit - especially the double layout at the very end (the stamina that must take). That kinda was cool how she just landed on her feet when she missed that release move on bars - I guess a benefit of being so tiny ;).
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I've loved watching Ellie/Ellisa Downie (younger sister of Becky Downie, if anyone recognises the name) this past weekend for team GBR- placed 3rd in the All Around competition behind Steingruber and Kharenkova.
This is her first year in Seniors, but about 4/5 weeks ago she wasn't even hopeful for this Europeans team, did amazingly at the British Champs and look at her now!!
This is her first year in Seniors, but about 4/5 weeks ago she wasn't even hopeful for this Europeans team, did amazingly at the British Champs and look at her now!!
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I thought it must have been something else, throughout the British tv coverage of the All Around the commentators kept telling us that Komova and Iordache were both injured and rehabbing; I thought that was the case for Komova but didn't think Iordache was injured!!
Get yo facts right bbc!
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I'm almost certain Komova isn't injured (she's mostly recovered from an old injury), I heard it's because she's not ready to compete her vaults and floor routine yet. We'll see her at the World Championships for sure, so excited for that...... also hoping to see Catalina Ponor.
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Gold for Afanesyeva on floor!! She stuck that double pike at the end, FINALLY.
