Historical silver for Wevers – Telegraaf.nl

Sanne Wevers has a silver medal at the World Championships in gymnastics the unit bar. The Dutch gymnast who had qualified second for the final, competed a neat exercise without mistakes. Which was eventually rewarded with a score of 14.333, good for silver. Never before has a Dutch gymnast picked up a World Cup medal on beam

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“I really have no words, this is incredible,” Wevers beamed afterwards in front of the NIS . “I had second qualified and that was a surprise, but I had all day feeling good. But you must be careful, because bar remains beam and it’s just a tough phone, but I come away with silver here is historic to me. “

Weavers, dealing with Dutch team also qualified for the Olympics, thinks there will yield profit in Rio de Janeiro. “I still have some leave and I’m definitely not my best gymnastics exercise, but it’s great that this is good for silver.” Wevers filed a successful protest against the D-score, which stands for the turned elements. Her D score was incremented by one tenth of a point, making the score with the addition of the E score (carrying value) ended at 14.333 determined.

Her twin sister Lieke Wevers excelled in the all-around. “We have a hectic year behind, but also with many highlights: bronze at the European Championships on bridge and my sister Ellen who did so well at the European Games Incredible..” Previous World Cup medals shrugged Netherlands Renske Endel (silver, 2001) on the bridge, Verona van de Leur on floor (silver, 2002) and Suzanne Harmes on Floor (bronze, 2005).

Biles class apart

Simone Biles, the defending champion, was a class apart and saw her exercise will be awarded a score of 15.358. The podium was completed by the German Pauline Schaefer. Just before Wevers was Eythora Thorsdottir taken action. By was a fall from the beam for her World Cup medal in sight. “I’m disappointed, but I’ve also had plenty of compliments. I can just be proud that I’m among the top-eight. But I myself very critical and I expected more. Now I can not show what I was worth. Now I have to let it sink in and then I can look back with pride fixed tomorrow. This was a tremendous experience, “she also refers to the team finals, which the Netherlands placed directly for the Olympics.

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