Two silver medals for Romania at World Gymnastics Championships

Newsroom 12/10/2014 | 23:08

Romanian gymnast Larisa Iordache won two silver medals at the Nanning World Gymnastic Championship. Iordache brought the first medal in seven years for Romania at an all-around women’s gymnastics final. The Romanian shared the all-around podium with two US gymnasts, Simone Biles who got the gold, and Kyla Ross, winner of the bronze medal.

On Sunday, October 12, she also competed in the floor final where she finished second, bringing Romania the second silver medal.

Larisa also competed in the balance beam final on Sunday but she finished 5th.

Romania’s women’s gymnastics team finished fourth, while the men’s team ranked 19th in the qualifications stage and failed to qualify for the finals.

Sunday, October 2012, results:

Balance Beam
Gold: Simone Biles (USA) — 15.1 — 2013 World bronze medalist
Silver: Bai Yawen (CHN) — 15.033
Bronze: Aliya Mustafina (RUS) — 14.166 — 2013 World champion
4. Asuke Teramoto (JPN) — 14.1
5. Larisa Iordache (ROU) — 14.066
6. Kyla Ross (USA) — 13.866
7. Ellie Black (CAN) — 13.7
8. Yao Jinnan (CHN) — 13.366 — 2011 World silver medalist

Women’s Floor Exercise
Gold: Simone Biles (USA) — 15.333 — 2013 World champion
Silver: Larisa Iordache (ROU) — 14.8 — 2013 World bronze medalist
Bronze: Aliya Mustafina (RUS) — 14.733 — 2012 Olympic bronze medalist; 2010 World silver medalist
4. MyKayla Skinner (USA) — 14.7
5. Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) — 14.666 — 2013 World silver medalist; 2006 World bronze medalist
6. Larrissa Miller (AUS) — 14.233
7. Erika Fasana (ITA) — 13.9
8. Claudia Fragapane (GBR) — 13.1

Photo source: Nanning 2014 official website

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