Anna Bessononva (UKR)

On the pressures of being one of the favourites for a medal:
'I don't feel the pressure. Every time I compet, I don't compete for the judges. I compete for the people, for me, for my family and for my coach.'

On her performance:
'I think I performed well today and I will perform better in the next round, allthough I can't be sure of what will happen next. I feel a little nervous - in the past couple of weeks training, I've been excited about the Olympics. The Olympics atmosphere is very different than the other compétitions I've been at.'

Almudena Cid (ESP)

On her mistake in the hoop routine:
'I threw the Hoop too low and I struggle to get the Hoop.'

On her style of music and costume:
'My music has a bit of Chinese Wushu. My clothes have an image of dragon, which is a Chinese style.'

On her performance today:
'I'm satisfied with my performance today, but I don't know if I can get into the final. My opponents are very strong, I just want to enjoy the event.'

Aliya Yussupova (KAZ)

On her pre-olympic training in Russia:
'Training in Russia helped me accumulate a lot of expérience. There are a lot of top gymnast and coaches in Russia.'

On competing at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:
'It is really a heavy workload for me. I took it (preparations) very seriously and carefully, and I did a series of spécial training programs to be ready for the Games.'

Alexandra Orlando (CAN)

On finishing the first day of qualifications in 17 th place:
'I'm used to being behind and things not being easy, but I think I thrive on that. I'm going to be fighting.'

On her mindset for the second day of qualifications on Friday, 22 august:
'I want to bring my personality to the carpet and perform for the crowd. I have nothing to lose now and I'm not holding anything back - I want to crack that top 15.'

Olga Pilaki (GRE) - Group composition

'It's good. We have not made any big mistakes and we are pleased with our performance today. Tomorrow we will know if we will be qualified for the finals or not.'

Vita Zubchenko (UKR) - Group composition

On their confidence as a team:
'We are very Young and this is our first time participating in the Olympic Games, but we are confident that will we do well.'

On the Ukrainian Group's performance Thursday:
'Just so-so. We will perform better if we prepare more before tomorrow's compétition.'