The women's team final of the World Student Games took place yesterday, with Japan (accompanied by former Ukraine internationals Alina Kozich and Sergei Butsula) winning gold, a lively Ukraine team the silver, and Russia bronze. Ukraine had been well in the lead till the final round when a relatively poor showing on vault (4th as a team) opened the door for Japan , who stepped up and took gold on their best piece, bars. The Russian team, comprising retired internationals (Myzdrikova, Lozhecko) and outstanding senior gymnasts (Polyan, Sazanova, Skoromudova), led the field on floor and vault but couldn't keep up the standard on bars and beam.
Alena Polyan, who came third overall at the Russian national champinships this February, qualified to the all around as the highest scoring Russian individual and also leads floor despite a distressing fall on her first tumble (a very clean double layout) which left her in floods of tears. In second place on floor is her Volga District team mate Ekaterina Skorodumova. Anna Myzdrikova, carrying fairly heavy strapping on her left foot during vault, did not perform on floor. All being well we will see her once more, in the vault final. Yulia Lozhecko performed a rather sterile beam routine that lacked any significant errors and also lacked her former brio on this piece.
Team results can be found here. The team competition also served as a qualification event for the all around final which will take place tomorrow (Monday), with all event finals scheduled for Tuesday. At least one Russian has qualified to each final (Myzdrikova vault, Sazonova bars, Polyan beam, Polyan and Skorodumova floor). I haven't been able to find the full detailed results of the competition, but the wonderful Albert has provided a partial summary of the finishing orders on the All Around Forum, which I will transcribe here :
All around qualifiers:
1. Hyunjoo Jo
2. Minobe
3. Yamagishi
4. Demyanchuk
5. Polyan
6. Xiao
7. Kysla
Vault
Jo, Myzdrikova, Wong, Kostyuchenko, Polyan
Uneven bars
Minobe, Yamagishi, Palesova, Oshima, Guan, Jo, Sazonova, Demyanchuk, Kysla
Balance Beam
Demyanchuk, Guan, Koval, Jo, Kysla, Minobe, Polyan, Yamasihi, Xiavo.
Floor Exercise
Polyan, Skorodumova, Mukumoto, Xiavo, Jo, Yamasihi, Oshima, Sajn, (Sazonova), Kang.
Updated 11.22 am : you can now link to the Chinese gymnastics blog who has fuller individual results!
Alena Polyan, who came third overall at the Russian national champinships this February, qualified to the all around as the highest scoring Russian individual and also leads floor despite a distressing fall on her first tumble (a very clean double layout) which left her in floods of tears. In second place on floor is her Volga District team mate Ekaterina Skorodumova. Anna Myzdrikova, carrying fairly heavy strapping on her left foot during vault, did not perform on floor. All being well we will see her once more, in the vault final. Yulia Lozhecko performed a rather sterile beam routine that lacked any significant errors and also lacked her former brio on this piece.
Team results can be found here. The team competition also served as a qualification event for the all around final which will take place tomorrow (Monday), with all event finals scheduled for Tuesday. At least one Russian has qualified to each final (Myzdrikova vault, Sazonova bars, Polyan beam, Polyan and Skorodumova floor). I haven't been able to find the full detailed results of the competition, but the wonderful Albert has provided a partial summary of the finishing orders on the All Around Forum, which I will transcribe here :
All around qualifiers:
1. Hyunjoo Jo
2. Minobe
3. Yamagishi
4. Demyanchuk
5. Polyan
6. Xiao
7. Kysla
Vault
Jo, Myzdrikova, Wong, Kostyuchenko, Polyan
Uneven bars
Minobe, Yamagishi, Palesova, Oshima, Guan, Jo, Sazonova, Demyanchuk, Kysla
Balance Beam
Demyanchuk, Guan, Koval, Jo, Kysla, Minobe, Polyan, Yamasihi, Xiavo.
Floor Exercise
Polyan, Skorodumova, Mukumoto, Xiavo, Jo, Yamasihi, Oshima, Sajn, (Sazonova), Kang.
Updated 11.22 am : you can now link to the Chinese gymnastics blog who has fuller individual results!