10. April 2011  
Berlin, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

Womens-Finals: The top athletes dominated ...

Sandra IZBASA (ROU)
... most successfull!

Two of the big names dominated on the first day of finals: At jump, the Olympic Champion on floor, Romanian Sandra Izbasa won her first European title ever at this apparatus and overcame Olympic silver medal winner Oksana Chusovitina and leaving her behind on second rank and Vice-World from London 2009, Ariella Kaeslin (SUI) on third place. Elisabeth Seitz came on fifth place


<< At uneven bars, Elisabeth TWEDDLE (picture, left.) performed on the highest level and was unreachable for her rivals,
Silver went to Tatiana Nabijewa from Russia and  Kim BUI (GER) won surprisingly bronze. Elisabeth Seitz had problems with her dismount and fell back on fifth rank.

32nd Female Artistic Gymnastics
European Championships 2011
- Berlin, Max Schmeling-Halle, April 9 - 10
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>> Startlist qualified gymnasts

 

VAULT
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1. IZBASA, Sandra           (ROU)    = 14,675 - (5.8) - 14.700
 - (5.6) - 14,650
2. CHUSOVITINA, Oksana  (GER)  = 14,537
- handspring, salto stretched 1/1, not fully turned;  - (6.3) - 14,800
- Kasamatsu  (5.5) - 14,275
3. KAESLIN, Ariella (               SUI)  = 14,475
... completes with a cold...
- handsring, salto stretched 11/2 - (6.3) - 14,950
- Yurtshenko 2/1, new for her, 1 correction step - (5.8) - 14,000

4. NABIEVA, Tatiana            (RUS) = 14,287
5. SEITZ, Elisabeth            (GER)  = 14,187
6. STEINGRUBER, Giulia  (SUI)  = 14,000
... handspring, salto stretched 11/2, falls, turned not enough on the horizontal achse
7. RACEA, Elena                (ROU)  = 13,725
8. MARACHKOUSKAYA, Nastassia (BLR)  = 13,062
   >> Detailed Results

** GYMmedia Exclusive - VIDEO:  ... we met SANDRA IZBASA after winning her first European gold medal on vault:


... because we didn'nt have TV rights, so we can only present a photo from her vault under the roof of the Max-Schmeling Hall here in Berlin:

 

... flying Sandra Izbasa (ROU)

UNEVEN BARS
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1. TWEDDLE, Elisabeth     (GBR)  (6.7) = 15,100
2. NABIEVA, Tatiana           (RUS)  (6.3) = 15,075
3. BUI, Kim                              (GER  (6.2) = 14,675

4. DEMENTYEVA, Anna (RUS)  (5.8)  = 14,475
5. SEITZ, Elisabeth        (GER) - (6.4) = 14,175
6. VANWALLEGHEM, Aagie (BEL)  (6.0)  = 14,075
7. VAN GERNER, Celine (NED)  (5.8)  = 13,975
8. FERRARI, Vanessa (ITA)  (5.8)  = 12,850
 >> Detailed Results

** GYMmedia Exclusive Interview with Beth TWEDDLE, directly after her hat trick at the uneven bars under the roof of the Max Schmeling Hall in Berlin:



Beth TWEDDLE once again writes her name into the gymnastics history books with her third consecutive bars title having won in 2010 in Birmgham and 2009 in Milan.
The 26 year old continues to produce stunning performances on the big stage and unleashed a brand new routine on the Berlin crowd to take the title. She now competes in the floor on Sunday where again she is going for an unprecedented three in a row.
Beth Tweddle: “The main feeling coming off today is relief! I knew what I needed to do and although it wasn’t perfect it was good enough. I had a long wait to compete and hadn’t even touched the bars for an hour so I was very anxious to get going. In the qualification I had noticed that I was slipping on the matt at the beginning so this time we chalked them which helped me grip and be in the perfect position to start. I am really happy that I have put my new routine out there and come away with the Gold medal. As for floor tomorrow – I have been suffering a bit with injury so I don't think we can expect miracles but who knows!”
 

Sunday, April 10th
Apparatus Finals Part II

* BALANCE BEAM
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1. DEMENTYEVA, Anna (RUS) (6.7) = 15,350 ... perfect ilusion and ring jump with leg change. Step after the salto oput of the combination. Very good reception after ther rondat and stretched salto on the beam. Triple twist at the end with step backwards, but better in the achse today. Even without their top-athlete Mustafina, Russia presents itself as the leading nation...!
2. FERLITO, Carlotta (ITA) (5.9) = 14,500 ... some difficulties in a turn...dismount 2 1/2 twists from rondat, secure landing!
3. PREZIOSA, Elisabetta (ITA) (5.9) = 14,325 ... performance with great variety, unfortunately an insecurity after a turn. Two medals for Italy!!
4. CROKET, Julie (BEL) (5.9) = 14,150
5. KAESLIN, Ariella (SUI) (5.9) = 14,125 ... Rondat salto stretched as a beginning - beautiful! ...doublesalto piked for dismount!
6. MILLOUSI, Vasiliki (GRE) (5.5) = 13,800 ... very nice performance, but the contents are not difficult enough to place better...!
7. PIHAN-KULESZA, Marta (POL) (5.9) = 12,850
8. WHELAN, Hannah (GBR) (5.7) = 11,950 ... started the competition and was very nervous, fell two times...!
>> Detailed Results

 

FLOOR EXERCISES
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1. IZBASA, Sandra (ROU)  (5.8)  = 14,500
... the Olympic champion from Beijing startimg with double twist, very well performed triple twist after the Tsukahara, ... afterwards some problems, wasn't completely satisfied with herself, but took the lead!

2. CHELARU, Diana (ROU)  (5.9)  = 14,475
... Tsukahara hocked, temposalto- double twist, slightly overturned...... doublesalto bw. as finish - the Vice champion of the world is also the vice champion in Europe.
3. BELOKOBYLSKAYA, Yulia (RUS)  (5.9)  = 14,450
... Rondat 1 1/2-twist - rondat flickflack-triple twist... double twist with step, clean double spin in spagatstand - double salto bw. hocked into secure stand.
The medal trio showed a similiar niveau in acrobatics and contents, but the expression made that the more elegant Izbasa got the title!

4. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth (GBR)  (6.0)  = 14,300
... Rondat 1 1/2-twist - rondat fl.-flack-doubletwist, hocked, landed very close to the floor; ... doubletwist piked with correction step forwards, 2 1/2-twists - 1/1-twists again with correction step- missed the medal this time

5. CROKET, Julie (BEL) (5.6) = 14,275) ... overall, a very strong European championship for this young gymnast from Belgium; started with Tsukahara, piked. 1 1/2-twists bw - then fw. ... is the favourite of the audience...doublealto bw piked as finish

6. FERLITO, Carlotta (ITA) (5.5) = 14,050

7. DEMENTYEVA, Anna (RUS) (5.7) = 13,950 ... the exercise in the all-around final was stronger, Tsukahara piked and triple twist landing very low... doublesalto piked as finish

8. CSILLAG, Tunde (HUN) (5.3) = 13,150 ... Tsukahara piked, then hocked, with not enough angle speed ... 1 1/2-twist bw inmediately 1/2 twists fw, as finish: Rondat-flickflack 2 1/2 twists outside the carpet!