02. October 2013  
Antwerp, Belgium  
Artistic Gymnastics

* Women's Qualification: Biles and Ross: A double US All-around Peak in Antwerp

Simone Biles (USA)

Even after the last women's qualifying round it remained in the leadership in the all-around of the current U.S. Champion Simone Biles, with 60.133 points, the first and only gymnast who broke the "sound barrier" through 60 points, followed by her compatriot and national Vice-champion Kyla Ross (USA; 59.198) infront of the Chinese Yao Jinnan (57.965). Romania's best gymnast Andrea Iordache is fourth in "ambush position" (57.865), as well as Russia's Aliya Mustafina finished fifth with 57.165), who was not flawless by her floor routine. A moderate success accomplished the Swiss Giulia Steingruber, who brought herself in ninth (56.465) among the top ten. German champion Elisabeth Seitz (53.532) failed on beam and missed the uneven bars final, but was happy about her 22nd rank, reaching the all-around final on Friday. Sophie Scheder from Chemnitz (GER) had the good fortune who scored 14,566 points at her world championships debut, qualifying on eighth place for the uneven bars final as the only on German. Also Oksana Chusovitina (UZB), the oldest particpant in Antwerp (38 years!) was happy about qualifying for the vault final on sixth place ....


TUE, Oct 01: Women's Qualification  (Subdivision 1 + 2)
WED, Oct 02: (Subdivision 3,4,5)      ► START LISTS

DAY 1---: As expected, after the 2nd of five qualifying rounds of the women at the end of the 1st day the U.S. American Kyla Ross took the lead of the all-around competition. The 6th the Olympic bem final of London marked on this unit the day highest score of 14,566, mainly through technical-best performance (highest E-Mark: 8.666), and sat in the all around with a score of 59.198 points at the top of the competition.
DAY 2 --- :  Simone Biles from USA made a strong all-around competition on Wednesday and leads the field as the only one gymnast, who reached more tha 60 points: 60,133!!
Best Roumanian is Andrea Iordache on fourth, best Russian is Aliya Mustafina on 5th place.
Just in progress the fifth and last subdivision of women's qualification ...

*FIG-video --: Kyla Ross on Beam


Despite the most difficult exercise on the beam (6.4), the vice-world champion of Tokyo (2011) , the Chinese Yao Jinnan received on this unit of erroneous exercise only 14,100, but the Olympic fourth on the uneven bars marked drew their peak exercise (6.7; total 15.433, app.  maximum) and is currently the all-around with 57.965 points ranked second.
* FIG video .. : Yao Shinnan (CHN)


On second qualification day the Roumanian Andrea Iordache made a stron performens on balance beam and reached the highest scor of 15,260 points:
* Youtube - video --:  Andrea Iordache:


Qualified for the AA-final is alsi the Olympic experienced (18th AA) and even 27-year-old Jessica Lopez Brizeida Arrocha from Santa Monica (VEN), the particularly expressive charmed on the floor and received in the sum of 55,065 points.
Second Russian girl in all-around is Anna Radionova that messed up at the floor (only 12,400) and got 54.599 points.
Behind Rebecca Tunney (GBR, 54.132), the Belgian Laura Waem (53.632) placed the German champion Elisabeth Seitz on an interim 7 Rank (53.532) after day 1, particularly dissatisfied with their bar (relegated) and floor performances ...
The 16-year-old WCh debutante Sophie Scheder from Chemnitz (GER) made an error-free performance on uneven bars exercise and ranks after the second of five subdivisions with 14,566 points in fourth position, ahead of the Olympic sixth Elisabeth Seitz on fifth. After two serious errors on beam Sophie was already back in 11th place in the all around. Whether it's enough for the two Germans for the final has not been decided.
In front of the both German gymnasts, on third on the bars, came the Chinese Huang, Huidan on third place:
* FIG video ---: HUANG, Huidan (CHN)



Sandra Izbasa ROU)charmed with a mature soil choreographed the audience on the second day.  

R E S U L T S  (Final standing)
1. Biles (USA) – 60,133 (Q)
2. Ross (USA) – 59,198
3. Yao (CHN) – 57,965
4. Iordache (ROU) – 57,865
5. Mustafina (RUS) – 57,165
(6.) Maroney (USA) – 57,149  (-)
7. Shang (CHN) – 56,998
8. Ferrari (ITA) – 56,915
9. Steingruber (SUI) – 56,465
10. Black (CAN) – 55,465
11. Popa (ESP) – 55,332
12. Lopez (VEN) - 55,065
13. Van Klaveren (NED) – 54,999
14. Ferlito (ITA) – 54,948
15. Moors (CAN) – 54,798
16. Rodionova (RUS) – 54,599
17. Harrold (GBR) – 54,232
18. Sasada (JPN) – 54,166
19. Tunney (GBR) – 54,132
20. Makra (HUN) – 53,906
21. Waem (BEL) – 53,632
22. Mys (BEL) – 53,665
23. Seitz (GER) – 53,532
24. Teramoto (JPN) – 53,182
25. Kaeslin (SUI) – 53,131  (Q)


* Women's AA qualification (final standing)
⇒ Quali. Women's AA / Mehrkampf
    ► AA FIN qualifiers

⇒ Vault ⇒ Vault - both
⇒ Uneven bars ⇒ Balance beam ⇒ Floor Exerc.
    ► Apparatus FIN qualifiers