Usa Women Earn 5 Medals at the 2009 World Championships
USA WOMEN EARN 5 MEDALS AT THE 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Photos by John Cheng record-breaking 73 countries The battle for the title went down to and more than 1,200 gymnasts, the last event, the floor exercise. Bross coaches and officials participated had a comfortable lead over Sloan by in the 2009 World Gymnastics 1.275 and just needed to hit her floor Championships, which featured routine to win the title. However, Bross competition in the all-around and went last, and fell on her final tumbling individual events, in the O2 arena pass (two and a half twist punch brani) in London, England, Oct. 13-19. which gave her a 12.875, and moved The U.S. women earned five Sloan into the top spot. medals including two gold, a silver Bross and Sloan started the and two bronze. competition on vault. Both gymnasts A In the women’s all-around performed a Yurchenko double full competition, Bridget Sloan of and both had small steps on their Sharp’s Gymnastics and Rebecca Bross of WOGA finished one-two in the landings, earning a 14.525 and a 14.825, standings with scores of 57.825 to 57.775, just a small margin of .050 separated respectively. the two. Bross nailed her difficulty-packed bar “I didn’t even look at the scores or notice them,” said Sloan, who was a routine, including a full twisting double member of the 2008 Olympic Team that won the silver medal. “At the very back dismount, and posted a 15.075. end of the meet, Marvin (Sharp, her coach) came up and said, ‘Look,’ and Sloan earned a 14.800 for her routine, I went, ‘Oh my gosh, did this just happen?’ Looking at how close it (the where she stuck her full twisting double competition) was, that is about as close as you can get.” layout dismount.
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