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Scheder from Germany broke into the top 3 on bars! Schaefer (GER) is in the top 8 for the AA coming in at 7th and is also 5th on Beam!
Germany passes Romania with a 219.61. With USA and China still left tomorrow the chances of Romania (currently 8th) making team finals seems nearly impossible. Poland is in 10th with a 208.527
10:22 Seitz (GER) kch, Maloney immediate to ricna, struggles with grip change to jaeger, downie to pak, Literally the strangest fall I’ve ever seen in my life. I don’t even know how to describe it. She gets back on and finishes with a nice full-in
10:19 Hill (GER) Hill off very early, weiler ½, chow, to Bhardwaj, toe on 1/1, maloney immediately up to 1/1, gienger, kch ½, full-in to dismount but chest was VERY low.
10:18 Kuc (POL) FTY…quite piked.
10:14 Griesser (GER) KCH, toe on 1/1, Maloney straight to bail, stalder 1/1, up to high bar, stalder stalder 1/1, to jaeger, finishes with front double tuck!
10:13
Scheder (GER) Just ended with a double double tuck!!!! Great dismount!
Jurkowska-Kowalska (POL) just crashed her vault. Didn’t see.
10:10
Janik (POL) handspring front tuck with 2 twists
Chmielowska (POL) Run started out very fast and then turned into a deer run. Very strange.
Schaefer (GER) kch ½ to jaeger, clear hip, bail to handstand and back up, giant giant 1/1, to Moors.
That concludes the third rotation. Germany to Bars with a total of 163.729 and Poland finishes on the vault with a total of 152.762.
10:01 Chmielowska (POL) Double pike to open, FHS front full, back 2.5 big step that may have been out of bounds, switch ½, ends with double tuck.
9:55 Pihan-Kulesza (POL) 2.5 to front full (fall), Really great double arabian to stag, triple spin (fell out of it a little,) tour jete full, FHS double full. The Pink Panther Routine!
9:52 Tratz (GER) Another FTY. This one was really lovely though. She kicked out of hit. However, her legs looked a little tired when she absorbed the landing.
9:50 Schaefer (GER) 9:49 Front handspring half out.
9:49 Scheder (GER) Apparently it’s the country of FTY because we just saw another from Scheder.
9:46
Kuc (POL) Double Pike, double tuck – bounces out of hit and may have put her hand down, beautiful turn, Fell on her back 2.5 dismount.
Hill (GER) FTY, some slight form issues but good direction.
Seitz (GER) FTY. Slightly better than Hill. 14.066
Germany to Vault and Poland to Floor
Germany with a 106.831 after two and Poland with a 102.530.
9:38
Tratz (GER) full-in almost stuck, back 2.5, back 1.5 to front full, double tuck to finish.
Kuc (POL) straddle mount, full turn, front aerial walkover BHS back pike (off), split to wolf, side aerial, switch, switch half (shy on both,) side somi, BHS BHS 2ft to double twist off. Took so many steps that she is off the mat.
9:32
Seitz (GER) 1.5 through to 2.5, double pike, switch leap, triple full, side aerial, double tuck to finish. At first I liked the routine. It’s latin but the choreo just isn’t enough.
Pihan-Lulesza (POL) leap, front layout step out to side 7, Illusion turn!!!! Switch ½, standing tuck, sissone (pause) side aerial, tour jete ½, wolf to split (shy of 180,) Gainer layout 1/1 off the end of the beam! Interesting and engaging routine!
9:31 Kysselef (SLO) –vault- Front handspring tuck full out.
9:27
Derek (CRO) -vault- Front handspring tucked 1.5.
Scheder (GER) Memmel, beautiful triple spin, double tuck, 1.5 to front full, back 2.5,
9:26
Kopec (POL) 1 handed front walkover (cool) front walkover, switch ring…side aerial, sheep jump, ring leap, Memmel 1.5… Front 1.5 to finish (a little piked)
Griesser (GER)double tuck, beautiful turn, switch ring, back 1.5 to front full, double L turn, 2.5 to finish with a big stumble.
The neckline for the Polish leo is very beautiful and interesting.
Poland moves to beam and Germany ill now be on Floor.
Germany with a 53.432 after the first rotation. Poland totals a 51.465
9:18 Horvat (SLO) Very simple tumbling but one of the most delicate, beautiful, and heartwarming routines I’ve seen in a long time. Almost think like Mustafina 2010.
9:10 Tratz (GER) punch front on, BHS (stop) Front walkover to 2 ft, front walkover, full turn, punch front, switch, double tuck to end..no series
9:05 Seitz (GER): Punch front, BHS back pike, side somi, front walkover, full turn, side aerial, switch to split, gainer layout off the end.
9:00 Schaefer (GER): back jump to straddle flip, switch ring, BHS Losco, Front walkover to side somi!!! OMG!!! Amazing! Perfection! Double turn, full turn to side aerial, switch, sheep, split to wolf, front laout off the end of the beam.
8:57
Scheder (GER): Off on BHS Losco, front aerial to sissone to split, side somi, off on Memmel turn, beautiful side aerial, lovely extension on her jumps, front layout off the end of beam.
Escobar Betancur (COL): Yurchenko full
Article by Kensley Behel
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