European Gymnastics Championships 2013
Tiger Rose
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These start tomorrow in Moscow - the first major Gymnastics event of the new Olympic cycle.
A few links to help you get in the mood:-
British Gymnastics How to follow guide including BBC schedule - http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3091:how-to-follow-2013-european-championships&catid=321:latets-news&Itemid=770
An all you need to know guide from the Full Twist Blog which also includes TV schedule - http://fulltwist.net/all-you-need-to-know-european-championships-2013/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FullTwist+%28Full+Twist%29
And a BBC preview here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/22154412
There is no coverage I can find of the qualifying sadly so we'll have to make do with whatever comes up online.
Inevitably perhaps there are a few names missing including Viktoria Komova & Epke Zonderland. However still plenty of big stars like Mustafina, Iordache for the women & Nguyen, Hambuechen, Ablyazin & Belyavskiy for the Men.
The British Men's team includes a fair bit of experience. I think Max Whitlock & Dan Purvis should be challenging for the All Around along with the top Germans, Russians & Ukrainians. Max will also be looking for a medal on Pommel as will Dan Keatings who returns to the GB team though Mr Berki the usual GB nemesis is competing in Moscow.
The GB Women's team is young & inexperienced t this level apart from Becky Downie. I am really excited to see how Gabby Jupp does in her first major champs as a senior & so nice to see a British Gymnast who is a good beam worker for a change. (let's hope I haven't jinxed her with that comment)
A few links to help you get in the mood:-
British Gymnastics How to follow guide including BBC schedule - http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3091:how-to-follow-2013-european-championships&catid=321:latets-news&Itemid=770
An all you need to know guide from the Full Twist Blog which also includes TV schedule - http://fulltwist.net/all-you-need-to-know-european-championships-2013/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FullTwist+%28Full+Twist%29
And a BBC preview here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/22154412
There is no coverage I can find of the qualifying sadly so we'll have to make do with whatever comes up online.
Inevitably perhaps there are a few names missing including Viktoria Komova & Epke Zonderland. However still plenty of big stars like Mustafina, Iordache for the women & Nguyen, Hambuechen, Ablyazin & Belyavskiy for the Men.
The British Men's team includes a fair bit of experience. I think Max Whitlock & Dan Purvis should be challenging for the All Around along with the top Germans, Russians & Ukrainians. Max will also be looking for a medal on Pommel as will Dan Keatings who returns to the GB team though Mr Berki the usual GB nemesis is competing in Moscow.
The GB Women's team is young & inexperienced t this level apart from Becky Downie. I am really excited to see how Gabby Jupp does in her first major champs as a senior & so nice to see a British Gymnast who is a good beam worker for a change. (let's hope I haven't jinxed her with that comment)
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Whitlock also qualified first for the Floor final & is lying in 2nd behind Krisztian Berki (quelle surprise) in the Pommel qualifying. Dan Keatings was also a bit disappointing today - he fell on Parallel Bars & just scraped into the Pommel final, hopefully he will be much better in the final.
I have listed the GB qualifiers for finals below & attached a full list of all the qualifiers for the All Around & Apparatus finals.
All Around - Max Whitlock & Dan Purvis
Floor - Whitlock & Sam Oldham
Pommel - Whitlock & Dan Keatings
High Bar - Oldham & Ashley Watson
http://www.ueg.org/media/results/382/List_Of_Qualifiers_MenSenC2.pdf
http://www.ueg.org/media/results/383/List_Of_Qualifiers_MenSenC3.pdf
I think Max will get 3 medals, with maybe another medal from Keatings or Oldham