2008 Olympic vaulting champion Leszek Blanik (Poland) is among the heavyweights lining up this weekend for the DTB Cup in Stuttgart.

The competition will be the final World Cup event of the year. Gymnasts who amassed the most points throughought all eight World Cup events will be crowned final event champions for 2009. (The FIG held the final World Cup Final competition in 2008.)

Blanik, who has been absent from competition since winning the gold medal in Beijing, shares the spotlight in Stuttgart with 2008 Olympic still rings champion Chen Yibing (China). Chen's teammates, 2009 world pommel horse champion Zhang Hongtao and world parallel bars champion Wang Guanyin, are also on the roster.

Past world champions on the roster are Brazil's Diego Hypolito, Russia's Ksenia Semyonova and Slovenians Aljaz Pegan and Mitja Petkovsek.

Another Olympic and world champion will take part in Stuttgart in a new role: Russia's Yelena Zamolodchikova will serve as a judge.

Competition begins Friday with the qualification, followed by Saturday's finals. The final stop of the Champions Trophy, an all-around competition for men, will be held Sunday. Britain's Daniel Keatings leads the series, and could drive off with the grand prize of 50,000 euros and a new car.

Check back with International Gymnast Magazine Online this weekend for reports from Stuttgart.

2009 DTB Cup
Nov. 13-14, Stuttgart

Men's Roster Juan Manuel Lompizano Juan Sebastian Melchiori Prashanth Sellathurai Lukas Kranzlmüller Fabian Leimlehner Shakir Shikhaliyev Arthur Zanetti Diego Hypolito Victor Rosa ViCtor Camargo Alexander Batinkov Brandon O'Neill Jayd Lukenchuk Nathan Gafuik Zhang Chenglong Wang Guanyin Zhang Hongtao Chen Yibing Filip Ude Marijo Moznik Marko Brez Robert Seligman Tomislav Markovic Georgallas Irodotos Jakub Suchanek Michal Boltnar Petr Smejkal Eetu Lamti Ilkka Kuusela Kalle Määttä Timo Niemelä Tomi Tuuha Benoit Caranobe Hamilton Sabot Raphael Wignanitz Arnaud Willig Evgeny Grychenko Kristian Thomas Louis Smith Luke Folwell Theo Seager Helge Liebrich Marcel Nguyen Matthias Fahrig Philipp Sorrer Sebastian Krimmer Thomas Taranu Krisztian Berki Marcell Hetrovics Vid Hidvegi Alexander Shatilov Yevgeny Sapronenko Sascha Palgen Anthony Van Assche Epke Zonderland Jeffrey Telussa Jeffrey Wammes Daniel Good David Bishop Mark Holyoake Matthew Palmer Patrick Peng Leszek Blanik Adam Kierzkowski Roman Kulesza Marek Lyszczarz Gustavo Simoes Luis Araujo Angel Ramos Rafael Morales Reynaldo Oquendo Sergio Ramos Tommy Ramos Marius Berbecar Vlad Cotuna Flavius Koczi Daniel Popescu Anatoly Vasilyev Andrei Perevoznikov Dmitry Stolyarov Emin Garibov Konstantin Pluzhnikov Mikhail Bodnar Saso Bertoncelj Ziga Britovsek Rok Klavora Aljaz Pegan Mitja Petkovsek Ziga Silc Samuel Piasecky Brandon Wynn Chris Cameron Glen Ishino Kyle Bunthuwong Wesley Haagensen Anton Fokin

Women's Roster Stephanie Dittert Kathrin Nussbacher Andrea Ruhrlinger Jolien Eggermont Gaelle Mys Aagje Vanwalleghem Bruna Leal Ethiene Franco Priscila Cobello Kristin Klarenbach Hu Yuhong Sui Lu Tijana Tkalcec Tina Erceg Jana Komrskova Jana Sikulova Kristyna Palesova Annika Urvikko Fanni Helminen Ida Laisi Bellemare RoseEliandre Anja Brinker Elisabeth Seitz Kim Bui Maike Roll Dorina Boczogo Valeria Maksiuta Katja Bouaram Lieke Wevers Marlies Rijken Natasja Blind Wyomi Masela Monika Frandofert Katarzyna Jurkowska Joanna Litewka Marta Pihan-Kulesza Ana Porgras Kristina Goryunova Ksenia Semyonova Golob Sasa Ivana Kamnikar Tjasa Kysselef Adela Sajn Ariella Kaslin Emrina Abduvalieva Irina Deniskina Luiza Galiulina Alina Kozich

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Bad Martha said:

	... I can't believe Martha dropped the ball on paperwork PAPERWORK. Give me a break I don't think she dropped the ball I don't think she cares because her prima donna gymnasts weren't scheduled to go. Cassie Whitcomb deserved this meet after being cheated out of Worlds amd Martha should be ashamed
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