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The host nation swept the remaining events Sunday as the Toyota International concluded, wrapping up a successful year of major events in Japan. Sunday's women's gold medalists were Asuka Teramoto (balance beam) and Yu Minobe (floor exercise). Teramoto, who won uneven bars Saturday, took the balance beam title with a neat set that included a double turn; Onodi, ff, layout; front aerial, side somi; switch leap, back tuck; triple twist dismount (14.175/5.9 Difficulty). Minobe, second on beam, won the floor title over Germany's Lisa Katharina Hill and Anja Rheinbay. Makuto Okiguchi took the gold medal on vault with a triple-twisting Tsukahara (Lopez) and handspring Randi, both 7.0-Difficulty vaults. On parallel bars, Yusuke Tanaka edged older brother Kazuhito Tanaka, 15.450-15.425. (Sister Rie Tanaka won the silver on vault Saturday.) World champion Kohei Uchimura, who won the men's floor exercise title Saturday, closed out 2011 with his usual brilliant set that earned 15.775 (7.0 Difficulty), taking just a step on his dismount. The competition ended the year on a happy note for Japan, which suffered major tragedy in March with the massive earthquake ad tsunami. The country was at risk for losing the world championships due to concern over radiation from damaged nuclear facilities, but staged a successful championships in Tokyo, where Uchimura became the first male gymnast to win a third world all-around crown. In addition to October's worlds, Japan also played host to the Japan Cup in July, International Juniors in September and FIG World Cup in November. External Link: Japan Gymnastic Association 2011 Toyota Cup
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