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Written by Amanda Turner    Saturday, 23 March 2013 16:42    PDF Print
Biles Leads US to Title at City of Jesolo Trophy
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Rising star Simone Biles led the U.S. senior squad to first place over Italy and Japan on Saturday at the 6th City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy.

Rising star Simone Biles led the U.S. senior squad to first place Saturday at the 6th City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy.

The U.S. crushed the field, topping teams from Italy, Japan and Switzerland.

Biles led a U.S. sweep of the top six all-around spots in the senior field. The Texas trickster had the top score on three of the four events, with a high of 15.900 for her massive Amanar vault, stuck cold (9.600 execution). She also led on balance beam (14.750; huge full-in) and floor exercise (double-double and double layout; 1 1/2 to tucked full-in; 2 1/2; 14.900).

2012 Olympian Kyla Ross was second all-around with the top score on uneven bars (15.400). Brenna Dowell won the senior all-around bronze.

2006 world champion Vanessa Ferrari suffered a foot injury on balance beam (split handstand, stepdown to flip flop, full-twist) and could not complete the routine. X-rays showed no fracture, but the two-time Olympian will be off her feet for at least several weeks, the Italian Gymnastics Federation said.

2000 Italian Olympian Adriana Crisci, 30, competed four events for Italy's "B" team.

American Bailie Key (58.100) won the junior all-around title over Junior European champion Enus Mariani of Italy (55.200) and American Amelia Hundley (55.050). Italy "A" won the junior team competition over Japan and Italy "B". (The U.S. did not send a full team of juniors to Jesolo.)

External Link: Italian Gymnastics Federation

6th City of Jesolo Trophy
March 23, Jesolo, Italy

Senior TeamVTUBBBFXTotal
1. United States61.70059.30056.60056.650234.250
Simone Biles15.90014.85014.75014.900
Kyla Ross15.20015.40014.70013.350
Brenna Dowell14.70014.70013.80013.450
Peyton Ernst14.80014.35013.35013.600
Lexie Priessman15.60014.15012.45013.850
Margaret Nichols15.00014.00012.55014.300
2. Italy "A"56.45054.20055.70054.700221.050
Elisa Meneghini14.00013.70014.10013.800
Giorgia Campana13.90013.95014.00013.350
Elisabetta Preziosa14.05012.75014.10013.900
Erica Fasana14.00013.10013.50013.650
Federica Macrì14.10013.05013.45013.200
Vanessa Ferrari14.30013.4506.300
3. Japan54.20049.20054.85052.550210.800
Natsumi Sasada13.50012.75014.05013.500
Wakana Inoue13.75013.60013.50012.850
Asuka Teramoto13.75011.80014.05013.400
Mai Murakami13.20010.55013.25012.800
Wakiko Ryu12.80011.05011.40012.750
4. Italy "B"56.00048.70049.90054.050208.650
Adriana Crisci14.15012.30012.10013.350
Giulia Paglia13.85012.05012.25013.650
Arianna Rocca14.10010.90013.00012.050
Martine Buro13.75011.85011.45012.950
Giulia Leni13.90012.50013.800
Serena Bugani13.85012.55013.250
5. Switzerland55.35049.05049.55052.550206.500
Giulia Steingruber14.35014.00013.25013.950
Ilaria Käslin13.65011.40013.55012.950
Laura Schulte13.80011.95011.25012.950
Jessica Diacci13.55011.70011.40012.700
Sarina Gerber11.00011.35011.900

Junior TeamVTUBBBFXTotal
1. Italy "A"56.00054.75053.70055.000219.450
Enus Mariani14.00014.30012.85014.050
Tea Ugrin13.65013.25013.70013.650
Lavinia Marongiu13.90012.60013.65013.500
Martina Rizzelli14.30014.00011.95012.700
Sofia Busato13.35013.20013.50012.350
Sofia Bonistalli13.80012.15011.95013.800
2. Japan55.00048.65052.15053.600209.400
Yuki Uchiyama12.95014.00012.85013.400
Aiko Sugihara13.60011.05013.00013.500
Wakana Yasui13.90012.75010.90013.500
Koko Dobashi13.45010.85013.30013.200
Marina Kawasaki14.05010.10013.00012.900
3. Italy "B"53.30051.15050.05051.900206.400
Chiara Imeraj12.85013.40013.10012.900
Giorgia Morera13.30013.40012.40012.950
Nicole Terlenghi13.85011.85012.30013.750
Alice Linguerri12.50012.50012.25012.250
Joana Favaretto12.95011.25011.50010.850
Pilar Rubagotti13.20012.05012.300
4. Switzerland49.80048.05048.50046.150192.500
Anja Schwarz12.75013.20010.35011.600
Giada Grisetti12.40010.60012.90011.800
Stefanie Siegenthaler12.45011.00011.30011.550
Gaia Nesurini12.20011.95011.200
Mireja Gloor13.25012.350

Senior All-AroundVTUBBBFXTotal
1.Simone Biles6.30015.9006.10014.8506.30014.7506.20014.90060.400
2.Kyla Ross5.80015.2006.40015.4005.80014.7005.30013.35058.650
3.Brenna Dowell5.80014.7006.10014.7005.70013.8005.90013.45056.650
4.Peyton Ernst5.80014.8005.70014.3506.20013.3505.50013.60056.100
5.Lexie Priessman6.30015.6005.70014.1505.40012.4505.90013.85056.050
6.Margaret Nichols5.80015.0005.70014.0005.60012.5505.70014.30055.850
7.Elisa Meneghini5.00014.0005.20013.7005.80014.1005.40013.80055.600
8.Giulia Steingruber5.40014.3505.90014.0005.90013.2505.60013.95055.550
9.Giorgia Campana5.00013.9005.60013.9505.90014.0005.00013.35055.200
10.Elisabetta Preziosa5.00014.0505.00012.7505.80014.1005.10013.90054.800
11.Erica Fasana5.00014.0005.20013.1005.40013.5005.20013.65054.250
12.Natsumi Sasada5.00013.5005.40012.7505.70014.0505.50013.50053.800
13.Federica Macrì5.00014.1004.90013.0505.00013.4504.80013.20053.800
14.Wakana Inoue5.00013.7505.10013.6004.90013.5005.10012.85053.700
15.Asuka Teramoto5.30013.7505.70011.8005.80014.0505.40013.40053.000
16.Adriana Crisci5.30014.1504.90012.3004.90012.1005.00013.35051.900
17.Giulia Paglia5.00013.8504.30012.0504.30012.2505.20013.65051.800
18.Ilaria Käslin5.00013.6505.10011.4005.20013.5504.90012.95051.550
19.Arianna Rocca5.20014.1004.50010.9004.80013.0004.80012.05050.050
20.Martine Buro5.00013.7504.50011.8505.20011.4505.00012.95050.000
21.Laura Schulte5.00013.8005.40011.9504.80011.2504.90012.95049.950
22.Mai Murakami5.80013.2003.80010.5505.20013.2505.90012.80049.800
23.Jessica Diacci5.00013.5505.40011.7005.60011.4005.00012.70049.350
24.Wakiko Ryu5.30012.8004.80011.0504.40011.4004.90012.75048.000
25.Giulia Leni5.00013.9005.30012.5005.50013.80040.200
26.Serena Bugani5.80013.8505.00012.5505.20013.25039.650
27.Sarina Gerber5.00011.0004.50011.3504.70011.90034.250
28.Vanessa Ferrari5.30014.3005.60013.4502.3006.30034.050

Junior All-AroundVTUBBBFXTotal
1.Bailie Key5.80014.8005.40014.4506.20014.7505.70014.10058.100
2.Enus Mariani5.00014.0005.80014.3005.50012.8505.20014.05055.200
3.Amelia Hundley5.80014.6006.00013.4005.80013.3005.60013.75055.050
4.Tea Ugrin5.00013.6505.70013.2505.20013.7005.10013.65054.250
5.Lavinia Marongiu5.00013.9005.20012.6005.50013.6505.00013.50053.650
6.Yuki Uchiyama5.00012.9505.70014.0005.30012.8505.20013.40053.200
7.Martina Rizzelli5.30014.3005.60014.0004.50011.9505.00012.70052.950
8.Sofia Busato4.40013.3505.20013.2005.10013.5004.90012.35052.400
9.Chiara Imeraj4.00012.8505.10013.4005.00013.1004.90012.90052.250
10.Giorgia Morera4.40013.3005.10013.4005.40012.4004.70012.95052.050
11.Nicole Terlenghi5.00013.8505.10011.8504.50012.3005.40013.75051.750
12.Sofia Bonistalli5.00013.8005.00012.1505.30011.9505.20013.80051.700
13.Aiko Sugihara5.00013.6004.90011.0505.50013.0005.20013.50051.150
14.Wakana Yasui5.00013.9004.90012.7505.40010.9005.10013.50051.050
15.Koko Dobashi5.00013.4505.20010.8505.30013.3005.40013.20050.800
16.Marina Kawasaki5.20014.0503.90010.1005.30013.0004.80012.90050.050
17.Alice Linguerri4.00012.5004.60012.5004.80012.2504.60012.25049.500
18.Anja Schwarz4.00012.7505.00013.2004.00010.3504.10011.60047.900
19.Giada Grisetti4.00012.4004.60010.6004.80012.9004.60011.80047.700
20.Joana Favaretto4.40012.9504.20011.2504.40011.5004.70010.85046.550
21.Stefanie Siegenthaler4.40012.4505.00011.0004.20011.3004.70011.55046.300
22.Pilar Rubagotti4.40013.2005.20012.0505.10012.30037.550
23.Gaia Nesurini4.00012.2004.60011.9504.50011.20035.350
24.Mireja Gloor5.30013.2505.00012.35025.600
 
Written by Amanda Turner    Saturday, 23 March 2013 12:37    PDF Print
Gymnasts Continue Challenge in Cottbus
(3 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)

Gymnasts from five nations took gold medals Saturday in the first day of finals at the 37th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus, Germany.

In her 15th appearance at the Cottbus competition, 37-year-old six-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina took the women's vault title. Chusovitina, once again suiting up for Uzbekistan, looked even stronger than she had at last weekend's World Cup in France. She got a tremendous block on handspring layout front full, and nearly stuck her Tsukahara 1 1/2.


Anastasia Grishina won the uneven bars final in Cottbus

Russian Olympian Anastasia Grishina — looking much more confident alongside new coach Viktor Razumovsky — won the gold on uneven bars. She hit her routine (inside Stalder, toe-on full, piked Tkatchev to Pak salto; Maloney half; toe-on blind to piked Jaeger; full-twisting double) but was rather heavily penalized for execution, including a late pirouette before her dismount.

Two-time Venezuelan Olympian Jessica Lopez took second despite a heavily improvised second half of her routine. Spanish gymnast María Paula Vargas was third (Maloney to Pak; Maloney half. toe-blind to Jaeger; toe full to bail, stalder shot to high, giant blind to double front)

2012 Junior European uneven bars champion Sophie Scheder, the German women's top hope for a medal in Cottbus, settled for fourth after falling over the low bar on an overarched handstand.

Germany's Matthias Fahrig claimed the title on men's floor exercise, edging 2010 world champion Eleftherios Kosmidis (Greece), 15.275-15.125. World and European medalist Alexander Shatilov took third with 15.075. Top qualifier Jake Dalton (U.S.) finished fourth (14.975).

Belgian gymnast Donna-Donny Truyens (15.325) claimed pommel horse in a fall-filled final. Sašo Bertoncelj edged China's Zhang Yang, 15.025-15.000.

Rising Greek star Eleftherios Petrounias, who tied for the still rings title last weekend in France, took another gold in Cottbus with a massive 7.0 Difficulty score. Liu Yang, another Chinese newcomer, was second (15.750) over former world champion Yuri van Gelder of the Netherlands (15.650).

Competition concludes Sunday with the second day of finals.

External Link: Official Website

37th Tournament of Masters/FIG World Challenger Cup
March 23, Cottbus, Germany

Women's Vault FinalDENDScoreAverage
1.Oksana Chusovitina5.89.15014.95014.887
5.59.32514.825
2.Nöel van Klaveren5.39.32514.62514.400
5.28.97514.175
3.Maegan Chant5.29.25014.45014.150
5.48.7500.313.850
4.Hiu Ying Angel Wong5.28.77513.97513.900
5.08.82513.825
5.Makarena Pinto5.28.6000.313.50013.900
5.48.90014.300
6.Chantysha Netteb5.37.90013.20013.725
5.29.05014.250
7.Ofir Nezer4.68.75013.35013.687
5.38.8250.114.025
8.Paula Mejias4.37.52511.82512.525
5.38.2250.313.225

Uneven Bars FinalDENDScore
1.Anastasia Grishina6.18.27514.375
2.Jessica Lopez5.78.45014.150
3.María Paula Vargas5.97.65013.550
4.Jana Sikulova5.48.02513.425
5.Sophie Scheder6.27.10013.300
6.Yevgenia Shelgunova5.97.35013.250
7.Ana Filipa Martins5.37.00012.300
8.Ida Gustafsson5.85.77511.575

Men's Floor Exercise FinalDENDScore
1.Matthias Fahrig6.58.77515.275
2.Eleftherios Kosmidis6.58.62515.125
3.Alexander Shatilov6.58.6750.115.075
4.Jake Dalton6.58.47514.975
5.Caio Souza6.18.42514.525
6.Dmitry Barkalov6.48.02514.425
7.Arthur Mariano6.57.37513.875
8.Koji Uematsu5.86.0000.711.100

Pommel Horse FinalDENDScore
1.Donna-Donny Truyens6.68.72515.325
2.Saso Bertoncelj6.58.52515.025
3.Zhang Yang6.48.60015.000
4.Alberto Busnari6.77.65014.350
5.Filip Ude6.27.95014.150
6.Glen Ishino6.57.62514.125
7.Robert Seligman6.17.77513.875
8.Dmitrijs Trefilovs6.37.52513.825

Still Rings FinalDENDScore
1.Eleftherios Petrounias7.08.82515.825
2.Liu Yang6.79.05015.750
3.Yuri van Gelder6.98.75015.650
4.Matteo Morandi6.78.92515.625
5.Daniil Kazachkov6.48.77515.175
6.Nikita Ignatyev6.48.72515.125
7.Tommy Ramos6.78.40015.100
8.Brandon Wynn6.97.62514.525

International Gymnast Magazine Related Features:
Jake Dalton: "Jacob's Ladder" (profile) - July/August 2011
Mathias Fahrig: "Giving It His All" (profile) - July/August 2007
Anastasia Grishina: "Fresh Start" (interview) - March 2013
Ida Gustafsson: "Swedish Upswing" (team feature) - November 2010
Jessica Lopez: "Viva Venezuela" (profile) - March 2008
Alexander Shatilov: "Aiming High" (profile) - January/February 2009
Jana Sikulova: "On the Upswing" (profile) - July/August 2006
Filip Ude: "Great Expectations" (profile) - June 2011
Yuri van Gelder: "Power Trip" (profile) - January/February 2009; and center poster (June 2008)
Angel Wong: "Hope for Hong Kong" (profile) - January/February 2011

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Written by Amanda Turner    Friday, 22 March 2013 17:19    PDF Print
Russian Women Top Second Day in Cottbus
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Russian stars Anastasia Grishina and Anna Dementyeva each led one event on Friday at the 37th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus, Germany.

Russian stars Anastasia Grishina and Anna Dementyeva each led one event on Friday at the 37th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus, Germany.

The FIG World Challenge Tournament features two days of qualification, followed by two days of finals.

Grishina, the top qualifier Thursday on uneven bars, led women's balance beam on Friday. She topped Dutch gymnast Nöel van Klaveren and Greek veteran Vasiliki Millousi.

European champion Anna Dementyeva qualified first on floor exercise and fifth on beam. Spanish-Canadian Silvia Colussi-Pelaez was second on floor ahead of fellow Ontarian Maegan Chant.

Van Klaveren, second to Oksana Chusovitina in Thursday's vault qualification, also qualified to the floor final in fourth place.

Gymnasts from three nations landed on top of the men's qualification standings: Hong Kong's Shek Wai Hung on vault, Switzerland's Lucas Fischer on parallel bars, and Germany's Andreas Bretschneider on high bar.

American Jake Dalton, first on floor exercise in Thursday's qualification, was second on vault behind Shek. Japan's Koji Uematsu qualified third to the finals on parallel bars and second on high bar.

Competition continues Saturday with the first day of finals.

External Link: Official Website

37th Tournament of Masters/FIG World Challenger Cup
March 22, Cottbus, Germany

Balance Beam QualificationDENDScore
1. Anastasia Grishina 5.6 8.450 14.050
2. Nöel van Klaveren 5.4 8.450 13.850
3. Vasiliki Millousi 5.3 8.500 13.800
4. Oksana Chusovitina 5.4 8.250 13.650
5. Anna Dementyeva 6.1 7.550 13.650
6. Maria Paula Vargas 5.8 7.800 13.600
7. Ana Filipa Martins 5.3 8.500 0.5 13.300
8. Dilnoza Abdusalimova 5.1 8.050 0.1 13.050
9. Kristyna Palesova 5.3 7.700 13.000
10. Huang Huidan 5.7 7.400 0.1 13.000
11. Maija Leinonen 4.9 8.000 12.900
12. Hiu Ying Angel Wong 4.6 8.200 12.800
13. Elisa Hämmerle 5.2 7.700 0.1 12.800
14. Jessica Lopez 5.7 6.950 12.650
15. Silvia Colussi-Pelaez 5.8 6.650 12.450
16. Chantysha Netteb 5.0 7.350 12.350
17. Ida Gustafsson 5.3 6.900 12.200
18. Cagla Akyol 5.5 6.550 12.050
19. Pauline Schäfer 4.6 7.350 11.950
20. Emma Lunn 5.0 6.850 0.1 11.750
21. Teja Belak 5.5 6.150 11.650
22. Inna Vassilyeva 4.7 6.550 11.250
23. Choi Nim Yan 4.4 6.700 11.100
24. Ekaterina Kislinskaya 4.5 6.600 11.100
25. Miriam Fouad Elhajj 5.2 5.900 11.100
26. Maegan Chant 5.5 5.600 11.100
27. Lisa Ecker 5.2 5.850 11.050
28. Barbora Mokosova 4.8 6.150 10.950
29. Ang Tracie 5.0 5.900 10.900
30. India McPeak 4.8 5.750 10.550
31. Ivet Rojas 5.3 5.200 0.1 10.400
32. Jana Sikulova 5.0 5.000 10.000
33. Farida Ahmed Shokry 4.1 5.550 9.650
34. Paula Tiitta 4.5 5.150 9.650

Women's Floor Exercise QualificationDENDScore
1. Anna Dementyeva 5.8 8.200 14.000
2. Silvia Colussi-Pelaez 5.5 7.950 13.450
3. Maegan Chant 5.7 7.750 13.450
4. Nöel van Klaveren 5.2 7.950 13.150
5. Ana Filipa Martins 4.7 7.900 12.600
6. Jessica Lopez 4.8 7.800 12.600
7. Jasmin Mader 4.9 7.700 12.600
8. Cagla Akyol 5.2 7.600 0.3 12.500
9. Jana Sikulova 4.8 7.650 0.1 12.350
10. Ida Gustafsson 5.1 7.250 12.350
11. Yevgenia Shelgunova 5.4 7.000 0.3 12.100
12. Ekaterina Kislinskaya 4.7 7.350 0.1 11.950
13. Oksana Chusovitina 5.0 7.050 0.1 11.950
14. Maija Leinonen 4.6 7.300 11.900
15. Barbora Mokosova 4.4 7.450 11.850
16. Dilnoza Abdusalimova 4.4 7.450 11.850
17. Eliana Gonzalez 4.8 7.000 0.2 11.600
18. Sara Metzger 4.5 7.350 0.4 11.450
19. Anna Geidt 4.8 6.650 0.3 11.150
20. Emma Lunn 4.6 6.550 11.150
21. Paula Mejias 5.2 6.050 0.1 11.150
22. Roxana Popa 5.2 5.850 11.050
23. Nancy Mohamed Taman 5.0 6.000 0.1 10.900
24. Ang Tracie 4.8 5.750 10.550
25. Mai Ahmed Saad 5.0 5.600 0.4 10.200
26. Paula Tiitta 4.7 6.000 0.7 10.000

Men's Vault QualificationDENDScoreAverage
1. Shek Wai Hung 6.0 8.925 14.925 14.950
5.6 9.375 14.975
2. Jake Dalton 6.0 8.900 0.1 14.800 14.700
5.6 9.000 14.600
3. Pavel Bulavsky 5.6 8.775 0.1 14.275 14.687
6.0 9.100 15.100
4. Mikhail Kudashov 5.6 9.075 14.675 14.675
5.6 9.075 14.675
5. Caio Souza 5.6 9.350 14.950 14.575
5.2 9.000 14.200
6. Marco Walter 5.6 9.300 14.900 14.512
5.2 8.925 14.125
7. Andrey Medvedev 5.6 9.300 14.900 14.487
6.0 8.075 14.075
8. Arthur Mariano 5.6 9.250 0.1 14.750 14.450
5.2 8.950 14.150
9. Vitalijs Kardasovs 5.6 8.950 14.550 14.412
5.2 9.075 14.275
10. Michael Fussenegger 5.6 8.775 0.1 14.275 14.325
5.2 9.175 14.375
11. Luis Rivera 5.2 9.000 14.200 14.300
5.2 9.200 14.400
12. Matthias Fahrig 5.6 9.300 14.900 14.087
5.6 7.975 0.3 13.275
13. Stanislav Valiyev 5.6 8.500 0.1 14.000 14.075
5.6 8.850 0.3 14.150
14. Marek Lyszczarz 5.6 8.125 0.3 13.425 13.912
5.2 9.200 14.400
15. Viktor Kocherin 5.6 7.825 13.425 13.750
5.2 8.875 14.075
16. Petrus Laulumaa 5.6 7.850 0.1 13.350 13.600
4.8 9.050 13.850
17. Mohamed Sherif El Saharty 5.2 8.575 13.775 13.587
5.2 8.200 13.400
18. Sebastian Cecot 5.6 7.700 13.300 13.487
4.8 8.875 13.675
19. Cristian Bataga 5.6 7.825 0.1 13.325 13.487
5.2 8.750 0.3 13.650
20. Roberto Alvarez 5.6 7.850 13.450 13.150
5.2 7.750 0.1 12.850
21. Jim Man Hin 5.6 7.725 0.1 13.225 12.862
5.2 7.600 0.3 12.500
22. Paata Nozadze 4.4 8.250 0.1 12.550 12.475
3.2 9.200 12.400
23. Shalva Dalakishvili 4.4 8.875 0.1 13.175 12.337
2.8 8.800 0.1 11.500
24. Nguyen Ha Thanh 6.0 8.275 14.275 7.137
0.0 0.000 0.000
25. Semih Akdogan 0.0 0.000 0.000 6.187
4.8 7.875 0.3 12.375

Parallel Bars QualificationDENDScore
1. Lucas Fischer 6.5 8.550 15.050
2. Koji Uematsu 6.5 8.500 15.000
3. Vasileios Tsolakidis 6.3 8.650 14.950
4. Nikita Ignatyev 6.3 8.625 14.925
5. Nguyen Ha Thanh 6.4 8.500 14.900
6. Shogo Nonomura 6.1 8.700 14.800
7. Brandon Wynn 6.6 8.150 14.750
8. Alexander Tsarevich 6.6 8.125 14.725
9. Zhang Yang 6.5 8.425 0.3 14.625
10. Adam Kierzkowski 6.2 8.425 14.625
11. Sebastian Krimmer 5.9 8.500 14.400
12. Caio Souza 5.9 8.375 14.275
13. Pascal Bucher 6.1 8.075 14.175
14. Vlad Cotuna 6.5 7.650 14.150
15. Vasily Mikhalitsyn 6.2 7.925 14.125
16. Cristian Bataga 5.7 8.375 14.075
17. Thomas Neuteleers 6.0 8.000 14.000
18. Andreas Bretschneider 6.2 7.550 13.750
19. You Hao 6.5 7.250 13.750
20. Shalva Dalakishvili 5.1 8.600 13.700
21. Luke Wiwatowski 6.0 7.675 13.675
22. Anthony van Assche 5.7 7.900 13.600
23. Islam Mohamed Shahin 5.4 8.125 13.525
24. Chris Brooks 6.0 7.100 13.100
25. Sebastian Cecot 5.2 7.825 13.025
26. Eldar Safarov 4.3 8.625 12.925
27. Daniel Radovesnicky 5.2 7.700 12.900
28. Slavomir Michnak 5.2 7.500 12.700
29. Jorian Ilbrink 5.9 6.625 12.525
30. Jose Luis Fuentes 5.1 7.250 12.350
31. Thibault Hoffreumon 5.5 6.825 12.325
32. Pericles Da Silva 5.7 6.275 11.975
33. Shakir Shikhaliyev 3.8 7.925 11.725
34. Ivan San Miguel 5.3 6.275 11.575
35. Matthias Schwab 4.9 6.550 11.450
36. Sascha Palgen 4.4 6.750 11.150
37. Jose Manama 5.5 5.625 11.125
38. Paata Nozadze 4.6 6.450 11.050
39. Man Hin Jim 4.0 6.875 10.875

High Bar QualificationDENDScore
1. Andreas Bretschneider 6.6 8.575 15.175
2. Umit Samiloglu 7.0 8.025 15.025
3. Koji Uematsu 6.8 8.175 14.975
4. Igor Pakhomenko 6.6 8.250 14.850
5. Alexander Tsarevich 6.3 8.325 14.625
6. Kristof Schroe 6.4 8.125 14.525
7. Alexander Shatilov 6.5 8.000 14.500
8. Glen Ishino 5.9 8.500 14.400
9. Shek Wai Hung 6.2 8.125 14.325
10. Luis Rivera 5.9 8.325 14.225
11. Matthias Schwab 5.8 8.350 14.150
12. Vlad Cotuna 6.4 7.625 14.025
13. Slavomir Michnak 5.4 8.600 14.000
14. Chris Brooks 6.4 7.100 13.500
15. Ilya Kornev 5.9 7.475 13.375
16. Marco Baldauf 5.9 7.400 13.300
17. Dmitry Barkalov 5.9 7.350 13.250
18. Jose Manama 5.5 7.725 13.225
19. Shalva Dalakishvili 5.2 7.875 13.075
20. Thomas Neuteleers 5.0 8.050 13.050
21. Mohamed Sherif El Saharty 5.6 7.450 13.050
22. Nicolas Cordoba 5.6 7.300 12.900
23. Roberto Alvarez 5.1 7.625 12.725
24. Adam Rzepa 5.6 7.025 12.625
25. Semih Akdogan 4.3 8.300 12.600
26. Christopher Jursch 6.3 6.300 12.600
27. Daniel Radovesnicky 5.1 7.225 12.325
28. Shakir Shikhaliyev 3.8 8.275 12.075
29. Ashraf Nashaat Mostafa 4.9 7.025 11.925
30. Arthur Mariano 5.8 6.075 11.875
31. Caio Souza 5.5 6.250 11.750
32. Luke Wiwatowski 4.4 6.100 10.500
33. Paata Nozadze 3.1 6.350 9.450
 
Written by Amanda Turner    Thursday, 21 March 2013 19:59    PDF Print
Qualification Begins at 37th Tournament of Masters
(2 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)



The first of two days of qualification took place Thursday at the 37th Tournament of Masters, an FIG World Challenger Cup, in Cottbus, Germany. Pictured: In her 15th appearance in the competition, six-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina, once again representing Uzbekistan, topped the women's vault.

In her 15th appearance in the competition, six-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina topped the women's vault as qualification began Thursday at the 37th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus, Germany.

The FIG World Challenge Tournament features two days of qualification, followed by two days of finals.

Chusovitina, who turns 38 this June, averaged 14.850 for her handspring layout front full and Tsukahara 1 1/2. She is once again representing Uzbekistan, but still lives and trains in Cologne with coach Shanna Polyavkova.

Dutch gymnast Noël van Klaveren finished second, averaging 14.425 for a Yurchenko 1 1/2 and Tsukahara full. Canadian first-year senior Maegan Chant qualified third (14.375) with her clean Tsukahara full and layout barani.

Russian Olympian Anastasia Grishina led qualification on uneven bars with 14.900, topping 2012 Junior European bars champion Sophie Scheder (Germany) and Ida Gustafsson (Sweden).

American Cup champion Jake Dalton was the top qualifier on men's floor exercise, edging 2010 world champion Eleftherios Kosmidis of Greece, 15.300-15.225. Germany's Matthias Fahrig qualified third.

Croatia's Filip Ude (15.100) led a Balkan sweep of the top three qualifiers on pommel horse. Croatian teammate Robert Seligman (14.950) was second over Slovenia's Sašo Bertoncelj (14.850).

Greek still rings specialist Eleftherios Petrounias took the high score of the competition with 16.150 over former world champion Yuri van Gelder (Netherlands).

Qualification competition continues Friday, followed by finals on Saturday and Sunday.

External Link: Official Website

37th Tournament of Masters/FIG World Challenger Cup
March 21, Cottbus, Germany

Women's Vault QualificationDENDScoreAverage
1.Oksana Chusovitina5.89.15014.95014.850
5.59.25014.750
2.Noël van Klaveren5.39.25014.55014.425
5.29.10014.300
3.Maegan Chant5.29.15014.35014.375
5.49.00014.400
4.Makarena Pinto5.28.95014.15014.100
5.09.05014.050
5.Chantysha Netteb5.39.00014.30014.050
5.28.700.113.800
6.Hiu Ying Angel Wong5.28.75013.95013.825
5.08.70013.700
7.Ofir Nezer4.68.70013.30013.775
5.38.95014.250
7.Paula Mejias5.28.80014.00013.775
4.88.75013.550
9.Pauline Schäfer5.08.90013.90013.700
4.68.90013.500
10.Jasmin Mader5.08.60013.60013.525
4.68.85013.450
11.Teja Belak5.38.60013.90013.450
5.37.70013.000
12.Valerija Grisane4.68.850.113.35013.200
4.28.85013.050
13.Paula Tiitta4.68.70013.30013.150
4.28.80013.000
14.Tijana Tkalcec5.38.600.113.80013.075
5.37.350.312.350
15.Barbora Mokosova4.48.80013.20013.050
4.08.90012.900
16.Ivet Rojas5.08.85013.85013.050
4.67.65012.250
17.Maija Leinonen4.49.00013.40013.025
4.08.65012.650
18.Choi Nim Yan4.48.70013.10012.975
4.28.65012.850
19.Nancy Mohamed Taman5.07.300.112.20012.925
4.69.05013.650
20.Nadia Mülhauser4.08.600.112.50012.925
4.48.95013.350
21.Yevgenia Shelgunova5.08.60013.60012.850
4.67.50012.100
22.Tan Ing Yueh4.68.60013.20012.700
4.08.20012.200
23.Anna Geidt4.67.60012.20012.475
4.28.55012.750
24.Eliana Gonzalez5.07.70012.70012.325
4.47.55011.950
25.Tracie Ang4.67.80012.40012.225
4.08.05012.050
26.Miriam Fouad Elhajj4.08.600.312.30012.125
4.47.55011.950

Uneven Bars QualificationDENDScore
1.Anastasia Grishina6.18.80014.900
2.Sophie Scheder6.28.10014.300
3.Ida Gustafsson5.88.40014.200
4.Maria Paula Vargas5.77.90013.600
5.Ana Filipa Martins5.37.90013.200
6.Jana Šikulová5.47.75013.150
7.Yevgenia Shelgunova5.87.30013.100
8.Jessica Lopez5.17.90013.000
9.Huang Huidan6.07.00013.000
10.Ekaterina Kislinskaya4.88.05012.850
11.Roxana Popa6.16.70012.800
12.Noël van Klaveren5.07.70012.700
13.Elisa Haemmerle5.07.70012.700
14.Ivana Kamnikar4.97.65012.550
15.Maegan Chant5.07.55012.550
16.Lisa Ecker4.97.60012.500
17.Chantysha Netteb4.67.70012.300
18.Sara Metzger5.17.00012.100
19.Maija Leinonen4.87.10011.900
20.Ivet Rojas4.57.15011.650
21.Mai Ahmed Saad4.57.10011.600
22.Cagla Akyol5.46.10011.500
23.Nadia Mülhauser5.25.90011.100
24.Barbora Mokosova4.46.65011.050
25.Anna Geidt4.55.80010.300
26.Inna Vassilyeva4.75.50010.200
27.India McPeak3.16.90010.000
28.Tan Ing Yueh4.44.1008.500
29.Ang Tracie4.73.4508.150
30.Kristýna Pálešová1.31.2002.500

Men's Floor Exercise QualificationDENDScore
1.Jake Dalton6.58.80015.300
2.Eleftherios Kosmidis6.58.72515.225
3.Matthias Fahrig6.58.57515.075
4.Dmitry Barkalov6.48.55014.950
5.Koji Uematsu6.18.75014.850
6.Caio Souza6.18.750.114.750
7.Arthur Mariano6.18.52514.625
8.Alexander Shatilov6.48.500.414.500
9.Marco Walter6.28.27514.475
10.Dimitrios Markousis6.38.300.214.400
11.Jeffrey Wammes6.57.800.114.200
12.Daniil Kazachkov6.37.62513.925
13.Rok Klavora5.98.00013.900
14.Claudio Capelli5.88.07513.875
15.Roberto Alvarez5.88.150.113.850
16.Sakari Vekki5.97.95013.850
17.Jindrich Pansky5.78.10013.800
18.Cristian Bataga5.97.90013.800
19.Vitalijs Kardasovs5.38.45013.750
20.Bart Deurloo4.69.10013.700
21.Shalva Dalakishvili5.18.575.113.575
22.Mohamed Sherif El Saharty5.58.05013.550
23.Andreas Toba5.77.800.113.400
24.Thibault Hoffreumon5.87.55013.350
25.Anthony O'Donnell5.08.32513.325
26.Daniel Radovesnicky5.97.32513.225
27.Ughur Khalilbayli5.08.20013.200
28.Christopher O'Connor6.27.250.313.150
29.Andrey Medvedev5.47.825.113.125
30.Paata Nozadze5.47.800.113.100
31.Filip Borosa5.87.27513.075
32.Matthias Schwab5.77.32513.025
33.Dmitry Stolyarov6.16.925.112.925
34.Lukasz Borkowski5.57.550.312.750
35.Poon Chun Kit4.78.02512.725
36.Slavomir Michnak5.47.475.212.675
36.Pavel Bulavsky6.46.975.712.675
38.Nicolas Cordoba5.47.500.312.600
39.Ashraf Nashaat Mostafa5.67.075.112.575
40.Luke Wiwatowski6.06.950.412.550
41.Vlad Cotuna5.56.85012.350
42.Semih Akdogan5.07.15012.150
43.Eldar Safarov4.47.55011.950
44.Liu Kam Wah4.67.12511.725
45.Michael Fussenegger5.65.90011.500
46.Petrus Laulumaa5.46.450.411.450

Pommel Horse QualificationDENDScore
1.Filip Ude6.38.80015.100
2.Robert Seligman6.38.65014.950
3.Sašo Bertoncelj6.58.35014.850
4.Alberto Busnari6.78.12514.825
5.Donna-Donny Truyens6.18.57514.675
6.Zhang Yang6.18.52514.625
7.Glen Ishino6.57.97514.475
8.Dmitrijs Trefilovs6.08.37514.375
9.Ivan Rittschik6.18.05014.150
10.Andrei Ursache6.57.62514.125
11.Igor Pakhomenko6.18.00014.100
12.Dmitry Barkalov6.17.80013.900
13.Pericles Da Silva6.57.35013.850
14.Dmitry Stolyarov5.28.62513.825
15.Elliott Cook6.57.10013.600
16.Islam Mohamed Shahin5.77.87513.575
17.Sebastian Krimmer5.97.45013.350
18.Shogo Nonomura5.67.67513.275
19.Pascal Bucher6.07.25013.250
20.Luis Rivera6.27.00013.200
21.Siemon Volkaert6.36.87513.175
22.Jose Luis Fuentes5.67.45013.050
23.Vasili Mikhalitsyn5.17.82512.925
24.Slavomir Michnak5.77.20012.900
25.Xheni Dyrmishi5.67.20012.800
26.Koji Uematsu6.36.22512.525
27.Arthur Mariano5.86.67512.475
28.Claudio Capelli5.47.02512.425
29.Adam Rzepa5.86.62512.425
30.Juho Kanerva5.27.12512.325
31.Boudewijn de Vries5.27.05012.250
32.Ovidiu Buidoso4.67.42512.025
33.Shakir Shikhaliyev5.36.55011.850
34.Daniel Radovesnicky4.66.92511.525
35.Jose Manama5.45.80011.200
36.Shalva Dalakishvili4.26.75010.950
37.Chris Brooks5.65.32510.925
38.Sascha Palgen4.76.05010.750
39.Ruslan Namazov4.85.1259.925
40.Viktor Kocherin4.85.1259.925
41.Lukasz Borkowski4.15.6759.775
42.Poon Chun Kit4.45.3759.775
43.Muhammed Akkavak3.95.3259.225
44.Paata Nozadze4.74.3759.075

Still Rings QualificationDENDScore
1.Eleftherios Petrounias7.09.15016.150
2.Yuri van Gelder6.69.07515.675
3.Liu Yang6.78.92515.625
4.Matteo Morandi6.78.90015.600
5.Brandon Wynn6.98.70015.600
6.Tommy Ramos6.78.82515.525
7.Nikita Ignatyev6.38.90015.200
8.Daniil Kazachkov6.48.80015.200
9.Jake Dalton6.28.75014.950
10.Azizbek Kudratullayev6.48.32514.725
11.Andreas Toba6.48.22514.625
12.Cristian Bataga6.18.47514.575
13.You Hao6.77.80014.500
14.Shalva Dalakishvili5.98.47514.375
15.Ali Ramadan Abuoelkassem Zahran6.47.92514.325
16.Ivan San Miguel6.28.10014.300
17.Luis Rivera6.37.95014.250
18.Markku Vahtila5.78.47514.175
19.Dariusz Pisarek5.78.35014.050
20.Dmitry Barkalov5.58.47513.975
21.Marco Rizzo5.58.37513.875
22.Dennis Goossens6.17.77513.875
23.Pavel Bulavsky5.97.90013.800
24.Xheni Dyrmishi5.48.22513.625
25.Sascha Palgen5.38.22513.525
26.Michael Fussenegger5.47.85013.250
27.Anthony van Assche5.77.45013.150
28.Semih Akdogan4.58.47512.975
29.Ilya Kornev5.47.57512.975
30.Ashraf Nashaat Mostafa5.37.45012.750
31.Gregor Saksida5.86.80012.600
32.Paata Nozadze4.08.55012.550
33.Shakir Shikhaliyev4.18.35012.450
34.Sebastian Cecot5.56.90012.400
35.Daniel Radovesnicky4.67.47512.075
36.Liu Kam Wah4.47.40011.800
37.Anthony O'Donnell4.86.92511.725
38.Ruslan Namazov4.36.57510.875
 
Written by Amanda Turner    Monday, 18 March 2013 17:20    PDF Print
Russian Boys Best in Berlin
(5 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)



Russia took the team title Saturday at the 18th International Junior Team Cup, a boys competition held in Berlin. Pictured: Russia's Ivan Stretovich won the all-around title in the oldest age group over Switzerland's Taha Serhani and Brazil's Angelo Assumpção

Ivan Stretovich (Russia)

Russia took the team title Saturday at the 18th International Junior Team Cup, a boys competition held in Berlin.

Organized by the Sportclub Berlin and the Berlin Gymnastics Federation, the competition is one of the largest junior internationals in the world. This year's edition included more than 80 gymnasts from 14 nations competing in three age groups.

Russia bested Switzerland, the defending team champion, and Brazil to win the overall competition. Russia, coached in Berlin by world and Olympic champion Nikolai Kryukov, posted the best totals on still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar.

Russia's Ivan Stretovich (born in 1996) won the all-around title in the oldest age group. Stretovich edged Switzerland's Taha Serhani (1995) by .05. Brazil's Angelo Assumpção (1996) won the bronze.

Stretovich, who turned 16 in October, trains in Novosibirsk under coaches Alexander Konvisser and Vladimir Kochnev. He was a member of the Russian team that took second to Great Britain at the 2012 Junior European Championships in Montpellier, where he also finished seventh all-around and seventh on high bar.

Tanguy Kirch, the 2012 French Espoir champion, won the second age group over Canada's Justin Karstadt and Belgium's Aaron Blomme.

Belarusian Alexander Tsikhanovich claimed the third age group over Belgian Noah Kuavita and France's Kevin Carvalho. All three gymnasts were born in 1999.

External Link: Official Website

18th International Junior Team Cup
March 16, 2013, Berlin

Men's TeamFXPHSRVTPBHBTotal
1.Russia40.5039.0539.6542.5040.7038.85241.25
2.Switzerland41.1039.5038.1541.4540.3038.70239.20
3.Brazil39.5536.9537.2042.2039.5536.40231.85
4.France 140.6037.2037.1540.5538.3037.40231.20
5.Germany 139.1537.5035.5541.2038.3035.80227.50
6.Israel38.7037.5035.3039.8536.2036.65224.20
7.Belgium 138.3035.5535.9540.8536.6535.40222.70
8.Canada 137.9034.3036.0039.8038.0033.60219.60
9.Germany 237.8531.3537.1538.9038.0034.75218.00
10.Austria37.1534.5534.8039.2537.8031.85215.40
11.Canada 236.6532.1033.6037.3538.0536.50214.25
12.Belarus38.5531.2536.3039.3536.0032.70214.15
13.France 237.1532.1534.3037.1536.2034.65211.60
14.SC Berlin 136.7035.0533.4537.0533.7033.20209.15
15.Netherlands38.1526.5034.4537.5535.4533.10205.20
16.SC Cottbus36.6524.6531.5538.0536.7532.40200.05
17.SC Berlin 236.8030.4525.4535.1537.4531.75197.05
18.FFG36.8024.9028.9534.6534.3531.10190.75
19.Mexico34.8530.3522.5036.0032.1030.95186.75
20.Monaco24.2029.8031.8034.6534.8530.90186.20
21.Sweden26.3534.8015.7025.7535.0519.80157.45

Age Group I All-AroundFXPHSRVTPBHBTotal
1.Ivan Stretovich199613.2013.4513.1513.7513.8513.8581.25
2.Taha Serhani199513.9013.0512.3014.6013.5513.8081.20
3.Angelo Assumpção199613.1513.1512.9014.7013.7013.0080.60
4.Artur Dalaloyan199614.4012.0013.1014.4013.4512.2079.55
5.Kirill Potapov199612.9012.1013.4014.3513.4012.8078.95
6.Zachari Hrimeche199713.9012.4513.4013.0513.0013.1078.90
7.Christian Kopp199513.2013.2513.2012.8013.4012.3078.15
8.Benjamin Gischard199513.5013.2012.6512.9512.4512.0576.80
9.Thiago Câmara199512.6011.9012.7514.0512.7011.3575.35
10.Luca Ehrmantraut199613.3012.0512.0514.4512.4010.7074.95
11.Justen Zuidema199612.5012.2013.1011.9513.0512.1574.95
12.Sascha Coradi199613.709.4511.8013.9013.3512.6074.80
13.Kevin Wittig199513.1012.759.1513.8512.9512.8074.60
14.Moran Yanuka199612.9011.8012.4013.7012.3011.3074.40
14.Stephan Trattnig199512.5011.9512.5013.2012.9011.3574.40
16.Julian Geisler199612.859.8512.3513.8012.9012.3574.10
17.Florian Landuyt199612.2010.4012.6014.5512.7011.2573.70
18.Guilherme Oliveira199513.0511.6010.6513.4012.6012.0573.35
19.Daniel Morres199612.5012.7011.6012.9011.8511.4072.95
20.Michael Sorokine199612.5012.508.0013.7012.7512.9572.40
21.Dschamal Mergen199712.5011.5011.9012.1012.2511.5571.80
22.Antoine Pochon199912.6511.6511.0513.0011.7011.2071.25
23.Daniel Kopeinik199512.1010.9511.1013.5512.6510.6070.95
24.Stephen Clouter199612.3510.1511.7512.2012.5011.9570.90
24.Bryan Gaudillot199612.1510.5511.1511.7513.1512.1570.90
26.Pavel Dykmann199611.9011.4510.7512.4011.1010.9068.50
27.Yair Shechter199612.5510.3011.9511.7510.8510.9068.30
28.Tim Jonas Spetzke199711.008.359.7013.3511.9511.5565.90
29.Dmitry Vlasov199612.758.509.1512.8511.2011.0065.45
30.Loris Racca199512.059.2010.4511.9010.409.1063.10
31.Frédéric De Camps199911.709.209.1511.6011.1510.0062.80
32.Jitse Van der Valk199612.2010.156.2012.5011.3010.2562.60
33.Ivan Tikhonov199613.5010.7013.5012.8511.5562.10
34.Viktor Hrankouski199613.2010.0511.9013.8511.8060.80
35.Leven Guddat200012.408.305.3011.5012.609.1559.25
36.Guido Hendrikx199612.304.159.2512.1511.1010.2059.15
37.Bram Verhofstad199513.3512.1012.9010.7049.05
38.Rodrigo Gallareta199610.808.353.3510.909.4042.80
39.Prince Mayiza199611.854.9011.859.5038.10
40.Andrés Reséndiz199611.757.3011.3530.40
41.William Broman199711.2512.0023.25

Age Group II All-AroundFXPHSRVTPBHBTotal
1.Tanguy Kirch199713.6510.8512.6013.8013.1511.8075.85
2.Justin Karstadt199712.7013.4011.4013.5012.2011.3074.50
3.Aaron Blomme199712.8011.8011.5513.3012.5512.1574.15
4.Enrico Barowsky199712.7510.5512.8512.9012.5012.2073.75
5.Artem Dolgopyat199713.2513.2010.9512.4511.1512.4073.40
6.Lucas Cardoso199813.3511.9011.5513.4513.159.1072.50
7.Baptiste Robertet199712.0012.3511.1512.8010.8011.8570.95
8.Eric Lloyd Hinrichs199812.759.6011.9011.9012.9511.6070.70
9.Johannes Mairosser199812.5511.6511.2012.3012.259.9069.85
10.Baptiste Miette199813.0512.405.8513.7012.1512.4569.60
11.Ilya Yakavlev199712.309.4011.5012.6512.1011.3569.30
12.Nick Klessing199812.607.7012.4012.5512.9510.2568.45
13.Nils Dunkel199712.4011.9011.8511.8011.258.6067.80
14.Lukas Fickers199812.759.5010.6011.8511.1510.5566.40
15.Samuel Zakutney199813.258.706.6512.7012.5512.2066.05
16.Erik Mihan199813.0010.1511.0012.8010.907.6565.50
17.Paul Hagen199811.709.7010.4012.5010.209.7064.20
18.Max Richter199711.709.305.9013.4512.5511.0063.90
19.Arturo Juàrez199712.459.007.9512.4010.9510.5063.25
20.David Juàrez199711.609.607.2512.7011.759.1062.00
21.Lilian Piotte199810.0510.2011.0011.309.6552.20
22.Bernard Pire199712.3011.4023.70

Age Group III All-AroundFXPHSRVTPBHBTotal
1.Alexander Tsikhanovich199912.6011.8012.9012.6512.1010.3572.40
2.Noah Kuavita199913.3011.4511.8013.0010.0512.0071.60
3.Kevin Carvalho199912.709.8511.6012.1512.2512.6571.20
4.David Rumbutis200013.6511.7010.8013.5011.2010.3071.15
5.Ryan Oehrlein199912.3511.0512.2512.5012.909.9571.00
6.Anthony Tawfik199911.0510.2511.0012.4513.0012.3570.10
7.Alexis Jean Francois199911.8010.6511.6512.0012.2510.8069.15
8.Gian-Luca Helm199911.5010.9510.8512.1011.3511.4568.20
9.Karim Rida200011.509.959.8011.8512.0010.5065.60
10.Eric Kempf200011.608.7010.3511.6012.459.4064.10
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