SUBDIVISION 7 / GRUPPE 7   (2nd day)	GRE	BUL	EGY	ESP
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Rotation 1
Lots of technical mistakes. The Egyptians struggle to land a single vault, Bulgaria constantly comes off pommel horse. Only Jordan Jovchev gets through his routine for a 8,762 (9,2 SV) The Greeks have a hard time sticking their difficult tumbles - Arabian double fronts and double double- Only Alejandro Barrenechea gets through his bars rotuine without fault. His 9,125 are the highest score of the first rotation.

Rotation 2
The falls continue. Only three gymnasts score big in this rotation. Jesus Carballo is not his old self on high bar and manages only 9,125 whereas Columbian Jorge Giraldo vaults a 9,275. Jordan Jovchev provides the highlight of this rotation : His strength elements on rings are perfect and he earns the highest score on the apparatus to date: 9,675. Andreu Vivo is shaky, falling from high bar twice.

Rotation 3
Jorge Giraldo contines to surprise. He actually scores a 9,35 on bars. The Spanish team is gradually getting going on floor. Victor Cano gets a 9,2 for his excellent tumbling runs, Barrenechea goes one better with a 9,375.  Jovchev stays in contention on vault with a double twisting Tsukahara (9,3). Dimosthenis Tambakos (GRE) lives up the expectations on rings, just scoring a tad less than Jovchev - 9,662.

Rotation 4
The Egyptians put on a display on floor. Their tumbling is up to par with double layouts, double doubles and double fronts but they still lag behind in quality.  Giraldo (COL) puts his hands down on his dismount on high bar. Jovchev is not happy with his bars routines after losing points for an instability - 9,087. Scores above 9 stabilise the Spaniards' position on pommels.  Surprisingly, Jesus Carballo doesn't compete. Is he injured or fed up?
The Greeks are fantastic on vault. Konstandinos Barmpakis and Vlasios Maras score 9,35 and  9,412 for respectively for their double twisting Yurchenkos. The tension mounts as Ioannis Melissanidis sprints down the runway to present to the world his new vault: RO-ff- double piked back salto. Gymnastics has a new element. His 9,512 should allow him to show his Melissanidis 2 in the final.

Rotation 5
The only notable routine was by Vasilios Tsolakidis on bars. He may not have been spectacular, but incredibly clean.  9,612 was well deserved. Tambakos can't contend. Jovchev shows no ambition on high bar for a 8,95 Giraldo (COL) surprises everybody with a strong floor routine for 9,087. The Spaniards - still minus Carballo- are dead solid on rings.  Barrenechea and Victor Cano score over 9 points. .

Rotation 6
Egypt suddenly becomes the center of attention. Two of their gymnasts are incredibly strong on rings Ali Abdelraouf scores  9,187, Walid Elderiny even manages 9,537.  Runar Alexandersson (ISL) is disappointing on pommels and  Giraldo sits on the horse. Vault goes very well for the Spanish gymnasts who show Tsukaharas with twists or, like Victor Cano, double saltos.  Barrenechea  9,037, Oriol Combarros 9,275 and Victor Cano 9,325. Greece is losing ground on high bar. Vlasios Maras comes back with a fantastic routine and 9,525, but it is not enough. 

Fazit
Generally speaking, the teams were rather weak, individuals like Jovchev, Tambakos and Melissanidis live up to the audience's expectations. Jorge Giraldo and the Egyptians add some colour to the competition.

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