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China took four men's golds and South America swept the women's titles at the 1st Portugal World Cup, which concluded Sunday in São João da Madeira.
 Chinese national champion Feng Zhe won two titles in Portugal.The Chinese men powered through Portugal, with golds for Guo Weiyang (pommel horse), Chen Yibing (still rings) and Feng Zhe (parallel bars and high bar).
Romania's Flavius Koczi picked up the other two titles, leaving Brazilian star Diego Hypolito a frustrated second on both floor exercise and vault.
Hypolito's older sister, three-time Olympian Daniele Hypolito, had better luck, winning the same events in the women's category as part of a South American sweep. She dedicated her victories to her brother, who celebrated his 24th birthday Saturday.
"I'll guard those two medals with the greatest care in the world," Daniele said. "They were won with a lot of dedication and training in Brazil. I spent 2009 recovering from a series of injuries, but today I again felt that taste of victory and the medal on my chest. I dedicate these medals to my brother Diego who gave me the strength to keep following my work."
Venezuelan Olympian Jessica Lopez tied Hypolito for the women's floor exercise title and also won uneven bars. The former University of Denver standout won bronzes on the other two events, making her the most successful gymnast in São João da Madeira with four medals total.
Colombian Olympian Nathalia Sanchez won the balance beam title and the silver medal on uneven bars.
Vietnam's Phan Thi Ha Thanh, second on both vault and balance beam, made history for the small Asian nation with its first women's World Cup medals.
Chinese women's national champion Sui Lu and teammate Zhang Yujiao had been on the roster but did not compete in Portugal.
The host nation earned seven spots in finals but was shut out of the medals. The best showings came from Zoi Lima (fourth place on women's vault) and Manuel Campos (sixth on parallel bars). The Portuguese national championships will be held July 3-4 in Torres Novas.
The FIG World Cup circuit will return in September with events in Ghent (Sept. 11-12), Kiev (Sept. 18-19) and Ostrava (Sept. 22-Oct. 2).
2010 Portugal World Cup
June 19-20, São João da Madeira
| Women's Vault Final | ND | Average |
| 1. |
Daniele Hypolito |
 |
|
13.962 |
| 2. |
Phan Thi Ha Thanh |
 |
|
13.762 |
| 3. |
Jessica Lopez |
 |
|
13.562 |
| 4. |
Zoi Lima |
 |
|
13.100 |
| 5. |
Melba Avendano |
 |
0.3 |
12.987 |
| 6. |
Ida Laisi |
 |
|
12.912 |
| 7. |
Lina Sjoeberg |
 |
|
12.837 |
| 8. |
Wong Hu |
 |
0.1 |
5.687 |
| Uneven Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Jessica Lopez |
|
5.4 |
8.300 |
|
13.700 |
| 2. |
Nathalia Sanchez |
|
5.3 |
8.075 |
|
13.375 |
| 3. |
Daniele Hypolito |
|
5.0 |
8.275 |
|
13.275 |
| 4. |
Laura Edwards |
 |
5.3 |
7.450 |
|
12.750 |
| 5. |
Ekaterina Kislinskaia |
|
4.8 |
7.525 |
|
12.325 |
| 6. |
Melba Avendano |
|
5.3 |
6.650 |
|
11.950 |
| 7. |
Monika Frandofert |
 |
4.9 |
6.625 |
|
11.525 |
| 8. |
Marta Cuesta |
 |
3.7 |
5.575 |
|
9.275 |
| Balance Beam Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Nathalia Sanchez |
|
5.7 |
8.325 |
|
14.025 |
| 2. |
Phan Thi Ha Thanh |
|
5.3 |
8.175 |
|
13.475 |
| 3. |
Jessica Lopez |
|
5.5 |
7.950 |
|
13.450 |
| 4. |
Claudia Vila |
|
5.0 |
8.175 |
|
13.175 |
| 5. |
Fiona Novak |
 |
4.9 |
7.625 |
|
12.525 |
| 6. |
Daniele Hypolito |
|
5.1 |
7.000 |
|
12.100 |
| 7. |
Kristin Klarenbach |
 |
5.0 |
7.075 |
0.1 |
11.975 |
| 8. |
Monika Frandofert |
|
4.0 |
7.375 |
|
11.375 |
| Women's Floor Exercise Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Daniele Hypolito |
|
5.3 |
8.275 |
|
13.575 |
| 1. |
Jessica Lopez |
|
5.0 |
8.575 |
|
13.575 |
| 3. |
Hannah Whelan |
|
5.6 |
7.900 |
0.1 |
13.400 |
| 4. |
Melba Avendano |
|
4.8 |
8.175 |
|
12.975 |
| 5. |
Elena Zaldivar |
|
4.7 |
7.700 |
|
12.400 |
| 6. |
Kristin Klarenbach |
|
5.0 |
7.450 |
0.1 |
12.350 |
| 7. |
Phan Thi Ha |
|
4.8 |
7.275 |
0.1 |
11.975 |
| 8. |
Ekaterina Kislinskaia |
|
4.8 |
7.050 |
|
11.850 |
| Men's Floor Exercise Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Flavius Koczi |
 |
6.5 |
8.900 |
|
15.400 |
| 2. |
Diego Hypolito |
|
6.5 |
8.825 |
|
15.325 |
| 3. |
Santiago Lopez |
 |
6.1 |
8.525 |
|
14.625 |
| 4. |
Theo Seager |
|
6.4 |
8.250 |
0.1 |
14.550 |
| 5. |
Isaac Botella |
|
6.2 |
8.500 |
0.3 |
14.400 |
| 6. |
Wajdi Bouallegue |
 |
5.8 |
8.300 |
|
14.100 |
| 7. |
Thomas Taranu |
 |
5.9 |
7.650 |
0.5 |
13.050 |
| 8. |
Tong Yingjie |
 |
6.2 |
7.300 |
0.7 |
12.800 |
| Pommel Horse Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Guo Weiyang |
|
6.5 |
8.700 |
|
15.200 |
| 2. |
Flavius Koczi |
|
6.1 |
8.725 |
|
14.825 |
| 3. |
Rafael Martinez |
|
6.0 |
8.700 |
|
14.700 |
| 4. |
Alexander Shatilov |
 |
5.6 |
8.750 |
|
14.350 |
| 5. |
Donna-Donny Truyens |
 |
6.3 |
7.925 |
|
14.225 |
| 6. |
Jose Luis Fuentes |
|
6.2 |
7.925 |
|
14.125 |
| 7. |
Gustavo Simões |
|
5.8 |
7.675 |
|
13.475 |
| 8. |
Ioan Cristian |
|
5.0 |
7.750 |
|
12.750 |
| Still Rings Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Chen Yibing |
|
6.7 |
8.875 |
|
15.575 |
| 2. |
Liao Junlin |
|
6.6 |
8.625 |
|
15.225 |
| 3. |
Ivan San Miguel |
|
6.5 |
8.700 |
|
15.200 |
| 4. |
Ali Al-Asi |
 |
6.5 |
8.675 |
|
15.175 |
| 5. |
Thomas Taranu |
|
6.3 |
8.625 |
|
14.925 |
| 6. |
Regulo Carmona |
|
6.2 |
8.700 |
|
14.900 |
| 7. |
Sérgio Eras |
|
6.1 |
8.675 |
|
14.775 |
| 8. |
Gustavo Simões |
|
6.3 |
8.050 |
|
14.350 |
| Men's Vault Final | ND | Average |
| 1. |
Flavius Koczi |
|
|
16.175 |
| 2. |
Diego Hypolito |
|
|
16.162 |
| 3. |
Ivan San Miguel |
|
|
15.950 |
| 4. |
Ruslan Panteleymonov |
|
|
15.862 |
| 5. |
Wai Hung Shek |
|
|
15.825 |
| 6. |
Cuong Hoang |
|
|
14.625 |
| 7. |
Yevgeny Sapronenko |
 |
|
14.550 |
| 8. |
Ali Al-Asi |
|
0.3 |
14.000 |
| Parallel Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Feng Zhe |
|
6.8 |
8.900 |
|
15.700 |
| 2. |
Guo Weiyang |
|
6.2 |
9.175 |
|
15.375 |
| 3. |
Jorge Hugo Giraldo |
|
6.0 |
8.975 |
|
14.975 |
| 4. |
Hung Pham |
|
6.3 |
8.550 |
|
14.850 |
| 5. |
Yevgen Gryshchenko |
|
5.9 |
8.550 |
|
14.450 |
| 6. |
Jose Luis Fuentes |
|
6.2 |
8.125 |
|
14.325 |
| 7. |
Manuel Campos |
|
6.1 |
7.825 |
|
13.925 |
| 8. |
Cuong Hoang |
|
5.1 |
8.075 |
|
13.175 |
| High Bar Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. |
Feng Zhe |
|
6.7 |
8.550 |
|
15.250 |
| 2. |
Rafael Martinez |
|
6.6 |
8.450 |
|
15.050 |
| 3. |
Samuel Piasecky |
|
6.1 |
8.800 |
|
14.900 |
| 4. |
Jorge Giraldo |
|
6.2 |
8.375 |
|
14.575 |
| 5. |
Fabian González |
|
6.2 |
8.200 |
|
14.400 |
| 6. |
Manuel Campos |
|
5.8 |
8.275 |
|
14.075 |
| 7. |
Filip Yanev |
 |
6.2 |
7.650 |
|
13.850 |
| 8. |
Fabian Leimlehner |
|
6.0 |
7.600 |
|
13.600 |
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