Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Chinese Women Win 10th Asian Games Title


The Chinese women easily won their 10th team title at the Asian Games Sunday in Guangzhou, outscoring second-place Japan by 11 points. Left to right: Yang Yilin, Huang Qiushuang, Sui Lu, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin.
The unstoppable Chinese women won their 10th consecutive team title Sunday at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.
Like their male counterparts on Saturday, the Chinese women defeated runner-up Japan by exactly 11 points. Since first joining the Asian Games in 1974, the Chinese men and women are both undefeated in the team competition.
With the added power of former Russian team member Daria Yelizarova, Uzbekistan won the bronze medal over Korea. (North Korea, third at the 2006 Asian Games, is banned from competition until 2012.)
The Chinese qualified first in every event, despite showing signs of fatigue in their second major competition in a month. Huang Qiushuang, fourth all-around at October's world championships, led the Chinese charge to qualify first to the all-around final.
After erring in three of four bar routines at worlds, Huang was spot on in Guangzhou, ending her marathon routine with a stuck double layout. She had two large wobbles on balance beam, but qualified second on floor exercise and earned 9.500 in execution on her double-twisting Yurchenko vault (one small hop).
Chinese national champion Sui Lu qualified second with the best scores of the night on balance beam (drilled barani) and floor exercise. Olympic champion He Kexin, who uncharactistically finished out of the medals at worlds, nailed her routine on uneven bars (16.100).
World all-around silver medalist Jiang Yuyuan, however, had a difficult day, hitting only one event. On uneven bars, she nearly landed her Pak salto on her waist and then put her hands down on her full-twisting double layout. After falls on beam and floor, she nearly stuck her double-twisting Yurchenko vault, but dissolved into tears afterward. Unless China's coaches elect to withdraw one of her teammates from a final, Jiang's Asian Games are over in Guangzhou.
Though Jiang's mistakes were unexpected, China's team gold was not. After the fourth rotation, the Chinese gymnasts pulled on T-shirts with "No. 1" printed on them.
"We did quite well in general despite some mistakes," Chinese head coach coach Lu Shanzhen said. "The result is not a surprise."
Competition continues Monday in Guangzhou with the men's and women's all-around finals.
External Link: Official Asian Games Website
XVI Asian Games
Nov. 14, Guangzhou, China
Women's TeamVTUBBBFXTotal
1.China59.45061.30057.70055.700234.150
2.Japan 57.95057.15056.50051.650223.250
3.Uzbekistan53.75050.75053.05050.400207.950
4.Korea55.95051.80051.25047.850206.850

Women's All-Around QualifiersVTUBBBFXTotal
1.Huang Qiushuang15.30015.85013.95013.90059.000 Q
2.Sui Lu13.70014.05015.30014.50057.550 Q
3.Yang Yilin14.95014.95013.80013.60057.300
4.Rie Tanaka14.75014.35014.00013.35056.450 Q
5.Jiang Yuyuan14.85014.40013.45013.05055.750
6.Kyoko Oshima13.95014.15013.50013.00054.600 Q
7.Koko Tsurumi13.85014.45013.90011.95054.150
8.Daria Yelizarova13.70013.55013.60013.30054.150 Q
9.Luiza Galiulina13.30013.30014.25012.95053.800 Q
10.Jo Hyun Joo14.75012.65012.15012.80052.350 Q
11.Do Thi Ngan Thuong13.65011.95012.70013.25051.550 Q
12.Park Ji Yeon13.75013.45013.05011.15051.400 Q
13.Park Eun Kyung13.75013.20012.50011.85051.300
14.Lim Heem Wei13.55012.55013.20011.90051.200 Q
15.Tracie Ang12.55011.75013.70012.00050.000 Q
16.Irina Volodchenko13.55012.05012.80011.35049.750
17.Asal Saparbayeva12.90011.85012.20012.35049.300
18.Kim Ye Eun13.70012.50012.00010.80049.000
19.Wong Hiu Ying Angel13.40010.60012.45011.05047.500 Q
20.Do Thi Thu Huyen13.6508.60012.75012.05047.050 Q
21.Khoo Oon Hui Krystal12.7508.90010.70010.40042.750 Q
22.Aljazy Alhabshi12.8008.15010.70010.65042.300 Q
23.Mananchaya Senklang12.6509.15011.1009.40042.300 Q
24.Mai Yamagishi14.200
14.35013.35041.900
25.Phan Thi Ha Thanh14.000
13.05012.50039.550
26.Moon Eunmee13.100
13.55012.05038.700
27.Momoko Ozawa15.05011.350
11.65038.050
28.Dipa Karmakar13.850
11.70010.90036.450
29.Meenakshi Meenakshi12.150
11.5009.35033.000
30.Priti Das11.150
11.1008.25030.500
31.He Kexin
16.100
13.70029.800
32.Deng Linlin14.350
14.650
29.000
33.Yuko Shintake
14.20014.250
28.450
34.Yulia Goreva13.200

11.80025.000
35.Diana Karimdjanova
11.750
12.40024.150
36.Frances Audrey Munoz

10.4009.30019.700
37.Eum Eunhui
11.850

11.850

Women's Vault QualifiersDENDScoreAverage
QHuang Qiushuang5.89.500 15.30014.900

5.29.300
14.500
QJo Hyun Joo5.88.950
14.75014.675

5.69.000
14.600
QRie Tanaka5.39.450
14.75014.475

4.89.400
14.200
QPhan Thi Ha Thanh5.09.000
14.00014.325

5.39.350
14.650
QOzawa Momoko5.89.250
15.05014.275

4.69.0000.113.500
QWong Hiu Ying Angel5.28.5000.313.40013.775

5.09.2500.114.150
QDo Thi Ngan Thuong5.08.650
13.65013.725

5.08.800
13.800
QDipa Karmakar5.08.850
13.85013.575

4.68.700
13.300
RLim Heem Wei4.68.950
13.55013.550

4.68.950
13.550
RYulia Goreva5.08.5000.313.20013.400

5.28.400
13.600
RTracie Ang5.07.550
12.55013.075

4.69.000
13.600

Uneven Bars QualifiersDENDScore
QHe Kexin7.28.900 16.100
QHuang Qiushuang7.08.850
15.850
QKoko Tsurumi6.08.450
14.450
QRie Tanaka5.78.650
14.350
QDaria Yelizarova5.38.250
13.550
QPark Ji Yeon5.48.050
13.450
QLuiza Galiulina5.38.000
13.300
QPark Eun Kyung5.08.200
13.200
RLim Heem Wei4.67.950
12.550
RDo Thi Ngan Thuong4.97.050
11.950
RTracie Ang5.16.650
11.750

Balance Beam QualifiersDENDScore
QSui Lu6.58.800 15.300
QDeng Linlin6.58.150
14.650
QMai Yamagishi5.98.450
14.350
QYuko Shintake5.88.450
14.250
QLuiza Galiulina5.98.350
14.250
QTracie Ang5.68.100
13.700
QDaria Yelizarova5.38.4000.113.600
QMoon Eunmee5.38.250
13.550
RLim Heem Wei5.28.000
13.200
RPark Ji Yeon5.17.950
13.050
RPhan Thi Ha Thanh5.17.950
13.050

Women's Floor Exercise QualifiersDENDScore
QSui Lu5.98.600 14.500
QHuang Qiushuang5.68.300
13.900
QRie Tanaka5.28.150
13.350
QMai Yamagishi5.38.050
13.350
QDaria Yelizarova5.38.000
13.300
QDo Thi Ngan Thuong5.37.950
13.250
QLuiza Galiulina5.47.6500.112.950
QJo Hyun Joo5.57.300
12.800
RPhan Thi Ha Thanh5.07.6000.112.500
RMoon Eunmee4.97.150
12.050
RTracie Ang4.97.100
12.000

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