There are so many great uneven bar workers in Europe right now, so it's really going to come down to the final to see who medals. But once again, if this one lady shows all of her difficulty and doesn't make a major error, the title is hers. And she is once again Aliya Mustafina. She has been training a 7.1 routine, and this is the second highest D score to He Kexin in this quadrennium. And it's no secret either, we have seen her train it. Now comes the matter of the silver and bronze medals. Really any of the top 8 finalists could possibly win. And even gymnasts that don't qualify to the finals could have medaled if not for mistakes in the qualifying round. And here are some gymnasts that could win a medal. Elisabeth Seitz of Germany, Beth Tweddle of Great Britain, Natalia Kononenko of the Ukraine, and Tatiana Nabieva of Russia. Elisabeth Seitz has looked great this year, and she has scored her highest international score which is 15.0. Beth Tweddle has looked shaky on bars this year so far. Her D score has gone down since last year and she doesn't seem as physically fit. We haven't seen Natalia Kononenko since last years Europeans when she won the bronze on bars. Before her injury, she had a 6.4 start value, but she said that she was upgrading to a 6.8 routine. And finally, Tatiana Nabieva. Her level of difficulty has down quite a lot since last year, and she always changes her routine around so you never now what she will perform. But she is still an exciting performer and you can expect a difficult routine from her, always!
And my prediction is-
1. Aliya Mustafina
2. Beth Tweddle
3. Elisabeth Seitz or Natalia Kononenko
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