07. August 2012
Olympic City LONDON
Artistic Gymnastics
MEN: China and Hungary won gold Medals at the first finals day* The best Olympic High bar Final at the end ...!
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The Olympic Gymnastics finals 2012 in London are divided in three parts for the first time:
* On Sunday, August 5 the men's FLOOR and POMMEL HORSE finals (+ women's vault ) took place
On Floor the Chinese ZOU Kai repeated his Olympic victory from Beijing, leaving silver to World Champion and Olympic all-around gold medalist Kohei UCHIMURA and bronze for the Russian Denis ABLYAZIN.
On pommel horse specialist Krisztian BERKI of Hungary triumphed with the same total score like the Brit Louis SMITH, but 0.1 points more at the execution score gave him the Olympic gold ahead of the British gymnast.
The British audience appreciatively acknowledged. With the bronze medal for Max WHITLOCK the Olympic host won two medals at this final!
Arthur NABARETE ZANETTI (rings) for Brazil and YANG, Hak Seon (vault) for Korea are the very first Olympic champions for their countries in history!
On PARALLEL BARS the Chinese Zhe FENG won gold ahead of Germany's Marcel NGUYEN and French Hamilton SABOT. The HIGH BAR final surely will be remebered as the best final in artistic gymnastics of the Olympic Games. Epke ZONDERLAND (NED), with a veritable extra-class flight show, won ahead of Fabian HAMBÜCHEN (GER) and the Chinese Zou KAI.
* On Sunday, August 5 the men's FLOOR and POMMEL HORSE finals (+ women's vault ) took place
On Floor the Chinese ZOU Kai repeated his Olympic victory from Beijing, leaving silver to World Champion and Olympic all-around gold medalist Kohei UCHIMURA and bronze for the Russian Denis ABLYAZIN.
On pommel horse specialist Krisztian BERKI of Hungary triumphed with the same total score like the Brit Louis SMITH, but 0.1 points more at the execution score gave him the Olympic gold ahead of the British gymnast.
The British audience appreciatively acknowledged. With the bronze medal for Max WHITLOCK the Olympic host won two medals at this final!
Arthur NABARETE ZANETTI (rings) for Brazil and YANG, Hak Seon (vault) for Korea are the very first Olympic champions for their countries in history!
On PARALLEL BARS the Chinese Zhe FENG won gold ahead of Germany's Marcel NGUYEN and French Hamilton SABOT. The HIGH BAR final surely will be remebered as the best final in artistic gymnastics of the Olympic Games. Epke ZONDERLAND (NED), with a veritable extra-class flight show, won ahead of Fabian HAMBÜCHEN (GER) and the Chinese Zou KAI.
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XXX. OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES 2012
- London, North Greenwich Arena; August 05 -
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MEN's ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
* REVIEW: > Men's Qualification
>> Women's Finals
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* FLOOR FINAL (> Qualification Boden)
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1. ZOU, Kai (CHN) - (6.9) - 9,033 = 15,933
... Olympic Champion 2008, Double Tsukahara stretched at the beginning, combined elements give a lot of points... neat turns on both axes, .. Thomas-Salto ... Double-Tsukahara hocked, very small correction step, highest difficulty score!!!
2. UCHIMURA, Kohei (JPN) - (6.7) - 9,100 = 15,800
... World Champion in 2011; clean routine, a lot of twists, good receptions
3. ABLYAZIN, Denis (RUS) - (7,1) - 8,700 = 15,800
... Thomas stretched, correction, strong contents, but nearly all receptions with difficulties... End: Triple twist
4. GONZALEZ SEPULVEDA, E. (CHI) - (6.5) - - = 15,366
... Double-tsukahara stretched... difficulties at the receptions, doesn't seem to be on the same level as the Asians
5. DALTON, Jacob (USA) - (6.4) - 8.933 = 15,333
... Double-Twiststretched, misses one reception...
6. SHATILOV, Alexander (ISR) - (6.6) - 8.733 = 15,333
... 2x Bronze medalist on floor, former Uzbek gymnast with strong jumps, represents Israel; fourth at the qualification. Double Tsukahara hocked, both twists in the first salto ...
7. KOCZI, Flavius (ROU) - (6.7) - 8,500 = 15,100
... the man for the twists, but mistakes at the first two acrobatic rows...Triple twist at the end
8. NGUYEN, Marcel (GER) - (6.6) - 8,466 = 14.966
... big mistake at the reception after the first acrobatic row ... after that clean routine...Thomas stretched, double tsukahara stretched, Tsukahara hocked at the end. The execution mark won't be high enough...
>> Detailed Results
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** After LI, Ning (1984) and LI, Xiaoshuang (1992) Zou Kai became today the third Chinese Olympic Champion on floor and the first Chinese to win two gold medals at Olympic Games in a row (after 2008). Only Nikolai Andrianow (1972 + '76) could achieve this before!
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1. ZOU, Kai (CHN) - (6.9) - 9,033 = 15,933
... Olympic Champion 2008, Double Tsukahara stretched at the beginning, combined elements give a lot of points... neat turns on both axes, .. Thomas-Salto ... Double-Tsukahara hocked, very small correction step, highest difficulty score!!!
2. UCHIMURA, Kohei (JPN) - (6.7) - 9,100 = 15,800
... World Champion in 2011; clean routine, a lot of twists, good receptions
3. ABLYAZIN, Denis (RUS) - (7,1) - 8,700 = 15,800
... Thomas stretched, correction, strong contents, but nearly all receptions with difficulties... End: Triple twist
4. GONZALEZ SEPULVEDA, E. (CHI) - (6.5) - - = 15,366
... Double-tsukahara stretched... difficulties at the receptions, doesn't seem to be on the same level as the Asians
5. DALTON, Jacob (USA) - (6.4) - 8.933 = 15,333
... Double-Twiststretched, misses one reception...
6. SHATILOV, Alexander (ISR) - (6.6) - 8.733 = 15,333
... 2x Bronze medalist on floor, former Uzbek gymnast with strong jumps, represents Israel; fourth at the qualification. Double Tsukahara hocked, both twists in the first salto ...
7. KOCZI, Flavius (ROU) - (6.7) - 8,500 = 15,100
... the man for the twists, but mistakes at the first two acrobatic rows...Triple twist at the end
8. NGUYEN, Marcel (GER) - (6.6) - 8,466 = 14.966
... big mistake at the reception after the first acrobatic row ... after that clean routine...Thomas stretched, double tsukahara stretched, Tsukahara hocked at the end. The execution mark won't be high enough...
>> Detailed Results
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** After LI, Ning (1984) and LI, Xiaoshuang (1992) Zou Kai became today the third Chinese Olympic Champion on floor and the first Chinese to win two gold medals at Olympic Games in a row (after 2008). Only Nikolai Andrianow (1972 + '76) could achieve this before!
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* POMMEL HORSE (> Qualification Pommel Horse)
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1. BERKI, Kriztian (HUN) - (6.9) = 16,066
... the Hungarian pommel horse artist shows wonderful Thomas flanks into handstand in the centre, great virtuosity, technically perfect. Gets the highest execution mark with 9.166 points, clearly on first position until the last gymnast Smith from Great Britain
2. SMITH, Louis (GBR) - (7.0) = 16,066
... first at the qualifying (6.9 difficulty) left the earplugs until his exercise (!!), frenetic applause from the public... great flops with great execution... controlled exercise, seems even a bit slow, but clean, turns his handstand-dismount over the whole pommel horse... the audience stands up and wants the GOLD!!! - but he didn't get it (!) despite the highest difficulty score (7.0) the decision is for Berki because of his 0.1 points higher execution!!
3. WHITLOCK, Max (GBR) - (6.6) = 15,600
.. the whole hall cheers for him... does a great exercise (!!)... ! The first British gymnast shows excellent technique!! Was only eighth at the qualifying but scores 0,8 points higher today!!
4. BUSNARI, Alberto (ITA) - (6.6) 15,400
... very concentrated, fluent, nearly no deduction at the execution, 0,35 points more than at the qualifying ! ...
5. TOMMASONE, Cyril (FRA) - (6.5) = 15,151
... great exercise, open body angles... little improvisation at the handstand dismount, clever, little mistakes are hardly noticed!
6. NAKONECHNYI, Vitali (UKR) - (6.3) = 14,766... very good, but not constantly stretched hip, not as virtuos as Berki ...
7. BELYAVSKIY, David (RUS) - (6.3) = 14,733
... virtuos turn on one hand at the end of the pommel horse, the audience acknowledges, high and risky speed, as he is not as tall as Berki he seems a little less elegant ... then open legs at one element, deductions!
8. HIDVEGI, Vid (HUN) - (6.3) = 14,300
... Dismount ...!
>> Detailed Results
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*** Krisztian BERKI crowns his carreer as a pommel horse specialist of the last years with this Olympic Gold medal. After Istvan PELLE (1932), 2x Zoltan MAGYAR (1976; 1980) it took 24 years, since Zsolt BORKAI, as one of three Olympic champions (+ Bilosertschew and Geraskow in 1988 in Seoul),that a Hungarian gymnast gets gold again!
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1. BERKI, Kriztian (HUN) - (6.9) = 16,066
... the Hungarian pommel horse artist shows wonderful Thomas flanks into handstand in the centre, great virtuosity, technically perfect. Gets the highest execution mark with 9.166 points, clearly on first position until the last gymnast Smith from Great Britain
2. SMITH, Louis (GBR) - (7.0) = 16,066
... first at the qualifying (6.9 difficulty) left the earplugs until his exercise (!!), frenetic applause from the public... great flops with great execution... controlled exercise, seems even a bit slow, but clean, turns his handstand-dismount over the whole pommel horse... the audience stands up and wants the GOLD!!! - but he didn't get it (!) despite the highest difficulty score (7.0) the decision is for Berki because of his 0.1 points higher execution!!
3. WHITLOCK, Max (GBR) - (6.6) = 15,600
.. the whole hall cheers for him... does a great exercise (!!)... ! The first British gymnast shows excellent technique!! Was only eighth at the qualifying but scores 0,8 points higher today!!
4. BUSNARI, Alberto (ITA) - (6.6) 15,400
... very concentrated, fluent, nearly no deduction at the execution, 0,35 points more than at the qualifying ! ...
5. TOMMASONE, Cyril (FRA) - (6.5) = 15,151
... great exercise, open body angles... little improvisation at the handstand dismount, clever, little mistakes are hardly noticed!
6. NAKONECHNYI, Vitali (UKR) - (6.3) = 14,766... very good, but not constantly stretched hip, not as virtuos as Berki ...
7. BELYAVSKIY, David (RUS) - (6.3) = 14,733
... virtuos turn on one hand at the end of the pommel horse, the audience acknowledges, high and risky speed, as he is not as tall as Berki he seems a little less elegant ... then open legs at one element, deductions!
8. HIDVEGI, Vid (HUN) - (6.3) = 14,300
... Dismount ...!
>> Detailed Results
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*** Krisztian BERKI crowns his carreer as a pommel horse specialist of the last years with this Olympic Gold medal. After Istvan PELLE (1932), 2x Zoltan MAGYAR (1976; 1980) it took 24 years, since Zsolt BORKAI, as one of three Olympic champions (+ Bilosertschew and Geraskow in 1988 in Seoul),that a Hungarian gymnast gets gold again!
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* RINGS (> Qualification Rings)
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1. NABARETE ZANETTI, Arthur (BRA) = 15,900 (6.8)
... last gymnast to perform in a high level rings final ...there are no differences in the strenghth elements ... looks more Chinese than CHEN, Yibing ... had to do a little side step after the Tsukahara dismount ... and : having performed last, he achieves the unreachable, he beat the Olympic champion from 2008!!!
2. CHEN, Yibing (CHN) = 15,800 (6.8)
bad luck with starting order for the "Lord of the rings"... performs great and calmly his whole exercise, perfect dismount into stand... which deductions to give? First shock for the competitors!!.. and there were rumours about injuries beforehand!
3. MORANDI, Matteo (ITA) = 15,733 (6.8)
... no rings final without an Italian gymnast. Got 0.1 more for difficulty and places ahead of Balandin.
4. BALANDIN, Alexander (RUS) = 15,666 (6.7)
... strong series full of strenghth elements... Double-salto fw. tucked, starts the second salto very early to secure the landing;
5. ABLYAZIN, Denis (RUS) = 15,633 (6.6)
... everything correct, some movements of the rings at the end... step at landing
6. RAMOS, Tommy - PUR) = 15,600 (6.8)
... stays behind Balandin even with 6.8 difficulty
7. YOVTCHEV, Jordan (BUL) - = 15,108 (6.6)
... with 39 years in a rings final(!!)- silver in Athens 2004 after a tight decision behind Tampakos ... dismount low and knees touched the mat - a great athlete says good-bye to the sport
8. MOLINARI, Federico (ARG) = 14,733 (6.7)
... pity for the rings specialist... everything goes well till the 21/2-Tsukahara with fall!!
>> Detailed Results
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*** Artur NABARETE ZANETTI is the first Olympic champion for his country, Brazil and shows that the road goes straight to Riowhere in 2016 will be hold the XXI. Summer Games.
CHEN, Yibing, until today the "Lord of the rings", was on the same level and had the bad luck to have to perform first!!
The sixth best finalist performed on the same level and with nearly same difficulty, also the strenghth elements were equal, an incredible rings final!
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1. NABARETE ZANETTI, Arthur (BRA) = 15,900 (6.8)
... last gymnast to perform in a high level rings final ...there are no differences in the strenghth elements ... looks more Chinese than CHEN, Yibing ... had to do a little side step after the Tsukahara dismount ... and : having performed last, he achieves the unreachable, he beat the Olympic champion from 2008!!!
2. CHEN, Yibing (CHN) = 15,800 (6.8)
bad luck with starting order for the "Lord of the rings"... performs great and calmly his whole exercise, perfect dismount into stand... which deductions to give? First shock for the competitors!!.. and there were rumours about injuries beforehand!
3. MORANDI, Matteo (ITA) = 15,733 (6.8)
... no rings final without an Italian gymnast. Got 0.1 more for difficulty and places ahead of Balandin.
4. BALANDIN, Alexander (RUS) = 15,666 (6.7)
... strong series full of strenghth elements... Double-salto fw. tucked, starts the second salto very early to secure the landing;
5. ABLYAZIN, Denis (RUS) = 15,633 (6.6)
... everything correct, some movements of the rings at the end... step at landing
6. RAMOS, Tommy - PUR) = 15,600 (6.8)
... stays behind Balandin even with 6.8 difficulty
7. YOVTCHEV, Jordan (BUL) - = 15,108 (6.6)
... with 39 years in a rings final(!!)- silver in Athens 2004 after a tight decision behind Tampakos ... dismount low and knees touched the mat - a great athlete says good-bye to the sport
8. MOLINARI, Federico (ARG) = 14,733 (6.7)
... pity for the rings specialist... everything goes well till the 21/2-Tsukahara with fall!!
>> Detailed Results
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*** Artur NABARETE ZANETTI is the first Olympic champion for his country, Brazil and shows that the road goes straight to Riowhere in 2016 will be hold the XXI. Summer Games.
CHEN, Yibing, until today the "Lord of the rings", was on the same level and had the bad luck to have to perform first!!
The sixth best finalist performed on the same level and with nearly same difficulty, also the strenghth elements were equal, an incredible rings final!
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* VAULT (> Qualification Vault)
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1. YANG, Hak Seon (KOR) = 16,533
1- Handspring, triple-twist clean, but wide step forward (7.4) - 16,466
2- Kasamatsu 11/2-twist incredibly well stretched body, open landing like in a manual ... stands! This is the gold! (7.0) - 16,600
2. ABLYAZIN, Denis (RUS) = 16,399
1- Tsukahara Double-salto bw. tucked - high, stands! (7.0) - 16,433
2- Yurchenko, 1/2-twist. - handspring 21/2-twists (!) -(7.2) - 16,366
the Russian beats Radivilov!!
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1. YANG, Hak Seon (KOR) = 16,533
1- Handspring, triple-twist clean, but wide step forward (7.4) - 16,466
2- Kasamatsu 11/2-twist incredibly well stretched body, open landing like in a manual ... stands! This is the gold! (7.0) - 16,600
2. ABLYAZIN, Denis (RUS) = 16,399
1- Tsukahara Double-salto bw. tucked - high, stands! (7.0) - 16,433
2- Yurchenko, 1/2-twist. - handspring 21/2-twists (!) -(7.2) - 16,366
the Russian beats Radivilov!!
3. RADIVILOV, Igor (UKR) = 16,316
1- handspring, Double-salto hocked 1/2 (Dragulescu) great! (7.0 - 16,400
2- Tsukahara Double-salto bw. tucked - high, but big step after landing. - (7.0) - 16,233!!
4. GONZALES SEPULVEDA, Enrique (CHI) = 16,183
1- Tsukahara, Double-salto bw. tucked - stands!! - (7.0) - 16,400
2- Yurchenko, 2 1/2-twist., big hop forwards - (6.6) - 15,966
5. MIKULAK, Samuel (USA) = 16.050
1- Kasamatsu, 1 1/2, big step - (7.0 ) - 16,100
2- Roché , low reception, but stands! - (6.6) - 16,000
6. BOTELLA PEREZ, Isaac (ESP) = 15,866
1- Kasamatsu 11/2 - big step .- (6.6) - 15,900
2- Handspring, 2/1-twists - wide step - (6.6) - 15,833
7. KOCZI, Flavius (ROU) = 16,033
1- Kasamatsu 1/1 (7.0) - side-step and angle in the hip -(7.0) - 16,100
2- Handspring 11/2 -twist, big step backwards (6.2) - 15,166
( ... after correction!)
8. THOMAS, Kristian (GBR) = 15,533
1- Yurchenko, Double-salto bw. tucked (7.0) - 16,366
2- Handspring, Double-salto fw. (Roché) , falls back and has to use his hands - (6.6) - 14,700
>> Detailed Results
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*** YANG, Hak Seon is the first Olympic champion in Korean artistics gymnastic's history and continues the great tradition of his country on vault. 20 years ago, YOO, Ok Ryul in Paris (1992) became World champion, YEO, Hung-Chul won two bronze medals on vault, one in Birmingham ('93) and one in Brisbane ('94).
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* PARALLEL BARS (> Qualification)
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1. FENG, Zhe (CHN) = 15,966 (7.0)
... 7th at the WCh 2011 - : clean Dimitrenko, double tucked onto the upper arms (Morisue) clean technique... straddle cut to support, giant swing, Belle tucked at the end (!) .. dismount double tucked. Great exercise!! The World champion from 2010 (Rotterdam) is the new Olympic champion!!
2. NGUYEN, Marcel (GER) = 15.800 (6.8)
... the European champion 2012 (Montpellier) - Felge 1/1... giant swing, Stützkehre.... Belle ..... Dimitrenko fluent ... Tsukhara-dismount with little hop, but strong exercise!!!
- after 42 years and Sven Tippelt's bronze in Seoul, a German gymnast wins a medal in an Olympic final, the first medal evr on this apparatus! Congratulations! Btw: The readers of a Chinese magazine voted for him as the best looking gymnast of the Games.
3. SABOT, Hamilton (FRA) = 15,566 (6.7)
... 4th at the ECh this year - ... Felge onto one rail, Dimitrenko... Healy ... Tippelt ... double salto tucked, nearly no execution deductions...
4. TANAKA, Kazuhito (JPN) = 15,500 (6.7)
... 8th at the WCh 2011 - : Felgs at the beginning ... little grip problems... giant swing, Belle tucked, ... from lateral back, double salto tucked, great exercise!
5. CORRAL BARRON, Daniel (MEX) = 15,333 (6.6)
...the 22-year old Mexican participated already at five WCh, since 2006 since he was 15, he won this year's test event in London and the Challenges Cup in Osiejek ...: - ... Belle ... flies with a Tippelt from one end of the bars to the other, straddle cut at the far end(!) ... dismount: double salto fw. !!
6.= TSOLAKIDIS, Vasileios (GRE) = 15,300 (6.5)
... Diomidov- ... "Tsolakidis" ... Makuz ... double-salto fw. tucked dismount: double salto bw. tucked, insecure landing.
6.= GARIBOV, Emin (RUS) = 15,300 (6.5)
... Salto fw. into support... Felg on one holm, Tippelt ... giant swing with problems... Healy-salto straddled ... double-salto tucked . This exercise wan't enough: the German gets silver and the French bronze!!
8. TANAKA, Yusuke (JPN) = 15,100 (6.4)
... always in the shadow of his brother Kazuhito, was once second on high bar at the World Cup 2007 in Cottbus, best score from the qualification, here: Endo into handstand. Handstand with problems(!) and as the seventh competitor of this competition fails the landing, it's sure that Marcel Nguyen gets bronze
9. ZHANG, Chenlong (CHN) = 13,830 (6.3)
... the reigning Vice-World champion (Tokio 2011) - ... ...after a felge with 1/2-turn he looses the grip and there the dream of gold ends for one of the favorites ...
>> Detailed Results
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*** FENG, Zhe - after LI Xiaopeng (2000 & 2008) it's only the third Olympic gold on parallel bars for a Chinese gymnast, although with their Asian elegance and technique are the references of the sport at this apparatus. FENG was already World champion in 2010 in Rotterdam and Vice-World champion in 2011 in Tokio.
After Alfred Schwarzmann's gold medal in 1936 and two bronze medals of Roland Brückner (1980) and Sven Tippelt (1988) now Marcel NGUYEN gets the first silver medal for Germany at this apparatus!
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1. FENG, Zhe (CHN) = 15,966 (7.0)
... 7th at the WCh 2011 - : clean Dimitrenko, double tucked onto the upper arms (Morisue) clean technique... straddle cut to support, giant swing, Belle tucked at the end (!) .. dismount double tucked. Great exercise!! The World champion from 2010 (Rotterdam) is the new Olympic champion!!
2. NGUYEN, Marcel (GER) = 15.800 (6.8)
... the European champion 2012 (Montpellier) - Felge 1/1... giant swing, Stützkehre.... Belle ..... Dimitrenko fluent ... Tsukhara-dismount with little hop, but strong exercise!!!
- after 42 years and Sven Tippelt's bronze in Seoul, a German gymnast wins a medal in an Olympic final, the first medal evr on this apparatus! Congratulations! Btw: The readers of a Chinese magazine voted for him as the best looking gymnast of the Games.
3. SABOT, Hamilton (FRA) = 15,566 (6.7)
... 4th at the ECh this year - ... Felge onto one rail, Dimitrenko... Healy ... Tippelt ... double salto tucked, nearly no execution deductions...
4. TANAKA, Kazuhito (JPN) = 15,500 (6.7)
... 8th at the WCh 2011 - : Felgs at the beginning ... little grip problems... giant swing, Belle tucked, ... from lateral back, double salto tucked, great exercise!
5. CORRAL BARRON, Daniel (MEX) = 15,333 (6.6)
...the 22-year old Mexican participated already at five WCh, since 2006 since he was 15, he won this year's test event in London and the Challenges Cup in Osiejek ...: - ... Belle ... flies with a Tippelt from one end of the bars to the other, straddle cut at the far end(!) ... dismount: double salto fw. !!
6.= TSOLAKIDIS, Vasileios (GRE) = 15,300 (6.5)
... Diomidov- ... "Tsolakidis" ... Makuz ... double-salto fw. tucked dismount: double salto bw. tucked, insecure landing.
6.= GARIBOV, Emin (RUS) = 15,300 (6.5)
... Salto fw. into support... Felg on one holm, Tippelt ... giant swing with problems... Healy-salto straddled ... double-salto tucked . This exercise wan't enough: the German gets silver and the French bronze!!
8. TANAKA, Yusuke (JPN) = 15,100 (6.4)
... always in the shadow of his brother Kazuhito, was once second on high bar at the World Cup 2007 in Cottbus, best score from the qualification, here: Endo into handstand. Handstand with problems(!) and as the seventh competitor of this competition fails the landing, it's sure that Marcel Nguyen gets bronze
9. ZHANG, Chenlong (CHN) = 13,830 (6.3)
... the reigning Vice-World champion (Tokio 2011) - ... ...after a felge with 1/2-turn he looses the grip and there the dream of gold ends for one of the favorites ...
>> Detailed Results
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*** FENG, Zhe - after LI Xiaopeng (2000 & 2008) it's only the third Olympic gold on parallel bars for a Chinese gymnast, although with their Asian elegance and technique are the references of the sport at this apparatus. FENG was already World champion in 2010 in Rotterdam and Vice-World champion in 2011 in Tokio.
After Alfred Schwarzmann's gold medal in 1936 and two bronze medals of Roland Brückner (1980) and Sven Tippelt (1988) now Marcel NGUYEN gets the first silver medal for Germany at this apparatus!
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* HIGH BAR (> Qualification)
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1. ZONDERLAND, Epke (NED) = 16,533 (7.9)
...has won already silver at the World championships in Rotterdam (2010) and was 5th in Beijing in 2008 and also at the last World championships.
Here he showed an incredible triple series of flight elements: ... Pineda - Kovacs - Kolman he risks absolutely everything - what an exercise - what a high bar final! - never seen anything like that! - with 0.40 more at the difficulty score he goes in the lead ahead of Hambüchen! - the first congratulating are the two Chinese!
2. HAMBÜCHEN, Fabian (GER) = 16,400 (7.5)
... Bronze in Beijing 2008, 4th at the WCh in Tokio (2011) - Kolman ...counterhecht - Rybalko in elgrip - Winkler-salto good... he does a great exercise - dismount STANDS !! - Cheers !! - it's hardly possible to do it better!! - but Zou Kai got sensational 7.9 as no gymnast before him!! - but the execution decides: Hambüchen beats ZOU Kaii!! - ... and was beaten only by the "Flying Dutchman", Epke ZONDERLAND . Hambüchen wins silver beating the Olympic Champion from 2008, Zou !!
3. ZOU, Kai (CHN) = 16,366 (7,9) !!
... the actual World champion and Olympic champion from 2008 - combination of four high quality elements - counterhecht- Rybalko- Jäger stretched with. 1/1-twist (Winkler-salto) Adler 1/1 - Markelow - dismount with small correction- WORLDCLASS! Highest difficulty!!
4. ZHANG, Chenlong (CHN) = 16,266 (7.7)
... The Vice-Worldchampion from Tokio 2011 - after the dismount on parallel bars, and now? - Counterhecht, Rybalko directly into elgrip Adler 1/1-counterhecht 1/1 ... double-Tsukahara dismount. STANDS !! Worldclass!
5. LEYVA, Danell (USA) = 15,833 (7.2)
... Adler 1/1... Markelow... Tkatschew 1/1 ... Kovacs stretched. .. ... double-Tsukahara stretched, steps after dismount..
6. HORTON, Jonathan (USA) = 15,466 (6.8)
... Pineda ... Kovacs stretched. ... Kolman ... performs with alegance and open angles... dismount: Tsukahara with a step backwards... !!
7. GARIBOV, Emin (RUS) = 15,333 (7.1)
... the European champion 2012 - counterhecht-Rybalko into elgrip ... then 1/2 extra swing (!) ... double-Tsukahara stretched this won't be enough!!
8. KIM, Jihoon (KOR) = 15,133 (7.1)
... last gymast to perform: Kolman-salto, Kovacs, double twist... Winkler-salto ... Adler 1/1-Markelow ...dismount landing nearly on the knees!!
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+++ Epke ZONDERLAND - he's the first Dutch Olympic champion in history. Together with the Chinese Zou Kai he obtained the highest difficulty score with 7.9 - the highest score given at a mayor event and of such a quality. After Hermann WEINGÄRTNER (1896) and Andreas WECKER (1996), Fabian HAMBÜCHEN getting silver in London and having won bronze in beijing in 2008 is the first German gymnasts winning two medals at high bar at Olympic Games!!
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1. ZONDERLAND, Epke (NED) = 16,533 (7.9)
...has won already silver at the World championships in Rotterdam (2010) and was 5th in Beijing in 2008 and also at the last World championships.
Here he showed an incredible triple series of flight elements: ... Pineda - Kovacs - Kolman he risks absolutely everything - what an exercise - what a high bar final! - never seen anything like that! - with 0.40 more at the difficulty score he goes in the lead ahead of Hambüchen! - the first congratulating are the two Chinese!
2. HAMBÜCHEN, Fabian (GER) = 16,400 (7.5)
... Bronze in Beijing 2008, 4th at the WCh in Tokio (2011) - Kolman ...counterhecht - Rybalko in elgrip - Winkler-salto good... he does a great exercise - dismount STANDS !! - Cheers !! - it's hardly possible to do it better!! - but Zou Kai got sensational 7.9 as no gymnast before him!! - but the execution decides: Hambüchen beats ZOU Kaii!! - ... and was beaten only by the "Flying Dutchman", Epke ZONDERLAND . Hambüchen wins silver beating the Olympic Champion from 2008, Zou !!
3. ZOU, Kai (CHN) = 16,366 (7,9) !!
... the actual World champion and Olympic champion from 2008 - combination of four high quality elements - counterhecht- Rybalko- Jäger stretched with. 1/1-twist (Winkler-salto) Adler 1/1 - Markelow - dismount with small correction- WORLDCLASS! Highest difficulty!!
4. ZHANG, Chenlong (CHN) = 16,266 (7.7)
... The Vice-Worldchampion from Tokio 2011 - after the dismount on parallel bars, and now? - Counterhecht, Rybalko directly into elgrip Adler 1/1-counterhecht 1/1 ... double-Tsukahara dismount. STANDS !! Worldclass!
5. LEYVA, Danell (USA) = 15,833 (7.2)
... Adler 1/1... Markelow... Tkatschew 1/1 ... Kovacs stretched. .. ... double-Tsukahara stretched, steps after dismount..
6. HORTON, Jonathan (USA) = 15,466 (6.8)
... Pineda ... Kovacs stretched. ... Kolman ... performs with alegance and open angles... dismount: Tsukahara with a step backwards... !!
7. GARIBOV, Emin (RUS) = 15,333 (7.1)
... the European champion 2012 - counterhecht-Rybalko into elgrip ... then 1/2 extra swing (!) ... double-Tsukahara stretched this won't be enough!!
8. KIM, Jihoon (KOR) = 15,133 (7.1)
... last gymast to perform: Kolman-salto, Kovacs, double twist... Winkler-salto ... Adler 1/1-Markelow ...dismount landing nearly on the knees!!
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+++ Epke ZONDERLAND - he's the first Dutch Olympic champion in history. Together with the Chinese Zou Kai he obtained the highest difficulty score with 7.9 - the highest score given at a mayor event and of such a quality. After Hermann WEINGÄRTNER (1896) and Andreas WECKER (1996), Fabian HAMBÜCHEN getting silver in London and having won bronze in beijing in 2008 is the first German gymnasts winning two medals at high bar at Olympic Games!!
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