Five Nations Golden in Maribor

Gymnasts from five different nations won titles Saturday at the 41st Salamunov Memorial, a World Cup event in Maribor, Slovenia.

Canada was the most successful with three medals, including a 1-2 finish on uneven bars from Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs and Kristina Vaculik.

Canada's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs won uneven bars

It was Hopfner-Hibbs' fifth World Cup medal and first title. At the Doha World Cup in March, she won the silver on uneven bars and the bronze on balance beam.

"I've been working really hard to deliver consistent performances so this feels really good," Hopfner-Hibbs said. "The best part for me was feeling confident going into the routine. I knew I could hit everything."

North Korea's Hong Un Jong won vault, outscoring qualification leader Marissa King (Great Britain). Canada's Nansy Damianova won the bronze.

In the men's competition, Ukraine's Yevgeny Bogonsyuk defended his floor exercise title from the 2007 Maribor World Cup. He edged North Korea's Ri Se Gwang by .025.

China's Zhong Hongtao, third on pommel horse at the 2007 Maribor World Cup, won that event with the day's biggest margin of victory.

Dutch strongman Yuri van Gelder earned 16.675, the highest score of the day, to take the title on still rings, .1 ahead of China's Yan Mingyong.

Competition concludes Sunday with the second day of finals. Slovenian stars Mitja Petkovsek and Aljaz Pegan will compete on their respective specialities, the parallel bars and high bar.

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External Link: 41st Salamunov Memorial

41st Salamunov Memorial
April 26, Maribor, Slovenia

Women's Vault
1. Hong Un Jong PRK 14.300
2. Marissa King GBR 14.075
3. Nansy Damianova CAN 13.387
4. Marina Kostyuchenko 13.812
5. Imogen Cairns GBR 13.775
6. Ariella Kaslin SUI 13.750
7. Laura Gombas HUN 13.675
8. Dorina Boczogo HUN 13.312

Uneven Bars
1. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs CAN 14.875
2. Kristina Vaculik CAN 14.850
3. Marta Pihan POL 14.500
4. Hong Un Jong PRK 14.375
5. Lichelle Wong NED 14.125
6. Katja El-Halabi LEB 13.500
7. Danielle Englert SUI 12.825
8. Cha Yong Hwa PRK 12.725

Men's Floor Exercise
1. Yevgeny Bogonsyuk UKR 15.400
2. Ri Se Gwang PRK 15.375
3. Arthur Zanetti BRA 15.000
4. Claude-Alain Porchet SUI 14.975
5. Patrick Dominguez SUI 14.700
6. Maxim Ovchynnikov UKR 14.500
7. David Vyoral CZE 13.675
8. Javier Gomez ESP 13.325

Pommel Horse
1. Zhang Hongtao CHN 15.925
2. Robert Seligman CRO 15.300
3. Donna-Donny Truyens BEL 15.000
4. Alexander Benko SVK 14.650
5. Saso Bertoncelj SLO 14.550
6. Pierre-Yves Beny FRA 14.525
7. Yevgeny Spiridonov GER 14.325
8. Roland Hauptli SUI 14.225

Still Rings
1. Yuri van Gelder NED 16.675
2. Yan Mingyong CHN 16.575
3. Danny Rodrigues FRA 16.325
4. Gwang Ri Se PRK 15.950
5. Pierre-Yves Beny FRA 15.425
6. Arthur Zanetti BRA 15.375
7. Anton Fokin UZB 15.075
8. Marcell Hetrovics HUN 15.050