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The final FIG Challenger Cup event of 2012 began Friday in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where more than 100 gymnasts from 32 nations gathered for competition. Pictured: Two-time Czech Olympian Kristýna Pálešová qualified to three event finals.

The final FIG Challenger Cup event of the 2012 season began Friday in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where more than 100 gymnasts gathered for the qualification round.

The annual event attracted a diverse group of gymnasts, representing 32 nations on five continents.

Brazilian star Arthur Zanetti, the Olympic still rings champion, headlined the men's lineup and qualified first to his specialty. World and European champion Eleftherios Kosmidis (Greece) was first on floor.

Vietnam's Nguyen Ha Thanh, a medalist on vault and parallel bars at the recent Asian Championships in Putian, qualified first to both events.

Other men's qualification leaders were Croatia's Robert Seligman on pommel horse and Japan's Kazuyuki Takeda on high bar.

The women's field was smaller and less competitive. Chileans Barbara Achondo (vault) and Makarena Pinto (floor exercise) each led one event. Sweden's Ida Gustafsson had he top mark on uneven bars and Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers was first on balance beam.

Two-time Czech Olympian Kristýna Pálešová qualified to three event finals for the host team.

South Africa's Jennifer Khwela returned to major competition after a torn ACL in 2011 knocked her out of contention for the Olympics in London. Khwela, the first African gymnast to win a World Cup gold medal, qualified fourth on vault and seventh on floor exercise.

The finals take place Saturday.

2012 Ostrava Grand Prix/FIG Challenger Cup
Nov. 23, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Women's Vault Qualification			D	E	ND	Score	Average
1.	Barbara Achondo		5.40	8.55	0.1	13.85	13.825
			5.20	8.60		13.80
2.	Teja Belak		5.30	8.50		13.80	13.650
			5.00	8.50		13.50
3.	Makarena Pinto		5.20	8.50		13.70	13.600
			5.00	8.60	0.1	13.50
4.	Jennifer Khwela		5.00	8.55		13.55	13.600
			5.00	8.65		13.65
5.	Gabriela Janik		5.30	8.50		13.80	13.475
			4.60	8.55		13.15
6.	Phan Thi Ha Thanh		5.00	8.45		13.45	13.475
			5.00	8.50		13.50
7.	Valērija Grišāne		4.60	8.85		13.45	13.275
			4.60	8.50		13.10
8.	Krystyna Sankova		5.00	8.70		13.70	13.150
			4.40	8.20		12.60
9.	Rosanna Ojala		4.60	8.80		13.40	13.100
			4.40	8.50	0.1	12.80
10.	Ema Kajic		5.00	8.50		13.50	13.050
			4.40	8.20		12.60
11.	Jana Šikulová		4.60	8.30		12.90	12.975
			4.40	8.65		13.05
12.	Tijana Tkalcec		5.30	8.00	0.1	13.20	12.875
			5.30	7.25		12.55
13.	Ida Laisi		5.00	8.40		13.40	12.800
			5.00	7.20		12.20
14.	Aljazy Al-Habshi		4.20	7.95		12.15	12.075
			4.40	7.60		12.00
15.	Norma Robertsdottir		4.00	8.05		12.05	11.950
			4.40	7.45		11.85
16.	Alina Sotnikava		0.0	0.00		0.00	5.975
			4.90	7.05		11.95

Uneven Bars Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Ida Gustafsson		5.80	8.50		14.30
2.	Ruby Harrold		6.10	7.85		13.95
3.	Kristýna Pálešová		5.50	8.35		13.85
4.	Gabriela Janik		5.60	7.95		13.55
5.	Lisa Top		5.20	8.00		13.20
6.	Jana Šikulová		5.60	7.50		13.10
7.	Lisa Ecker		4.60	8.40		13.00
8.	Angelina Kysla		5.30	7.45		12.75
9.	Dorina Böczögő		5.00	7.55		12.55
10.	Alice Janova		4.60	7.60		12.20
11.	Dorina Jelencsics		4.90	7.05		11.95
11.	Ivana Kamnikar		4.70	7.25		11.95
13.	Anastasia Miklashevich		5.10	6.15		11.25
14.	Noam Blorian		4.60	6.50		11.10
15.	Melany Cabrera		4.80	6.25		11.05
16.	Rosanna Ojala		4.20	6.20		10.40
17.	Fiona Novak		3.50	5.90		9.40
17.	Krystyna Sankova		4.50	4.90		9.40
19.	Tinna Odinsdottir		4.10	5.20		9.30

Balance Beam Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Sanne Wevers		5.40	7.95	0.10	13.25
2.	Krystyna Sankova		5.90	7.05		12.95
3.	Monika Frandofert		4.80	8.05	0.10	12.75
4.	Lisa Ecker		5.00	7.70	0.10	12.60
5.	Ida Gustafsson		5.70	7.00	0.10	12.60
6.	Rosanna Ojala		4.50	7.85		12.35
7.	Anastasia Miklashevich		4.60	7.55		12.15
8.	Kristýna Pálešová		5.10	7.05		12.15
9.	Dorina Jelencsics		4.70	7.40		12.10
10.	Jana Šikulová		5.00	7.05		12.05
11.	Tinna Odinsdottir		4.70	7.30		12.00
12.	Gabriela Janik		4.80	6.95		11.75
13.	Dorina Böczögő		4.70	7.05	0.10	11.65
14.	Teja Belak		5.00	6.55		11.55
15.	Alina Sotnikava		4.10	7.50	0.10	11.50
16.	Melany Cabrera		4.60	6.50		11.10
17.	Lisa Top		5.00	6.00		11.00
18.	Stella Petran		4.80	5.90		10.70
19.	Jennifer Khwela		5.50	4.85	0.10	10.25
20.	Johanna Jonasdottir		4.40	5.60	0.10	9.90

Women's Floor Exercise Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Makarena Pinto		5.10	8.05		13.15
2.	Barbara Achondo		5.00	8.05		13.05
3.	Lisa Ecker		5.00	7.95		12.95
4.	Krystyna Sankova		5.50	7.45	0.10	12.85
5.	Dorina Böczögő		5.30	7.80	0.50	12.60
6.	Kristýna Pálešová		4.30	8.10		12.40
7.	Jennifer Khwela		5.10	7.25		12.35
8.	Alice Janova		4.40	7.85		12.25
9.	Ivana Kamnikar		4.50	7.50	0.10	11.90
10.	Alina Sotnikava		5.00	6.80		11.80
11.	Monika Frandofert		4.50	7.45	0.20	11.75
12.	Valērija Grišāne		4.70	7.00	0.10	11.60
13.	Noam Blorian		4.80	7.00	0.20	11.60
14.	Norma Robertsdottir		4.60	6.90	0.10	11.40
15.	Lisa Top		5.40	6.90	1.10	11.20
16.	Fiona Novak		4.50	6.95	0.30	11.15
17.	Stella Petran		4.00	6.40		10.40
18.	Aljazy Al-Habshi		2.80	6.45	0.30	8.95

Men's Floor Exercise Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Eleftherios Kosmidis		5.90	8.90		14.80
2.	Andrei Likhovitsky		5.50	9.15		14.65
3.	Glenn Smink		6.00	8.65		14.65
4.	Ryuzo Sejima		5.80	8.80		14.60
5.	Andrej Korosteljev		6.00	8.60		14.60
6.	Rafael Morales		5.80	8.65		14.45
7.	Arthur Zanetti		5.80	8.65		14.45
8.	Andrew Smith		5.80	8.65		14.45
9.	Rok Klavora		5.90	8.55	0.1	14.35
10.	Petrus Laulumaa		5.60	8.65		14.25
11.	Martin Konečný		5.80	8.30		14.10
12.	Tomislav Markovic		5.80	8.25	0.1	13.95
13.	Žiga Šilc		5.60	8.15		13.75
14.	Eetu Lahti		5.70	8.00	0.1	13.60
15.	Jorian Ilbrink		5.40	8.05		13.45
16.	Oleg Vernyayev		6.30	7.10		13.40
17.	Fadi Bahlawan		5.40	7.80		13.20
18.	Oleg Stepko		5.30	7.90	0.1	13.10
19.	Vitālijs Kardašovs		5.00	8.10	0.1	13.00
19.	Martin Argalas		4.30	8.70		13.00
21.	Angel Ramos		5.80	6.65		12.45
22.	Shota Hisanaga		5.30	7.10		12.40
23.	Lars Joyce Planke		5.00	7.35	0.3	12.05
24.	Michael Fussenegger		5.40	6.85	0.3	11.95
25.	Nicolas Cordoba		4.50	6.70		11.20

Pommel Horse Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Robert Seligman		5.90	9.15		15.05
2.	Zoltan Kallai		6.30	8.60		14.90
3.	Andrei Likhovitsky		6.10	8.75		14.85
4.	Takuto Kakitani		6.00	8.75		14.75
5.	Petro Pakhnyuk		6.10	8.50		14.60
6.	Vasily Mikhalitsyn		6.10	8.35		14.45
7.	Sašo Bertoncelj		5.80	8.60		14.40
8.	Donna-Donny Truyens		5.70	8.60		14.30
9.	Andrii Sienichkin		5.80	8.05		13.85
10.	Xheni Dyrmishi		5.50	8.25		13.75
11.	Adam Rzepa		6.00	7.65		13.65
12.	Ferhat Arican		5.80	7.80		13.60
13.	Glenn Smink		5.70	7.85		13.55
13.	Henrik Petterson		5.50	8.05		13.55
15.	Vinko Kirinic		5.50	7.80		13.30
16.	Juho Kanerva		5.60	7.60		13.20
17.	Kazuyuki Takeda		5.70	7.30		13.00
18.	Matias Silva		4.90	7.65		12.55
19.	Nestor Rodriguez		5.80	6.70		12.50
20.	Maciej Labutin		4.90	7.45		12.35
21.	Andrew Smith		5.10	7.00		12.10
22.	Richard Brablik		5.10	6.70		11.80
22.	Bart Deurloo		4.70	7.10		11.80
24.	Rafael Morales		5.80	5.50		11.30
25.	Jiri Bomer		3.60	4.90		8.50

Still Rings Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Arthur Zanetti		6.40	9.40		15.80
2.	Eleftherios Petrounias		6.80	9.00		15.80
3.	Kazuyuki Takeda		6.30	9.00		15.30
4.	Alexander Vorobyov		6.40	8.85		15.25
5.	Oleg Vernyayev		6.50	8.50		15.00
6.	Shota Hisanaga		6.10	8.60		14.70
7.	Anthony van Assche		6.00	8.65		14.65
8.	Markku Vahtila		6.10	8.25		14.35
9.	Ali Ramadan Abouel Kassem		6.20	7.95		14.15
10.	Gregor Saksida		6.00	8.05		14.05
11.	Maciej Labutin		5.40	8.50		13.90
12.	Hung Pham Phuoc		6.10	7.75		13.85
13.	Dennis Goossens		5.80	8.00		13.80
14.	Dariusz Pisarek		5.70	8.05		13.75
15.	Michael Fussenegger		5.50	7.90		13.40
16.	Lars Joyce Planke		4.50	8.55		13.05
17.	Xheni Dyrmishi		5.50	7.30		12.80
18.	Fadi Bahlawan		5.50	7.25		12.75
19.	Nestor Rodriguez		6.00	6.35		12.35
20.	Rafael Morales		4.70	7.05		11.75

Men's Vault Qualification			D	E	ND	Score	Average
1.	Nguyen Ha Thanh		7.00	9.40		16.40	15.750
			6.60	8.60	0.10	15.10
2.	Bart Deurloo		6.60	9.30		15.90	15.750
			6.60	9.10	0.10	15.60
3.	Oleg Vernyayev		7.00	9.00		16.00	15.625
			6.20	9.05		15.25
4.	Vitālijs Kardašovs		6.60	8.75		15.35	15.300
			6.20	9.05		15.25
5.	Marek Lyszczarz		6.60	8.40	0.10	14.90	15.200
			6.20	9.30		15.50
6.	Michael Fussenegger		6.60	8.40		15.00	15.050
			6.20	8.90		15.10
7.	Andrei Likhovitsky		5.80	9.15		14.95	14.775
			5.40	9.20		14.60
8.	Angel Ramos		6.20	8.80		15.00	14.575
			5.40	8.75		14.15
9.	Petrus Laulumaa		5.80	8.90	0.30	14.40	14.500
			5.80	8.90	0.10	14.60
10.	Rafael Morales		6.20	8.95		15.15	14.175
			4.20	9.00		13.20
11.	Matias Silva		6.20	7.80	0.30	13.70	13.600
			5.40	8.10		13.50
12.	Eetu Lahti		5.00	8.80		13.80	13.400
			4.60	8.40		13.00
13.	Oleg Stepko		6.60	8.00	0.10	14.50	13.175
			3.00	8.85		11.85
14.	Lars Joyce Planke		6.20	7.95	0.30	13.85	13.125
			4.20	8.20		12.40

Parallel Bars Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Nguyen Ha Thanh		6.70	8.90		15.60
2.	Oleg Vernyayev		6.70	8.40		15.10
3.	Pham Phuoc Hung		6.50	8.55		15.05
4.	Oleg Stepko		6.60	8.15		14.75
5.	Kazuyuki Takeda		5.90	8.80		14.70
6.	Alen Dimic		5.80	8.60		14.40
7.	Adam Kierzkowski		6.00	8.40		14.40
8.	Roman Kulesza		6.00	8.25		14.25
9.	Anthony van Assche		5.40	8.65		14.05
10.	Ferhat Arican		6.10	7.85		13.95
11.	Nestor Rodriguez		5.50	8.25		13.75
12.	Matthias Schwab		4.80	8.15		12.95
13.	Marko Brez		5.20	7.65		12.85
14.	Markku Vahtila		4.20	8.50		12.70
15.	Jorian Ilbrink		5.20	7.45		12.65
16.	Vasily Mikhalitsyn		4.80	7.65		12.45
17.	Alexander Tsarevich		4.10	8.20		12.30

High Bar Qualification			D	E	ND	Score
1.	Kazuyuki Takeda		6.50	8.65		15.15
2.	Bart Deurloo		6.60	8.55		15.15
3.	Andrei Likhovitsky		6.20	8.65		14.85
4.	Alexander Tsarevich		6.00	8.75		14.75
5.	Marijo Moznik		6.40	8.25		14.65
6.	Nicolas Cordoba		6.10	8.45		14.55
7.	Maxim Semyankiv		6.40	7.75		14.15
8.	Roman Kulesza		5.90	8.10		14.00
9.	Adam Rzepa		5.60	8.35		13.95
10.	Matthias Schwab		5.60	8.00		13.60
11.	Petro Pakhnyuk		5.60	7.55		13.15
12.	Martin Konečný		4.80	8.25		13.05
13.	Juho Kanerva		4.70	8.00		12.70
14.	Martin Argalas		3.90	8.70		12.60
15.	Alen Dimic		5.60	6.50		12.10
15.	Angel Ramos		5.40	6.70		12.10
17.	Lars Joyce Planke		5.10	6.95		12.05
18.	Nestor Rodriguez		5.10	5.90		11.00

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