Quelques citations des finalistes après la compétition :
http://www.gymnastike.org/article/13582-Mustafi...ussias-First-Gold
Aliya Mustafina :
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I am very, very happy I've won gold. Every medal represents its own thing. I was hoping very much to win and I was very happy with my routine. I didn't know what to expect of myself today, I did my own thing.
Si elle s'attendait à gagner l'or il y a 6 mois :
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Absolutely, I did not. I did not believe I could do it. I was nowhere near in the shape I am now.
Sa préparation avant la finale :
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I woke up at 9am and had no breakfast. I did my warm up and rested, travelled on the bus with Victoria (Komova) and listened to music. I thought every element through before I came out."
Beth Tweddle sur sa médaille de bronze :
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Over the moon. It was the one that was missing from my collection, I wasn't bothered what colour it was. I saw myself in third and I thought: 'Please don't be fourth again.' I just can't put into words what it means to me. My routine went pretty good, I only had a step with my dismount. If you would ask me if I want to go again, then I would say no.
Gabby Douglas :
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It was definitely an amazing talent of bar finalists. You see Beth Tweddle with her insane connections, and Mustafina with her lines and preciseness. So, coming into bar finals was definitely a big challenge for me. You know, I made a little mistake but I’m human, and when you get to the end of the Olympics you get drained and tired. I wasn’t doubting myself in bar finals, but even if I hit a good solid routine it still wouldn’t be enough to medal because Tweddle, Mustafina and the Chinese girls post up these big scores, and going in I had an average to low start value. So, I’m going to go into beam tomorrow and finish on a good note, really strong.