 Two-time Czech Olympian Kristýna Pálešová grabbed two gold medals Saturday as the final FIG Challenger Cup of the season concluded in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Pictured: Ukrainian Oleg Vernyayev won parallel bars.Two-time Czech Olympian Kristýna Pálešová grabbed two gold medals Saturday as the final FIG Challenger Cup of the season concluded in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
The competition results saw a shakeup from Friday's qualification; with only one top qualifier winning a title.
Pálešová was the competition's only double winner, earning victories on uneven bars and balance beam.
Vietnam's Phan Thị Hà Thành, the bronze medalist at the 2011 Worlds, won the vault final despite a fall on her layout Rudi (7.275 Execution). Phan's difficulty gave her the edge in the final, where none of her competitors competed a vault valued above 5.3.
Chile's Barbara Achondo, the silver medalist on vault, picked up the gold medal on floor exercise.
In the men's competition, Japan's Ryuzo Sejima won floor exercise after top qualifier Eleftherios Kosmidis fell.
Andrei Likhovitsky, a former Russian national team member, won the pommel horse title for Belarus.
Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias delivered a major upset on still rings, defeating Olympic champion Arthur Zanetti by just .025. Ukraine's Alexander Vorobyov, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist on rings, finished third.
Nguyễn Ha Thành brought another gold medal for Vietnam on vault. First in qualification, Nguyễn was the only gymnast to repeat his standing on Saturday.
Ukrainian Olympian Oleg Vernyayev continued his recent hot streak, taking the parallel bars title over Nguyễn. Vernyayev, 19, won all-around titles at the Blume Memorial last weekend and the Mexican Open in October. He is scheduled to compete at the Glasgow Grand Prix on Dec. 8.
Bart Deurloo, 21, won the high bar title over top qualifier Kazuyuki Takeda.
The meet in Ostrava was the final event of the Challenger Cup series in 2012, following events in Cottbus and Doha in March, Osijek in April, and Maribor and Ghent in June.
Two FIG World Cup events remain on the calendar for 2012: the DTB Cup on Dec. 1 and the Glasgow Grand Prix the following weekend.
2012 Ostrava Grand Prix/FIG Challenger Cup
Nov. 24, Ostrava, Czech Republic
| Women's Vault Final | D | E | ND | Score | Average |
| 1. | Phan Thị Hà Thành |  | 6.3 | 7.275 | | 13.575 | 13.963 |
| 5.8 | 8.550 | | 14.350 | |
| 2. | Barbara Achondo |  | 5.0 | 8.475 | | 13.475 | 13.650 |
| 5.2 | 8.625 | | 13.825 | |
| 3. | Makarena Pinto | | 5.2 | 8.600 | | 13.800 | 13.613 |
| 5.0 | 8.425 | | 13.425 | |
| 4. | Jennifer Khwela |  | 5.0 | 8.475 | | 13.475 | 13.537 |
| 5.0 | 8.600 | | 13.600 | |
| 5. | Valērija Grišāne |  | 4.6 | 8.925 | | 13.525 | 13.350 |
| 4.6 | 8.575 | | 13.175 | |
| 6. | Krystyna Sankova |  | 5.0 | 8.775 | | 13.775 | 13.325 |
| 4.4 | 8.475 | | 12.875 | |
| 7. | Gabriela Janik |  | 5.3 | 8.025 | 0.1 | 13.225 | 13.100 |
| 4.6 | 8.375 | | 12.975 | |
| 8. | Teja Belak |  | 5.3 | 7.300 | 0.1 | 12.500 | 13.012 |
| 5.0 | 8.525 | | 13.525 | |
| Uneven Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Kristýna Pálešová |  | 5.5 | 8.475 | | 13.975 |
| 2. | Lisa Top |  | 5.2 | 8.225 | | 13.425 |
| 3. | Ida Gustafsson |  | 5.8 | 7.475 | | 13.275 |
| 4. | Jana Šikulová | | 5.3 | 7.875 | | 13.175 |
| 5. | Gabriela Janik | | 5.6 | 7.500 | | 13.100 |
| 6. | Angelina Kysla | | 5.4 | 7.600 | | 13.000 |
| 7. | Ruby Harrold |  | 5.7 | 7.125 | | 12.825 |
| 8. | Lisa Ecker |  | 4.6 | 7.500 | | 12.100 |
| Balance Beam Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Kristýna Pálešová | | 5.3 | 8.225 | | 13.525 |
| 2. | Sanne Wevers | | 5.5 | 7.825 | | 13.325 |
| 3. | Ida Gustafsson | | 5.4 | 7.200 | | 12.600 |
| 4. | Rosanna Ojala |  | 4.6 | 7.900 | | 12.500 |
| 5. | Lisa Ecker | | 4.6 | 7.750 | | 12.350 |
| 5. | Krystyna Sankova | | 5.7 | 6.650 | | 12.350 |
| 7. | Anastasia Miklashevich |  | 4.1 | 7.575 | | 11.675 |
| 8. | Monika Frandofert | | 4.6 | 5.575 | | 10.175 |
| Women's Floor Exercise Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Barbara Achondo | | 5.1 | 8.350 | | 13.450 |
| 2. | Lisa Ecker | | 5.1 | 8.150 | | 13.250 |
| 3. | Krystyna Sankova | | 5.6 | 7.800 | 0.4 | 13.000 |
| 4. | Makarena Pinto | | 5.1 | 7.775 | | 12.875 |
| 5. | Kristýna Pálešová | | 4.4 | 8.325 | | 12.725 |
| 6. | Dorina Böczögő |  | 5.3 | 7.175 | 0.2 | 12.275 |
| 7. | Alice Janová | | 4.4 | 7.100 | | 11.500 |
| 8. | Jennifer Khwela | | 4.8 | 6.475 | | 11.275 |
| Men's Floor Exercise Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Ryuzo Sejima |  | 5.9 | 8.950 | | 14.850 |
| 2. | Arthur Zanetti |  | 5.8 | 8.950 | | 14.750 |
| 3. | Eleftherios Kosmidis |  | 5.9 | 8.800 | | 14.700 |
| 4. | Andrei Likhovitsky | | 5.5 | 9.075 | | 14.575 |
| 5. | Andrej Korosteljev |  | 6.0 | 8.550 | | 14.550 |
| 6. | Andrew Smith |  | 5.8 | 8.725 | | 14.525 |
| 6. | Glenn Smink | | 5.9 | 8.625 | | 14.525 |
| 8. | Rafael Morales |  | 5.8 | 8.425 | 0.3 | 13.925 |
| Pommel Horse Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Andrei Likhovitsky | | 6.4 | 9.000 | | 15.400 |
| 2. | Donna-Donny Truyens |  | 6.7 | 8.475 | | 15.175 |
| 3. | Takuto Kakitani | | 6.3 | 8.850 | | 15.150 |
| 4. | Robert Seligman | | 5.9 | 9.125 | | 15.025 |
| 5. | Sašo Bertoncelj | | 6.2 | 8.700 | | 14.900 |
| 6. | Zoltán Kállai | | 6.5 | 8.275 | | 14.775 |
| 7. | Petro Pakhnyuk | | 5.8 | 8.350 | | 14.150 |
| 8. | Vasily Mikhalitsyn | | 6.1 | 7.575 | | 13.675 |
| Still Rings Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Eleftherios Petrounias | | 6.8 | 9.050 | | 15.850 |
| 2. | Arthur Zanetti | | 6.8 | 9.025 | | 15.825 |
| 3. | Alexander Vorobyov | | 6.7 | 8.800 | | 15.500 |
| 4. | Oleg Vernyayev | | 6.6 | 8.550 | | 15.150 |
| 5. | Shota Hisanaga | | 6.4 | 8.625 | | 15.025 |
| 6. | Anthony van Assche | | 6.2 | 8.800 | | 15.000 |
| 7. | Markku Vahtila | | 6.1 | 8.600 | | 14.700 |
| 8. | Kazuyuki Takeda | | 6.3 | 7.650 | | 13.950 |
| Men's Vault Final | D | E | ND | Score | Average |
| 1. | Nguyễn Ha Thành | | 7.0 | 9.350 | | 16.350 | 15.875 |
| 6.6 | 9.100 | 0.3 | 15.400 | |
| 2. | Marek Łyszczarz | | 6.6 | 9.075 | | 15.675 | 15.450 |
| 6.2 | 9.025 | | 15.225 | |
| 3. | Michael Fussenegger | | 6.6 | 9.150 | | 15.750 | 15.425 |
| 6.2 | 8.900 | | 15.100 | |
| 4. | Angel Ramos | | 6.2 | 9.175 | | 15.375 | 15.338 |
| 6.2 | 9.100 | | 15.300 | |
| 5. | Andrei Likhovitsky | | 5.8 | 9.350 | | 15.150 | 15.262 |
| 6.2 | 9.175 | | 15.375 | |
| 6. | Oleg Vernyayev | | 7.0 | 8.950 | | 15.950 | 15.075 |
| 6.6 | 7.900 | 0.3 | 14.200 | |
| 7. | Bart Deurloo | | 6.6 | 8.200 | | 14.800 | 14.575 |
| 6.6 | 8.050 | 0.3 | 14.350 | |
| 8. | Vitālijs Kardašovs | | 0.0 | 0.00 | | 0.00 | 7.412 |
| 6.2 | 8.725 | 0.1 | 14.825 | |
| Parallel Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Oleg Vernyayev | | 6.7 | 8.750 | | 15.450 |
| 2. | Nguyễn Ha Thành | | 6.7 | 8.575 | | 15.275 |
| 3. | Adam Kierzkowski | | 6.3 | 8.775 | | 15.075 |
| 4. | Roman Kulesza | | 6.0 | 8.900 | | 14.900 |
| 5. | Kazuyuki Takeda | | 5.9 | 8.700 | | 14.600 |
| 6. | Phạm Phước Hưng | | 6.8 | 7.775 | | 14.575 |
| 7. | Alen Dimic | | 5.8 | 8.625 | | 14.425 |
| 8. | Oleg Stepko | | 6.1 | 7.475 | | 13.575 |
| High Bar Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Bart Deurloo | | 6.0 | 8.550 | | 14.550 |
| 2. | Kazuyuki Takeda | | 6.3 | 8.200 | | 14.500 |
| 3. | Marijo Možnik | | 6.3 | 7.725 | | 14.025 |
| 3. | Alexander Tsarevich | | 6.4 | 7.625 | | 14.025 |
| 5. | Nicolas Cordoba |  | 5.4 | 8.375 | | 13.775 |
| 6. | Adam Rzepa | | 5.8 | 7.950 | | 13.750 |
| 7. | Andrei Likhovitsky | | 6.0 | 7.500 | | 13.500 |
| 8. | Maxim Semyankiv | | 5.8 | 7.075 | | 12.875 |
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