Russians Rule Qualification at Men's European Championships

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With high individual scores on four events, defending champion Russia aced the senior qualification Thursday at the 28th Men's European Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Led by veteran Nikolai Kryukov and 2007 European all-around champion Maxim Devyatovsky, Russia outscored second-place Germany by more than five points. Ukraine was third, .0975 behind Germany.

Kryukov, 29, was the top qualifier on pommel horse and parallel bars and teammate Anton Golutsutskov was the top qualifier on floor exercise. Golutsutskov earned the highest individiual score of the day with a 16.550 on vault, and his two-vault average was second behind world champon Leszek Blanik (Poland).

Devyatovsky competed all six events and was the top individual, though the all-around will not be contested in Lausanne.

Romania, missing superstar Marian Dragulescu, qualified fourth ahead of Belarus and Switzerland. France and Italy rounded out the teams qualifying to Saturday's final.

Dutch star Yuri van Gelder topped Bulgarian veteran Jordan Jovtchev for first on still rings. Germany's Fabian Hambüchen, the reigining world and European champion on high bar, was the top qualifier on that event.

Competition continues Friday with the junior competition. Germany is the defending team champion, having upset Russia at the 2006 Junior European Championships in Volos, Greece.

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External Link: 2008 European Championships

2008 Men's European Championships
May 8, Lausanne, Switzerland

Team Qualification - Top Eight Advance to Finals
1. Russia 273.175
2. Germany 268.000
3. Ukraine 267.025
4. Romania 266.275
5. Belarus 265.150
6. Switzerland 264.800
7. France 263.300
8. Italy 262.950
9. Great Britain 260.725
10. Spain 259.975
11. Hungary 259.650
12. Greece 259.625
13. Bulgaria 253.275
14. Netherlands 253.200
15. Poland 252.350
16. Portugal 252.050
17. Israel 248.500
18. Finland 247.150
19. Denmark 242.425
20. Austria 240.200
21. Czech Republic 239.725
22. Croatia 238.600
23. Sweden 238.225
24. Norway 236.050
25. Cyprus 232.200
26. Slovenia 230.325
27. Serbia 229.075
28. Turkey 225.100
29. Latvia 133.575

Floor Exercise Finalists
1. Anton Golotsutskov RUS 15.550 (6.4/9.150)
2. Fabian Hambüchen GER 15.525 (6.5/9.025)
3. Razvan Selariu ROM 15.400 (6.4/9.000)
4. Kristian Thomas GBR 15.225 (6.1/9.125)
5. Dmitry Savitsky BLR 15.225 (6.2/9.025)
6. Manuel Campos POR 15.200 (6.0/9.200)
7. Enrico Pozzo ITA 15.125 (5.9/9.225)
8. Maxim Devyatovsky RUS 15.050 (6.0/9.050)
R. Marcel Nguyen GER 15.025 (6.3/8.725)
R. Daniel Popescu ROM 14.925 (5.9/9.025)
R. Gaël Da Silva FRA 14.900 (6.4/8.900)

Pommel Horse Finalists
1. Nikolai Kryukov RUS 15.825 (6.4/9.425)
2. Krisztian Berki HUN 15.825 (6.5/9.325)
3. Robert Seligman CRO 15.725 (6.3/9.425)
4. Flavius Koczi ROM 15.625 (6.4/9.225)
5. Donna-Donny Truyens BEL 15.475 (6.5/8.975)
6. Filip Ude CRO 15.100 (5.9/9.200)
7. Harutyum Merdinyan ARM 14.925 (6.0/8.925)
8. Dmitry Savitsky BLR 14.900 (5.7/9.200)
R. Robert Juckel GER 14.900 (5.8/9.100)
R. Valery Goncharov UKR 14.875 (5.8/9.075)
R. Saso Bertoncelj SLO 14.800 (6.1/8.700)

Still Rings Finalists
1. Yuri van Gelder NED 16.375 (7.3/9.075)
2. Jordan Jovtchev BUL 16.050 (7.1/8.950)
3. Danny Rodrigues FRA 15.900 (7.1/8.800)
4. Yuri Ryazanov RUS 15.450 (6.4/9.050)
5. Alexander Vorobyev UKR 15.350 (6.6/8.750)
6. Maxim Devyatovsky RUS 15.250 (6.3/8.950)
7. Eduard Gholub ISR 15.250 (6.7/8.550)
8. Irodotos Georgallas CYP 15.225 (7.1/8.125)
R. Matteo Morandi ITA 15.075 (6.3/8.775)
R. Matteo Angioletti ITA 15.075 (6.3/8.775)
R. Dmitry Savitsky BLR 14.975 (6.3/8.675)

Vault Finalists
1. Leszek Blanik POL 16.400
2. Anton Golotsutskov RUS 16.212
3. Dmitry Kasperovich BLR 16.175
4. Jeffrey Wammes NED 16.162
5. Razvan Selariu ROM 16.125
6. Daniel Popescu ROM 16.062
7. Fabian Hambü GER 15.962
8. Yevgeny Sapronenko LAT 15.950
R. Tomi Tuuha FIN 15.825
R. Raphaël Wignanitz FRA 15.812
R. Vlasios Maras GRE 15.737

Parallel Bars Finalists
1. Nikolai Kryukov RUS 16.200 (6.7/9.500)
2. Valery Goncharov UKR 16.025 (6.6/9.425)
3. Mitja Petkovsek SLO 15.925 (6.4/9.525)
4. Vasileios Tsolakidis GRE 15.700 (6.5/9.200)
5. Fabian Hambüchen GER 15.700 (6.6/9.100)
6. Maxim Devyatovsky RUS 15.625 (6.2/9.425)
7. Alexander Tsarevich BLR 15.550 (6.4/9.150)
8. Yann Cucherat FRA 15.550 (6.7/8.850)
R. Samuel Piasecky SVK 15.475 (6.3/9.175)
R. Adam Kierzkowski POL 15.375 (6.4/8.975)
R. Dmitry Kasperovich BLR 15.350 (6.5/8.850)

High Bar Finalists
1. Fabian Hambüchen GER 15.900 (7.0/8.900)
2. Vlasios Maras GRE 15.725 (6.8/8.925)
3. Umit Samiloglu TUR 15.725 (6.9/8.825)
4. Aljaz Pegan SLO 15.600 (6.8/8.800)
5. Igor Cassina ITA 15.275 (6.5/8.775)
6. Robert Weber GER 15.050 (6.7/8.350)
7. Roman Kulesza POL 15.000 (6.3/8.700)
8. Jeffrey Wammes NED 14.950 (6.4/8.550)
R. Marco Baldauf AUT 14.925 (6.1/8.825)
R. Yann Cucherat FRA 14.875 (6.5/8.375)
R. Christoph Schärer SUI 14.775 (6.4/8.375)