5 posts tagged “2009 womens european gymnastics championships”
Russia went 1, 2 and I believe Ariella's bronze is a first for Switzerland.
Russian Olympian Ksenia Semyonova was the top qualifier Thursday as the 2009 European Championships began in Milan - In
the women's all-around qualification, Semyonova scored 57.625 with
scores ranging from 14.325 on vault to 14.475 on balance beam.
Semyonova, the reigning world and European uneven bars champion, broke
on her best event (14.425) but just managed to qualify to the final by
placing eighth. She qualified third to the final on balance beam, where
she is also the defending champion, and fourth to the final on floor
exercise (14.400).
According to "The All-Around" gym site: Russia appears to be the clear favourite to claim most of the titles in Milan. Russians will compete with the Ksenias, Semyonova and Afanasyeva, who have presented, so far, the highest All Around totals in Europe at Russian Cup. They will be joined by Kristina Goryunova and Yulia Berger, the last one with serious options to become a double finalist on vault and floor.
Russia is sending Ksenia Afanasyeva, Yulia Berger, Kristina Goryunova and Ksenia Semyonova to Milan, Italy for the upcoming European Championships (April 2-5). There will be no team event - Afanasyeva, Goryunova and Semyonova will perform all four events in
qualification, and Berger will compete vault and floor exercise.
Both Ksenias were on the 2008 Euros team (see photo below):
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