International GYMNAST Magazine: World Cup Concludes in Maribor

World Cup Concludes in Maribor
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Amanda Turner on April 27, 2008
 
Canada, the Netherlands and North Korea each won another title Sunday at the
final day of the 41st Salamunov Memorial, a World Cup competition in Maribor,
Slovenia.
Canadian national champion Kristina Vaculik won balance beam over qualification
leader Sanne Wevers (Netherlands). The Canadian women won five medals in
Maribor, the most of any nation.
Colombian Olympic qualifier Nathalia Sanchez won her first World Cup medal with
the bronze on beam, edging uneven bars champion Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (Canada) by
.1.
Dutch veteran Suzanne Harmes won the floor exercise title. On Saturday teammate
Yuri van Gelder won still rings.
North Korea's Ri Se Gwang won men's vault, as female compatriot Hong Un Jong
did on Saturday.
In the close final, France's Yann Cucherat won parallel bars over Uzbekistan's
Anton Fokin. Slovenia's Mitja Petkovsek, the reigning world and European
champion, settled for third.
The host nation ended on a high note, however, with a 1-2 finish on high bar
from Aljaz Pegan and Dimic Alen.
Click here to download detailed results.
External Link: 41st Salamunov Memorial
41st Salamunov Memorial
April 27, Maribor, Slovenia
Balance Beam
1. Kristina Vaculik CAN 14.975
2. Sanne Wevers NED 14.425
3. Nathalia Sanchez COL 14.275
4. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs CAN 14.175
5. Ariella Kaslin SUI 14.150
6. Marta Pihan POL 13.950
7. Lichelle Wong NED 13.525
8. Adela Sajn SLO 13.475
Women's Floor Exercise
1. Suzanne Harmes NED 14.525
2. Yasmin Zimmermann SUI 13.950
3. Nansy Damianova CAN 13.900
4. Marta Pihan POL 13.825
5. Marina Kostyuchenko UKR 13.800
6. Ariella Käslin SUI 13.675
7. Emma Willis CAN 13.550
8. Zoi Lima POR 13.300
Men's Vault
1. Ri Se Gwang PRK 16.400
2. Raphael Wignanitz FRA 16.012
3. Benoit Caranobe FRA 15.387
4. Felipe Pina CHI 15.325
5. Patrick Dominguez SUI 15.225
6. Istvan Szalontai HUN 15.112
7. Sergio Munoz ESP 14.800
8. Ali Al Asi JOR 14.650
Parallel Bars
1. Yann Cucherat FRA 15.900
2. Anton Fokin UZB 15.750
3. Mitja Petkovsek SLO 15.650
4. Gael Da Silva FRA 15.275
5. Sho Nakamori USA 15.250
6. Wang Guanyin CHN 15.175
7. Grant Golding CAN 14.875
8. Yevgeny Spiridonov GER 14.825
High Bar
1. Aljaz Pegan SLO 15.350
2. Dimic Alen SLO 14.950
3. Christoph Schärer SUI 14.875
4. Mosiah Rodrigues BRA 14.825
5. Mario Moznik CRO 14.750
6. Adickxon Trejo VEN 14.550
7. Yann Cucherat FRA 14.400
8. Marco Baldauf AUT 13.950