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Rotation 1: Romania started
like the champions they are on vault, nailing their various Yurchenkos for a
team total of 37,061.
Rotation 2:
Bars have long been a
Romanian weakness and the gymnasts did little to correct this impression this
evening. First up, Carmen Ionescu fell twice. She was followed by
Silvia Stroescu, Sabina Cojocar, Andreea Raducan and Loredana
Boboc none of whom were able score above nine points. While they avoided
huge breaks, their routines looked somewhat laboured.
Rotation 3:
Romania
lived up to its reputation on beam with excellent routines from Ionescu,
Stroescu, Cojocar and Raducan. Raducan stuck her double pike dismount cold as
well as her ff-full-twisting back tuck combination.
Rotation 4:
Romania
went into the lead with high difficulty and solid tumbles on floor. Huge cheers
and chants of “Romania, Romania” errupted after Raducan’s and Cojocar’s
routines. Most of the gymnasts opted for similar tumbles, either opening with a
double layout or a full-in. The team’s new choreography was well received by the
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