MCSMaria's Artistic Gymnastics Blog

Today is the second and last day of Women's qualifications at the World Championships in Montreal. Today, we will see the Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, the Czech Republic (Czechia), Norway,  Latvia, Azerbaijan, Mexico Refresh the page every five to ten minutes to follow along.

She's back. The glorious, one and only Catalina Ponor has made her international return to competition for Romania. Catalina showed everyone she's still got it, and probably never lost it when she won the gold medal at this weekend's Doha Cup on her signature event, the balance beam.

The first day of qualifications has concluded in Glasgow, Scotland. There were heart breaks and triumphs and surprises. Romania had about the worst day in qualifications they've ever had, while Russia had an awesome day. How did it all go wrong for Romania, but so right for Russia?

The latest world's casualty comes from Romania. The FIG announced today that Romania's Catalina Ponor has withdrawn from the world championships team. Catalina has been dealing with a knee injury since Romanian Nationals a couple of weeks ago. According to a post on her Facebook page, she suffered a relapse in her treatment.