Cottbus World Cup Wrap-Up
April 13, 2008 by northernriver
I watched the Pacific Alliance on NBC today.
Sam Shapiro’s beam routine is simply divine.
And may I express my belated condolences to Darlene Hill.
Now, about Cottbus:
From Blythe at the Gymblog:
Balance beam and floor exercise were contested.
BALANCE BEAM
1. Xiao Sha (CHN) 16.125 (well done!)
2. Li Shanshan (CHN) 15.325 (WTF what happened?!)
3. Sandra Izbasa (ROU) 15.300
3. Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 15.300 (all hail)
5. Adela Sajn (SLO) 15.075
6. Katja Abel (GER) 14.825
7. Steliana Nistor (ROU) 14.625 (oh no! Poor Stela! 
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8. Sanne Wevers (NED) 14.300
- I am DEFINITELY going to have to hunt down Xiao Sha’s routine. Next to He Ning, she’s one of my Chinese favorites…and ironically one of the least likely to make the team.
- WTF happened to Li Shanshan? Did she fall or something?
- Job well done for Sandra here, but poor Stela! She probably fell too.
- And Bravo to Chusovitina.
FLOOR EXERCISE
1. Sandra Izbasa (ROU) 15.300
2. Jade Barbosa (BRA) 14.625
3. Xiao Sha (CHN) 14.500
4. Daiane Dos Santos (BRA) 14.350
5. Yasmin Zimmermann (SUI) 14.150
6. Anastasia Koval (UKR) 14.125
7. Katja Abel (GER) 13.950
8. Anna Myzdrikova (RUS) 13.725
- You know it, you tell the world, GO SANDRA!!
- Jade seriously needs to get her groove on…
That’s all. I guess I’ll go hunt for Xiao Sha’s beam routine or something. And Sandra Izbasa is red-hot.
im also very happy with the win of xiao sha but im also wondering what happened to li shanshan?did she fell?Xiao sha a very inconsistent gymnast so she really need these experiences to boost her confidence competing with the gymnasts that is obviously gold medal contenders in beijing. i hope nastia or johnson should also compete in these competitions
On the website ( http://213.179.68.150/gymmedia/prioNOlang_tdm07en.asp?id=2648&sp=1&rt=AG ) of the Cottbus World cup it says
“Xiao, Sha (CHN) opens this apparatus final with a nearly flawless performance and a superb “opener”: two back flips, layout, back-flip to sitting position – technical perfection! Only a single insecurity after a sheep jump. Perfect landing after her double pike somersault dismount. The only one you could critisize is that the routine lacks a little bit of fluency.
* Her teammate Li, Shanshan (CHN) tries the same acrobatic series, however, she falls after the layout. She shows a beautiful split pivot but has some insecurities here and there. Same dismount, same perfect landing.”
i LOVE Jade Barbosa.
can someone also post the routine of li shanshan?
xiao sha’s score for me is a bit low. she should score atleast 16.3+. there is only one visible error in her routine.