US women beat China to win Gymnastics Worlds

时间：2007-09-06 08:41:14

（单词翻译:单击）

Sept. 6 - Olympic champions United States beat China to win the women's team final at the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart on Wednesday.

 

US collected 184.400 points for the title. The reigning1 champions took silver in 183.450, leaving Romania a far third in 178.100.

 

The final proved a two-way showdown, as expected, between US and China, who were paired in the same group as the leading two sides in qualification.

 

The Asian power only surrendered the title after the last rotation2 because of a serious error by national champion Li Shanshan.

 

"We have the ability and the chance to win, but unfortunately we had some mistakes," said China's Cheng Fei.

 

"Home fans had high expectation on us, which gave us motivation and pressure at the same time.

 

"The team final is over anyway. So now we have to look forward to the apparatuses4. To keep a peaceful mind is very important for us," she said.

 

The Chinese leading character, well-known for her difficulty and stability, missed her landing at the very first apparatus3 of vault5 after a maneuver6 with a 6.5 A score of difficulty.

 

The triple world champion and the vault queen scored only 15.025 due to the blunder.

 

US extended the edge after uneven7 bars in which world champion Anastasia Lukin presented a spectacular routine to score an amazing 16.375, highest of the day, while China finished the second rotation in a surprise third after US and Russia.

 

When the competition seemingly turned to a lopsided one, Chinese tiny women fought back with solid performance on balance beam, taking advantage of the mistakes made by Liukin and Shawn Johnson.

 

Liukin missed her dismount while Johnson, the national all-around champion, fell off the beam midway.

 

In the decisive final apparatus of floor, Li Shanshan sat down on floor after her opening tumbling and received only 13.825, which surrendered the title to the Americans.

 

Traditional powerhouse Russia missed a place in podium when Ekaterina Kramarenko failed to execute her maneuver at all in their final rotation of vault.

 

But she did salute8 the judges and put her hands on the apparatus, which meant a zero score for Russia.

 

Russia ended up in a shock eighth with 164.525 points.

 

Romania, with Olympic champion Ponor Catalina back in lineup and competing in beam and vault, battled for a podium finish.

 
分享到：


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 reigning nkLzRp     
adj.统治的，起支配作用的
参考例句：
  • The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
  • Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。
2 rotation LXmxE     
n.旋转；循环，轮流
参考例句：
  • Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
  • The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。
3 apparatus ivTzx     
n.装置，器械；器具，设备
参考例句：
  • The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
  • They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。
4 apparatuses 73644d5e4385221f8ef33521056728cc     
n.器械； 装置； 设备； 仪器
参考例句：
  • That magazine covers all kinds of heating apparatuses. 那本杂志论及所有暖气装置。 来自辞典例句
  • Apparatuses and methods for preparing sol-gel solutions are provided. 提供制备溶胶-凝胶溶液的装置和方法。 来自互联网
5 vault 3K3zW     
n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室
参考例句：
  • The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
  • The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
6 maneuver Q7szu     
n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略
参考例句：
  • All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
  • I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。
7 uneven akwwb     
adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的
参考例句：
  • The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
  • The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。
8 salute rYzx4     
vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮
参考例句：
  • Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
  • The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

©2005-2010英文阅读网