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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

WAG Senior start lists are out - Afan does one, Mustafina three


Start lists are now available for tomorrow's senior team and event quals.  At present, the Russian roster  looks like this -

Beam - Melnikova, Tutkhalyan, Mustafina
Floor - Melnikova, Tutkhalyan, Mustafina 
Vault - Melnikova, Tutkhalyan, Afanasyeva 
Bars - Melnikova, Spiridonova, Mustafina 

Things can still change, dear reader, but this is the most reliable official news we have.   

It will be good to see all five members of the team compete - I am relieved that Mustafina isn't doing all four but worried for her legs on floor; delighted to see Melnikova and Tutkhalyan making such a strong contribution; and pleased that Afanasyeva is having a chance to try out her training, despite what might be a small injury.  Spiridonova is also looking good for bars, in fact to me she is underused here.  

Good luck!  Udachi!  To all the team.  We are very excited to see you compete and do well!

The start lists can be found here - http://gym.longinestiming.com/File/00000F0201000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFF00

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