Alexander Artemev (USA) Score 13.675
Andrea Coppolino (ITA) Score 14.025
Manuel Carballo (ESP) 14.475 on the pommelhorse
Team standings after 1 rotation:
#1 USA 60.550
#2 Italy 57.250
#3 Spain 56.650
Christoph Scharer (SUI) 15.350 on the uneven bars
These are the qualifiers into the event finals
Anton Fokin (UZB) 16.150 on Parallel Bars - that's a good score!
These guys have all had one shot at podium training: trying out the real apparatus before the event begins.
The equipment being on a podium instead of on the floor gives it a different feel
About to start rotation 3
After 2 rotations:
#1 USA 124.400
#2 Spain 116.800
#3 Italy 114.200
No surprise that the Americans are out in front. They were really strong on Vault and those scores are always higher
Gervasio Deferr - Big miss on Vault for Spanish team by 2 time Olympic champion on Vault. He hasn't really been focussing on this event. 15.075 (low)
Rafael Martinez on Vault - hop on the landing and deduction for direction
Matteo Angioletti (ITA) on rings - solid routine and stuck the landing
Italian team coming on strong. They really have some strong names in rotation
Andrea Coppolino (ITA) 15.975
US Men's team trying to move up into Bronze position behind Chinese and Japanese
Different story for American women considered the favourite in teams competition.
Spanish scores right now:
* Pommelhorse: 56.650
* Rings: 60.150
* Vault: 63.950
Total of 180.750
Justin Spring (USA) from University of Illinois 15.800 on parallel bars
USA scores right now:
* 60.550 rings
* 63.850 vault
* 62.300 parallel bars
Total of 186.700
Italy scores right now:
* 57.250 floor
* 56.950 pommelhorse
* 61.875 rings
Total 176.075
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US team feeling loss of the Hong twins
Schedule for Kyle Shewfelt of Canada:
* Rings @ 4am EST
* Vault @ 4:21am EST
* Uneven Bars @ 4:43 AM
* Horizontal Bar @ 5:04 AM
* Floor @ 5:26 AM
* Pommel Horse @ 5:47 Am
Alright, I'm starting to get delirious :) I'm going to bed. I'm leaving commenting turned on so just
login to keep up the liveblogging of the Men's Gymnastic Qualifiers. 'Night all!
Jonathan Keebler
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