¶'09 WC wHJ: Blanka Vlašic (Croatia) 6-8¼ (2.04)

[bhall]

THE FORMCHART
1. Ariane Friedrich (Germany) ............2.06 .......6-9 (’09)
2. Blanka Vlašić (Croatia) ....................2.07 .......6-9½ (’07)
3. Anna Chicherova (Russia) ..............2.04 .......6-8¼ (’08)
4. Antonietta Di Martino (Italy) ............2.03 .......6-8 (’07)
5. Ruth Beitia (Spain) ...........................2.02 .......6-7½ (’07)
6. Chaunté Howard (USA) ...................2.01 .......6-7 (’06)
7. Svetlana Shkolina (Russia) .............1.98 .......6-6 (’09)
8. Marina Aitova (Kazakhstan) ............1.99 .......6-6¼ (’09)
9. Yelena Slesarenko (Russia) ............2.06 .......6-9 (’04)
10. Amy Acuff (USA) ............................2.01 .......6-7 (’03)

[Marlow]

If there is a betting site that gives V good odds as the underdog, I'd be all over it.

[pela2]

From IAAF's live blog

09:47 Moderator - We've heard from Croatian journalists that Blanka Vlasic had a fall during practice this morning and hit her head. She was taken to the hospital and required six stitches; head wounds always bleed a lot.

:?

[Stooges]

She jumped Into a doorframe :?

[Stooges]

The Swedish trainer Tregaro told the reporters at tv4 sweden

[Vielleicht]

From IAAF's live blog

09:47 Moderator - We've heard from Croatian journalists that Blanka Vlasic had a fall during practice this morning and hit her head. She was taken to the hospital and required six stitches; head wounds always bleed a lot.

:?

She is already on the field

[Powell]

Vlasic doesn't look too badly effected. She just had the hugest 1.85 clearance I've seen in my life.

[Powell]

They're at 1.89 and Friedrich still isn't jumping.

[Stafanitus]

she wants to start at 1,92m.

[Powell]

she wants to start at 1,92m.

She's passing at 1.92 as well :shock: Didn't she learn last night what happens when you start too high?

[Stooges]

Tregaro talked to Blankas trainer before and he was confident that It wouldn´t affect her , looks like he was right.Tregaro also told a story that Emma Green did something similar a couple of years ago before a Swedish Championship , she then made a PB.Not that I think It´s something positive to run your head Into things :roll:

[Sinafan]

She's passing at 1.92 as well :shock: Didn't she learn last night what happens when you start too high?

She will probably try to impress Vlasic with one cool, top effort.

[Powell]

I have to say Vlasic is the one looking damn impressive so far today.

Palamar is out :?

[Stafanitus]

15 girls over 1,92m with friedrich to come.

[croflash]

Friedrich easily clears.