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25 October 2007
Forminte: 'Ponor will have a different training
program'
Onlinesport reports
that Nicolae Forminte declared for Mediafax that Catalina Ponor arrived
at Izvorani Wednesday morning to start her training program in the afternoon
but she will have a different program.
Forminte: 'Catalina Ponor arrived at Izvorani today (Wednesday) but she
hasn't gone into the gym yet because she's just arrived and she's hardly
accomodated herself and is catching her breath. In the afternoon she will
take part at the first training. As a start, she will train differently
because she's going through a period of re-adjusting her training after
a long break.'
Asked if a decision had been made to where Catalina is going to train
after the National team will go back to Deva, Forminte answered: 'Starting
now, Catalina is part of the National team and is a member of the team
and will train there where the rest of the gymnasts will train.'
24 October 2007
Catalina will give it a try
After more than 2 years, Catalina Ponor will join the National team at Izvorani. Adrian Stoica declared for Cotidianul that he hopes that things will go without syncope until the Olympics in Beijing and that this move is just a beginning as Catalina has to enter the team and adapt.
Mariana Bitang, who has been training Ponor for the last 4 months, has decided to step back from training so she can dedicate her time to the schedule that she started at Cotroceni in the function of presidential adviser but she promised to help Catalina and support her with what she can and will also visit Izvorani as often as she can. She will help her with a training schedule but Mariana Bitang feels that Catalina has to train with the team because as she can't benefit from the infrastructure that is necessary to achieve the best performance, she can't guarantee that Catalina will be on the podium at the Olympics. The lack of infrastructure was the main reason why Mariana Bitang resigned from coaching Catalina further on. She explains: 'If they could assure us of the conditions, I would have continued but that's how it is. Before Worlds I have improvised. To achieve results, Catalina needs an assistant, a person who can watch over her all the time, to follow her program, to see what she eats. I can't do that, I can't stay with Catalina 24 hours a day. Bellu and I, when we achieved results, we had an entire team behind us. I was on my own now. You can't do the same kind of training when you don't have a masseur, without having anyone who can help you recover. You need the right conditions and Catalina didn't have that. Besides we were training around the men's schedule as it was their gym we were training in and Catalina has understood and she agreed with me that she needs a different kind of training but in Bucharest that doesn't exist.'
Mariana has convinced Catalina to go and train in Izvorani under the guidence of Forminte but it remains to be seen if she will go back to Deva with the team once the gym there is ready. Mariana stipulates that everything is in the hands of the coaches now, it will depend on them how she will integrate in the team but for Catalina it will be extremely difficult because she will have to work with new coaches. It was difficult to convince Catalina to go there but she promised that she would at least try.
23 October 2007
Ponor will train under Forminte
Never say never as the Romanian television channel TVR reports that Mariana Bitang has convinced Catalina Ponor to return to centralised training for the coming two months and therefore will train under Nicolae Forminte. The move is surprising considering the conflict situation between Ponor and Forminte in the past but Bitang, Forminte and Adrian Stoica made the decision that she should train with the National Team who will train in Bucharest while the gym in Deva is being repaired.
Ponor did exclude returning to Deva.
19 October 2007
Ponor case continues and the girls will move to Bucharest
Catalina Ponor has returned to Romania after being in America but things remain to be uncertain regarding whether she is going to continue gymnastics or not. Adrian Stoica, President of the Romanian Federation declared the following for Prosport: 'I don't have any information from Catalina. I don't know a thing. I'll have a meeting with Mrs. Bitang to finalise this problem. After we will hear what decision she had made, we will take the next step to talk to Catalina. I hope that at the latest at the end of the week we will have a clear answer.'
In a week's time, the National team will move to Izvorani for about 40 days, to continue their training program as there will be repairs in Deva to the flooring as it's completely destroyed and very old.
The conditions in Izvorani are very good, much better than in Deva as the gym near Bucharest is new. That is why it is so important that the gym in Deva will be repaired and made up to standard.
16 October 2007
Catching up
There is still no final decision about the situation with Catalina Ponor. Mariana Bitang did have a discussion with Catalina, Catalina has had a health check but is currently in America where she took part in the Gymnastics and Skating Show in Oklahoma (14th of October). When she returns to Romania, a decision will be made, reports Prosport.
After their holiday at the sea-side, the girls have returned to Deva at the start of October where they will stay at least a month. As there will be work done to the gym in Deva, they will move to either Izvorani (near Bucharest) or to Onesti, where the juniors train. Mr. Forminte mentioned that it would be interesting to train alongside the juniors. Together with the Federation he will decide in which competitions the girls will take part as preparation. At the moment, Steliana will compete in Milan on the 3rd of November, where she will take part in an invitational competition.
Anamaria Tamirjan and Cerasela Patrascu will have another check up and a scan, just to make sure both girls are a hundred percent fit. Mr. Forminte doesn't want to take any risks and force them into doing too much if there should still be any problems, that is why he has opted for another health check.
In the meantime he mentions that Aluissa is doing very well and her moral is very good and he thinks that is a bonus and will help her to get back into the gym soon.
Sandra's disappointment after Stuttgart has come to the surface now but most of all she is struggling with a state of tiredness. She is going through a difficult time as she had to recover in just 8 weeks from her metatarsal injury and that shows at the moment. They are trying to keep her in shape and they will see if she can take part at the DTB Cup in Stuttgart and the Arthur Gander Memorial on the 31st of October. Nicolae Forminte doesn't want to tire her too much.
Some dates:
DTB Cup, Stuttgart, Germany 26th to 28th of October
Arthur Gander Memorial, Beausobre, Switzerland 31st of October
Milan, Italy 3rd of November
Glasgow, Scotland 10th of November
1 October 2007
Aluissa is recovering well, Tamarjan almost fit to start training again
After returning to Deva, Aluissa is following a daily program that the doctors in Bologna have recommended to her.
Nicolae Forminte explained for Prosport: 'Aluissa came back from the clinic with a book in which the doctors have written down all the stages of recovery that she has to follow and what she has to do every day. She is very conscious and respects everything they have written there because she wants to get back into the gym as quickly as possible. She has a good moral and she feels very motivated.'
The recovery period will probably be between 3 and 6 months.
Anamaria Tamarjan, who got injured during podium training in Stuttgart is almost fit enough to start training again. Forminte stipulates that she will have an RMI scan in a week so they know where they stand. Anamaria has already started training on bars a bit but as they don't want to force her leg, they have concentrated on exercises for the top half of her body so she doesn't lose too much muscle.
Forminte says that her recovery is going very well and that he thinks Anamaria will get the ok to start training fully again. He said they need her and count on her for the future.
25 September 2007
Ponor: 'If Mariana Bitang won't continue to coach me, I will retire.'
Online Sport reports that triple Olympic Champion from Athens, Catalina Ponor, declared on Monday that she will retire from competitive gymnastics if her current coach, Mariana Bitang, will not continue to train her.
Catalina: 'I can not obligate Mrs. Bitang to coach me. I thank her for everything she has done for me, I know that she has made an effort to divide her work between the gym and presidential advisor. I don't want another coach, she is the only one who can take me to where I was in 2004.'
In her turn, Mariana Bitang declared that on Tuesday she will have a decisive discussion with the head of the Federation about Catalina's situation. 'I do not want to plunge into speculations. There are a lot of things to be discussed, to be finalised. Tuesday I will decide.'
Mariana Simionescu will be 80 years old soon and a special celebration will be organised.
23 September 2007
Partially satisfied coach and an operation for Lacusteanu
Nicolae Forminte is partially satisfied with the result of Stuttgart as the girls managed to get through the nerves of this competition and adds that he knows it is not easy for them to follow a row of gymnasts who have been so successful in the past. About Steliana he told Prosport: 'I believed in Steliana as I also believe in every member of the team. The fact that in all the test competitions she achieved a score between 60 and 61 points showed that she had a good chance in the all-around. I am happy for her that she had the courage and strength to get past the double stress on beam, where Catalina Ponor competed alongside other adversaries. The Romanian gymnasts who wish to go for a medal always have to beat their own teammates and then the other adversaries. These Worlds were an exam of maturity for Stela and I know that she's ambitious to give everything she has at the Olympics.
Injured in April at the European Championships, Aluissa Lacusteanu has finally been operated on her right knee at a clinic in Bologna. The doctors have told Mr. Forminte that the operation has been succesful and he awaits to see the files as he knows that there could be a problem with her meniscus too, as that's often the case in a ligament injury. He then adds that they need to concentrate on her recovery as Aluissa is a very good gymnast with an extraordinary potential.
18 September 2007
Money for Steliana
One of the sponsors of the Romanian Olympic Foundation have rewarded Steliana Nistor with a scholarship of 750 euro, a sum of money that she will receive each month up until the Olympics in Beijing. 'Every reward motivates you, you feel like your work is more appreciated and it gives you new strength to continue,' said Steliana for Prosport.
The Romanian team received a diploma for the value of 2000 euro for winning bronze and Nicolae Forminte and Mariana Bitang received 1000 euro. Mr. Forminte said that it's very much appreciated that someone is thinking of the work and sacrifices of these gymnasts and to stimulate them financially.
17 September 2007
Surprises for Steliana
Steliana celebrated her 18th birthday at the sea-side where she and the team are having a short break after Worlds.
Stela: 'I have received a lot of presents, I didn't expect that at all and I received a lot of birthday wishes, the phone rang all day. I was very surprised with the present that the girls and coaches gave me, a bracelet of Jennifer Lopez. I wish that I will be healthy so I can fulfill everything that I have set myself as a goal,' said Steliana for Prosport, after which she added that the medals won in Stuttgart were a nice present that she gave herself and she would like to change the silver medal into gold at the Olympics.
Elena Francu, the Director of the District for Sport in Constanta gave her a cream cake which ended more on her face than in her mouth.
Mr. Forminte wanted to organise a disco evening but opted for bowling instead.
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Steliana
14 September 2007
After they achieved the most important goal at the World Championships in Germany, namely qualifying for the Olympics in 2008, the women's and men's team have gone to Mamaia to recover and for treatment. They will stay there for about 10 to 12 days. The general secretary of the Federation, Mircea Apolzan explains: 'Both teams will stay in Mamaia until the 24th or the 25th of September to follow a program of recovering and most of all treatment. After that the women's team will go back to Deva to start their training again.' ( Gardianul.ro )
13 September 2007
Prosport talked to Nicolae Forminte about the World Championships and he said that it was a difficult Worlds because the pressure was more than usual because of the qualification for the Olympics in Beijing.
He is satisfied that they have fulfilled their goals and now they can focus on preparing for the Olympics, to make sure the routines are sure and secure and to add more difficult elements so that the SV is higher.
Prosport then asks Forminte about being amongst the few who believed in Steliana Nistor and he answers: 'I have to rectify that, I haven't only believed in Steliana, I believe in all the girls with whom I work. I have named Steliana because her preparation showed that she was a gymnast with major chances of achieving a good result. Once again I have demonstrated that I know best what the spirit in the team is but also of each member of the team.'
After
arriving back in Bucharest, Steliana said: 'I have controlled my emotions
much better and I am really happy with the two silver medals.' (Gazeta
Sporturilor)
10 September 2007
A second silver medal for Steliana
Saturday saw the event finals of vault and bars in the arena. The first
turned into a battle of the two biggest vaulters. Cheng Fei (China) claimed
her 3rd world vault title narrowly beating Hong Su Jong (PRK). Both girls
the only ones to do two massive 6.5 valued vaults.
Steliana was up 2nd in the bars final and came out with a good routine
but made an error and lost 0.2 on her start value. Stela also had a hop
forward on landing for a score of 15.800. In the end she dropped to sixth,
young Russian Ksenia Semenova (16.350) outgunning American favourite Anastasia
Liukin (16.300) for the gold medal.
Sunday and on to the beam final with Steliana and Catalina Ponor both
given a decent draw. Catalina chasing the only gold medal on beam that
she doesn't have in her collection, started well but missed a connection
loosing vital bonus. She also had a few wobbles and a time penalty of
0.1, to end with a 15.700 and take the lead. Steliana was next up (6th)
knowing that a higher score would guarantee a medal. Stela started brilliantly
nailing her flick full, but had a few balance checks later, she looked
as if she missed her footing on the dismount from beam and landed offline
taking a couple of steps for a score of 15.900.
Li Shanshan of China hit a near perfect routine but then fell on one of
her easiest moves she was awarded a score of 15.900 also, to tie for first
place. Last up was Anastasia Liukin of America she had an error in her
first series and a step on landing for a score of 16.025 for the gold.
Sandra Izbasa was Romania's only gymnast in the floor final. She had a
good routine but landed one of her skills out of the floor area and received
a 0.5 deduction to end with 14.525 (8th). The gold was won by Shawn Johnson
of America (15.250) narrowly ahead of her teammate Alicia Sacramone (15.225),
with France's Cassy Vericel nipping in for a bronze. Favourite Cheng Fei
did a perfect routine but lost control of her last tumble and took 3 steps
off the floor for a 0.3 deduction ultimately costing her the gold medal.
Event
Final results:
Vault:
1. Cheng Fei (Chn) 15.937
2. Hong Su Jong (PRK) 15.812
3. Alicia Sacramone (USA) 15.412
4. Hong Un Jong (PRK) 15.200
5. Jade Barbosa (Bra) 15.162
6. Oksana Chusovitina (Ger) 14.687
7. Jana Komrskova (Cze) 14.412
8. Elena Zamolochikova (Rus) 13.875
Bars:
1. Ksenia Semenova (Rus) 16.350
2. Anastasia Liukin (USA) 16.300
3. Jang Yilin (Chn) 16.150
4. Elizabeth Tweddle (Gbr) 16.125
5. Marie Hindermann (Ger) 15.875
6. Steliana Nistor (Rom) 15.800
7. Hong Su Jong (PRK) 15.650
8. Vanessa Ferrari (Ita) 14.700
Beam:
1. Anastasia Liukin (USA) 16.025
2. Steliana Nistor (Rom) 15.900
2. Li Shanshan (Chn) 15.900
4. Catalina Ponor (Rom) 15.700
5. Lauren Mitchell (Aus) 15.425
6. Isabelle Severino (Fra) 14.675
7. Jade Barbosa (Bra) 14.575
8. Shawn Johnson (USA) 14.475
Floor:
1. Shawn Johnson (USA) 15.250
2. Alicia Sacramone (USA) 15.225
3. Cassy Vericel (Fra) 15.125
4. Jiang Yuyan (Chn) 15.100
5. Cheng Fei (Chn) 15.075
6. Vanessa Ferrari (Ita) 15.050
7. Elizabeth Tweddle (Gbr) 14.900
8. Sandra Raluca Izbasa (Rom) 14.525
8 September 2007
Steliana wishes health for the future
Prosport talked to Steliana after her great achievement of winning a silver all-around medal at Worlds. Although Stela had problems on beam, she still felt that she could get onto the podium after her beam routine. She said that she yet again had a lot of nerves on beam and she was very happy that she got through it ok. She reveals that it was the first time ever that she looked at the scoreboard and she thinks it brought her good luck.
For the future she just wishes health, that she doesn't have problems anymore and that the pain isn't so severe, that she can increase her scores and to add more valuable elements.
It will be Steliana's birthday on the 15th of September. Is this medal a birthday present?
Steliana: 'Yes, I left the country with the intent to come back with a medal, indifferent of the colour. It will be the most beautiful birthday for me. I am happy.'
7 September 2007
Silver for Steliana in the AA
Steliana Nistor has given herself a great 18th birthday present by winning the silver all-around in Stuttgart. After a slight error on bars which saw her score lower than usual (15.225), she had to try and make up ground on beam. She nailed her full-in but then became extremely shakey, having wobbles on numerous elements but she fought hard and was determined enough to not fall off, scoring a 15.550.
She was last up on floor and did the best floor routine she has done, being calm and collective and nailing every tumbling and being very precise on her spins too which she can have difficulty on sometimes. Steliana received a 14.975, the highest score she's had on floor in this code, winning her the silver medal behind Shawn Johnson of America.
Vanessa Ferarri and Jade Barbosa shared the bronze medal.
For Gazeta Sporturilor, Steliana's mother said: 'She needed this medal. She has given herself a great present for her 18th birthday.'
Results all-around:
1. Shawn Johnson USA 15.175 15.375 15.900 15.425 61.875
2. Steliana Nistor ROM 14.875 15.225 15.550 14.975 60.625
3. Jade Barbosa BRA 15.900 14.950 15.700 14.000 60.550
3. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 15.125 14.475 15.650 15.300 60.550
5. Anastasia Liukin USA 14.750 16.100 14.575 14.675 60.100
6. Yang Yilin CHN 14.700 15.575 15.075 14.675 60.025
7. Xiao Sha CHN 14.625 14.975 15.650 14.350 59.600
8. Yulia Lozhecko RUS 14.700 14.150 15.625 14.775 59.250
9. Sandra Raluca Izbasa ROM 14.650 14.075 15.325 15.175 59.225
7 September 2007
Steliana Nistor: 'It won't be easy.'
Steliana Nistor and Sandra Izbasa will compete in the all-around final later today. Both gymnasts however, are still suffering from injuries and the competition will be anything but easy for them.
Steliana is suffering from back pain but tries to work through the pain and do the best she can. For Prosport she said that competing in the all-around won't be easy because after the Europeans a lot has changed and she has progressed on every apparatus. Some elements she already knew but couldn't perform them due to the health problems she had and on bars she's showing a new element, the toe-on to Shaposhnikova.
In the all-around she wishes to do her job and return home to Romania with a medal or to win a medal in one of the apparatus finals. She knows very well she can do the job and if things turn out just like they go in training, it will be great.
Stela doesn't pay much attention to her adversaries, the most important thing is that she does her job the best she can.
After falling off beam during the team final and going out of bounds twice on floor, how is she going to control her emotions?
Steliana: 'It will be difficult but I hope that I will start well. I always have a lot of nerves because I think that even the slightest error can cost you enormously. You're training year after year and if you're not in shape on the day of the competition it's like you've given up on everything you've done. However, the first elements and links count a lot and after that, slowly but surely you get more courage.'
Sandra feels fine until now but she regrets that she hasn't progressed since Europeans but that was due to her injury. She does feel very tired and had a period in which she couldn't get through the training but she gave everything to get through it. She thinks it would have been better if she would have had more time to recover. At the moment she feels the best on beam and floor.
It will be difficult for her to defend her bronze all-around medal from last year because she doesn't have a high SV. The other gymnasts were able to upgrade their routines while she had to sit it out being injured and she will be able to work more after Worlds, and prove herself at Europeans and the Olympics.
All-Around starting order:
Steliana starts on vault and is third up behind Liukin and Johnson, then goes second up on bars and first on beam and last on floor.
Sandra starts her competition on bars where she's third up and second up on beam, first on floor and last on vault.
6 September 2007
The day after
Romanian tv had a short report and had short comments. Nicolae Forminte said that he can't be happy, he will be happy when Romania wins rightfully. Steliana Nistor said that they have to work harder on everything and Catalina Ponor said that they are starting to go downhill and it's not good.
For Prosport, Adrian Stoica declared that they aren't too happy with the way they have won the bronze medal but that it will make a difference for the rest of the competition as he thinks it will give the girls extra belief and motivation.
He then adds that the competition was one of the most difficult ones that he assisted in over the last years as the pressure was horrendous and to not forget that the gymnasts had to fight for qualification for the Olympics, it's not just a normal World Championship and it's a very long competition and tiring physically and mentally.
He admits that the Romanian team didn't have a good competition but it's difficult to draw a conclusion now so they will wait a couple of days and see what will happen.
About Kramarenko failing to vault he says: 'It's the first time that something like this has happened. The tension of the competition was enormous. Don't forget that we are dealing with adolescents, even children, and that their mental resistence can give way at any time.'
He concludes with saying that the bronze medal that they won will motivate Steliana and Sandra in the individual competition and that it's the moment that they have to understand that everything depends on themselves now, how well they will do their job.
5 September 2007
USA win team gold, Romania lucky to win bronze
America beat China in a close final fought out on floor. Romania were lucky to win a bronze medal after Russian gymnast Ecatarina Kramarenko ran up to vault, touched the springboard and the vaulting table but didn't perform a vault and received 0. Everything was lost for the Russian team although Russia competed really well up until that moment.
Romania had multiple errors in their competition. Starting on bars, Sandra Izbasa fell forwards on her double forward somi dismount and had to put her hands down, only scoring a 13.525, Steliana Nistor then fell off beam on her side-somi (14.800) and then went out of bounds twice on floor, only scoring a 13.950. Catalina Ponor had errors in her beam routine too, having a big wobble after her double pirouette and had a break in her linking series and received a 15.625 but performed a beautiful vault (1.5 Yurchenko) scoring a 15.000.
Tiny Daniela Druncea did her job, making no errors on floor and vault and so did Cerasela Patrascu, who sadly enough did water down her bars routine
Results Team Final:
1. USA 45.950 47.325 45.800 45.325 184.400
2. China 44.375 46.650 48.150 44.275 183.450
3. Romania 44.825 44.175 45.850 43.250 178.100
4. Italy 44.950 44.575 43.425 42.500 175.450
5. Brazil 45.000 42.650 44.850 42.625 175.125
6. France 43.900 43.150 43.325 43.225 173.600
7. Great Britain 43.825 42.575 42.225 40.550 169.175
8. Russia 28.850 46.175 46.450 43.050 164.525
Individual scores of the Romanian gymnasts:
Bars:
Sandra Izbasa 13.525
Cerasela Patrascu 14.750
Steliana Nistor 15.900
Beam:
Sandra Izbasa 15.425
Steliana Nistor 14.800
Catalina Ponor 15.625
Floor:
Daniela Druncea 14.375
Steliana Nistor 13.950
Sandra Izbasa 14.925
Vault:
Daniela Druncea 14.850
Catalina Ponor 15.000
Steliana Nistor 14.975
4 September 2007
Team Final order announced
The working order for the team finals has been announced today. The Romanians start on uneven bars. Order as follows:
Bars: Sandra Izbasa, Cerasela Patrascu, Steliana Nistor
Beam: Sandra Izbasa, Steliana Nistor, Catalina Ponor
Floor: Daniela Druncea, Steliana Nistor, Sandra Izbasa
Vault: Daniela Druncea, Catalina Ponor, Steliana Nistor
The competition starts at 14.00 German Time (CET)
3 September 2007
Finals for the Romanian gymnasts
The Romanian gymnasts have qualified for a number of finals. Of course it starts off with the team final on Wednesday where they will start their competition on bars and they are in the same group as Russia. Then Steliana has qualified first in the all-around and Sandra as 7th, Steliana has qualified for bars (up 2nd) and beam final (up 6th behind Ponor), Sandra for the floor final (up 4th) and Catalina Ponor for the beam final (up 5th).
Nicolae Forminte stated for Prosport that it will be a difficult battle against the United States and China but in the all-around and the apparatus finals, anything is possible.
Apparatus qualifications final results:
Vault:
1. Cheng Fei CHN 15.625
2. Hong Su Jong PRK 15.500
3. Alicia Sacramone USA 15.475
4. Jade Barbosa BRA 15.450
5. Oksana Chusovitina GER 15.375
6. Elena Zamolodchikova RUS 14.487
7. Hong Un Jong PRK 14.362
8. Jana Komrskova CZE 14.275
Bars:
1. Ksenia Semenova RUS 16.325
2. Anastasia Liukin USA 16.250
3. Elizabeth Tweddle GBR 16.075
4. Yang Yilin CHN 16.000
5. Steliana Nistor ROM 15.925
6. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 15.750
7. Marie Hindermann GER 15.750
8. Hong Su Jong PRK 15.525
Beam:
1. Li Shanshan CHN 16.325
2. Catalina Ponor ROM 16.250
3. Shawn Johnson USA 16.250
4. Steliana Nistor ROM 16.050
5. Anastasia Liukin USA 15.975
6. Jade Barbosa BRA 15.600
7. Isabelle Severino FRA 15.450
8. Lauren Mitchell AUS 15.450
Floor:
1. Cheng Fei CHN 15.375
2. Alicia Sacramone USA 15.275
3. Elizabeth Tweddle GBR 15.250
4. Shawn Johnson USA 15.150
5. Sandra Raluca Izbasa ROM 15.150
6. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 15.050
7. Cassy Vericel FRA 14.900
8. Jiang Yuyan CHN 14.750
2 September 2007
Steliana is going to fight for gold
Even after the American team has finished their qualifying competition, Steliana is still in first place all-around, leaving Liukin and Johnson behind her.
Nicolae Forminte spoke to Prosport and said that Steliana was much more decisive and motivated than at the Europeans and he hopes that her good routines on bars and beam during qualifications will make her determined to fight and have belief in herself. Forminte added that he was happy for Steliana and he hopes that all the effort and sacrifices that she had made will be repaid by a medal, hopefully in the all-around but also in the apparatus finals.
He then continued to say that they can calm down a bit as their first goal to qualify for the Olympics is fulfilled and now they will concentrate on the team finals.
Qualifying final scores: Top 8 qualify for team final. Top 12 qualify for Olympics 2008
1. U.S.A. 60.650 60.925 63.800 59.650 245.025
2. China 59.475 60.950 61.550 59.200 241.175
3. Romania 59.125 59.100 63.025 58.625 239.875
4. Russia 58.775 61.200 61.150 56.875 238.000
5. Italy 58.600 59.900 58.175 57.750 234.425
6. Great Britain 58.150 60.250 58.125 56.500 233.025
7. France 58.250 57.575 59.250 57.625 232.700
8. Brazil 59.300 57.075 59.175 56.700 232.250
9. Ukraine 57.100 60.375 58.525 55.425 231.425
10. Germany 59.000 58.875 56.725 56.525 231.125
11. Australia 57.300 57.575 59.625 56.350 230.850
12. Japan 54.900 59.450 59.250 54.575 228.175
Individual Qualification final scores: 24 qualify
1. Steliana Nistor ROM 14.925 15.925 16.050 14.700 61.600
2. Anastasia Liukin USA 14.725 16.250 15.975 14.575 61.525
3. Shawn Johnson USA 15.175 14.625 16.250 15.150 61.200
4. Elizabeth Tweddle GBR 14.525 16.075 14.925 15.250 60.775
5. Vanessa Ferrari ITA 14.950 15.750 14.800 15.050 60.550
6. Jade Barbosa BRA 15.950 15.250 15.600 13.725 60.525
7. Sandra Izbasa ROM 14.575 14.775 15.850 15.150 60.350
8. Yang Yilin CHN 14.475 16.000 14.900 14.325 59.700
9. Su Jong Hong PRK 15.600 15.525 14.175 13.625 58.925
10. Daria Joura AUS 15.075 14.650 14.250 14.475 58.450
11. Xiao Sha CHN 14.350 14.975 14.650 14.450 58.425
12. Yulia Lozhecko RUS 14.750 14.250 15.375 14.025 58.400
13. Marie Hindermann GER 14.750 15.750 13.575 14.250 58.325
14. Ekaterina Kramarenko RUS 13.725 14.975 15.400 14.125 58.225
15. Anja Brinker GER 14.050 15.500 14.300 14.075 57.925
16. Koko Tsurami JPN 13.775 14.850 15.175 14.000 57.800
17. Alina Kosich UKR 14.650 14.000 14.350 14.725 57.725
18. Federica Macri ITA 14.775 14.200 14.250 14.350 57.575
19. Valentina Holenkova UKR 13.550 15.350 15.150 13.450 57.500
20. Pauline Morel FRA 14.500 14.225 14.725 13.950 57.400
21. Marine Petit FRA 14.500 14.200 14.275 14.350 57.325
22. Ariella Kaeslin SUI 14.225 14.675 15.275 12.750 56.925
23. Jana Komrskova CZE 14.300 14.300 14.875 13.450 56.925
24. Lenika De Simone ESP 13.650 14.900 14.125 14.100 56.775
1 September 2007
Girls did very well in qualifications
The Romanian girls have done very well in their qualification group on the first day at Worlds. Steliana leads the all-around standings after the first day ahead of World and European Champion Vanessa Ferrari. Steliana had two 6.9 SV's on bars (15.925) and beam (16.050) and even had the highest score on vault (14.925) in the Romanian team for her DTY.
Sandra Izbasa is currently 3rd and did very well considering she's still recovering from her foot injury and had a good score on floor of 15.150 and beam 15.850.
The Romanian team is currently second behind China.
Of course this is just a first day of competition as the other countries like Russia and America compete tomorrow.
Results after subdivision 1-4 of 10:
1. China 241.115
2. Romania 239.875
3. Italy 234.425
4. Ukraine 231.425
5. Germany 231.125
6. Mexico 214.200
7. Poland 206.700
8. Korea 206.325
Individual Standings:
1. Steliana Nistor (Rom) 14.925 15.925 16.050 14.700 61.600
2. Vanessa Ferrari (Ita) 14.950 15.750 14.800 15.050 60.550
3. Sandra Izbasa (Rom) 14.575 14.775 15.850 15.150 60.350
4. Yang Yilin (Chn) 14.475 16.000 14.900 14.325 59.700
5. Xiao Sha (Chn) 14.350 14.975 14.650 14.450 58.425
6. Marie Hindermann (Ger) 14.750 15.750 13.575 14.250 58.325
7. Anja Brinker (Ger) 14.050 15.500 14.300 14.075 57.925
8. Alina Kozich (Ukr) 14.650 14.000 14.350 14.725 57.725