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Seda Tutkhalyan won also silver medal in Nanjing
20:09, 25 August, 2014
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. Russia's representative Seda
Tutkhalyan (of Armenian descent) won silver with a score of 13.733, to
claim her third medal of the Nanjing Games.
As reports "Armenpress", top qualifier Seda Tutkhalyan of Russia
scored a total of 54.900 points to defeat Brazil's Flavia Saraiva
(54.700) and Britian's Elissa Downie (54.150) to become Russia's
second Youth Olympic All-around champion in Women's Artistic
Gymnastics.
Fifteen-year-old Tutkhalyan, who helped her team to win European gold
in Sofia (Bulgaria) in May, was only in fifth rank after the first
rotation on Vault (14.400). Compared to the other competitors, she was
lacking points in execution. The uplift came on Uneven Bars for the
Muscovite, who is one of the shortest gymnasts of the field with 1.42
metres. An excellent set with high difficulty and clean execution did
not only bring her the top score of the competition on this apparatus
(14.050), but also the overall lead that she retained to the end.
Absolutely delighted with her performance on Balance Beam (14.000),
where she improved by 1.1 points from qualifications, Tutkhalyan
expanded her lead over her challengers in the third rotation. The last
competitor of this final, Tutkhalyan had to hold her breath as she
waited for her score on Floor hoping that it would be enough for the
gold after she fell on her last tumbling line. Her lead had shrunk,
but the 12.450 points sufficed to remain on top and Tutkhalyan
(54.900) took the title following in the steps of her compatriot and
sport hero Victoria Komova, who became the first Youth Olympic
All-around champion in Singapore in 2010.
Tutkhalyan said she would have welcomed a medal of any kind,
especially after her mistake.
"I thought I would come second because I fell, but then when I came
first, I was very happy," she said. "This can happen only once in a
lifetime, that you go to the Youth Olympic Games. Very few people get
here. I took winning a medal as a given, but I would also be happy if
I got second."
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/773695/seda-tutkhalyan-won-also-silver-medal-in-nanjing.html
20:09, 25 August, 2014
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS. Russia's representative Seda
Tutkhalyan (of Armenian descent) won silver with a score of 13.733, to
claim her third medal of the Nanjing Games.
As reports "Armenpress", top qualifier Seda Tutkhalyan of Russia
scored a total of 54.900 points to defeat Brazil's Flavia Saraiva
(54.700) and Britian's Elissa Downie (54.150) to become Russia's
second Youth Olympic All-around champion in Women's Artistic
Gymnastics.
Fifteen-year-old Tutkhalyan, who helped her team to win European gold
in Sofia (Bulgaria) in May, was only in fifth rank after the first
rotation on Vault (14.400). Compared to the other competitors, she was
lacking points in execution. The uplift came on Uneven Bars for the
Muscovite, who is one of the shortest gymnasts of the field with 1.42
metres. An excellent set with high difficulty and clean execution did
not only bring her the top score of the competition on this apparatus
(14.050), but also the overall lead that she retained to the end.
Absolutely delighted with her performance on Balance Beam (14.000),
where she improved by 1.1 points from qualifications, Tutkhalyan
expanded her lead over her challengers in the third rotation. The last
competitor of this final, Tutkhalyan had to hold her breath as she
waited for her score on Floor hoping that it would be enough for the
gold after she fell on her last tumbling line. Her lead had shrunk,
but the 12.450 points sufficed to remain on top and Tutkhalyan
(54.900) took the title following in the steps of her compatriot and
sport hero Victoria Komova, who became the first Youth Olympic
All-around champion in Singapore in 2010.
Tutkhalyan said she would have welcomed a medal of any kind,
especially after her mistake.
"I thought I would come second because I fell, but then when I came
first, I was very happy," she said. "This can happen only once in a
lifetime, that you go to the Youth Olympic Games. Very few people get
here. I took winning a medal as a given, but I would also be happy if
I got second."
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/773695/seda-tutkhalyan-won-also-silver-medal-in-nanjing.html