Nearly one year after suffering a serious knee injury, 2010 world champion Aliya Mustafina was back on top with a victory Wednesday at the Russian championships in Penza. Pictured: Mustafina flanked by runner-up Ksenia Afanasyeva and bronze medalist Anastasia Grishina
Nearly one year after suffering a serious knee injury, 2010 world all-around champion Aliya Mustafina was back on top with a victory Wednesday at the Russian championships in Penza.
Mustafina, who tore her left ACL in April 2011, scored 59.533 to reclaim the Russian all-around title. World floor exercise champion Ksenia Afanasyeva (58.387) was second over Junior European champion Anastasia Grishina (57.699).
Mustafina had the top score on both vault and uneven bars (click for video), and was third on both balance beam (new double tuck dismount) and floor exercise. Grishina had the top mark on floor exercise (video) but fell on bars (video) and beam (video).
Several notable gymnasts were sidelined, including world uneven bars champion Viktoria Komova, world medalist Tatiana Nabiyeva and first-year senior Anastasia Sidorova. Additionally, defending champion Anna Dementyeva is suffering from a sore throat, Russian coach Valentina Rodionenko explained.
"Not all of the strongest gymnasts will be able to compete in the Russian championships," Rodionenko said. "We need to take care of all of them because it is important that they be able to go to the Olympics in the best condition."
Polina Fedorova was the top qualifier in the junior women's competition.
Competition continues Thursday with the senior team finals. The competition is being broadcast live via webcast on the Russian Gymnastics Federation's website.
The Russian men's championships takes place April 4-8.
External Link: Russian Gymnastics Federation
2012 Russian Women's Gymnastics Championships March 21, Penza
Senior All-Around | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
1. |
Aliya Mustafina |
MOS |
15.167 |
15.233 |
14.800 |
14.333 |
59.533 |
2. |
Ksenia Afanasyeva |
CFO-2 |
15.100 |
13.667 |
14.887 |
14.733 |
58.387 |
3. |
Anastasia Grishina |
MOS |
14.833 |
13.800 |
14.233 |
14.833 |
57.699 |
4. |
Yulia Inshina |
CFO-2 |
13.300 |
14.367 |
14.400 |
14.267 |
56.334 |
5. |
Anna Pavlova |
CFO-2 |
14.800 |
13.133 |
14.367 |
13.367 |
55.667 |
6. |
Kristina Goryunova |
SZFO |
13.600 |
14.100 |
14.933 |
12.667 |
55.300 |
7. |
Maria Stepanova |
CFO-2 |
12.450 |
13.800 |
14.325 |
14.050 |
54.625 |
8. |
Anna Rodionova |
PFO |
13.633 |
14.267 |
14.267 |
12.267 |
54.434 |
9. |
Yulia Belokobylyskaya |
YUFO |
13.467 |
12.100 |
14.567 |
14.000 |
54.134 |
10. |
Maria Chibiskova |
MOS |
14.000 |
11.800 |
13.633 |
13.533 |
52.966 |
11. |
Anastasia Cheong |
SPB |
13.867 |
10.767 |
13.267 |
13.367 |
51.268 |
12. |
Kristina Kruglikova |
CFO-1 |
13.567 |
11.267 |
13.667 |
11.533 |
50.034 |
13. |
Anna Myzdrikova |
MOS |
13.767 |
11.233 |
12.533 |
11.967 |
49.500 |
14. |
Irina Sazonova |
SPB |
12.667 |
11.967 |
12.100 |
12.667 |
49.401 |
15. |
Daria Lavrushina |
PFO |
13.300 |
11.267 |
11.733 |
12.900 |
49.200 |
16. |
Maria Silyukova |
PFO |
12.567 |
11.600 |
12.100 |
12.900 |
49.167 |
17. |
Olga Bikmurzina |
PFO |
13.533 |
12.267 |
10.000 |
13.333 |
49.133 |
18. |
Maria Dunayeva |
SZFO |
12.733 |
9.800 |
13.567 |
12.800 |
48.900 |
19. |
Marina Nekrasova |
CFO-1 |
12.333 |
9.867 |
13.367 |
12.800 |
48.367 |
20. |
Tatiana Kirilova |
SZFO |
12.667 |
11.267 |
12.567 |
11.800 |
48.301 |
21. |
Maria Smirnova |
PFO |
13.400 |
10.400 |
11.667 |
12.233 |
47.700 |
22. |
Olga Zemskova |
SPB |
12.767 |
10.667 |
11.600 |
12.633 |
47.667 |
23. |
Alla Sidorenko |
CFO-2 |
12.733 |
12.133 |
10.233 |
12.567 |
47.666 |
24. |
Alyona Cheboksarova |
SZFO |
12.267 |
10.733 |
12.667 |
11.600 |
47.267 |
26. |
Yelena Syrnikova |
MOS |
12.900 |
11.967 |
11.667 |
10.367 |
46.901 |
27. |
Tatiana Arkhipova |
PFO |
13.400 |
10.800 |
10.867 |
11.700 |
46.767 |
28. |
Ksenia Nikiforova |
PFO |
12.633 |
11.433 |
10.933 |
11.767 |
46.766 |
29. |
Anastasia Godunova |
YUFO |
12.500 |
11.800 |
12.167 |
9.833 |
46.300 |
30. |
Alexandra Kostyleva |
PFO |
12.267 |
10.700 |
11.133 |
12.067 |
46.167 |
31. |
Yekaterina Tsvetkova |
CFO-1 |
13.533 |
9.967 |
10.567 |
11.833 |
45.900 |
32. |
Viktoria Ratnikova |
SZFO |
11.900 |
10.600 |
11.833 |
11.467 |
45.800 |
33. |
Svetlana Vlasova |
SZFO |
12.733 |
9.933 |
10.733 |
12.400 |
45.799 |
34. |
Viktoria Gordeyeva |
SPB |
12.933 |
9.167 |
12.100 |
11.533 |
45.733 |
35. |
Kristina Beskromnaya |
YUFO |
11.833 |
11.367 |
10.900 |
10.900 |
45.000 |
36. |
Kristina Vorotnikova |
PFO |
12.600 |
9.267 |
11.467 |
11.600 |
44.934 |
37. |
Kristina Bodryagina |
CFO-1 |
13.000 |
9.033 |
11.933 |
10.767 |
44.733 |
38. |
Yelena Konstantinova |
PFO |
13.100 |
9.433 |
9.533 |
12.633 |
44.699 |
39. |
Anastasia Osetrova |
YUFO |
12.067 |
9.967 |
9.700 |
10.767 |
42.501 |
40. |
Oksana Rybakova |
PFO |
12.900 |
7.567 |
10.533 |
11.433 |
42.433 |
41. |
Maria Paseka |
MOS |
14.900 |
13.033 |
0.000 |
13.433 |
41.366 |
42. |
Ruzana Nabokova |
YUFO |
12.933 |
0.000 |
11.667 |
12.063 |
36.663 |
43. |
Maria Dergacheva |
YUFO |
11.967 |
0.000 |
10.700 |
10.667 |
33.334 |
44. |
Yekaterina Komarova |
CFO-2 |
12.733 |
11.100 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
23.833 |
Junior Qualification | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
1. |
Polina Fedorova |
PFO |
12.700 |
13.267 |
14.200 |
12.567 |
52.734 |
2. |
Yuna Nefedova |
CFO |
13.200 |
12.300 |
11.967 |
13.700 |
51.167 |
3. |
Irina Yashina |
PFO |
13.433 |
11.567 |
12.167 |
13.600 |
50.767 |
4. |
Yekaterina Shtronda |
SFO |
13.033 |
12.267 |
13.133 |
12.200 |
50.633 |
5. |
Viktoria Shmidt |
PFO |
12.633 |
12.867 |
12.267 |
12.800 |
50.567 |
6. |
Yulia Ovcharova |
DVFO |
13.200 |
11.500 |
12.533 |
12.400 |
49.633 |
7. |
Maria Nechayeva |
SFO |
12.700 |
12.467 |
11.500 |
12.633 |
49.300 |
8. |
Anastasia Kadysheva |
PFO |
13.433 |
11.467 |
11.467 |
12.267 |
48.634 |
9. |
Galina Gannochyenko |
CFO |
13.333 |
12.033 |
9.767 |
13.300 |
48.433 |
10. |
Marina Borisova |
CFO |
13.367 |
11.100 |
11.133 |
12.400 |
48.000 |
11. |
Nailya Mustafina |
MOS |
12.433 |
9.633 |
13.967 |
11.733 |
47.766 |
12. |
Irina Voropayeva |
CFO |
13.533 |
10.067 |
10.400 |
13.233 |
47.233 |
13. |
Angelina Svistunova |
PFO |
12.667 |
10.100 |
12.167 |
11.533 |
46.467 |
14. |
Natalia Medvedeva |
YUFO-1 |
13.333 |
9.033 |
11.667 |
11.833 |
45.866 |
15. |
Yelena Logutova |
DVFO |
12.767 |
10.500 |
11.467 |
11.067 |
45.801 |
16. |
Ksenia Isayeva |
MOS |
12.067 |
10.167 |
12.033 |
11.200 |
45.467 |
17. |
Anna Vanyushkina |
SZFO |
12.800 |
9.067 |
11.767 |
11.767 |
45.401 |
18. |
Tatiana Lebedeva |
SFO |
12.633 |
8.467 |
12.500 |
11.400 |
45.000 |
19. |
Yelena Klyuchkova |
YUFO-2 |
12.300 |
9.633 |
10.600 |
12.267 |
44.800 |
20. |
Yelena Scherbakova |
YUFO-1 |
13.067 |
10.933 |
9.633 |
10.433 |
44.066 |
21. |
Yekaterina Ilyankova |
SFO |
11.833 |
9.667 |
9.800 |
11.800 |
43.100 |
22. |
Galina Yashchenko |
DVFO |
12.167 |
8.233 |
10.833 |
11.367 |
42.600 |
23. |
Yana Tokminova |
SZFO |
12.533 |
9.100 |
9.567 |
11.333 |
42.533 |
24. |
Sitara Makhmudova |
YUFO-2 |
11.733 |
8.700 |
10.233 |
11.133 |
41.799 |
25. |
Lyubov Pushkina |
YUFO-2 |
11.933 |
8.933 |
9.800 |
10.133 |
40.799 |
26. |
Alla Sosnitskaya |
MOS |
12.133 |
4.267 |
8.100 |
12.400 |
36.900 |
27. |
Anastasia Karpova |
MOS |
11.833 |
0.000 |
11.333 |
10.700 |
33.866 |
28. |
Yulia Chemaryova |
CFO |
0.000 |
14.367 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
14.367 |
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