Post by Helen on Mar 11, 2008 17:15:48 GMT 4
Forminte is satisfied
7 March 2008
Article from: www.steliana-nistor.net
After the competiton in France, Nicolae Forminte looks back and tells Prosport that it was a
useful competition for all the girls, especially for Dragoi and Acatrinei but also for Sandra, as it was her first competition after Worlds and it will help her confidence. He has, however, noticed a lot of problems with Patrascu on floor and vault and will try to improve that.
Sandra is still competing the same routines as at Europeans but Forminte says that she has had a long recovery period and first she has to perform these routines really well and after that they
will try something new. He adds that it was a difficult period for her and he hopes that now she has found the bigger motivation to push forward.
About the two newcomers, Dragoi and Acatrinei, he says that Dragoi had a very good competition, without mistakes but that she has to train more and enter more competitions to add to her experience. Both girls performed clean routines in France but they were just basic
elements and to be competitive, they need to add more and at the next competitions, they will perform more difficult elements.
All the girls that are in the team at the moment, could do an individual competition. Acatrinei is a gymnast with potential so she, Dragoi and Patrascu will go to a competition mid March.
Steliana has only competed on three apparatus as they didn't want to test her in the individual competition but to let her compete the routines as well as possible with the more difficult elements that have been added. On vault we are trying to 'develop' a little.
Forminte has seen Liukin's bars routine with a SV of 7.5, Steliana has 7.2 so will it be difficult for her to battle for the Olympic gold?
Forminte: 'I have seen Liukin's routine and all I can say is that I prefer security. If Stela does her bars routine perfectly, without hesitation, with a SV of 7.2, and if she will not lose much on execution, I will be extremely satisfied.'
He concludes the chat by saying that slowly but surely he's building a team for the Olympics and that they want to try all possible variations, that's why at a competition in Greece, they will present another team.
7 March 2008
Article from: www.steliana-nistor.net
After the competiton in France, Nicolae Forminte looks back and tells Prosport that it was a
useful competition for all the girls, especially for Dragoi and Acatrinei but also for Sandra, as it was her first competition after Worlds and it will help her confidence. He has, however, noticed a lot of problems with Patrascu on floor and vault and will try to improve that.
Sandra is still competing the same routines as at Europeans but Forminte says that she has had a long recovery period and first she has to perform these routines really well and after that they
will try something new. He adds that it was a difficult period for her and he hopes that now she has found the bigger motivation to push forward.
About the two newcomers, Dragoi and Acatrinei, he says that Dragoi had a very good competition, without mistakes but that she has to train more and enter more competitions to add to her experience. Both girls performed clean routines in France but they were just basic
elements and to be competitive, they need to add more and at the next competitions, they will perform more difficult elements.
All the girls that are in the team at the moment, could do an individual competition. Acatrinei is a gymnast with potential so she, Dragoi and Patrascu will go to a competition mid March.
Steliana has only competed on three apparatus as they didn't want to test her in the individual competition but to let her compete the routines as well as possible with the more difficult elements that have been added. On vault we are trying to 'develop' a little.
Forminte has seen Liukin's bars routine with a SV of 7.5, Steliana has 7.2 so will it be difficult for her to battle for the Olympic gold?
Forminte: 'I have seen Liukin's routine and all I can say is that I prefer security. If Stela does her bars routine perfectly, without hesitation, with a SV of 7.2, and if she will not lose much on execution, I will be extremely satisfied.'
He concludes the chat by saying that slowly but surely he's building a team for the Olympics and that they want to try all possible variations, that's why at a competition in Greece, they will present another team.