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23 - Roza retires after competing at Novgorod!
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Balance Beam 1. Anna Kovalyova (RUS) - 9.575; 2. Yevgenia Kuznetsova (RUS) - 9.525; 3. Lisa Mason (GBR) - 8.25 Kovalyova did a front on to immediate wolf jump; handspring front (wobble); flip flop, layout, flip flop; Shushunova (like on floor) to back hip circle (twice) and a double tuck dismount. Kuznetsova did a front on; front aerial; full-twisting flip flop to flip flop layout; wolf jump to flip flop, flip flop swing down; double pike dismount. I thought she performed a bit better than Kovalyova and should have at least tied her. Lisa Mason's routine is just packed with difficulty! She did a front on; flip flop to full (fall); side somi; standing Arabian to immediate jump, and a double back off. Chusovitina (4th) fell on her front-on mount and again on her front tuck, and scored only 7.375. Roza Galiyeva had a disastrous time of it. She mounted with a layout but fell (it almost looked like she had it and just jumped off). She made her flip flop layout but fell on her front tuck and put her hands down on her double tuck dismount. The result was a dismal 6.7. I have no idea why Gogean did not compete on beam... Roza Galiyeva has definitely retired, she says for good this time ("I'm tired!") She's working as a coach, but said she hates it, so you never know... She kiddingly said she might compete for Uzbekistan again. She and Chusovitina were inseparable most of the time and were constantly laughing and joking around. I asked Roza about that article in Moskovsky komsomolets, and she said the entire thing was a lie and she was pretty upset about it! Oksana backed her up and said that the author had just made up all the quotes and attributed them to Roza. According to Galiyeva, Yelena Grosheva has retired. :( I got the impression that Dina Kochetkova has too, but Roshchina is still in touch with her. That's all for now |
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| Source: Elizabeth Squires/Gymn-l |
