(Tokyo Olympics) Women’s Gymnastics Qualification Tournament: Chinese team advances to the third in the balance beam to take the top two
China News Service, Tokyo, July 26 (Reporter Yue Chuan) The Tokyo Olympic Games Women’s Gymnastics Qualifying Tournament ended on the 25th. The Chinese team ranked third with 166.863 points and successfully entered the women’s team finals to be held on the 27th. In the individual competition, Tang Xijing and Lu Yufei advanced to the all-around finals, Lu Yufei and Fan Yilin entered the uneven bars finals, and Guan Chenchen and Tang Qianjing entered the balance beam finals.
The qualifying match of the Chinese team was held in Group 2 of the day. Tang Qianjing, Lu Yufei, Zhang Jin, and Ou Yushan participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. However, they had a stable performance throughout the game without major mistakes. They eventually scored 166.863 points and advanced to the third place.
Tang Qianjing, who has been on the podium of the World Championships, is relatively experienced among the four players participating in the team competition. But she said frankly that she will still be nervous about the Olympic debut.
“In fact, everyone should have tension. The key depends on how to adjust. I hope that I can work hard to transform the tension into the motivation to focus on completing the action.”
In the game, Tang Qianjing also did this. She overcame the slow heat in the past and performed well throughout the game. She played a role in stabilizing the military spirit and helped the Chinese team advance.
The Russian Olympic Committee team and the US team are considered strong contenders for the women’s team championship, and the process of qualifying matches also confirms this. The Russian Olympic Committee team ranked first with 171.629. Although many people made mistakes, the US team still scored 170.562 points. Only these two teams scored more than 170 points in the preliminaries.
In terms of versatility, Tang Qianjing and Lu Yufei both advanced. Although the American star Byers has flaws in many, she still ranks first in the qualifiers, and she is also regarded as the favorite to win gold.
In terms of individual events, similar to the situation in the men’s qualifying competition the day before, in the women’s four individual preliminaries, the top players came from four teams. In addition to the four players participating in the team competition, this Olympic Games also allows the other two athletes of the same team to report for the list items. This rule has greatly increased the intensity of competition in each individual event.
The Chinese team swept the first two balance beam preliminaries. Guan Chenchen, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, performed well. She completed a complete set of moves with a difficulty of 6.900 points with high quality, and finally took the top spot with 14.933 points. Tang Qianjing, who scored 14.333 points, came in second, and this pair of “double insurance” will strive to achieve good results on the balance beam.
Guan Chenchen said after the game, “The coach always encouraged me before going on the court, don’t think about other things, just focus on the movement and bring out the usual training level.”
“I think the biggest opponent is myself. As long as I do a good job, there will be no regrets.” Guan Chenchen is very confident about the finals, and she will polish the details and try to improve the finishing points.
In the uneven bars, the Chinese team also had two players in the finals. Lu Yufei advanced smoothly with 14.600 points, while the world champion Fan Yilin was more thrilling. Fan Yilin, who scored 14.600 points, was originally ranked 9th in the preliminaries, but because each team only took the top two to enter the finals, she eventually advanced to the 7th place. The last place in the final was won by Byers.
The Russian Olympic Committee team showed great strength on the uneven bars, with a total of 4 players entering the top 6 of the individual events. The Belgian star DeVal ranked first in the qualifying competition with 15.366 points, and her complete set of difficulty was as high as 6.7 points.
Fan Yilin said after the game that she felt that her performance was average and she was not satisfied with the score. This may be related to the longer waiting time. In the finals, Fan Yilin will increase the difficulty and will actively adjust her status in the next few days.
According to the schedule, the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics women’s team finals will be held on the 27th local time. Competition for the men’s team finals will begin on the 26th. (Finish)