Samantha Palmer on top again!
2006 European Champion in Tumbling, Samantha Palmer (Lynx,
Aylesbury) wins the last World Cup event prior to the Final
in Birmingham at the NIA on 25th November 2006
The last World Cup of the 2005-2006 World Cup series came
to an end in Salzgitter, Germany. Lynx Aylesbury gymnast Samantha
Palmer was in tremendous form once again.
The women's tumbling final saw a new dominating performance
from 2006 European Champion Samantha Palmer (Lynx Aylesbury
GC-GBR)
Samantha Palmer won her second World Cup gold medal this
year with a more than 2.50 pt margin over 2005 World Champion
Anna Korobeynikova (RUS). Palmer had already beaten Korobeynikova
at the Krasnodar World Cup and at the European Championships
earlier this year. She performed two very solid routines with
nice execution and sharp landings (69.20 pts).
Samantha did not have to perform her most difficult passes
as Korobeynikova struggled in her first pass. Korobeynikova
tried to make up for it in her second pass with a tariff of
9.50 pt with a full in full out lay at the end of the pass,
but it did not prove to be sufficient. Korobeynikova had to
settle for the silver medal with 66.60 pts.
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