Britain's Beth Tweddle and Brazil's Diego Hypolito each took two titles Saturday at the finals of the Glasgow Grand Prix.

The British and Dutch were the most successful at the World Cup event, claiming three golds each. Britain's six medals overall were the most of any nation, ahead of five each from Netherlands and Russia.

Beth Twedddle (Great Britain)

Tweddle won uneven bars and floor exercise, the two events she entered and the ones she won at last month's European Championships in Milan.

Russian newcomers Yekaterina Kurbatova and Yulia Berger went 1-2 on women's vault. Sanne Wevers (Netherlands) defended her balance beam title from last fall's Glasgow Grand Prix, this time tying Ana Maria Izurieta (Spain). Izurieta, a first-year senior, took a second medal with the bronze on floor.

Hypolito won men's floor exercise but surprised himself by also taking the gold medal on vault, where he defeated top qualifier Ri Se Gwang (North Korea). Ri, who had stuck a piked Dragulescu in qualification, fell on the 7.2-rated vault Saturday.

"I am very surprised about my result because this apparatus is not my speciality," Hypolito said of his vault title. "This result is very important and is going to reflect in a positive way for men's artistic gymnastics in Brazil. It is very rare in the Brazilian gymnastics history that a Brazilian gymnast wins two gold medals in the same competition."

2008 Olympic pommel horse bronze medalist Louis Smith, third in qualification, pulled ahead of top qualifier Krisztian Berki (Hungary) to take the title Saturday.

"I feel very happy to have Louis as my big adversary," said Berki, the reigning European champion on pommel horse. "He is a good gymnast and I appreciate him very much."

World Cup staple Yuri van Gelder (Netherlands), who had placed only fourth in qualification, claimed victory in the final. Jordan's Ali Al-Asi showed the highest D-Panel score (7.0) of the final to place second, winning his first World Cup medal. Top qualifier Ri placed only fourth.

North Korea still managed a gold however, with Kim Jin Hyok winning parallel bars over Slovakia's Samuel Piasecky and Slovenia's Mitja Petkovsek.

Epke Zonderland brought a third gold for the Netherlands on high bar, outscoring top qualifier Aljaz Pegan (Slovenia).

The World Cup circuit moves next to Moscow, with the World Stars May 29-30.

For competition highlights and behind-the-scenes interviews from Glasgow, log on to British Gymnastics' BGTV.

2009 Glasgow Grand Prix
May 16, Glasgow, Scotland

Women's Vault Final			SV	Score	ND	SV	Score	ND	Average
1.	Yekaterina Kurbatova		5.8	14.200	0.1	5.2	13.800		14.000
2.	Yulia Berger		5.5	14.275		5.3	13.525		13.900
3.	Jessica Gil		5.3	14.000		5.0	13.600		13.800
4.	Annika Urvikko		5.0	13.600	0.1	5.0	13.625		13.612
5.	Yasmin Zimmermann		5.5	12.625	0.1	5.0	13.325		12.975
6.	Becky Downie		5.0	13.775		4.8	12.075	0.1	12.925
7.	Diana Chelaru		5.8	12.775		4.4	12.975		12.875

Uneven Bars Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Beth Tweddle		6.7		15.275
2.	Becky Downie		6.1		14.600
3.	Yekaterina Kurbatova		5.9		14.425
4.	Lucia Tacchelli		5.8		14.125
5.	Gabriela Dragoi		5.9		13.250
6.	Jana Sikulova		5.4		13.025
7.	Khiuani Dias		5.4		12.650
8.	Diana Chelaru		5.1		12.375

Balance Beam Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Sanne Wevers		5.7	0.1	14.075
1.	Ana Maria Izurieta		5.7		14.075
3.	Gabriela Dragoi		5.6		13.950
4.	Khiuani Dias		5.1		13.725
5.	Becky Downie		5.0		13.300
6.	Suzanne Harmes		4.7		13.275
7.	Adela Sajn		4.9		12.325
8.	Yekaterina Kurbatova		4.9		12.150

Women's Floor Exercise Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Beth Tweddle		6.0		14.900
2.	Anna Myzdrikova		6.0		14.700
3.	Ana Maria Izurieta		5.5		13.975
4.	Yasmin Zimmermann		5.5		13.850
5.	Yulia Berger		5.4	0.2	13.450
6.	Diana Chelaru		5.5		13.200
7.	Naomi Ruiz		5.4		13.175
8.	Jessica Gil		5.2	0.3	12.950

Men's Floor Exercise Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Diego Hypolito		6.6		15.850
2.	Kristian Thomas		6.1		15.225
3.	Alexander Shatilov		6.8	0.3	15.050
4.	Tomislav Markovic		6.3		15.000
4.	Jeffrey Wammes		6.3		15.000
6.	Rok Klavora		5.9	0.3	14.550
7.	Anton Golotsutskov		6.2		14.500
8.	Dimitrios Markousis		5.8	0.2	12.550

Pommel Horse Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Louis Smith		6.7		15.750
2.	Krisztian Berki		6.7		15.525
3.	Daniel Keatings		6.7		15.400
4.	Andrei Perevoznikov		6.2		15.325
5.	Donna-Donny Truyens		5.7		14.125
6.	Vid Hidvegi		6.0		13.600
7.	Ri Se Gwang		5.7		13.400
8.	Mosiah Rodrigues		6.0		13.125

Still Rings Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Yuri van Gelder		6.6		15.650
2.	Ali Al-Asi		7.0		15.425
3.	Konstantin Pluzhnikov		6.6		15.350
4.	Eleftherios Petrounias		6.4		15.125
4.	Ri Se Gwang		6.7		15.125
6.	Kim Jin Hyok		6.6		15.100
7.	Robert Stanescu		6.8		15.075
8.	Gustavo Simoes		6.1		14.700

Men's Vault Final			SV	Score	ND	SV	Score	ND	Average
1.	Diego Hypolito		6.6	15.925		6.6	16.100		16.012
2.	Ri Se Gwang		7.2	15.575		7.0	16.425		16.000
3.	Jeffrey Wammes		6.6	16.050	0.1	6.6	15.700	0.1	15.875
4.	Luke Folwell		6.6	15.725	0.1	6.6	15.375		15.550
5.	Theo Seager		6.6	15.725		6.6	15.125		15.425
6.	Tomi Tuuha		6.6	15.000		6.2	15.650		15.325
7.	Victor Camargo		6.2	15.100	0.1	6.6	14.950		15.025
8.	Marek Lyszczarz			0.000		6.2	14.525		7.262

Parallel Bars Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Kim Jin Hyok		6.9		15.425
2.	Samuel Piasecky		6.2		15.275
3.	Mitja Petkovsek		6.2		15.125
4.	Adam Kierzkowski		6.0		15.025
5.	Robert Stanescu		5.8		14.375
6.	Alexander Batinkov		6.0		14.300
7.	Roman Kulesza		5.7		14.250
8.	Epke Zonderland		5.9		13.800

High Bar Final			SV	ND	Score
1.	Epke Zonderland		6.8		15.525
2.	Aljaz Pegan		6.3		15.350
3.	Jeffrey Wammes		6.2		14.775
4.	Anatoly Vasilyev		6.7		14.625
5.	Marijo Moznik		6.8		14.025
6.	Kristian Thomas		5.6		13.675
7.	Ovidiu Buidoso		5.9		12.725
8.	Samuel Piasecky		4.9		11.975

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