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19 SEPTEMBER - INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR COMPETITION, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
NATASHA KELLEY AND BIANCA FLOHR WIN GOLD AND SILVER, 11 MEDALS FOR USA JUNIORS!
UKRAINE, ROMANIA & JAPAN STRIKE GOLD IN APPARATUS FINALS!
FANTASTIC PHOTOS AND FULL REPORT FROM MEN AND WOMEN’S FINALS!
A fantastic performance from Natasha Kelley and Bianca Flohr saw them capture Gold and Silver in the All Around at the 2005 International Junior Gymnastics Competition on September 18 and 19th in Yokohama, Japan. The junior women’s duo earned a total of three gold, five silver and two bronze medals between them, with Seung Tai Lee the junior silver medallist at the US Championships Seung winning Silver on Rings in the Men’s Finals. The USA brought home a total of 11 medals, with a great team performance which also included Kyson Bunthuwong, who won the men’s junior all-around title at US Nationals.
The 17th International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Yokohama, Japan featured top juniors from Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Korea, Romania, Russia, Spain, Ukraine and the United States with a fantastic line-up of top juniors.
In the women’s competition, the USA dominated the event, with Romania earning the remaining gold medals. In almost every event, it was neck and neck between Natasha and Bianca as the point difference between the two Americans was only one-tenth of a point, which was a repeat of their epic contest at US Nationals where the girls also finished one tenth apart! In Japan, Kelley edged past Flohr in the all-around scoring 37.250 to Flohr’s 37.150, with Romania’s Sandra Izbasa winning the bronze. In the individual event finals, the girls also won Gold and Silver with Flohr scoring 9.475 to Kelly’s 9.35 on uneven bars with China’s Hu Yuhong collecting bronze. On balance beam it was Natasha’s turn to take top honours with 9.55 to Flohr’s 9.45. Romania’s Sandra Izbasa struck back to win double Gold on both vault with 9.300 and the floor exercise with 9.550 with Kelley finishing second and Flohr third in both pieces. Chloe Sims from Australia finished in 5th position scoring 35.850, which included a 9.225 on Beam to take Bronze position.
The Men’s All Around was won by Mingshen Liang from China scoring 53.400 which included fantastic performances on Parallel Bars earning a 9.500, and a 9.35 on Vault, with Japan’s Tatsuki Nakashima winning Silver with a score of 52.925, and Ukraine’s Andrei Isayev collecting bronze with 52.550.
In the Men’s Individual Apparatus Finals, Ukraine and the host’s Japan dominated the medals with Andrei Isayev collecting Gold on Pommels and Rings plus the Silver medal on Floor. All Around Champion Liang Mengshen won the day’s highest score with a fantastic 9.600 on Parallel Bars, but Japan’s Tatsuki Nakashima won Gold on Floor and Silver medals on vault, parallel bars and high bar. Team mate Kyouichi Watanabe delighted the audience with a terrific high bars performance including Kolman, layout double - double dismount to take the Gold medals with Nakashima in second place for a Japanese 1-2 in front of their home fans.
FULL RESULTS AND FANTASTIC PHOTOS APPEAR BELOW
2005 International Junior Competition
September 19, Yokohama Individual Apparatus Finals
Women's Vault
1. Sandra Izbasa ROM 9.300
2. Natasha Kelley USA 9.275
3. Bianca Flohr USA 9.175
Uneven Bars
1. Bianca Flohr USA 9.475
2. Natasha Kelley USA 9.350
3. Hu Yuhong CHN 9.175
Balance Beam
1. Natasha Kelley USA 9.550
2. Bianca Flohr USA 9.450
3. Chloe Sims AUS 9.225
Women's Floor Exercise
1. Sandra Izbasa ROM 9.550
2. Natasha Kelley USA 9.475
3. Bianca Flohr USA 9.400
Men's Floor Exercise
1. Tatsuki Nakashima JPN 9.075
2. Andrei Isayev UKR 8.925
3. Kyouichi Watanabe JPN 8.800
Pommel Horse
1. Andrei Isayev UKR 9.100
2. Philipp Boy GER 8.850
3. Alex Ursache ROM 8.650
Rings
1. Andrei Isayev UKR 9.300
2. Seung Tai Lee USA 9.275
3. Liang Mingshen CHN 9.200
Men's Vault
1. Jin Sung Choi KOR 9.375
2. Tatsuki Nakashima JPN 9.325
3. Liang Mingshen CHN 9.300
Parallel Bars
1. Liang Mingshen CHN 9.600
2. Tatsuki Nakashima JPN 9.500
3. Kyouichi Watanabe JPN 8.800
High Bar
1. Kyouichi Watanabe JPN 9.500
2. Tatsuki Nakashima JPN 9.200
3. Hamilton Sabot FRA 9.100
2005 International Junior Competition
September 18, Yokohama All Around Competition
Women's All-Around
1. Natasha Kelley USA 37.250
2. Bianca Flohr USA 37.150
3. Sandra Izbasa ROM 36.450
4. Hu Yuhong CHN 36.300
5. Chloe Sims AUS 35.850
6. Momoko Ozawa JPN 35.400
7. Marie Hindermann GER 35.075
8. Daria Joura AUS 34.900
9. Anja Brinker GER 34.500
10. Yuu Minobe JPN 34.325
10. Nansy Damianova CAN 34.325
12. Sabrina Kachroud FRA 33.225
13. Olesya Ischenko UKR 32.850
14. Nadezhda Chikhiryova RUS 32.300
Men's All-Around
1. Liang Mingshen CHN 53.400
2. Tatsuki Nakashima JPN 52.925
3. Andrei Isayev UKR 52.550
4. Kyouichi Watanabe JPN 52.300
5. Philipp Boy GER 52.100
6. Seung Tai Lee USA 51.700
7. Thomas Taranu GER 51.300
8. Jin Sung Choi KOR 50.325
9. Kyson Bunthuwong USA 49.975
10. Hamilton Sabot FRA 49.950
11. Luke Wiwatowski AUS 49.625
12. Vitaly Buyanov RUS 48.450
13. Alex Ursache ROM 47.375
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