World Indoors Women's Prelims - Both Americans, Hingst, DNQ

[golfdane]

Lacy must be kicking herself all the way back. She had SOOOOO much height on her last attempt, but got sloppy (lacked a weee bit penetration) and kicked the bar with her knee.

Watching a live feed from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/7316597/Watch-live-athletics-World-Indoor-Athletics-Championships.html, but I suspect it's only available to UK residents (IP at work resides in UK).

[Hollis]

theres a live feed at Universal Sports http://www.universalsports.com/video/as ... nships+day

Johnson with her second miss at 4.45

[rainbowgirl28]

I don't think Chelsea Johnson is going to make finals either

[Hollis]

ISI with her first miss at 4.55 it was probably 15-20 min she had to wait to jump

[rainbowgirl28]

After waiting an eternity to vault, Isi has missed her first two attempts

[Hollis]

2nd miss for ISI!!!!

[rainbowgirl28]

Made a new thread for the ladies... Isi makes on her third!

[rainbowgirl28]

Pos Bib Athletes Mark
1 194 Elena ISINBAEVA RUS 4.55 q
2 190 Svetlana FEOFANOVA RUS 4.45 q
2 108 Nikoleta KIRIAKOPOULOU GRE 4.45 q
2 19 Fabiana MURER BRA 4.45 q
5 29 Kelsie HENDRY CAN 4.45 q
5 175 Anna ROGOWSKA POL 4.45 q
7 54 Jirina PTACNIKOVA CZE 4.45 q
8 98 Kristina GADSCHIEW GER 4.35 q
9 82 Kate DENNISON GBR 4.35
9 126 Elena SCARPELLINI ITA 4.35
11 267 Chelsea JOHNSON USA 4.35
11 110 Afroditi SKAFIDA GRE 4.35
13 46 Marianna ZACHARIADI CYP 4.35 SB
14 32 Caixia LI CHN 4.20 SB
15 55 Pavla RYBOVA CZE 4.20
16 33 Ling LI CHN 4.20
100 Carolin HINGST GER NM
263 Lacy JANSON USA NM

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.iaaf.org/WIC10/news/kind=108 ... 55838.html

EVENT REPORT - WOMEN's Pole Vault - Qualification
Yelena Isinbayeva has always had a flair for the dramatic, a talent she again shared at this evening’s qualifying round in the women’s Pole Vault.

As is her habit, the World record holder didn’t even begin her competition until much of the field had already departed, and indeed, at a height when those moving on to Sunday’s final were already decided. Her first attempt at 4.55m was close enough to shake out the rust, but her second, which was not particularly close and a bit sloppy, had the crowd wondering if she was once again reliving the nightmare that was Berlin.

But the 27-year-old pulled out an effort good enough to sail clear on her third try to continue her road towards a fourth World indoor title.

Isinbayeva ensured others, and most importantly herself, that there was nothing wrong with her physical or her mental preparation.

“Nothing happened, it was just the waiting and waiting,” she said. “First I did not expect that the other jumpers would qualify so early, and I was waiting for 4.60. So it was earlier than I expected.”

Another unexpected delay, this time caused by problems with the uprights, caused her to wait an additional 30 minutes. “So it was normal that I started to be nervous. But I managed,” she said. “Now I’m looking forward to the final with the aim to win, and break the world record.”

The record she’ll be aiming for is her own, of course, a 5.00m clearance in Donetsk, Ukraine, set just over a year ago. A height 15 centimetres higher than any other women has ever leaped.

There were no major surprises behind Isinbayeva, with six others clearing 4.45m, and another advancing with just a 4.35m clearance to set the size of the final to eight.

Svetlana Feofanova, a former World record holder and the World indoor champion in 2003, needed just one leap, a first attempt clearance at 4.45, to move. Same story for South American record holder Fabiana Murer, who is this year’s No. 2 at 4.82m.

Anna Rogowska, who took the World title in Berlin last summer after Isinbayeva’s famous no-height blowout, also opened at 4.45m, but needed a second try before calling it a day. Nikoleta Kriakopoulou of Greece took a slightly longer road, with first attempt successes at 4.20m, 4.35, and 4.45m, just five centimetres shy of her own national record, to move on to her first global final.

Canada’s Kelsie Hendry and Jirina Ptacnikova of the Czech Republic topped out at 4.45m, while Germany’s Kristina Gadschiew, who managed 4.35, shoved her way into the final as well.

Notable non-qualifiers included Briton Kate Dennison and American Chelsea Johnson. Dennison, the UK record holder at 4.60m, could manage just 4.35m while Johnson, who shared World silver last summer and improved to 4.62m during the indoor season, needed three tries at her opening 4.35m, while exiting at 4.45m.

[rainbowgirl28]

Lacy Janson, women's pole vault qualifying

"It was so weird. I haven't had issues all year. I couldn't figure it out. Nobody could get on their poles and the runway was slow.

Chelsea Johnson, women's pole vault qualifying

"It's hard to go from Albuquerque, one of the best facilities I've ever jumped at, to here. Something was off, not just for me, for everybody. It's been a long time since the qualifying height to get into the final was that low. Warmups were hard with the high jump and triple jump and us all going on at the same time. "

[rainbowgirl28]

Correction from Lacy:

Hey becca! I read my quotes on pvpower and just wanted to make a correction- that runway was fast! I had to move my step back for every jump! But people were having trouble moving poles. I know I was way under for the first and then felt out (really right on) and hesitated on the second and that's where my trouble came from. That's pole vault for you I guess.

[Bubba PV]

Here's Issy's drama;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJHFDKKD1oQ