| Here is a
brief update on the meet in Japan. I think that all went well for us
today. In the women's meet, Rebecca Bross took first in All-Around. In
the men's, Danell took third and Phillip fourth. Danell qualified for
six events and Phillip on five. Danell and Philip could have finished in
second and third if it weren't for touching the floor with the hands on
the PB, and a fall on the dismount on the rings, respectively. Taking
into account the large time difference and lengthy travel time, I think
they performed excellently. The strength of our team is not only my
opinion, but the observation of many of the coaches on the floor,
including the Japanese staff. There were competitors from Russia,
Germany, France, Canada, Great Britain, Ukraine, Romania, Belarus,
Australia, and of course, Japan and the USA. I attach photographs of the awards. MEN'S ALL-AROUND SCORES 1 - YUUSUKE TANAKA (JPN) 88.95 2 - KAZUAKI KOIZUMI (JPN) 87.15 3 - DANELL LEYVA (USA) 86.7 4 - PHILIP ONORATO (USA) 86.05 5 - ANDREAS TOBA (GER) 83.00 6 - MATTHEW CURTIS (AUS) 82.15 7 - SAMIR AIT SAID (FRA) 82.00 8 - SEBASTIAN KRIMMER (GER) 82.00 WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND SCORES 1 - REBECCA BROSS (USA) 61.40 2 - ALIYA MUSTAFINA (RUS) 59.80 3 - EMMA DENNIS (AUS) 55.95 4 - CHINAMI OHTAKI (JPN) 55.85 5 - CHARLOTTE MACKIE (CAN) 55.80 6 - LAURA JONES (GBR) 55.50 7 - MAI YAMAGISHI (JPN) 55.40 8 - GABRIELA DRAGOI (ROM) 55.15 |