sentences:  In first place was Gnauck, GDR, then Shaposhnikova USSR, 3rd Eberle Romania, 4th Comaneci Romania.Davydova began on beam, Gnauck on bars, Comaneci on floor – a disadvantage for Davydova because there is such a premium of accuracy in the beam exercise that the gymnast prefers to be fully attuned to the rigours of that days competition before attempting it.On a later occasion Bela Karolyi said "To start with the balance beam, that is like a ditch, a hell".