Archived Live Updates of 2010 Men's World Championships Team Final

Archived Live Updates of 2010 Men's World Championships Team Final

Oct 22, 2010 by Anne Phillips
Archived Live Updates of 2010 Men's World Championships Team Final
Here are my live updates from the 2010 World Championships Team Finals. To read in chronological order start from the bottom. 

VIDEO: Germany's reaction to clinching the World Bronze medal! http://bit.ly/bOgOGL #2010wc about 20 hours ago
Fabian Hambuhen after a surprise team Bronze medal at Worlds: http://bit.ly/dncDHH about 21 hours ago
off to do interviews! what an exciting meet! about 22 hours ago
wow the Germans are PUMPED!! about 22 hours ago
Scores are in! China wins! Japan 2nd, Germany 3rd! USA 4th... about 22 hours ago
Germans are huddled up jumping around together haha about 22 hours ago
Legendre 15.266 on FX! Highest FX score of the day! not surprising. (6.7/8.566) about 22 hours ago
And Krimmer hit!! Lots of German fans here and they're all going crazy!! about 22 hours ago
Huge celebration from the Germans as Boy landed his pommel dismount. 14.566 (5.8/8.766). Krimmer will anchor for them... can he hit? about 22 hours ago
Legendre FX cont: and awesome piked (nearly laid out) arabian double dismount! Incredible set! Cleaner than in prelims about 22 hours ago
Legendre FX: 2.5 twisting double tuck excellent! nearly stuck! great Hypolito!, run front 2.5 punch half... about 22 hours ago
Feng 15.133 on HB for China, Spirdonov 13.60 for Germany on PH. about 22 hours ago
his double front was good, just took a step forward. ended w a full in and hopped back. darn. Legendre will close it out for the US about 22 hours ago
Horton FX: tucked double double to hands and knees. noooo!!! about 22 hours ago
Feng started off China with a hit set, but I didnt see much of it. just a hop on dbl dbl laid out dismount. Horton next on FX! about 22 hours ago
Wynn FX: something? to double front decent landing, ended w/ just a 2.5. not a huge SV but pretty clean about 22 hours ago
Uchimura 15.133 on HB (6.5/8.633). Japan finished w/ 273.769. Thats the score to catch. about 22 hours ago
US men warmup up FX now. Horton sat down his double front... ay yi yi about 22 hours ago
Uchimura HB: kovacs piked, didnt get over on tak full so improvises but still it's clean! huge kovacs, kolhman, hop 1.5, stuck dbl dbl lay!! about 23 hours ago
Uematsi of Japan just posted the highest HB score of the day, 16.033 (7.3/8.733). Uchimura will close it out for them about 23 hours ago
Tanaka, Japan 14.433 on HB. Sabot 14.40 on SR (5.7/8.7) about 23 hours ago
Theo Seager started off GBR on FX with a 13.725. Then Thomas put his hands down on double tuck last pass. about 23 hours ago
Tanaka of Japan fell off HB... about 23 hours ago
Germany will finish on pommels. Can they handle the pressure?? China and Japan finish on HB and USA on FX following the Brits! about 23 hours ago
After 5: 1 China 228.964, 2 Japan 228.170, 3 Germany 228.120, 4 USA 224.446, 5 France 220.069, 6 Russia, 7 GBR, 8 Korea about 23 hours ago
After dominating PBars China has moved into the lead. Super close competition! Japan 2nd, Germany 3rd. USA 4th about 23 hours ago
Headed to the final rotation now!!! Ahhh!!!! #2010wc about 23 hours ago
Uchimura 15.633 on PB (6.5/9.133). Belyavskiy FX 13.10 on FX , Hunter 14.10 on HB about 23 hours ago
Uchimura super solid through PB. cool belle half. stuck double pike. What shoulder injury? The guy is a beast about 23 hours ago
But a great pommel set from Tommasone - 15.466 (6.5/8.966) wow. ok, guess that one deserved the screaming! about 23 hours ago
The French girls have nonstop high pitched screams any time a French guy's going. Found it cute at first, after 5 rotations not so much... about 23 hours ago
Belyatovskky fell oob on one of his passes... didnt catch it though. And landed right on the line on dbl arabian half out side pass about 23 hours ago
Purvis 1st up on HB for GBR, has to do some improv on after a missed connection. 14.233 (6.1/8.133) about 23 hours ago
Devyavovskiy FX: stuck full twisting double lay 1st pass. super clean about 23 hours ago
Fahrig 15.066 on FX (6.7/8.366), Feng Zhe 15.90 on PB (6.7/9.2)- highest PB score of the day! about 23 hours ago
Leyva 15.833 on HB (7.1/8.733). US now has 224.446 after 5. 2nd flight for this rotation is warmup up now. about 23 hours ago
& closed w/ a stuck dbl arabian. Waves to the crowd for a while. He didn't expect to be leading here! Was worried of even qualifying! about 23 hours ago
Fahrig FX: opened w/ front layout double twist to layout to double front fights to keep it on his feet, stuck piked double arabian half out about 23 hours ago
Leyva HB, cont: stretched tkatchev, jam hs, stuck double double lay out!!!! WOW excellent HB rotation for the US! about 23 hours ago
Leyva HB: tak full to yamawaki, laid out kovacs flares his arms out, liukin cleaner than usual.. about 23 hours ago
Spriidonov starts off Germany on FX with a so so routine. 14.10. Kim of Korea just fell off pommels about 23 hours ago
Horton HB: cassina great!, tak full to yamawaki, piked kovacs, kohlman, full twisting double lay STICK!!! wowww! HUGE routine! about 23 hours ago
15.533 for Brooks on HB (6.6/8.933). Great start! Horton is next up about 23 hours ago
Brooks HB: tak full to yamawaki to gienger awesome! stretched takchev, tkatchev mix grip, full twisting dbl dbl lay nearly stuck! yes! about 23 hours ago
After 4: 1 Germany 184.088, 2 China 182.231, 3 Japan 181.546, 4 USA 177.447, 5 Russia, 6 GBR, 7 France, 8 Korea about 23 hours ago
Leyva PB score 14.70 (6.4/8.30). US men headed HB next which is their best event! Really need to hit here!!! about 23 hours ago
Horton 15.20 on PB (6.2/9.0)! Leyva will anchor. Hambuchen 15.933 on HB (7.0/8.933) about 23 hours ago
Hambuchen HBL pike kovacs huge, kohlman, stretched tkatchev, tak full to yamawaki, jam hs, hop full, full twisting double lay w a hop. wow about 23 hours ago
Feng, China vault - tsuk triple with a giant step back. huge vault. 16.10 about 23 hours ago
Horton PB: piked belle, quick tucked belle, Brooks jumping around like a crazy person, stuck double pike! about 23 hours ago
Boy HB: cassina, stretched tkatchev, hop 1.5 crooked but pulls it around, yamawaki, hop full, full twist dbl lay small hop about 23 hours ago
Spiridonov, Germany 14.366 on HB (5.9/8.466) about 23 hours ago
Brooks up 1st on PB: huge front flip to support, double front STICK!! great star for the US! about 23 hours ago
Lu Bo clean tsuk 2.5 to start off China on VT. 16.033 (6.6/9.433) about 23 hours ago
Yamamuro 16.40 on VT (7.0/9.4). highest vt score of the day about 23 hours ago
Purvis anchored the Brits on PB w/ 14.766 (5.7/9.066). Great routine. But, their 1st guy up fell backward on dbl pike dismount about 23 hours ago
back up on HB: kohlman, yamawaki, tkatchev, stuck full twisting double lay. not a bad finish about 23 hours ago
another fall from Russia on HB! Didnt see the fall, but Khorokhordin is on the ground looking pissed about 23 hours ago
If you've missed any of live updates from today's comp, you can look back at them here: http://bit.ly/arP0tJ Also that page is auto refresh 1 day ago
Devyatovskiy HB: fell on stretched tkatchev. Didnt look like his hands even grazed the bar. got up and finished well, stuck dismount 1 day ago
Uchimura another amazing yurchenko 2.5 twist but no stick this time. a tiny hop. But still... 16.25 (6.6/9.65) wow. 1 day ago
Belyavskiy, RUS HB: yamawaki, hop full, jam handstand, stuck full twisting double lay. Simple set but clean throughout 14.433 1 day ago
After 3: 1 Germany 137.989, 2 Russia 135.839, 3 France 143.339, 4 China, 5 Korea, 6 GBR, 7 Japan, 8 USA 132.431 1 day ago
Heading to the 4th event now and it looks like Germany is in the lead! Not bad for a team missing its national Champion 1 day ago
Sabot, FRA HB: tak full to yamawaki, lots of pirouetting with clean form, hop full, stuck full twisting double layout! 14.90 1 day ago
Gael Da Silva, France 14.866 on HB (6.1/8.766) 1 day ago
Britain super clean on vault. Seager anchored with a 15.90 (6.6/9.3) 1 day ago
Belyavskiy, RUS figting for a stick on double front off pbars.... and he got it! 1 day ago
Tanaka great through rings then super low on dismount - landed on his feet then shot to his face. 1 day ago
Daniel Purvis opened up for the Brits on VT with a clean yurchenko 2.5 twist and a big hop back 1 day ago
Chinese posted the 2 top scores on rings thus far. Yan Mingyong got a 15.60 (6.6/8.8). Hambuchen 15.333 on PB (6.3/9.033) 1 day ago
Hambuchen PB: piked belle. very smooth, clean set. stuck double pike! Boy scored a 15.40 just before him 1 day ago
Chen Yibing Rings 16.00 (6.8/9.2). Yan Mingyong is anchoring them. nearly arches out of a handstand, saves it then sticks dismount 1 day ago
and Brooks score on VT was 15.833. Great vault rotation for the US! 1 day ago
Lengendre the best dragulescu VT I've seen him do here! great power, landed upright and just a step back! 16.233 (7.0/9.233)! 1 day ago
Horton 15.50 on VT. Legenedre wil anchor. Cheng Yibing nailed rings! wow. 1 day ago
Horton VT: handspring double front clean in the air but too much power. huge step forward 1 day ago
Lu Bo of China some quick holds on rings but stuck his dismount! Brooks did his usual clean handspring dbl front. hopped forward 1 day ago
Lots of Chinese fans in the house! They're scattered all throughout the arena and chanting something I can't understand... very loudly 1 day ago
Wynn 15.533 on VT 6.3/9.066), great job! On to vault. Brooks will start it off 1 day ago
Wynn looked good on rings. Some form breaks toward the end and fights through. nice tucked double double one step. looks relieved! 1 day ago
Horton SR score 15.50 (6.7/8.8) - highest SR score of the day! Wynn is up next! 1 day ago
Horton great through rings and a stuck tucked double double dismount! yeah!! 1 day ago
so well that he got a 9.5 E score! 16.10. Horton's up on rings 1 day ago
Fahrig opted not to half out his vault, just a handspring double front today but does it very well 1 day ago
Cameron get 13.80 on SR (6.3/7.5) 1 day ago
Phillip Boy awesome handspring double front VT. Lands upright, just a small hop. He and the German fans are pumped!! 1 day ago
Cameron put his hands down on full twisting double lay dismount. way under rotated. Hands down & big steps forward. no bueno. 1 day ago
Chris Cameron up 1st on rings for the US 1 day ago
whoa Farhig in the VT warmup jogged down the runway, handspring double front, kicked it out and stuck. no big deal.... 1 day ago
Uchimura IS human. Made an error on horse - put his hand down on the horse on press handstand on one pommel. But finished strong. 1 day ago
Score for Kobayaski was 14.70 (6.1/8.6), the 2nd best pommel score of the day thus far to Louis Smith's 15.80 (6.9/8.9) 1 day ago
I'm told Kobayaski scored a full point better on horse than in qualifying! That explains the celebration! I'd be happy too! 1 day ago
Anton Golotsutkov, RUS (1st in VT prelims) launched a great tusk double pike. Landed w straight legs & took 2 steps back. 16.133 (7.0/9.133) 1 day ago
Kristian Thomas 14.33, 1st rings score for the Brits. 1st vaulter for Russia - tsuk 2.5 and hopped sideways right off the mat 1 day ago
Kobayaski hit pommels 1st up for the Japanese and looks extremely happy! :) 1 day ago
Korea team score on vault was 48.132!! oh wow. France 2nd with 46.357, Germany (SR) 3rd with 44.857 1 day ago
USA in last after 1st rotation, but its tough to compare pommel to vault with this code. The 1st up on vault teams are leading, KOR then FRA 1 day ago
Smith an even better pommel routine that what he showed in prelims. Great routine! Headed to the 2nd event... 1 day ago
Hunter of GBR 14.566 on PH (6.2/8.366). Louis Smith will anchor w a huge set 1 day ago
Devyatovsky of Russia clean thru rings and stuck double lay full twist dismount. 1 day ago
Thomas Bouhail, France VT: Great Dragulescu! just a step forward. 16.066 (7.0/9.066) 1 day ago
Uchimura FX: nice piked double arabian half out hop back, lots of clean combo twisting but no stuck landings yet. triple dismount w/ a hop 1 day ago
The French are competing without superstar Canarobe who tore his achilles on FX in prelims 1 day ago
Aranaud Willing 1st up for the French on VT, 15.258. Da Silva 2nd up put his hands down on hs double front 1 day ago
US totaled just 40.032 on PH. not great 1 day ago
US totaled just 40.032 on PH. not great 1 day ago
Zhang anchored the Chinese on FX with 14.933 (6.2/8.733). They totaled a 44.333 on FX 1 day ago
The 2nd group of the 1st rotation is getting warmed up now. The Brits will likely put us to shame on pommels... 1 day ago
Well, glad thats over. US made it through horse w/ no major meltdowns. Should be nothing but up from here! 1 day ago
a pretty rough pommel set for Cameron. Didn't fall technically but had to stop and start over while still on the horse. 13.1 (5.8/7.3) 1 day ago
Hambuchen 14.933 on SR, then Taranu anchored for the Germans on rings 2/ 15.266 (6.6/8.66) 1 day ago
Yang of Korea STUCK tusk triple! wow. 16.666 (7.0/9.666!) 1 day ago
Score for Leyva on horse: 13.466. Lu Bo started off china with a 14.70 on FX (6.1/8.6) 1 day ago
Brooks fought to make it through his set. It wasn't pretty, but he hit! Chris Cameron will anchor 1 day ago
HA great start of Koera on VT, 15.633. Followed by nice tsuk 2.5 from Soo Myun Kim 1 day ago
Leyva PH: scissor press well done, hit his leg on a circle big form break but stays on. scrappy routine 1 day ago
Face off between the British & the Americans! They're rotating together! 1 day ago
Here come the gymnasts! Team USA is the first to march in. They're staring on pommels & 3 guys up will be Cameron, Leyva & Brooks 1 day ago
1 hour to the start of the men's World team FINAL!!! China, Japan, USA, GBR, Germany, Russia, Korea & France. Who's excited?!? #2010wc 1 day ago