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That’s all for tonight! Join us again tomorrow for Men’s AA and Women’s Team Final!

That’s the most fast paced competition I’ve EVER witnessed! Really exciting performance in front of a sold out crowd! Great Britain takes the title!

1. GBR
2. UKR
3. BRA
4. GER
5. ITA
6. JPN

5:56 pm. Mariano (BRA) Front double pike, Thomas (super,) Wide-Arm press, Very clean through his twisting, Full-in double tuck to finish! 15.266

5.55 pm. Tani (JPN) ½, Rybalko, Tak 1/1, Tami, kip ½, stalder Rybalko, ½, stalder, stalder ½, ½, 1/1, Almost stuck full twisting double lay!

5:54 pm. Bitencourt (BRA) Double Double bounced out, back ½ to front 2/1, fhs 3/2, tucked Thomas, Back 5/2 to front 1/1, Triple to finish.

5:53 pm. Fudono (JPN) Yami, Endo 1/1, Tak 1/1 (falter) tak ½, layout tkatchev, 1/1, stalder, stalder 1/1, BEAUTIFUL flared out double double stuck cold! 13.766

5:52 pm. Dauser (GER) Punch double front, Thomas, back 3/2 to front 3/2, back 2/1, wide arm press, back 5/2 to front tucked 1/1, Double to finish. 14.366

5:51 pm. Verniaiev (UKR) Yami ½, giant ½, layout tkatchev, tak ½, straddle tkatchev ½, tak 1/1, yami, giant ½, endo 1/1, endo to grip change, 1/1, ½, tucks double double a little at the end but sticks it cold! 15.166

5:50 pm. Herder (GER) Double Arabian piked, back 5/2 to front layout, back 3/2 to front 1/1, flairs with a back spin roll out, wide arm press, Back double full, Triple to finish with a bounce back. 14.366

5:47 pm. Semiankiv (UKR) Layout Tkatchev, 1/2, Tkatchev ½, Tak 1/1, Yami endo ½, Straddle Tka, Stalder, Endo1/1, ½, STUCK full twisting double lay. 14.733

5:45 pm. Thomas (GBR) Whip to piked double arabian STUCK, fhs 2/1, to tucked 1/1, Back 5/2 to barani, FHS Roll out Cool!, Russians, Wide arm Press, Double Arabian with a big step to end.

5:43 pm. Pozzo (ITA) Yami ½, Endo ½, Tak 1/1, Yami, Stalder Rybalko, Stalder, Hop 1/1, Full twisting double lay. 14.4

5:40 pm. Wilson FHS 3/2, Thomas, FHS Front 2/1 to front 1/1 tucked, back 3/2 to barani, Russians, Triple to finish! Almost stuck!

5:38 pm. Principi (ITA) Endo 1/1, 1/1 Yami? Tak 1/1, Yami, Giant 1/1, Stalder, Tak ½, Has to tuck double double to land.

5:34 pm. With 1 rotation to go!

1. GBR
2. UKR
3. GER
4. BRA
5. ITA
6. JPN

5:31 pm. Verniaiev (UKR) Off on Peach ½, Peach to 1 bar, Healy, Peach, Tipelt, ½, Bhavsar, Healy ½, Stutz to 1 bar, STUCK double front ½ out.

5:29 pm. Toba (GER) Endo, Tak 1/1, Tak ½, tkatchev ½, ½, cassina (legs ew) , kolman (legs again) tkatchev, 1/1, Rybalko, Double double to finish. 14.933

5:28 pm. Semiankiv (UKR) ½, Peach short, giant, Tipelt, Falters on Healy, Diam, Stutz, Tosses the double pike with a step back.

5:26 pm. Jursch (GER) Endo 1/1, Tak ½, Lay tkatchev, straddle tkatchev ½, yami, endo1/2, giant 1/1, STUCK layout tkatchev! Nice routine! 14.933

5:24 pm. Edalli (ITA) 14.633

5:24 pm. Thomas (GBR) Yami, Liukin, Kip ½, stalder ½, Lay tkatchev to rybalko, Tak ½, Tkatchev ½, giant ½, Stalder, 1/1, Full Twisting double lay. 14.800

5:23 pm. Morandi (ITA) Giant Peach, Stuts to 1 bar, Healy, Diam, Stutz, Please Please point your toes. Double pike with small hop.

5:21 pm. Wilson (GBR)  Kolman, Rybalko, Almost off on Tak 1/1, Lay Tkatchev, Straddle Tkatchev ½, Stalder, Hop 1/1, Double Double with a  small step.13.966

5:17 pm. Fudono (JPN)Healy Peach, Giant, back toss, /2, Bhavsar, Tipelt, Big wobble on Stutz to 1 bar and has to work a lot to save it.

5:16 pm. Mariano (BRA) Tak ½, Lay Tkatchev ½, giant ½, top 1/1, something to straight tkatchev ½, Tak 1/1, Tami, endo 1/1, ½, stalder, STUCK double double. Great! 15.3

5:15 pm. Kitamura (JPN) Peach (struggle has to push,) Diam to 1 bar to Healy, Tipelts was a hot mess and thought he would face plant some how he stays one. Well actually he just did another Tipelt again so the first one was probably supposed to be a Bhavsar, Double pike to finish with weak knees.

5:14 pm. Sasaki Jr. (BRA) Tak ½, Kolman, cassina ,stalder ½, Tak1/1, Yami, giant ½, spin in EL, Double Double to finish. Form wasn’t great. Should be heavily deducted. 14.833

5:06 pm. After 4

1. UKR
2. GBR
3. GER
4. BRA
5. ITA
6. JPN

5:04 pm. Wilson (GBR) Peach ½, peach to 1 bar to Healy, Peach (shy on handstand.) Belle, Bhavsar, ½, Tipelt, Healy, STUCK double front! Really Really solid routine from the Brit! 15866

5:03 pm. Cinqolani (ITA) Kas 1.5 with TONS of power! Huge hop forward but he is right down the middle!

5:01 pm. Baines (GBR) Peach, Peach ½, giant, giant ½, back toss (bent knees) Healy, STUCK double pike to finish. 14.566

5:00 pm. Edalli (ITA) Tsuk double. 14.3

4:58 pm. Barretto Jr (BRA) Peach ½, Peach, Diam ½, Tipelt, Healy, Stutz (Didn’t quite make it at first), Diam, Double pike to finish but maybe his knees buckled and hit the ground.

4:57 pm. Arayashiki (JPN) Super weird entry he was completely on the wrong part of the board during take-off. Tsuk2.5. 14.5

4:55 pm. Sasaki Jr. (BRA) peach ½, peach, gaint, peach basket, Dimitrenkio, ½, Bhavsar, gaint ½, Tipelts, ½, back toss, Double pike with a few steps. 14.666

4:52 pm. Takenaka (JPN) 14.466

4:50 pm. Dauser (GER) peach ½, peach, Giant Diam, Giantsupport to 1/1, ¾ Diam, to Healy from 1 arm, Diam, Stutz, Double front half out to dismount! Great rotation for the Germans! 15.3

4:48 pm. Radivilov (UKR) Dragulescu! Better than Verniaiev’s as far as control but it didn’t get that much distance. 15.266

4:46 pm. Herder (GER) Peack ½, peach, Bhavsar, kip ½, Tipelt, Healy, Diam, Stutz, STUCK double pike! Really nice routine! 15.166

4:45 pm. Verniaiev (UKR) HUGE Dragulescu with a big step back. 15.00

4:43 pm. After 3

1. UKR
2. GBR
3. BRA

4:42 pm.  Mariano (BRA) Yurchenko 2.5 with a huge step to the side.

4:40 pm. Takenaka (JPN) Azarian maltese, maltese, kip to wonky planch (his butt was higher than his head) Joh to Yami to iron cross, Azarian cross, giant to STUCK full twisting double layout.14.833

4:39 pm. Bitencourt (BRA) Kas 1.5. Looked a little short on rotation and took a step behind and out of bounds. 14.666

4:38 pm. Fudono (JPN) Iron cross, kip to Iron cross, L sit, push to handstand, Joh, to Yami to handstand, double double layed out to finish. 14.1

4:36 pm. Dauser (GER) Kas 1.5 Thought he was going to sit it but he saved it. 14.333

4:34 pm. Radivilov (UKR) Not sure if that was supposed to be a planche or maltese(height was in between) , maltese, iron cross, kip to backgiant to handstand, Joh, to inverted cross (high) maltese, invert kip to planch, giant to handstand, ALMOST stuck double double tuck to finish 15.233

4:33 pm. Liebrich (GER) Yurchenko 2.5 15.433

4:31 pm. Verniaiev (UKR) maltese, kip to maltese, bounce cross, kip to Yami to Joh. To Iron cross, kip to planche, giant handstand, back giant to handstand, double double tucked with a small hop! Nice routine! 15.433

4:30 pm. Thomas (GBR) Should be huge! Yurchenko double pike! Beautiful in the air! Really! But he landed and then rolled back. Almost like he thought it was a timer. It didn’t look too over rotated to me. 14.133

4:28 pm. Morandi (ITA)kip to maltese, azarian maltese, invert, kip to inverted cross, Joh to Yami, maltese bounce iron cross, invert kip to giant to handstand, back giant to nice handstand, full twisting double lay to finish with a small hop!15.033

4:27 pm. Wilson (GBR) Kas 1.5 Big step and some form issues. 14.666

4:25 pm. Cinqolani (ITA) Invert, up to planche, inver to maltese, invert, Invert cross, maltese, Iron cross, Azarian iron cross, back giant, giant, full twisting double lay to finish with a big step. There is no way he held 90% of those for the required 2 seconds. Hard routine but should be heavy deductions. 14.933 Seems a little high to me.

4:22 pm. After 2

1. GBR
2. UKR
3. GER
4. BRA
5. JPN
6. ITA

4:21 pm. Toba (GER) Azarian maltese, kip to maltese ( good position) Iron cross with head node, kip to Yami to Joh. To straddle planche, azarian Iron cross, invert, kip to back giant to handstand, giant, Almost stuck full twisting double layout. 14.9

4:18 pm. Verniaiev (UKR) Scissor to handstand and the same on the other side, travelling handstand, scissor cuts, single russian on single handle, triple russian in the middle, has some form issues throughout, travelling russian, Nice dismount! 15.133

4:17 pm. Dauser (GER) invert kip to iron cross, push to L sit, maltese (slight arch) kip to yami to Joh, to iron cross, invert, kip to handstand, giant to handstand (big fight and arch both directions) full-in tuck to finish. 13.266

4:15 pm. Hryko (UKR) Scissors, up to travelling handstand (sat on the horse.. how?) Single pommel work, HUGE push into the dismount.

4:13 pm. Tulloch (GBR) Straight up into Planceh , Azarian to backwards maltese (What is this called?) Azarian cross, back invert to handstand to planche, bounce cross, invert, kip to Joh, to maltese (rings swing) giant to handstand, Full twisting layout to finish. 15.766 WOW!

4:12 pm. Edalli (ITA) Scissor flip flop scissor, Single pommel work into the traveling handstand, Magyar into the Sivado, Traveling Russian into a beautiful dismount!

4:10 pm. Wilson (GBR) Maltese, invert, up to maltese bounce iron cross, invert kip to Joh. To yami, to straddle planche, Azarian Iron cross, invert, kip to handstand, giant handstand with a big arch, Full twisting double lay to finish with a small step. 15.066! WOW!

4:09 pm. Principi (ITA) Nice travelling handstand, he keeps a pike in his hips throughout the swing. Has to press into the dismount. 14333

4:07 pm. Barretto JR. (BRA) kip to maltese bouche iron cross, invert up to maltese, yami to joh. Iron, invert up to straddle planche, giant to arch handstand, back giant to handstand, almost stuck front pike to finish. Body positions were a little sketchy throughout. 13.866

4:06 pm. Arayashiki (JPN) Clean routine!  And Now comes the One Direction to rock out to! 14.5

4:04 pm. Betencourt (BRA) Maltese (high) invert, kip to planche down to maltese, invert, kip to yami to johanasson, to Iron cross, straddle planhce, giant to archy handstand, back giant to big arch, almost stuck front double pike to finish. 14.633

4:02 pm. Kitamura (JPN) Really nice line, cut up to hadstand, single Russian on one pommel, Magyar ino the Sivado, Slight push into the dismount and wasn’t able to complete the pirouette. 9.0

4:00 pm. JPN, ITA, UKR move to PH. BRA, GBR, GER move to SR.

3:58 pm. After 1

1. UKR (FX)
2. GER (PH)
3. GBR (PH)
4. BRA (PH)
5. JPN (FX)
6. ITA (FX)

3:57 pm. Hall (GBR) Mosly clean routine with just some slight leg separation here and there. Good dismount. 14.5

3:55 pm. Cinqolani (ITA) Sits pike double arabian, bounced out of front 5/2, He’s hopping all over, Russians into Wide-arm press, Triple to finish. 12.933

3:54 pm. Baines (GBR) has to press a bit into the handstand, very measured in his approach, single Russian on one pommel, spindles, traveling russians, Magyar into the Sivado, Nice dismount. Hit routine. 14.166

3:52 pm. Principi (ITA_) front 3/2, fhs, front full to barani, Thomas, back 2/1, Russians to split, Wide-arm press (slight arch,) back 5/2 to punch tuck 1/1, Triple to finish. 14.4

3:50 pm. Sasaki Junior (BRA) scissor to handstand, scissor to handstand, Traveling handstand into flairs, travel into triple russian into travel into more russians, scissors, swings nicely into handstand but arches back into the dismount. 14.966

3:48 pm. Fudono (JPN) Front 3/2 (tons of air,) Pike double arabian , small hop, Back 3/2 to Barani, Back double, Back 5/2, Falls on is press (knees to face then pull through) it was actually really comical and he laughed, Back triple with a big hop to finish. 13.133

3:47 pm. Mariano (BRA) Scissor to handstand on both sides, circles all the way down the horse and off on the Magyar. Repeats the Magyar into the Sivado, triple Russian dismount to finish.

3:45 pm. Arayashiki (JPN) Front 3/2, front 2/2 to front 1/1, back 5/2, to front 3/2, clean Russians to split to wide arm press (struggles a bit,) Side somi, Double full, Triple to finish. Small hop.14.733

3:44 pm. Toba (GER) Starts with single pommel work. A lot of it actually, spins all the way down and back the horse followed by a Magyar and Sivado, just a tiny push into the dismount. Clean routine. 14.633

3:42 pm. Verniaiev (UKR) 1 ¾ layout Thomas, back 5/2 to front double, front lay front 3/2, back 5/2 to front 3/2, clean though the flairs, wide arm press with no problems, fhs front 2/1, triple to finish with a small hop. 14.966

3:41 Herder (GER) Scissor handstand scissor handstand, circles well, clean through the single pommel work, Magyar sivado, has to press a small bit into the handstand. 14.366

3:40 pm. Semiankiv (UKR) Front lay double full, missed the second pass, Double Arabian Thomas, wide arm press, back 3/2 to front 1/1, double full, Triple to finish. 14.5

3:38 pm Just two gymnasts per apparatus and two scores count per team. (5-2-2)

3:32 pm. We are live in Stuttgart. The athletes are marching in: Ukraine: Japan, Italy, Brazil, Great Britain, and Germany. Great Britain qualified in first place. Warm-ups Begin!

 

Article by Kensley Behel