The host nation captured the team title at the Sainté Gym Cup, an international friendly tournament held Saturday and Sunday in Saint Étienne, France. Pictured: Senior all-around medalists Julie Meyers of Belgium and Léanne Bourgeois and Grâce Charpy of France
The host nation captured the team title at the Sainté Gym Cup, an international friendly women's tournament held Saturday and Sunday in Saint Étienne, France.
Organized by the Indépendante Stéphanoise club and Pôle Gym Saint Étienne, the Sainté Gym Cup attracted 36 gymnasts from eight other European nations: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Romania and Spain. On Saturday, junior and senior competed for all-around medals. A preliminary team competition featured up to four gymnasts on a team with three scores counting per event. On Sunday, the eight countries returned for a two-up two-count team final.
Léane Bourgeois(Avoine Beaumont), Aline Friess (Saint Étienne), Alison Lepin (Avoine Beaumont), Jana Mouffok (Meaux) combined to give France 101.600.
Lepin, a member of France's bronze medal-winning squad at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, had the high score for France on uneven bars (inside Stalder full; Van Leeuwen; inside Stalder blind to piked Jaeger; toe-on Tkatchev; stalder-full to full-twisting double; 14.000). Lepin is on France's team to the European championships next month in in Cluj-Napoca along with Marine Boyer, Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos and Coline Devillard.
A Belgian team of Margaux Daveloose, Fien Engels, Julie Meyers and Julie Vandamme placed second (94.100).
A trio of Spanish juniors (Violeta Sánchez, Paula Norberto and Mar Palliso) finished third with 93.100. Italy was fourth (92.750), followed by Austria (91.050), Finland (84.550) and Israel (69.900).
Romania sent three gymnasts, but they competed uneven bars and balance beam only as preparation for Europeans. Larisa Iordache made her comeback in her first competition since her Olympic heartbreak last year. She had been entered into last weekend's World Cup in Stuttgart but was forced to withdraw after a flare-up of plantar fasciitis. She had the top score of the meet with her 14.050 on uneven bars (Maloney; Pak; Van Leeuwen; Jaeger; toe-full to full-twisting double). On Saturday she dropped off beam on her full, but managed to overcome some large wobbles to stay on through sheer grit (front aerial; ff tucked full; split jump, switch half; switch leap full; side aerial; double turn; side somi; RO ff 2 1/2; 13.200).
Teammate Ioana Crişan, competing in her first senior international, dropped off beam on her ff, ff, two-foot layout series for a mere 10.500. She hit uneven bars with a fairly clean routine, showing lovely leg form and toepoint, albeit with several leg separations (Stalder; Stalder-full to Tkatchev to Pak; double layout; 13.100). Iordache and Crişan will compete in Cluj-Napoca alongside Cătălina Ponor and Olivia Cîmpian, who were sent to the Doha World Cup this weekend.
Bourgeois won the senior all-around title (49.900) over Meyers (49.800) and Saint-Etienne's Grâce Charpy (49.050).
Italy's Alessia Canali won the junior all-around title (48.950) over Friess (48.500) and Spain's Violeta Sánchez (47.850). Canali and Friess were born in 2003, while Sánchez was born in 2002.
Charpy's younger sister, first-year senior Lorette Charpy, will compete next weekend in Italy at the annual City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Boyer, De Jesus Dos Santos and Juliette Bossu. Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Italy, France, Russia and the United States are also slated for Jesolo. This year's French national championships take place in May.
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2017 Sainté Gym Cup
May 25-26, Saint Étienne, France
Team Final | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
1. | France | 26.800 | 26.750 | 24.550 | 23.500 | 101.600 |
| Alison Lepin | 13.300 | 14.000 | 12.300 | 11.550 | |
| Léane Bourgeois | 13.500 | | | 11.950 | |
| Jana Mouffok | | 12.750 | | | |
| Aline Friess | | | 12.250 | | |
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2. | Belgium | 25.750 | 23.050 | 21.400 | 23.900 | 94.100 |
| Margaux Daveloose | 12.400 | | | 11.750 | |
| Fien Engels | | 12.150 | 11.500 | | |
| Julie Meyers | 13.350 | | 9.900 | | |
| Julie Vandamme | | 10.900 | | 12.150 | |
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3. | Spain | 26.550 | 22.800 | 19.850 | 23.900 | 93.100 |
| Violeta Sánchez | 13.400 | 11.600 | 8.800 | 11.800 | |
| Paula Norberto | 13.150 | 11.200 | | | |
| Mar Palliso | | | 11.050 | 12.100 | |
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4. | Italy | 24.700 | 20.800 | 21.850 | 25.400 | 92.750 |
| Chiara Vergani | 12.600 | 10.100 | 11.300 | 12.950 | |
| Lisa Uggeri | | | 10.550 | 12.450 | |
| Arianna Bellan | 12.100 | 10.700 | | | |
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5. | Austria | 26.400 | 22.150 | 19.350 | 23.150 | 91.050 |
| Jasmin Mader | 13.400 | 12.100 | 9.950 | | |
| Marlies Männersdorfer | 13.000 | | | 11.400 | |
| Bianca Frysak | | 10.050 | 9.400 | | |
| Tamara Stadelmann | | | | 11.750 | |
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6. | Finland | 24.550 | 22.800 | 17.500 | 19.700 | 84.550 |
| Wilma Malin | 13.200 | 11.150 | 7.550 | 10.000 | |
| Meeriellen Sukari | 11.350 | | 9.950 | 9.700 | |
| Iida-Maria Vänni | | 11.650 | | | |
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7. | Israel | 25.900 | 10.100 | 11.150 | 22.750 | 69.900 |
| Gaya Giladi | 13.450 | | | 11.200 | |
| Tzuf Feldon | | | 11.150 | 11.550 | |
| Ofir Netzer | 12.450 | 10.100 | | | |
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8. | Romania | | 27.150 | 23.850 | | 51.000 |
| Larisa Iordache | | 14.050 | 13.200 | | |
| Ioana Crişan | | 13.100 | 10.650 | | |
Team Qualification | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
1. | France | 40.550 | 35.700 | 36.900 | 35.500 | 148.650 |
| Léane Bourgeois | 13.500 | 11.950 | 12.500 | 11.950 | |
| Alison Lepin | 13.500 | 11.950 | 11.700 | 11.800 | |
| Aline Friess | 12.500 | 11.650 | 12.600 | 11.750 | |
| Jana Mouffok | 13.550 | 11.800 | 11.800 | 10.850 | |
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2. | Belgium | 38.500 | 36.550 | 34.400 | 35.300 | 144.750 |
| Julie Meyers | 13.300 | 12.750 | 11.900 | 11.850 | |
| Fien Engels | 12.650 | 12.600 | 10.900 | 11.000 | |
| Julie Vandamme | 12.550 | 11.050 | 11.600 | 11.300 | |
| Margaux Daveloose | 12.200 | 11.200 | 10.150 | 12.150 | |
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3. | Austria | 38.600 | 34.500 | 32.650 | 35.650 | 141.400 |
| Jasmin Mader | 13.550 | 12.200 | 11.000 | 11.700 | |
| Marlies Männersdorfer | 12.850 | 11.300 | 10.550 | 12.650 | |
| Bianca Frysak | 12.200 | 11.000 | 10.950 | 11.000 | |
| Tamara Stadelmann | 12.150 | 10.750 | 10.700 | 11.300 | |
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4. | Spain | 40.150 | 32.300 | 30.650 | 33.950 | 137.050 |
| Violeta Sánchez | 13.650 | 11.450 | 11.300 | 11.450 | |
| Paula Norberto | 13.200 | 10.700 | 10.150 | 10.300 | |
| Mar Palliso | 13.300 | 10.150 | 8.600 | 11.500 | |
| Carlota Ortega | | 9.850 | 9.200 | 11.000 | |
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5. | Italy | 35.950 | 30.550 | 31.300 | 34.900 | 132.700 |
| Chiara Vergani | 12.000 | 10.700 | 10.300 | 11.800 | |
| Lisa Uggeri | 11.800 | 9.650 | 10.700 | 11.900 | |
| Arianna Bellan | 12.150 | 10.200 | 10.300 | 11.200 | |
| Emanuela Petrean | 11.250 | 9.200 | 10.200 | 10.450 | |
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6. | Finland | 37.800 | 30.050 | 29.150 | 31.800 | 128.800 |
| Iida-Maria Vänni | 12.650 | 10.600 | 11.850 | 11.400 | |
| Wilma Malin | 13.250 | 11.050 | 8.700 | 10.500 | |
| Meeriellen Sukari | 11.900 | 8.400 | 8.600 | 9.900 | |
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7. | Israel | 38.200 | 20.800 | 29.350 | 31.750 | 120.100 |
| Ofir Netzer | 12.450 | 10.600 | 10.150 | | |
| Gaya Giladi | 13.550 | | 7.650 | 11.600 | |
| Tzuf Feldon | 12.200 | | 8.550 | 10.300 | |
| Ofir Kremer | | 10.200 | 10.650 | 9.850 | |
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8. | Romania | | 38.550 | 34.600 | | 73.150 |
| Larisa Iordache | | 13.850 | 12.050 | | |
| Laura Jurca | | 12.550 | 11.400 | | |
| Ioana Crişan | | 12.150 | 11.150 | | |
Senior All-Around | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
1. | Léane Bourgeois |  | 4.6 | 13.500 | 4.7 | 11.950 | 4.8 | 12.500 | 4.5 | 11.950 | 49.900 |
2. | Julie Meyers |  | 4.6 | 13.300 | 4.8 | 12.750 | 5.0 | 11.900 | 4.2 | 11.850 | 49.800 |
3. | Grâce Charpy |  | 4.6 | 13.400 | 4.8 | 12.350 | 4.8 | 11.300 | 4.8 | 12.000 | 49.050 |
4. | Alison Lepin |  | 4.8 | 13.500 | 5.5 | 11.950 | 4.8 | 11.700 | 4.9 | 11.800 | 48.950 |
5. | Jasmin Mader |  | 4.6 | 13.550 | 4.4 | 12.200 | 4.3 | 11.000 | 4.0 | 11.700 | 48.450 |
6. | Jana Mouffok |  | 4.6 | 13.550 | 4.9 | 11.800 | 5.1 | 11.800 | 4.3 | 10.850 | 48.000 |
7. | Marlies Männersdorfer |  | 4.2 | 12.850 | 4.1 | 11.300 | 4.6 | 10.550 | 4.2 | 12.650 | 47.350 |
8. | Thea Mille Nygaard |  | 4.0 | 12.450 | 4.2 | 11.200 | 4.8 | 10.900 | 4.5 | 11.800 | 46.350 |
9. | Bianca Frysak |  | 3.5 | 12.200 | 4.2 | 11.000 | 4.4 | 10.950 | 4.0 | 11.000 | 45.150 |
10. | Tamara Stadelmann |  | 3.5 | 12.150 | 3.5 | 10.750 | 4.4 | 10.700 | 4.1 | 11.300 | 44.900 |
11. | Chiara Vergani |  | 3.9 | 12.000 | 4.4 | 10.700 | 4.9 | 10.300 | 4.7 | 11.800 | 44.800 |
12. | Lisa Uggeri |  | 3.7 | 11.800 | 1.8 | 9.650 | 3.6 | 10.700 | 4.1 | 11.900 | 44.050 |
13. | Wilma Malin |  | 4.2 | 13.250 | 4.3 | 11.050 | 2.9 | 8.700 | 4.0 | 10.500 | 43.500 |
14. | Emanuela Petrean |  | 2.6 | 11.250 | 1.3 | 9.200 | 3.9 | 10.200 | 3.5 | 10.450 | 41.100 |
15. | Ofir Netzer |  | 4.0 | 12.450 | 4.5 | 10.600 | 4.2 | 10.150 | | | 33.200 |
16. | Gaya Giladi |  | 4.6 | 13.550 | | | 4.2 | 7.650 | 4.4 | 11.600 | 32.800 |
17. | Tzuf Feldon |  | 3.7 | 12.200 | | | 3.5 | 8.550 | 4.5 | 10.300 | 31.050 |
18. | Ofir Kremer |  | | | 2.7 | 10.200 | 4.6 | 10.650 | 3.9 | 9.850 | 30.700 |
19. | Larisa Iordache |  | | | 5.4 | 13.850 | 5.6 | 12.050 | | | 25.900 |
20. | Laura Jurca |  | | | 4.7 | 12.550 | 4.7 | 11.400 | | | 23.950 |
21. | Ioana Crişan |  | | | 4.5 | 12.150 | 5.2 | 11.500 | | | 23.300 |
22. | Alix Scandella |  | | | 2.0 | 10.100 | | | | | 10.100 |
Junior All-Around | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
1. | Alessia Canali |  | 4.6 | 13.200 | 4.5 | 11.300 | 4.4 | 12.200 | 4.4 | 12.250 | 48.950 |
2. | Aline Friess |  | 4.6 | 12.500 | 4.5 | 11.650 | 5.0 | 12.600 | 4.5 | 11.750 | 48.500 |
3. | Violeta Sánchez |  | 4.6 | 13.650 | 4.5 | 11.450 | 5.0 | 11.300 | 4.1 | 11.450 | 47.850 |
4. | Deborah Salmina |  | 4.6 | 13.400 | 4.7 | 12.150 | 3.7 | 9.950 | 4.5 | 11.950 | 47.450 |
5. | Fien Engels |  | 4.0 | 12.650 | 4.4 | 12.600 | 4.3 | 10.900 | 4.0 | 11.000 | 47.150 |
6. | Iida-Maria Vänni |  | 4.6 | 12.650 | 4.6 | 10.600 | 4.4 | 11.850 | 4.1 | 11.400 | 46.500 |
7. | Julie Vandamme |  | 4.0 | 12.550 | 4.3 | 11.050 | 4.7 | 11.600 | 4.3 | 11.300 | 46.500 |
8. | Margaux Daveloose |  | 3.5 | 12.200 | 4.3 | 11.200 | 4.8 | 10.150 | 4.6 | 12.150 | 45.700 |
9. | Emma Grisetti |  | 4.0 | 12.900 | 4.1 | 8.750 | 4.5 | 11.750 | 4.4 | 11.150 | 44.550 |
10. | Paula Norberto |  | 4.6 | 13.200 | 4.7 | 10.700 | 4.2 | 10.150 | 4.1 | 10.300 | 44.350 |
11. | Arianna Bellan |  | 4.2 | 12.150 | 3.9 | 10.200 | 3.9 | 10.300 | 4.2 | 11.200 | 43.850 |
12. | Mar Palliso |  | 4.6 | 13.300 | 4.2 | 10.150 | 3.0 | 8.600 | 4.2 | 11.500 | 43.550 |
13. | Meeriellen Sukari |  | 3.7 | 11.900 | 3.3 | 8.400 | 3.3 | 8.600 | 3.3 | 9.900 | 38.800 |
14. | Carlota Ortega |  | | | 3.4 | 9.850 | 3.9 | 9.200 | 3.9 | 11.000 | 30.050 |
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