PROFILES

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Name: Daniela Sofronie

Birthdate: February 12, 1988

Hometown: Constanta, Romania

Coach: Octavian Belu, Lucian Sandu

Notables: one of the best Romanian bar workers in decades, just .038 shy of the 2004 European all-around title

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2005 European Championships   8th        
2005 Ghent World Cup     8th -    
2005 Romanian International   2nd - -    
2004 Olympic Games - 6th - 2nd 5th 1st
2004 European Championships 5th 6th - - 2nd 1st
2004 ROM-ITA   1st 4th 7th 1st
2004 Romanian International 2nd 1st - - 3rd 1st
2003 ROM-ITA 3rd 1st 1st 1st
2003 ROM Nationals 2nd 1st - - 2nd  
2003 NED-ROM-FRA 12th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st
2003 ESP-ROM-BRA - 2nd - - 11th -
2003 Hungarian International 1st 1st 2nd - 2nd -
2003 Romanian International - 1st - - - -
2002 China Motor Cup 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 4th -


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Skill Highlights - 2004 Olympic Games 


VT: Yurchenko double twist

UB: stalder 1/1 + toe shoot to high bar, stalder 3/2 + straddled Jaeger, giant 1/1 + Kim + layout barani to low bar, stalder shoot to high bar, tucked full-in

BB: roundoff + layout stepout mount, side somi, front aerial + flip flop + layout stepout, switch leap + gainer 1 arm flip flop + 1 arm flip flop, flip flop + flip flop + triple twist

FX: tour jete 1/1, tucked full-in, whip + triple twist, 2 1/2 twist + front layout, triple turn, double stag leap + cat leap 2/1, double pike

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