This year will see some common world cup circuit names attending. The full list can be found on the FIG website. Marta Pihan-Kulesza will be going for Poland, probably hoping for more floor medals. Sweden's great beam worker Ida Jonsson will attend, along with Ida Gustafson. Patrons of awful leotard choices Adela Sajn of Slovenia and Tina Erceg of Croatia will go. Goodness alone knows what they will wear this time.
Daniele Hypolito seems to be attempting to be Brazil's Chuso. She's returning to competition after a break in 2009. I must confess she's boring me a little. And that's an understatement. She was boring all last quad too. I didn't mind her around 2004 and earlier but seriously, just retire. Please.
Most exciting is the new Chinese wonder kid Huang Qiushuang, (seriously this is the only decent picture of her I can find alone). Said to be training an Amanar, but having an awesome DTY anyway, great bars set, solid beam and great floor presentation, she is capable of winning at least three golds, I don't think she has a second vault of any great difficulty, but she may not have much competition. Wu Liufang is going with her, they're both from the same province as Yang Yilin and Li Shanshan. Guangdong sure knows how to produce uber gymnastics!
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