06. October 2014  
Nanning, China  
WCh / WM 2014

WCh 2014: WOMEN's Qualification (Day 1+2)

On day 3 and 4 day (Sunday / Monday, October 5/6) of the 36th Women's Worlds of Artistic Gymnastics 2014 finished the 12 subdomains of qualifying in the Sports Center of Nanning (CHN).  At the end of the top favorite USA stressed on the first day clearly his eligibility for gold and leads the nations ranking clear with 235.038 points.

 

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Significantly host China (230.753), which although on the uneven bars almost extraterrestrial shined, but on vault and floor below the level of the Americans remained well.
Russia is ranked behind on third (228.135) and certainly will play a role,in the three medal fight - if the Russians in the Team Finals (Wednesday) succeed stable uneven bars exercises than today ...!.
Are currently in "view" for a medal (?) British women ranked 4 (224.596), while behind Italy (222.459) and Japan (221.360) probably not trust a team for a medal.
However, a negative surprise experienced top nation Romania, in particular through a formal disaster on uneven bars they fell back to 7th place (219.261). Whether they can make forget their well-known bullion weakness on the final day again, remains to be seen. Only her current star Larisa Iordache reminiscent of former Romanian heydays andshe  is located in the all-around on a hopeful third place. In front of her, though, appears in the all-around final again leading the defending champion Simone Biles (59.599) with Russia's star Aliya Mustafina (58.874) to want to compete for the championship crown.

* MONDAY Oktober 06
♦ DAY 2, Women's Qualifying
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(>  STARTLIST SUBDIVISION 7 - 12)

Before the second women's qualifying day there was a clear leadership and dominance of the USA gymnasts, led by defending champion Simone Biles followed by Russia (with his star Aliya Mustafina).
On the second day was definitely expected the attack of the Chinese hosts, and was curious what role this time the Romanians would play in the top region, and whether even Great Britain can bring medal close
In the Monday morning starting group (9.00 am) German ladies had to go at the apparatus ... :
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... REVIEW at Day 1:
Desired work product of the Germans: Rank 8 so that entry into the team finals!
How close are desire and reality today imposing other after a performance wearer (Elisabeth Seitz) is not fully operational, another (Janine Berger) injured had to stay at home, and another "points" - and prestige-bringer, Oksana Chusovitina has changed again the national flag  (back to UZB) ...?
An the end, Germany had to copewith 6 crashsand falls out of the group of the top 8 nations. The best gymnast Lisa-Katharina Hill reached the all-around final (17th), but in the apparatus finals is no German gymnast this year...!
* Intermediate TEAM RESULTS - Day 1 (6 of 12 subdivisons)
1. USA – 235,038; 2. RUS – 228,135; 3. NED – 214,662
4. BEL – 214,469; 5. CAN – 214,102; 6. MEX – 212,795
7. ESP – 211,727; 8. BRA – 211,621;
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SUBDIVISION 7: (PRK, GER,  & ind. DEN, KAZ, FIN, QAT, HKG)
* Intermediate Results after SUB 7:
1.USA – 235,038; 2. RUS – 228,135; 3. GER – 216,969
4. NED – 214,662; 5. BEL – 214,469; 6. CAN – 214,102
7. MEX – 212,795; 8. ESP – 211,727; 9. BRA – 211,621
10. POL – 210,369; 11. SUI - 208,037; 12. HUN – 207,278
13. SWE – 207,111; 14. PRK – 205,853
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SUBDIVISION 8: (CZE, CHN, .. & ind. CHI, BUL, POR)
In fact, the Chinese women, primarily designed an awesome uneven bars passage (60.890): +1.2 points better than Russia and +2 points more than the United States! A triple top shined with the highest difficulty levels: 2x 6.9, 1x 6.8 of YAO, Jinnan (15.666), HUANG, Huidan (15.333) and TAN, Jiaxin (15.333) were also dominated virtuosity.
* GYM v i d e o --- : YAO, Jinnan (CHN) - Top scorer at the uneven bars:


As ecpected, also at the balance beam China was the best country, although the peak was not cracked here the previous day by Simone Biles (15.133), but: Three Chinese women follow their ranking close to. However, then lost the consistently elegant girls on vault and floor one: At the vault they do not even attempted only to reach the final - no gymnast completed a second vault - and also their best on the floor exercises (SHANG, Chunsong: 13.399) scars here, though just barely at the finals over, but this is the second best of the Chinese still well in the all-around (7 / 57.123). For holding YAO, Jinnan (58.032) as currently third in the all-around "visual contact" to the two in front of her lying rivals, Biles (USA-59.599) and Mustafina (RUS - 58.874) ... China behind USA but ahead of Russia on nations rank 2 - which will be a very exciting team final!
* Intermediate Results after SUB 8:
1. USA – 235,038; 2. CHN – 230,753; 3. RUS – 228,135
4. GER – 216,969; 5. NED – 214,662; 6. BEL – 214,469
7. CAN – 214,102; 8. MEX – 212,795
   >> Detailed Results Sub 8
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SUBDIVISION 9:  (KOR, JPN, ITA, ... & ind. BLR, NOR, GEO, LAT)
* Intermediate Results after SUB 9:
1. USA – 235,038; 2. CHN – 230,753; 3. RUS – 228,135
4. ITA - 222,459; 5. JPN – 221,360;    6. GER – 216,969
7. NED – 214,662; 8. BEL – 214,469      
     >> Detailed Results  Sub 9
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SUBDIVISION 10:    (ROU, VEN, AUT, GBR)
A with high voltage expected subdivision !
What can the lately something "sagging" Romanians, and above all, how is the European nation climber of the last decade, as is the British women on it ..?
- GREAT BRITAIN's Ruby Harrold led the way for the team competing on all four apparatus and scoring 56.766 points which also sees her into Friday’s all-around final qualifying in 8th along with teammate  Claudia Fragapane who scored 55.999 for 12th safely in to the top 24 finals.
* GYM v i d e o --: Ruby HARROLD (GBR) on floor :

- Claudia Fragapane - the star of the Commonwealth Games this summer - also progressed through to vault and the floor finals taking place at the weekend, her scores of 14.716 and 14.400 progressing her through.
- Becky Downie, European and Commonwealth Games bars championagain, showed her exceptional skills on the bars to score 15.166 and progress through to the final where she will aim to be amongst the medals. Ruby Harrold will join Becky in the final after her unique and exciting bars routine impressed the judges scoring her 14.733.
- Hannah Whelan and debutants Kelly Simm and Gabby Jupp who made a welcome return to the GBR team after injury, provided the consistency and control the team needed with solid performances to ensure the team progressed to the final.
Claudia Fragapane was delighted with her World Championship debut saying: “It definitely felt different today, lots more pressure and attention. The energy you get from the crowd and also your teammates is very special. There was a real focus on us competing together as a team and getting through to the final and we’ve done that job. I’m really happy to have made the floor and vault finals but the first thought is the team - I can think about individuals later in the week. It was amazing to perform with the girls today and we can’t wait for the final.”
Becky Downie echoed Claudia saying: “We did our job today. We were very well prepared and had great support to get us here. Me and Hannah have more experience so took on the role of leading the team which I really enjoyed, all the girls were great today and we can offer even more in the final. On bars I was a little nervous but the experience of winning the Europeans and Commonwealths this year has definitely helped me in big events as I know I can do it. There are a couple of things I can tweak for the final so who knows what might happen”
** Needing to be in the top eight nations, the GBR team (Hannah Whelan, Becky Downie, Ruby Harrold and World debutantes Kelly Simm, Gabby Jupp and Claudia Fragapane) scored a total of 224.596 points to place 4th the after the two day qualification competition.

The Romanians on vault could still to some extent compete (- third best behind USA and Russia with 58.565 points) and were thus before the British women and against China, then carried the dramatic crash on uneven: only 49.499 points! DC 20 nations were better than the gefrusteten Romanians on this device ...! Only their currently only top gymnast Larisa IORDACHE is reasonably through - despite 6.0 difficulty only 13.322 second best Romanian, but not among the 50 best bars exercises. But then she shined with the highest score of the day on beam (15.066) second placed behind Biles (USA), but before two Chineses. At the floor she also conjures up, but can not get with 14.933 on the 15-point limit, which also had only exceded Simone BILES from her.
* GYM v i d e o --:  Larisa IORDACHE (ROU) second placed on floor:

Mykayla SKINNER and Italy's long-running Vanessa FERRARI lie behind with medal hopes! With only one top gymnast and only with beam and floor Romania could not improve its reputation as a leading nation today. Twoand a half points ahead of Germany they saved just rank seven.
But Britain: With a consistently balanced team between 58'er- (vault) and 54'er apparatus votes British women held at least "visual contact" (-4 points difference) to the leading trio USA-CHINA-RUSSIA and occupy  fourth in this qualification. Ruby HARROLD (56.766) are available in the all-around final at the Top Ten and also FRAGAPANE (55.999). FRAGAPANE (vault and floor) and DOWNIE (bars) expected to reach the apparatus finals ...
* Intermediate Results after SUB 10:
1. USA – 235,038; 2. CHN – 230,753: 3. RUS – 228,135
4. GBR – 224,596; 5. ITA - 222,459; 6. JPN – 221,360
7. ROU – 219,161; 8. GER – 216,969
       >> Detailed Results SUB 10
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SUBDIVISION 11:   (NZL, AUS, RSA, ... & ind. ISL)
But what can the Australians, so the focus in Europe are not always in the course of the year, but where has long been more than solid, internationally recognized training work is done: Except on vault they achieve better team results on uneven bars, balance beam and floor. Although this time they have no proven elite athlete on the team - only Georgia Brown reached just as 22nd (45.698) the final, and Larissa Miller is in the floor final (8th), and first reserve of the bars finals - pull the Aussies as Team No. 8 with more than two points difference over and displaced gymnastics team Germany in the team final, that just as well as at least one, two crashes had done too much ...! Probably only France could change something in the last group or not  ...?
* Intermediate Results after SUB 11:
1. USA – 235,038; 2. CHN – 230,753; 3. RUS – 228,135
4. GBR – 224,596; 5. ITA - 222,459; 6. JPN – 221,360
7. ROU – 219,161; 8. AUS – 218,034
9. GER – 216,969; 10. NED – 214,662
       >> Detailed Results SUB 11
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SUBDIVISION 12: (GRE, TPE, FRA ... & ind. MAS)
? The big question was finally: In what sporting form the French women are ...?
At the end they reached only 13th place - behind Germany (9), Netherlands (10), Belgium (11) and Canada (12) - but not the team final of the 8 best.
also no French gymnast realized the all-around or an apparatus final ...:

* FINAL STANDING, TEAMS, Women's Qualification
    - qualified for the Team Final (- best eight)::
1. USA – 235,038;  2. CHN – 230,753;  3. RUS – 228,135
4. GBR – 224,596;  5. ITA - 222,459;    6. JPN – 221,360
7. ROU – 219,161:  8. AUS – 218,034
 ... qualified for WCh 2015 (Glasgow) are:
 9. GER – 216,969; 10. NED – 214,662:  11. BEL – 214,469
12. CAN – 214,102; 13. FRA – 214,062;  14. MEX – 212,795
15. ESP – 211,727; 16. BRA – 211,621;  17. POL – 210,369
18. KOR – 208,620: 19. SUI - 208,037;   20. HUN – 207,278
21. SWE – 207,111; 22. AUT – 206,429; 23. PRK – 205,853
24. GRE – 205,562
...  n o t  qualified for the 2015 Worlds (Glasgow) and thus already failed at the
first Olympic qualifying hrdle are ..:
25. COL – 203,002;  26. VEN – 203,180;  27. UKR - 202,663
28. ARG – 201,487;  29. CZE – 196,496;  30. AZE – 196,328
31. UZB – 196,069;  32. NZL – 195,063;   33. RSA – 194,896
34. PER – 193,828;  35. IRL – 187,445;   36. EGY – 184,928;
37. TPE – 180,130;  38. IND – 166,878
    >> Detailed Results: Final standing Team Qualification
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* SUNDAY Oktober 05
DAY 1, Women's Qualifying
(>  STARTLIST SUBDIVISION 1 - 6)
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SUBDIVISION 1:  (EGY; BEL; CAN; RUS)
SUBDIVISION 2: (ESP; NED & ind. SIN, TUR, VIE, LTU, SVK)
SUBDIVISION 3: (BRA; POL; SUI; AZE)
.... after Subdivision 3:
Trotz der unglücklichen Wahl der ersten Startgruppe haben die mitfavorisierten RUSSINNEN mit 228,135 Punkten eine deutliche Duftmarke gesetzt, an der sich die anderen Turnnationen nun zwei Tage lang abarbeiten können. Trotz der frühen Morgenstunden (9.00 Uhr Ortszeit) erlebte die WM-Wettkampfhalle eine bestens aufgelegte Alija MUSTAFINA, die mit 58,874 Punkte eine respektable Mehrkampfleistung erbrachte. Hinter ihr meldete auch Teamkameradin Alla SOSNITZKAJA (56,740) Finalambitionen an, die auch vor der Schweizerin Giulia Steingruber den Spitzenwert am Sprung erzielte (15,016) ...
Im 3. Durchgang zogen dann die NIEDERLANDE (214,662) mit etwas geschlossenerer Teamleistung an den BELGIERINNEN und mit + 0,3 Punkten (!) auch an KANADA vorbei. Ihr Rückstand zum russischen Topteam fällt natürlich mit über - 13 Punkten Differenz mächtig gewaltig aus. Eine Einzelstarterin aber wird es schwer haben, ins 24'er Mehrkampffinale zu kommen (Beste bisher: Celine van GERNER - 53,466).
Die Beste nicht-russische Einzelleistung vollbrachte bisher die Spanierin Roxana POPA NEDELCU, die hinter den beiden Russinnen zwischenzeitlich Dritte mit 56,398 ist, berechtigte Mehrkampfhoffnungen hat und mit ihrer Mannschaft (211,727) immerhin noch vor den Brasilianerinnen liegt.
Noch hinter Polen rangieren die SCHWEIZERINNEN ziemlich abgeschlagen (7.). Ihre große Hoffnung, Giulia STEINGRUBER, wurde mit 54,966 Punkten notiert. Ihr Spitzenwert am Sprung von 14,700 (15,300/14.100) nährt berechtigte Finalhoffnungen...
* GYM v i d e o --:  Giulia Steingruber (SUI) - Sprung

>> Zwischenstand nach 3. Durchgang
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SUBDIVISION 4:   (COL; MEX; IRL; ARG;)
.... after Subdivision 4:
... Mexico ist an Spanien und Brasilene vorbeigezogen;
    die Schweiz nun nur noch Neunte ...:
1. RUS – 228,135; 2. NED – 214,662; 3. BEL – 214,469
4. CAN – 214,102; 5. MEX – 212,795; 6. ESP – 211,727
7. BRA – 211,621; 8. POL – 210,369; 9. SUI - 208,037
10. COL – 203,002; 11. ARG – 201,487; 12. IRL – 187,445
13. EGY – 184,928; 14. AZE – 182,762

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(>  STARTLIST Durchgang 1 - 6)
SUBDIVISION: (SWE; IND; USA,; PER)
* U S A - (1) B e a m
- Skinner -  ff tuck full small check, switch half very small split, back tuck wobble, switch leap to back pike, side aerial split jump, turn leg up horizontal, split jump wolf jump, double tuck with a very small hop on the landing - it is taking quite long time for the judges to come up with the score - 13.533

- Kocian - Arabian small step back, switch ring, front aerial, sheep jump, ff layout step out step back, side aerial small check, full turn, switch leap to sissone, pike double back with a small step on the landing 13.9

- Baumann - standing Arabian big wobble, switch ring small wobble, ff layout step out, switch leap to switch side, full turn, front aerial split jump, Onodi, straddle jump, side aerial small wobble, 2 1/2 with a hop on the landing 14.066

- Biles - double wolf turn, sissone to pike jump, front aerial to split jump, ff layout layout small check, side aerial, switch to switch side to back tuck, front tuck, ff-ff full in landed a little chest down and one small step forward 15.133

- Ross - - front to wolf jump, split jump to sissone, front aerial to sheep jump, ff layout step out, full turn, switch ring, side somie, switch leap - she was planning to do a back tuck out of it but was a little off and didn't do the back tuck, side aerial, double tuck with small step back - very good routine - 14.391

** USA - Floor Exercises:
- Kocian -  full in with a rebound and a large hop backwards, double pike well landed, switch ring to tour jete full, 1 1/2 to front full connected to dance, switch half, double tuck step back 13.633

- Baumann - double turn leg up, double layout a bit squatted on the landing but stuck, double tuck stuck, switch ring, tour jete full, triple twist a bit messy and a step on the landing, double pike well landed - 14.000: First two American girls on floor show great extension and presentation throughout their routine. Plus their music really works for them!!!

- Ross - double Arabian to a stag jump, double pike with a hop back on the landing, switch leap to switch half, 1 1/2 to front full connected to a scale element, double tuck with a tiny hop on the landing 13.8

- Skinner - double double layout little bent legs but well landed, double double tuck with a good landing, switch half, full in with two tiny steps back, tour jete full, 1 1/2 thru a 2 1/2 with a tiny hop to the side on the landing 14.7

- Biles - huge double double tuck small hop on the landing, huge double layout half out small hop on the landing, wolf turn, switch leap to tour jete full, big double layout stuck, switch full, big full in stuck - 15.366 (!)
Ross was elegant as usual. Skinner was much improved from Championships. And Biles was dynamic as always, but made it look even easier than ever---That's the way the USA finished the Floor event....

** U S A  - V a u l t
- Kocian - Yurchenko full with a hop back on the landing 14.133
- Ross - Yurchenko double full little form break in the air but a good landing only a small hop backwards 15.1
( ... what a great day! Kyla Ross USA had today especially considering the injury to her thigh. She rocked every routine!!!)
- Skinner - 1st vault: Yurchenko half on layout Rudi off well executed with a hop backwards on the landing 15.666; 2nd vault: Yurchenko double full little jammed on the table but no problems in the air, plenty of height and a hop on the landing backwards 15.033 for the second vault --- 15.349 average!
 - 2nd vault:  - Maloney half, front giant half, toe full to Tkatchev, toe on Tkatchev, bail, toe on, toe up, a little arch on a cast, full twisting double tuck small hop 13.9- - Biles - 1st vault--Amanar--Yurchenko 2-1/2 twists--So so high that she needed a big jump forward to hold the landing--WOW--15.80. Her second vault: Yurchenko half-on layout half-off--Very well done as usual--
- 2nd vault: Weiler kip half to Maloney, toe full short tried to save it but couldn't, swing half to kip cast to handstand, toe full again to Tkatchev to Pak, piro to toe up, toe on to full twisting double 13.3

** U S A - Uneven bars
- Skinner -  Maloney half, front giant half, toe full to Tkatchev, toe on Tkatchev, bail, toe on, toe up, a little arch on a cast, full twisting double tuck small hop 13.9
- Kocian -  - inside stalder Maloney to Pak to immediate stalder Maloney half, inside stalder her foot got caught and she couldn't make it, hang down to kip cast to handstand, inside stalder, inside stalder blind to Jaeger, stalder to stalder full to full twisting double tuck 14.3
- Locklear - inside stalder full to Komova to Pak to Maloney to bail to toe up, inside stalder blind to Jaeger, full twisting double tuck step back on the landing - nice routine - 15.233
( --- Thanks to Intern. Gymnast!!)

* Intermediate TEAM results after SUB 5:
1. USA – 235,038; 2. RUS – 228,135; 3. NED – 214,662
4. BEL – 214,469; 5. CAN – 214,102; 6. MEX – 212,795
7. ESP – 211,727; 8. BRA – 211,621; 9. POL – 210,369
10. SUI - 208,037; 11. SWE – 207,111; 12. COL – 203,002

* Intermediate AA Individual results after SUB 5:
1. Biles (USA) – 59,599;    2. Mustafina (RUS) – 58,874;    3. Ross (USA) – 57,941
4. Skinner (USA) – 57,799; 5. Sosnitskaya (RUS) – 55,864; 6. Popa (ESP) – 56,398
7. Kocian (USA) – 55,966;  8. Kramarenko (RUS) – 55,864; 9. Pihan-Kulesza (POL) – 55,665
10. Black (CAN) – 55,532; 11. Steingruber (SUI) – 54,966; 12. Garcia (MEX) – 54,833
13. Waem (BEL) – 54,241:  14. Onyshko (CAN) – 53,899; 15. Verschueren BEL 53.865
16. Van Gerner NED 53.466; 17. Hypolito BRA 53.399;    18. Croket BEL 53.166
19. Moreno MEX 52.998;      20. Ruikes NED 52.899;      21. Larsson SWE 52.832
22. Wevers NED 52.765;      23. De Oliveira BRA 52.632; 24. Mys BEL 52.231
   >> Team-Resultat after Sub 5
* The first short INTERVIEWS after the Rotation:
** ... the leading Simone BILES (USA):


... behind Aliya Mustafina  third placed Kyla R O S S  (USA)

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                           (>  STARTLISTE Durchgang 1 - 6)
SUBDIVISION 6: (UKR; HUN; UZB;  & ind. PAN, GUA, SRB)
* ... after SUB 6 (End og Day 1)
Ungarn auf Rang 11 bleibt knapp hinter den Schweizerinnen (1.) zurück.
Die Ukraine, als die stärkste Nation der 6. Gruppe, erlebte nahezu ein Sturz-Desaster am Stufenbarren (46,132), landet ziemlich abgeschlagen auf einen 14. Rang.
Die 39-jährige Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) hatte eigentlich nach ihrer Silbermedaille bei den Asienspielen im September (Sprung) verkündet, hier im Mehrkampf antreten zu wollen, stand dann aber doch nicht als Aktive auf dem Podium sondern betreute als Trainerin die Mannschaft Usbekistans, die nach Tag 1 Rang 17. einnimmt...
* Intermediate Results TEAMS - Day 1 (6 of 12 Subdivisions)
1. USA – 235,038; 2. RUS – 228,135; 3. NED – 214,662
4. BEL – 214,469; 5. CAN – 214,102; 6. MEX – 212,795
7. ESP – 211,727; 8. BRA – 211,621; 9. POL – 210,369
10. SUI - 208,037; 11. HUN – 207,278; 12. SWE – 207,111;
13. COL – 203,002; 14. UKR - 202,663; 15. ARG – 201,487
16. UZB – 196,069; 17. PER – 193,828; 18. IRL – 187,445
19. EGY – 184,928; 20. AZE – 182,762; 21. IND – 166,878
      >> Team-Results after Sub 6  (Day 1)

* Intermediate AA INDIVIDUAL Results after 6 of 12 Subdivisions (End of Day 1)
1. Biles (USA) – 59,599;    2. Mustafina (RUS) – 58,874;    3. Ross (USA) – 57,941
4. Skinner (USA) – 57,799; 5. Sosnitskaya (RUS) – 55,864; 6. Popa (ESP) – 56,398
7. Kocian (USA) – 55,966;  8. Kramarenko (RUS) – 55,864; 9. Pihan-Kulesza (POL) – 55,665
10. Black (CAN) – 55,532; 11. Steingruber (SUI) – 54,966; 12. Garcia (MEX) – 54,833
13. Waem (BEL) – 54,241:  14. Onyshko (CAN) – 53,899; 15. Verschueren BEL 53.865
16. Van Gerner NED 53.466; 17. Hypolito BRA 53.399;    18. Croket BEL 53.166
19. Makra (HUN) - 53,115;  20. Moreno MEX 52.998;      21. Ruikes NED 52.899;
22. Gomez (GUA) - 52,898); 23. Larsson SWE 52.832; 24. Wevers NED 52.765;
    >> AA Individual results  (Day 1)
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