Chinese women take early lead in qualifying
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October 17, 2010, Sunday
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CHINA put in a strong performance on the opening day of the world championships which should see it easily through to the final of the women's team event.
The Chinese women needed a 5am wake-up call to be ready for yesterday's first morning session in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but with four members of the gold medal-winning team from the Beijing Olympics, their experience easily carried them through. They finished with 233.778 points, easily the best of the morning sessions. Italy was second with 219.179 and Japan a provisional third, just behind with 218.895.
He Kexin was outstanding on the uneven bars, and is the favorite to take gold on the apparatus to add to her Olympic and 2009 world title.
Romania and Russia were having their qualifying later in the day while the United States' session is set for today. The team final is on Wednesday.
Not everything went smoothly for China though. On the floor, Huang Qiushuang stepped out of bounds early and looked uncertain. On the beam, Sui Lu had to grab the beam briefly to regain her composure.
"It is fine for the first outing. It is very hard," considering the early start, China head coach Lu Shanzhen said through a translator.
Lu specifically lauded He for her sterling uneven bars routine, and sees it as a possible key to clinch gold in the finals on Wednesday.
The Chinese women needed a 5am wake-up call to be ready for yesterday's first morning session in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but with four members of the gold medal-winning team from the Beijing Olympics, their experience easily carried them through. They finished with 233.778 points, easily the best of the morning sessions. Italy was second with 219.179 and Japan a provisional third, just behind with 218.895.
He Kexin was outstanding on the uneven bars, and is the favorite to take gold on the apparatus to add to her Olympic and 2009 world title.
Romania and Russia were having their qualifying later in the day while the United States' session is set for today. The team final is on Wednesday.
Not everything went smoothly for China though. On the floor, Huang Qiushuang stepped out of bounds early and looked uncertain. On the beam, Sui Lu had to grab the beam briefly to regain her composure.
"It is fine for the first outing. It is very hard," considering the early start, China head coach Lu Shanzhen said through a translator.
Lu specifically lauded He for her sterling uneven bars routine, and sees it as a possible key to clinch gold in the finals on Wednesday.
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