Denis Ablyazin on rings at the 2012 Olympics
Ablyazin today staked his claim as Russia's leading event specialist with a strong showing on both floor and rings. His explosive abilities on floor saw him tumble almost non-stop from start to finish, including some top level difficulty (7.1 D score) that with better execution must make him a contender for a medal at World Championships.
He has now also overtaken his compatriot Alexander Balandin on rings (3rd here today behind Ablyazin and Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias) who despite his high D score (6.9 to Ablyazin's 6.8) had small errors.
On pommel horse, won by favourite Kristian Berki, Nikolai Kuksenkov finished in 7th place after difficulties with the dismount marred his performance.
A video of Ablyazin's floor is available here http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOn2WdyHQs&feature=youtu.be
Denis on rings http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MHCG8kZO8e8&feature=youtu.be
No doubt you will find further videos at this user's channel (Marcos Aurelio, http://m.youtube.com/user/jackmcpheepr)
In the women's competition, Russia's only representative, Anna Rodionova, took a creditable silver on bars behind Germany's Sophie Scheder. Germany took both gold medals in today's WAG, dominating vault with Berger and Bui taking gold and silver respectively.
Anna Rodionova on bars - a beautiful combination of powerful swing and aesthetic form - http://youtu.be/dNLiaCgc8eg
Tomorrow's competition continues, with Ablyazin representing Russia on vault, and Maria Kharenkova competing on beam and floor. Start lists can be found here - http://www.turnier-der-meister.de/db.php/anhang/1007/starting_list_2014.pdf
Good luck for tomorrow, gymnasts! You are making a good and productive start to the year. Keep on fighting!
You will find results here - http://cottbus-2014.dtb-liveticker.de. Or can view them below if your eyesight is good!
