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1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Switzerland
4. Poland

6:05 pm Seitz (GER)Maloney straight to Ricna, Jaeger, Downie to Pak, van Leeuwen, toe on 1/1 straight into full twisting double back!15.366

6:03 pm. Pihan (POL) Triple spin?? She fell out. Double Arabian. Back 5/2 to a badddd punch front. TBH it was more like a forward roll to her shoulders! I’m glad she wasn’t hurt! Falls on her FHS front double full. 12.333

6:01 pm. Griesser (GER) Toe on 1/1, Maloney, Bail (fights and stays on,) Stalder 1/1, up to high bar, stalder, stalder ½, Falls on piked Jaeger, Really tight front double tuck to finish and she sticks it!

5:59 pm. Jurkowska (POL) FHS to front double tuck, FHS double full…. 13.5

5:57 pm. Philipp (GER) KCH, Shaposh to pak,  Maloney to bail, toe on 1/1, back up to high , toe on ½, Jaeger, ½, Moors dismount.

5:55 pm. Janik (POL) Double L turn, Opens with a full-in, Front layout 1/1, switch to Tour jete ½, STUCK double tuck to finish! 13.566

5:54 pm. Spiridinova (RUS) Pike in and out, Pike in and out 1/1, Komova to Pak to Van Leeuwen, Pike in and out ½, to pike Jaeger, giant ½, giant 1/1 to stuck full-in. 15.133

5:;52 pm. Steingruber (SUI) STUCK double double to open! Sky-high Double layout! Her leaps are so dynamic! Double pike! Free aerial. Nice routine! 14.766

5:50 pm. Melnikova (RUS) 15.033

5:48 pm. Kaeslin (SUI) 13.8

5:40 pm. After 3 Rotations:

1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Poland
4. Switzerland

5:39 pm. Steingruber (SUI) free aerial into split jump into wolf jump, BHS 2ft to nice layout. Full turn, Punch front pike, switch leap into side somi, switch ½, Gainer with a full twist off the end. To be honest it was realllyyy hard to tell if that was a layout or a pike.

5:38 pm. Melnikova (RUS) DTY 14.733

5:36 pm. Dmitrieva (RUS) Scary looking DTY. Heavily bent her knees and basically landed knees first into the mat.

5:33 pm. Kaeslin (SUI) Straddle mount, Oh NO!!! Really bad fall on her switch ring. Oh wow! She’s getting back up! Onodi to sheep jump. Side aerial. The crowd is definitely behind her. Free aerial into sissone into wolf, Memmel turn, Full twisting back handspring into ring leap, BHS BHS back layout, Gainer layout off the end to finish. 13.4

5:32 pm. Kapitonova (RUS) FTY 14.166

5:30 pm. Barloggio (SUI) Sissone to Wolf jump. Switch leap, Standing back tuck to sheep jump, punch front to split jump ( a little shy on that leap.) BHS Losco, Full turn, Switch side ¼, Gainer layout off the end of the beam. Pretty sure this will get changed in the next code because it is so overused. 13.9

5:29 pm. Tratz (GER) Flaired out her FTY. Nice vault. Small hop back!

5:27  Phan (POL) Sissone into Side aerial…spit leap to free aerial to side somi! Cool combo! Switch leap with beautiful extension. She almost came off the beam but I’m not quite sure on. Tourjete ½, Gainer tuck full off the end of the beam. 13.9

5:25 pm. Seitz (GER) Nice FTY. Just off to the side a little bit. 14.066

5:23 pm. Jurkowska (POL) Front walkover to BHS. Side aerial. Split jump to wolf jump. Switch ring leap. Front aerial to sheep jump (big wobble.) Side somi. L spin. Beautiful Full Twisting layout Gainer off the end of the beam. 13.866

5:22 pm. Voss (GER) Clean FTY. She’s a little bit off to the side and takes a hop back.

5:20 pm. Janik (POL) Side aerial to BHS step-out. Punch front with a step. Front aerial.Switch leap, side somi. Missed the end of the routine. 12.9

5:15 pm. After Two:

1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Poland
4. Switzerland

5:14 Griesser(GER) Double tuck to open. A nicely controlled landing. Some beautiful turns connected together. Back 3/2 to front 1/1. She has really engaging and unique choreography. It’s truly like she is telling a story on the floor. It’s beautiful to watch. Back 5/2 to finish and she blows a kiss to the audience.

5:12 Pihan (POL) Khorkina to Pak, Maloney to bail to handstand. She’s off on her toe-on 1/1. Clear hip ½ to Jaerger. Her arms just give out on the handstand and she falls onto the bar. Finishes with a nice double front.

5:10 pm.  Tratz (GER) Great full-in double pike! She comes back with a stuck full-in, L spin to another spin, ring leap, back 3/2 to front 1/1, switch ring to switch side ¼, Short on her double tuck and has to put her hands down.

5:08 pm. Janik (POL) Inside jump to low bar, kch, Maloney to bail to handsta, toe on 1/1, up to high bar, giant 1/1, Gienger with bent knees, toe on, Tkatchev, (weird kip after,) Grip change into the double front that she Way over-rotates to her face.  12.4

5:06 pm. Voss (GER) Full-in with a lot of power and steps out of bounds. Back 3/2 to front 1/1 also out of bounds, switch leap to switch 1/2. Double full also out of bounds. Double spin held nicely. Back 5/2 to finish.

5:05 pm. Jurkowska (POL) Maloney to bail to handstand, clear hip, up to high bar, giant 1/1 into the Gienger. Grip change to double front dismount. 13.7

5:02 pm. Kapitonova (RUS)  Double pike with a step back to open, Double Memmel turn, back 5/2 to front layout (out of bounds.) Two whips into double full. Tightly tucked double tuck to finish. 13.533

5:01 pm. Steingruber (SUI) Toe on 1/1, Maloney, Pak, van Leeuwen, off on Clear Hip ½, giant 1/1 into Gienger, giant ½, toe on, giant ½, Double front to end. She looks a bit winded. 12.266

5:00 pm. Melnikova (RUS) Double layout to open, Double L spin into Memmel turn, Comes back with an amazing full-in double pike, Triple wolf spin, Double Memmel spin, whip whip into stuck double back, free aerial, switch leap, Nice double pike to finish! 14.433

4:55 pm. Kaeslin (SUI) Jump to low bar, stalder ½, stalder ½, stalder hecht transition to high bar (falters) straddle tkatchev, giant1/2, stalder ½, comes off on her bail to handstand. Toe on, up to high bar, double pike dismount to finish.

4:53 pm. Dmitrieva (RUS) Switch full to straight jump full, almost stuck double layout. Crowd is clapping to her Jewish/Poka music, Y turn, two whips into double full, Double L spin into full spin, free aerial, Really nice double tuck. Switch leap into switch ½. She was a little short on her double pike but it was a really engaging routine.

4:53 Barloggio (SUI) Jump to high bar, giant ½, piked jaeger, bail to handstand, clear hip, toe on, up to high bar, giant 1/1, giant ½, double front to finish.

4:49 pm. After 1 Rotation:

1. Poland
2. Germany
3. Russia
4. Switzerland

4:46 pm. Shelgunova (RUS)  RO to pikey layout. Switch leap to switch ½ to back tuck. Side aerial layout, front aerial to sheep jump, full turn, RO double pike with a step back. 13.9

4:44 pm. Steingruber (SUI) She just balked her vault. She did a Yurchenko tucked timer. Super strange. 12.866

4:42 pm. Melnikova (RUS) Double wolf turn, switch ring but head did not touch feet, bhs bhs 2 ft, off on the layout, punch front – solit!, Sheep jump, front aerial to sissone, side somie with a small wobble, RO to a beautiful double pike to finish.Long wait for her score. 12.866

4:41 pm. Brogli (SUI) Stuck Yurchenko full. Feet were a bit staggered but nice control on the landing. 13.8

4:40 pm. Kapitonova (RUS) bhs, bhs two feet to layout, double spin, wolf jump to punch front, side aerial, 1.5 Memmel turn but I think she was going for a double, switch ½ with a slow connection to split jump to sissone, side somi with a small wobble, bhs, bhs 2ft to a nice double pike with a step back. 14.033

4:39 pm. Kaeslin (SUI) Yurchenko full. A bit pikey. 13.733

4:36 pm. Voss (GER) RO Back layout step out mount! Switch full. Switch ½, side aerial, switch to split jump, bhs to losco, full spin, side somi, Back 2.5 to finish with a small step forward. 13.8

4:35 pm. Janik (POL) Handspring 1.5 tuck.

4:32 pm. Griesser (GER) Front tuck on!, sissone, switch leap, front aeral to split jump, side aerial, bhs to losco, switch leap, switch ½, sheep jump, back walkover to her knees – so cool! Side somi. Gainer pike to dismount (I believe that’s only a C so there will e a deduction there.) 13.7

4:31 pm. Jurkowska (POL) Handspring layout ½ out. 14.333

4:30 pm Tratz (GER) Leap on, free aerial, switsch leap, bhs back tuck, side aerials (small wobble) sissone, split leap, punch tuck – solid! Really nice and high double back tuck to finish with a small step. 13.5

4:28 pm. Pihan (POL) Handspring Pike ½ out. 13.666

Poland and Switzerland start on Vault which Germany and Russia start on beam. Three competitors per team compete for each team.

4:21 pm. Teams are marching in: Poland, Switzerland, Russian, and Germany.

Article by Kensley Behel