R U S S I A!!!!!!!!!!! What a night!

Yep, they did it! The drama was there, there was some great gymnastics, there were some nasty falls, there was some over scoring but not so much underscoring... Great competition! Congratulations to the winners!

Romania did not have a perfect contest either but I think it was the only team without a fall. In the end they delivered exactly what their fans wanted: no falls, happy gymnasts, some great skills although we all know there is plenty of room of improvement, oh and did I mention that Diana almost stuck all her landings on floor?

I will come back with a more detailed analysis.

2010 Worlds Team Contenders - Russia

(Photo by Luiza B)

I will continue my team contenders (silly) little game with Russia. The scores I came up with are based on the friendly meet they had with Spain and Netherlands in September. I think it's a good measure of their potential. So here is who I'd pick:

Vault:

Ksenia Afanasyeva: 14.6 (5.8/8.8)

Tania Nabieva: 15 (6.5/8.5)

Aliya Mustafina: 15.5 (6.5/9)

Alternative:

Anna Myzdrikova: 14.4 (5.6/8.8)

Uneven Bars:

Ekaterina Kurbatova: 14.6 (5.9/8.7)

Aliya Mustafina: 15. 4 (6.7/8.7)

Tania Nabieva: 15.6 (6.8/8.8)

Alternative:

Ksenia Semenova: 14.3 (6/8.3)

Balance Beam:

Aliya Mustafina: 14.1 (5.6/8.5)

Ksenia Semenova 14.5 (5.8/8.7)

Ksenia Afanasyeva: 14.5 (6/8.5)

Alternative:

Tania Nabieva 14.1 (5.7/8.4)

Floor

Tania Nabieva: 14.1 (5.5/8.6)

Ksenia Afanasyeva: 14.4 (5.9/8.5)

Aliya Mustafina: 14.5 (5.8/8.6)

Alternative

Anna Myzdrikova: 14 (5.6/8.4)

Conclusion: The team total would be somewhere near 179. There is one thing we can't be sure of - Nabieva's Amanar, her execution could make the difference for Russia.

What do you think, is this too much?