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Written by Amanda Turner
Saturday, 09 March 2013 22:25 |
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| Bondareva, Dmitrieva Tie for Gymnix Title |
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Defending champion Maria Bondareva tied Russian teammate Anastasia Dmitrieva for first place Saturday evening at the 22nd International Gymnix in Montreal.
Bondareva and Dmitrieva both notched 53.832 to take the junior cup title on Saturday evening, although neither gymnast had the highest score on any event. Bondareva scored the second best score on uneven bars while Dmitrieva had the second best score on balance beam.
Bondareva, 13, is coached by Yuri Bachurin and won the all-around and titles at last year's Gymnix event. She also won the all-around, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise titles in the Candidate for Master of Sport category at last year's Russian championships. Dmitrieva, 14, is coached by Olga Larioshkina and finished seventh all-around at the 2012. Both gymnasts will be eligible for senior competition in 2015.
Japan's Yuki Uchiyama finished third all-around (52.999) and had the best score on uneven bars with 13.633. Romanian Andreea Munteanu, fourth all-around, had the top score on balance beam with a gorgeous set (switch leap, back tuck; front aerial; ff to high tucked full; tuck front; ff ff 2 1/2; 14.033).
Ontario's Heaven Latimer, sixth all-around, earned the best score on floor exercise with 14.000 (Arabian double front; tucked full-in; triple twist; punch front to double tuck). Canadian junior champion Shallon Olsen outvaulted the field (14.666), but fell on balance beam to finish 10th.
On Friday evening, Victoria-Kayen Woo of Montreal's Gym-Richelieu won the Senior Challenge with 52.932. Futures Gymnastics took second and third with Sabrina Gill (52.666) and Jordyn Pedersen (50.831) also mounting the podium.
Competition concludes Sunday with apparatus finals.
External Link: Official Website
22nd International Gymnix
March 8-9, 2013, Montreal
| Junior Team | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
| 1. |
Russia |
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41.132 |
37.866 |
40.165 |
38.866 |
158.029 |
| 2. |
Canada |
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42.632 |
36.100 |
36.965 |
40.400 |
156.097 |
| 3. |
Japan |
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42.333 |
36.199 |
39.699 |
37.765 |
155.996 |
| 4. |
France |
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41.366 |
36.832 |
37.232 |
37.399 |
152.829 |
| 5. |
Mixed |
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40.932 |
36.166 |
36.232 |
37.433 |
150.763 |
| 6. |
Belgium |
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40.432 |
36.199 |
36.199 |
37.566 |
150.396 |
| 7. |
Romania |
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26.532 |
34.866 |
40.166 |
37.066 |
138.630 |
| Junior Cup | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
| 1. |
Anastasia Dmitrieva |
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5.0 |
13.966 |
5.2 |
13.000 |
5.6 |
13.966 |
5.3 |
12.900 |
53.832 |
| 1. |
Maria Bondareva |
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5.0 |
13.666 |
5.5 |
13.333 |
5.4 |
13.833 |
5.0 |
13.000 |
53.832 |
| 3. |
Yuki Uchiyama |
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5.0 |
14.200 |
5.7 |
13.633 |
5.5 |
12.300 |
5.3 |
12.866 |
52.999 |
| 4. |
Andreea Munteanu |
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5.0 |
13.866 |
5.0 |
10.800 |
5.7 |
14.033 |
5.4 |
13.833 |
52.532 |
| 5. |
Louise Vanhille |
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5.0 |
14.033 |
5.6 |
13.166 |
5.1 |
12.566 |
5.3 |
12.633 |
52.398 |
| 6. |
Heaven Latimer |
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4.8 |
13.700 |
4.9 |
12.100 |
5.4 |
12.166 |
5.5 |
14.000 |
51.966 |
| 7. |
Bérengère Fransolet |
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5.0 |
14.133 |
5.3 |
12.666 |
5.8 |
12.600 |
5.0 |
12.400 |
51.799 |
| 8. |
Rose-Kaying Woo |
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5.0 |
13.733 |
5.1 |
12.200 |
5.5 |
13.233 |
5.1 |
12.166 |
51.332 |
| 9. |
Brianna Clark |
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4.4 |
13.166 |
5.3 |
12.200 |
5.0 |
12.933 |
4.7 |
13.000 |
51.299 |
| 10. |
Shallon Olsen |
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5.8 |
14.666 |
5.5 |
11.800 |
5.9 |
11.866 |
5.5 |
12.766 |
51.098 |
| 11. |
Cristina Tudorache |
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4.0 |
12.666 |
5.0 |
12.266 |
5.4 |
13.300 |
4.6 |
12.300 |
50.532 |
| 12. |
Yekaterina Sokova |
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4.6 |
13.500 |
4.6 |
11.533 |
5.3 |
12.366 |
5.0 |
12.966 |
50.365 |
| 12. |
Laura Longueville |
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4.4 |
13.066 |
5.2 |
12.833 |
4.6 |
12.133 |
4.8 |
12.333 |
50.365 |
| 14. |
Emeline Magniant |
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5.0 |
13.900 |
5.0 |
11.733 |
5.5 |
12.333 |
5.4 |
12.333 |
50.299 |
| 15. |
Marina Kawasaki |
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5.2 |
14.000 |
5.1 |
10.800 |
5.3 |
13.000 |
4.8 |
12.266 |
50.066 |
| 16. |
Aleeza Yu |
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5.0 |
14.266 |
5.2 |
10.266 |
5.6 |
11.733 |
5.2 |
13.400 |
49.665 |
| 17. |
Sae Miyakama |
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5.0 |
13.300 |
3.5 |
11.766 |
4.9 |
12.733 |
5.2 |
11.766 |
49.565 |
| 18. |
Nathalie Wuytack |
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4.4 |
12.933 |
5.0 |
11.433 |
4.9 |
12.133 |
4.8 |
12.566 |
49.065 |
| 19. |
Sydney Townsend |
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5.0 |
14.133 |
4.9 |
11.133 |
5.7 |
10.866 |
5.4 |
12.800 |
48.932 |
| 20. |
Cindy Vandenhole |
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4.4 |
13.366 |
4.8 |
12.100 |
4.7 |
11.466 |
4.6 |
11.900 |
48.832 |
| 21. |
Yuna Hiraiwa |
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5.0 |
14.133 |
4.0 |
8.066 |
5.5 |
13.966 |
5.3 |
12.633 |
48.798 |
| 22. |
Grace Charpy |
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4.4 |
12.833 |
5.2 |
11.933 |
5.3 |
12.333 |
5.0 |
11.200 |
48.299 |
| 23. |
Rune Hermans |
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4.0 |
12.866 |
3.6 |
11.166 |
5.1 |
11.333 |
5.0 |
12.600 |
47.965 |
| 24. |
Clara Chambellant |
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5.0 |
13.433 |
4.8 |
11.266 |
5.4 |
10.466 |
4.8 |
12.433 |
47.598 |
| 25. |
Noémie Marrot |
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4.0 |
12.633 |
5.1 |
11.033 |
5.0 |
9.966 |
4.7 |
12.300 |
45.932 |
| 26. |
Laura Jurca |
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4.8 |
11.800 |
5.5 |
12.833 |
4.6 |
10.933 |
35.566 |
| 27. |
Polina Spirina |
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0.0 |
0.000 |
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4.8 |
11.966 |
11.966 |
| Senior Challenge | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
| 1. |
Victoria-Kayen Woo |
Gym-Richelieu |
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5.0 |
14.266 |
5.1 |
13.600 |
4.6 |
12.400 |
4.7 |
12.666 |
52.932 |
| 2. |
Sabrina Gill |
Futures |
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5.3 |
14.500 |
5.8 |
12.700 |
5.2 |
12.900 |
5.4 |
12.566 |
52.666 |
| 3. |
Jordyn Pedersen |
Futures |
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5.0 |
13.866 |
5.4 |
11.766 |
5.4 |
12.466 |
5.5 |
12.733 |
50.831 |
| 4. |
Casey Carvalho |
Futures |
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5.0 |
13.533 |
4.6 |
11.900 |
5.5 |
12.833 |
5.6 |
11.900 |
50.166 |
| 5. |
Silvia Colussi-Pelaez |
Spain |
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5.0 |
13.766 |
5.5 |
11.333 |
6.0 |
13.033 |
4.8 |
11.866 |
49.998 |
| 6. |
Mariana Colussi-Pelaez |
Futures |
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5.0 |
13.900 |
4.3 |
11.766 |
4.6 |
11.533 |
5.1 |
12.600 |
49.799 |
| 7. |
Sydney McEachern |
Springers |
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5.0 |
13.933 |
4.1 |
11.266 |
4.8 |
11.733 |
5.1 |
12.700 |
49.632 |
| 8. |
Morgane Detrez |
France |
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4.4 |
13.566 |
3.6 |
10.733 |
5.4 |
12.966 |
5.0 |
12.200 |
49.465 |
| 9. |
Kirsten Peterman |
Futures |
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5.0 |
13.900 |
4.9 |
12.633 |
5.0 |
10.200 |
5.2 |
12.566 |
49.299 |
| 10. |
Isabela Onyshko |
Brandon Eagles |
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5.0 |
13.700 |
5.3 |
11.666 |
5.1 |
11.800 |
5.0 |
11.966 |
49.132 |
| 11. |
Oréane Léchenault |
France |
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4.4 |
13.266 |
4.2 |
11.300 |
5.0 |
11.866 |
4.6 |
12.533 |
48.965 |
| 12. |
Laura Waem |
Belgium |
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5.0 |
13.333 |
4.9 |
12.900 |
4.9 |
10.800 |
5.0 |
11.566 |
48.599 |
| 13. |
Megan Roberts |
East York |
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5.0 |
13.866 |
4.3 |
11.700 |
5.0 |
10.100 |
5.1 |
12.766 |
48.432 |
| 14. |
Toni-Ann Williams |
Jamaica |
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5.0 |
14.233 |
3.7 |
9.166 |
5.6 |
13.133 |
5.5 |
11.633 |
48.165 |
| 15. |
Audrey Rousseau |
Equilibrix |
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4.4 |
13.533 |
2.9 |
10.100 |
4.8 |
12.100 |
4.7 |
12.366 |
48.099 |
| 16. |
Marine Boyer |
France |
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4.2 |
12.100 |
3.4 |
10.966 |
4.6 |
11.733 |
4.8 |
13.066 |
47.865 |
| 17. |
Nicole Chow |
TAG |
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4.4 |
13.000 |
3.2 |
10.800 |
5.3 |
11.666 |
4.6 |
12.200 |
47.666 |
| 18. |
Stefanie Merkle |
Revolution |
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5.0 |
13.766 |
4.5 |
9.800 |
5.2 |
10.633 |
5.3 |
13.000 |
47.199 |
| 19. |
Camille Bahl |
France |
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4.4 |
13.266 |
3.9 |
10.566 |
5.0 |
9.700 |
5.0 |
11.800 |
45.332 |
| 19. |
Amara Cipollina |
France |
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4.0 |
12.166 |
4.7 |
10.900 |
4.6 |
11.133 |
4.4 |
11.133 |
45.332 |
| 20. |
Angel Zhong |
Omega |
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5.0 |
13.400 |
3.4 |
9.066 |
5.3 |
10.133 |
5.3 |
12.200 |
44.799 |
| 21. |
Andreanne Belley |
Gym-Richelieu |
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4.0 |
12.566 |
4.0 |
10.300 |
4.4 |
10.700 |
4.5 |
11.100 |
44.666 |
| 22. |
Samantha Haghighat-Joo |
Omega |
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4.8 |
13.633 |
2.5 |
8.900 |
5.3 |
9.600 |
5.0 |
11.766 |
43.899 |
| 23. |
Taylor Chan |
Tag |
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5.0 |
13.966 |
3.9 |
6.900 |
4.8 |
11.000 |
5.1 |
11.966 |
43.832 |
| 24. |
Camille Jacquin |
Belgium |
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2.4 |
11.133 |
1.4 |
9.933 |
3.5 |
10.933 |
3.2 |
10.933 |
42.932 |
| 25. |
Coline Devillard |
France |
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4.6 |
13.133 |
3.3 |
7.300 |
5.1 |
10.100 |
4.6 |
10.466 |
40.999 |
| 26. |
Andrea Camino Bonicelli |
Peru |
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4.7 |
12.100 |
4.4 |
8.366 |
4.2 |
9.266 |
4.6 |
11.100 |
40.832 |
| 27. |
Emily Lennon |
Gymtastics |
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5.0 |
13.933 |
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5.6 |
12.900 |
5.2 |
12.966 |
39.799 |
| 28. |
Talia Chiarelli |
Bluewater |
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5.0 |
13.600 |
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4.9 |
11.966 |
5.4 |
13.200 |
38.766 |
| 29. |
Helody Cyrenne |
Gym-Fly |
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5.0 |
13.933 |
0.0 |
0.000 |
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4.9 |
11.400 |
25.333 |
| 30. |
Loan His |
France |
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0.0 |
0.000 |
4.7 |
12.833 |
5.0 |
11.433 |
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24.266 |
| 31. |
Kaitlyn Hofland |
Futures |
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5.8 |
11.033 |
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11.033 |
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Written by Amanda Turner
Saturday, 09 March 2013 03:31 |
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| Gómez, Soto Dominate Central American Games |
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(3 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)
 2012 Olympian Ana Sofía Gómez (Guatemala) and Tarik Soto (Costa Rica) dominated the gymnastics competition at the 10th Central American Games, which concluded Friday in San José, Costa Rica. Pictured: Soto led Costa Rica to the men's team title over Guatemala and Panama.2012 Olympian Ana Sofía Gómez (Guatemala) and Tarik Soto (Costa Rica) dominated the gymnastics competition at the 10th Central American Games, which concluded Friday in San José, Costa Rica.
The multisport event, held quadrenially, features nearly 3,000 athletes competing in 26 sports, including artistic gymnastcs. The seven members of the Central American Sports Organization (ORDECA) take part in the event: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Gómez, an all-around finalist at the 2012 Olympics in London, won a maximum five medals: golds in the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise; silver on uneven bars; and bronze on vault. (No team competition was held for the women because of the limited number of seniors available.)
Teammate Monica Yool took second all-around and won the gold on uneven bars. Panamanian Isabella Amado, the all-around bronze medalist, won vault.
Soto, 19, dominated the competition with five gold medals, one silver and one bronze. He skipped the finals on still rings to rest an old injury. His haul of seven medals makes him the most decorated of any athlete so far in San José.
"I'm very happy, satisfied with the work I did to give my country these medals," he said. "I think as of today, gymnastics will get more attention. It requires the cooperation of the media and sponsors for other athletes to achieve their goals and to represent the country. We only ask for more attention and we the athletes will do the rest."
The other three gold medals in the men's competition went to Guatemala's Jorge Vega (parallel bars and high bar) and Mynor Juárez (still rings). Vega took second all-around behind Soto and ahead of Juárez.
Competition continues in San José through March 17. The next edition of the Central American Games is scheduled for Managua, Nicaragua in 2017. The Central American and Caribbean Games, another quadrennial event that also includes gymnastics, takes place July 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.
External Link: Official Website
10th Central American Games
March 6-8, 2013, San José, Costa Rica.
| Men's Team | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. |  Costa Rica | 54.00 | 43.85 | 46.25 | 53.95 | 51.30 | 47.50 | 296.85 |
| Andres Valverde | 13.20 | 11.95 | | 13.45 | 12.85 | 12.15 | |
| Luis Alejandro Soto | 12.50 | 8.95 | 10.65 | 12.95 | 12.40 | 11.20 | |
| William Romero | | | 11.70 | | | 11.20 | |
| Henry González | 13.50 | 10.55 | 11.60 | 13.25 | 13.00 | | |
| Tarik Soto | 14.80 | 12.40 | 12.30 | 14.30 | 13.05 | 12.95 | |
| 2. |  Guatemala | 53.60 | 36.20 | 46.25 | 51.15 | 47.45 | 47.90 | 282.55 |
| Jorge Vega | 14.55 | 10.05 | 11.40 | 13.35 | 12.45 | 12.55 | |
| Mario Picon | 13.20 | 9.95 | 10.70 | 12.25 | 11.45 | 12.25 | |
| Mynor Juárez | 13.20 | 11.60 | 12.30 | 14.15 | 13.20 | 12.35 | |
| Cristopher Linares | | 4.60 | 11.85 | 11.40 | | | |
| Ricardo Shade | 12.65 | | | | 10.35 | 10.75 | |
| 3. |  Panama | 47.80 | 38.35 | 39.80 | 47.90 | 42.55 | 41.05 | 257.45 |
| Manuel Gallardo | 11.40 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 11.15 | | | |
| Jose Gallardo | | 9.15 | 9.35 | 12.50 | 10.65 | 9.20 | |
| Raul Perez | 11.60 | 9.65 | 11.05 | 11.50 | 11.35 | 11.05 | |
| Luis Vasquez | 12.10 | | | | 11.20 | 10.05 | |
| Vidiel Aguilar | 12.70 | 10.35 | 10.20 | 12.75 | 9.35 | 10.75 | |
| Women's All-Around | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
| 1. | Ana Sofía Gómez | | 5.8 | 14.50 | 5.5 | 12.70 | 6.1 | 14.30 | 5.1 | 13.15 | 54.65 |
| 2. | Monica Yool | | 5.0 | 13.60 | 5.3 | 13.35 | 5.0 | 13.35 | 4.9 | 13.10 | 53.40 |
| 3. | Isabella Amado | | 5.0 | 13.95 | 3.1 | 10.80 | 5.2 | 12.00 | 4.8 | 12.55 | 49.30 |
| 4. | Kaisa Chirinos |  | 2.4 | 11.35 | 1.9 | 9.90 | 4.2 | 10.25 | 3.7 | 11.80 | 43.30 |
| Men's All-Around | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
| 1. | Tarik Soto | | 6.0 | 14.90 | 4.6 | 12.85 | 4.7 | 12.75 | 4.8 | 14.15 | 4.5 | 12.50 | 4.5 | 11.75 | 78.90 |
| 2. | Jorge Vega | | 6.1 | 13.60 | 3.7 | 11.05 | 5.2 | 13.05 | 5.6 | 14.90 | 5.1 | 12.05 | 4.0 | 11.70 | 76.35 |
| 3. | Mynor Juárez | | 5.2 | 10.80 | 4.5 | 12.00 | 4.9 | 12.10 | 5.2 | 14.10 | 5.1 | 12.95 | 4.9 | 13.60 | 75.55 |
| 4. | Andres Valverde | | 4.8 | 13.50 | 3.6 | 10.90 | 3.8 | 11.00 | 4.4 | 13.40 | 3.4 | 12.55 | 3.5 | 12.15 | 73.50 |
| 5. | Vidiel Aguilar | | 4.8 | 11.95 | 3.5 | 10.65 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 3.6 | 12.40 | 3.8 | 12.00 | 3.8 | 10.95 | 69.20 |
| 6. | Pablo Velasquez |  | 5.3 | 12.65 | 3.9 | 10.20 | 4.1 | 10.25 | 5.2 | 13.85 | 4.3 | 11.50 | 2.4 | 10.05 | 68.50 |
| 7. | Raul Perez | | 4.5 | 12.50 | 3.8 | 9.65 | 4.7 | 11.50 | 3.6 | 12.85 | 3.3 | 9.90 | 3.0 | 10.45 | 66.85 |
| Women's Vault Final | Score |
| 1. | Isabella Amado | | 12.50 |
| 2. | Mariana Sanchez | | 12.35 |
| 3. | Ana Sofía Gómez | | 12.25 |
| 4. | Marcela Aparicio | | 12.20 |
| 5. | Monica Yool | | 12.15 |
| 6. | Karla Gutierrez | | 11.75 |
| 7. | Gabriela Sandoval | | 10.95 |
| Uneven Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Monica Yool | | 5.3 | 7.95 | | 13.250 |
| 2. | Ana Sofía Gómez | | 5.5 | 7.45 | | 12.950 |
| 3. | Isabella Amado | | 3.1 | 7.35 | | 10.450 |
| 4. | Kaisa Chirinos | | 2.0 | 8.10 | | 10.100 |
| 5. | Gabriela Sandoval | | 2.2 | 5.55 | | 7.750 |
| Balance Beam Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Ana Sofía Gómez | | 6.0 | 7.90 | | 13.900 |
| 2. | Monica Yool | | 5.1 | 8.50 | | 13.600 |
| 3. | Isabella Amada | | 5.5 | 6.65 | | 12.150 |
| 4. | Kaisa Chirinos | | 4.2 | 6.80 | | 11.000 |
| 5. | Karla Gutierrez | | 4.8 | 3.50 | .1 | 8.200 |
| Women's Floor Exercise Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Ana Sofía Gómez | | 5.4 | 8.05 | | 13.450 |
| 2. | Monica Yool | | 5.0 | 8.25 | | 13.250 |
| 3. | Mariana Sanchez | | 4.8 | 8.30 | | 13.100 |
| 4. | Isabella Amada | | 4.8 | 7.80 | | 12.600 |
| 5. | Kaisa Chirinos | | 3.7 | 7.25 | | 10.950 |
| 6. | Karla Gutierrez | | 4.3 | 6.35 | | 10.650 |
| 7. | Gabriela Sandoval | | 3.4 | 6.95 | | 10.350 |
| Men's Floor Exercise Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Tarik Soto | | 6.0 | 8.65 | | 14.650 |
| 2. | Jorge Vega | | 5.9 | 7.80 | .3 | 13.400 |
| 3. | Pablo Velasquez | | 5.3 | 7.80 | | 13.100 |
| 4. | Mynor Juárez | | 5.0 | 7.95 | | 12.950 |
| 5. | Henry González | | 5.0 | 7.95 | .1 | 12.850 |
| 6. | Roberto Fiallos | | 4.4 | 8.15 | | 12.550 |
| 7. | Luis Vasquez | | 4.7 | 7.55 | | 12.250 |
| Pommel Horse Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Tarik Soto | | 4.6 | 8.25 | | 12.850 |
| 2. | Pablo Velasquez | | 4.9 | 6.70 | | 11.600 |
| 3. | Mynor Juárez | | 4.6 | 6.90 | | 11.500 |
| 4. | Jorge Vega | | 3.6 | 7.60 | | 11.200 |
| 5. | Aguilar Vidiel | | 3.3 | 7.55 | | 10.850 |
| 6. | Andres Valverde | | 3.7 | 7.15 | | 10.850 |
| 7. | Raul Perez | | 3.7 | 7.00 | | 10.700 |
| Still Rings Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Mynor Juárez | | 5.3 | 7.55 | | 12.850 |
| 2. | Raul Perez | | 4.7 | 7.25 | | 11.950 |
| 3. | Aguilar Vidiel | | 4.4 | 7.25 | | 11.650 |
| 4. | Henry González | | 4.3 | 7.30 | | 11.600 |
| 5. | Christopher Linares | | 4.5 | 7.00 | | 11.500 |
| 6. | Pablo Velasquez | | 4.0 | 6.85 | | 10.850 |
| 7. | William Romero | | 3.8 | 7.00 | | 10.800 |
| Men's Vault Final | Score |
| 1. | Tarik Soto | | 13.050 |
| 2. | Mynor Juárez | | 12.800 |
| 3. | Andres Valverde | | 12.250 |
| 4. | Roberto Fiallos | | 12.150 |
| 5. | Jorge Vega | | 12.100 |
| 6. | Pablo Velasquez | | 11.250 |
| 7. | José Gallardo | | 9.800 |
| 8. | Vidiel Aguilar | | 8.900 |
| Parallel Bars Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Jorge Vega | | 5.1 | 7.80 | | 12.900 |
| 2. | Mynor Juárez | | 4.7 | 8.05 | | 12.750 |
| 3. | Tarik Soto | | 4.5 | 7.80 | | 12.300 |
| 4. | Henry González | | 4.6 | 7.15 | | 11.750 |
| 5. | Raul Perez | | 4.0 | 7.35 | | 11.350 |
| 6. | Luis Vasquez | | 3.3 | 7.50 | | 10.800 |
| 7. | Pablo Velasquez | | 4.1 | 6.35 | | 10.450 |
| High Bar Final | D | E | ND | Score |
| 1. | Jorge Vega | | 4.5 | 8.70 | | 13.200 |
| 2. | Tarik Soto | | 4.2 | 8.15 | | 12.350 |
| 3. | Mynor Juárez | | 4.9 | 7.25 | | 12.150 |
| 4. | Andres Valverde | | 3.5 | 8.60 | | 12.100 |
| 5. | Raul Perez | | 3.0 | 8.10 | | 11.100 |
| 6. | Vidiel Aguilar | | 3.5 | 6.85 | | 10.350 |
| 7. | Pablo Velasquez | | 2.4 | 7.65 | | 10.050 |
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 12:12 |
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| Ablyazin Takes Third Gold as Russian Nationals End |
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 Rising star Denis Ablyazin won a third gold medal Thursday as the Russian championships concluded in Penza. Pictured: Ukrainian Olympian Nikolai Kuksenkov, who received Russian citizenship at the end of last year, won the gold medal on high bar.Rising star Denis Ablyazin won a third gold medal Thursday as the Russian championships concluded in Penza.
Ablyazin, 20, added the vault gold medal to go with his floor and still rings titles from Wednesday. The Penza native picked up a silver on vault and bronze on floor exercise at last summer's Olympics in London.
New Russian all-around champion David Belyavsky won parallel bars, and Ukrainian Olympian Nikolai Kuksenkov claimed high bar. Kuksenkov, who received Russian citizenship at the end of last year, plans to represent Russia from now on.
First-year senior Yevgenia Shelgunova won the balance beam title with few wobbles but fewer valuable connections (ro two-foot layout; side aerial; front aerial; sheep jump; tuck front; ff, ff, double pike). Two-time Olympian Ksenia Afanasyeva, the reigning world floor exercise champion, took the title on her best event.
Superstar Aliya Mustafina skipped the last day of competition to rest her knee. On Sunday, the world and Olympic champion defended her Russian all-around title.
The 2013 European Championships take place April 17-21 in Moscow, where senior all-around and apparatus medals will be up for grabs. Russian coach Valentina Rodionenko said three gymnasts have secured their spots after the competition in Penza: Mustafina, Anastasia Grishina, the all-around silver medalist and uneven bars champion; and vault champion Maria Paseka.
Shelgunova, the all-around bronze medalist, is a contender for the fourth spot along with Afanasyeva and 2011 European all-around champion Anna Dementyeva, Rodionenko said.
Moscow city officials, meanwhile, announced they would contribute an additional 97 million rubles ($3 million) toward the organization of the European championships.
Read "Fresh Start," an interview with Anastasia Grishina, in the current issue of International Gymnast Magazine. To subscribe or order back issues, click here.
External Link: Russian Gymnastics Federation
2013 Russian Championships
March 7, Penza
| Balance Beam Final | Total |
| 1. | Yevgenia Shelgunova | Central/Volga | 14.050 |
| 2. | Polina Fyodorova | Volga | 13.900 |
| 3. | Ksenia Afanasyeva | Central | 13.775 |
| 4. | Anna Dementyeva | Central/Volga | 13.400 |
| 5. | Anna Pavlova | Central | 13.275 |
| 6. | Kristina Goryunova | Northwest | 13.275 |
| 7. | Yekaterina Kramarenko | St. Petersburg | 12.800 |
| 8. | Alyona Polyan | Volga | 11.725 |
| Women's Floor Exercise Final | Total |
| 1. | Ksenia Afanasyeva | Central | 13.600 |
| 2. | Kristina Goryunova | Northwest | 13.525 |
| 3. | Alyona Polyan | Volga | 13.075 |
| 4. | Anna Pavlova | Central | 13.000 |
| 5. | Yevgenia Shelgunova | Central/Volga | 12.900 |
| 6. | Anna Dementyeva | Central/Volga | 12.625 |
| 7. | Maria Smirnova | Volga | 11.950 |
| 8. | Polina Fyodorova | Volga | 11.800 |
| Men's Vault Final | Total |
| 1. | Denis Ablyazin | Volga/Moscow | 14.075 |
| 2. | Mikhail Kudashov | Urals | 13.525 |
| 3. | Pavel Pavlov | Volga | 13.125 |
| 4. | Vladislav Kozin | St. Petersburg | 12.075 |
| 5. | Dmitry Yakubovsky | Moscow | 12.000 |
| 6. | Alexei Bykov | South | 11.850 |
| 7. | Andrei Cherkasov | Siberia | 11.075 |
| 8. | Roman Suetin | Urals | 10.475 |
| Parallel Bars Final | Total |
| 1. | David Belyavsky | Urals | 15.025 |
| 2. | Alexander Balandin | Northwest/Central | 14.800 |
| 3. | Nikolai Kuksenkov | Central | 14.700 |
| 4. | Andrei Cherkasov | Siberia | 14.700 |
| 5. | Nikita Ignatyev | Siberia | 14.675 |
| 6. | Dmitry Stolyarov | Moscow | 14.500 |
| 7. | Dmitry Gogotov | St. Petersburg | 14.450 |
| 8. | Kirill Ignatenkov | Central/Northwest | 12.900 |
| High Bar Final | Total |
| 1. | Nikolai Kuksenkov | Central | 14.950 |
| 2. | Nikita Ignatyev | Siberia | 14.850 |
| 3. | Danyl Kazachkov | Siberia | 14.100 |
| 4. | Vladislav Kozin | St. Petersburg | 14.025 |
| 5. | Pavel Russinyak | Volga | 13.700 |
| 6. | Emin Garibov | Moscow | 13.025 |
| 7. | Igor Pakhomenko | Siberia | 12.500 |
International Gymnast Magazine's coverage of Russian gymnastics includes:
March 2013 - Grishina interview
January/February 2013 - Mustafina center poster
September 2012 - Olympic Games special issue
July/August 2012 - Mustafina and Komova on cover photo collage, Olympic Games preview
May 2012 - "Up for the Challenge" (Komova interview)
January/February 2012 - "Poised for Perfection (Afanasyeva cover photo and interview)
December 2011 - World Championships special issue
June 2011 - "Russian Intensity" (Nabiyeva interview)
May 2011 - Dementyeva and Mustafina on cover (May 2011)
January/February 2011 - "The Mustafina Mystique" (Mustafina profile)
December 2010 - Mustafina on cover, World Championships special issue
October 2010 - Komova on cover, World Championships preview
July/August 2010 - Komova on cover photo collage
June 2010 - Komova on cover
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Written by Amanda Turner
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 13:03 |
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| Ablyazin Wins Twice at Russian Championships |
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 Olympic medalists Maria Paseka, Anastasia Grishina and Denis Ablyazin were golden Wednesday as the Russian championships continued in Penza. Pictured: Uneven bars champion Anastasia Grishina poses with her new coach Viktor Razumovsky, who returned to Russia in December after nearly 20 years in Japan.Olympic medalists Maria Paseka, Anastasia Grishina and Denis Ablyazin were golden Wednesday as the Russian championships continued in Penza.
Penza native Denis Ablyazin, who won the silver medal on vault and the bronze medalist on floor exercise at last summer's Olympics in London, took home gold medals on floor exercise and still rings. On floor, he competed a seven-pass tumbling marathon (layout Arabian 1 3/4; double layout; double-twisting front to immediate double front; Randi; piked Arabian double front; 2 1/2 front full; triple twist). David Belyavsky, who won the men's all-around title on Sunday, took second over 2010 Youth Olympian Daniil Kazachkov.
Ablyazin also won still rings with a massive 15.875. Former Ukrainian star Nikolai Kuksenkov, now representing Russia, was second with 15.300 over Olympian Nikita Ignatyev (15.000). Top qualifier Alexander Balandin, the reigning European champion on still rings, erred for fifth.
Specialist Matvei Petrov, an alternate to Russia's 2010 world team, won pommel horse with an impressive 15.675. Fellow specialist Andrei Perevoznikov edged Olympian Emin Garibov, 15.325-15.300. Kuksenkov was fourth, also scoring above 15.000 (15.275).
Maria Paseka, the bronze medalist on vault in London, won the women's vault title in a weak final. Paseka suffered an out-of-control landing on her Amanar and stepped over the side of the mat on a layout Podkopayeva. Reigning champion Anna Pavlova, a 2004 and 2008 Olympian, drilled her double-twisting Yurchenko but stumbled forward on her layout Podkopayeva second vault to place third.
Grishina grabbed the gold on uneven bars (inside Stalder, toe-on full to piked Tkatchev to Pak; Maloney half; piked Jaeger; full-twisting double). The Muscovite is now training under legendary coaches Viktor Razumovsky and Irina Razumovskaya, who previously trained stars Yelena Gurova, Yelena Shevchenko, Olga Chudina and Dina Kochetkova. The coaching couple returned to Russia in 2012 after nearly 20 years working in Japan.
Veteran Tatiana Nabiyeva won the silver medal on bars over Olympic champion Aliya Mustafina, who had a rare break on the event. Mustafina, who defended her all-around title on Sunday, came up short on a Stalder-full and fell over.
Competition concludes Thursday in Penza with the first day of event finals.
Read "Fresh Start," an interview with Anastasia Grishina, in the current issue of International Gymnast Magazine. To subscribe or order back issues, click here.
External Link: Russian Gymnastics Federation
2013 Russian Championships
March 6, Penza
| Women's Vault Final | Total |
| 1. | Maria Paseka | Moscow | 13.475 |
| 2. | Kristina Kruglikova | Central | 13.400 |
| 3. | Anna Pavlova | Central | 13.050 |
| 4. | Olga Bikmurzina | Volga | 12.750 |
| 5. | Alyona Polyan | Volga | 12.625 |
| 6. | Maria Smirnova | Volga | 12.225 |
| 7. | Anna Myzdrikova | Moscow | 12.175 |
| 8. | Yekaterina Tsvetkova | Central | 11.300 |
| Uneven Bars Final | Total |
| 1. | Anastasia Grishina | Moscow | 15.100 |
| 2. | Tatiana Nabiyeva | St. Petersburg | 14.625 |
| 3. | Aliya Mustafina | Moscow | 14.550 |
| 4. | Anna Dementyeva | Central/Volga | 13.975 |
| 5. | Yevgenia Shelgunova | Central | 13.625 |
| 6. | Kristina Goryunova | Northwest | 13.525 |
| 7. | Alla Sosnitskaya | Moscow | 13.500 |
| 8. | Maria Paseka | Moscow | 11.725 |
| Men's Floor Exercise Final | Total |
| 1. | Denis Ablyazin | Volga/Moscow | 15.350 |
| 2. | David Belyavsky | Urals | 15.100 |
| 3. | Daniil Kazachkov | Siberia | 14.630 |
| 4. | Andrei Cherkasov | Siberia | 14.330 |
| 5. | Kirill Prokopyev | Central | 14.250 |
| 6. | Dmitry Stolyarov | Moscow | 13.975 |
| 7. | Igor Pakhomenko | Siberia | 13.175 |
| 8. | Filipp Chuglazov | Northwest | 12.975 |
| Pommel Horse Final | Total |
| 1. | Matvei Petrov | Northwest | 15.675 |
| 2. | Andrei Perevoznikov | Central | 15.325 |
| 3. | Emin Garibov | Moscow | 15.300 |
| 4. | Nikolai Kuksenkov | Central | 15.275 |
| 5. | David Belyavsky | Urals | 13.825 |
| 6. | Dmitry Gogotov | St. Petersburg | 13.500 |
| 7. | Grigory Zyryanov | Siberia | 12.875 |
| 8. | Pavel Russinyak | Volga | 12.775 |
| Still Rings Final | Total |
| 1. | Denis Ablyazin | Volga/Moscow | 15.875 |
| 2. | Nikolai Kuksenkov | Central | 15.300 |
| 3. | Nikita Ignatyev | Siberia | 15.000 |
| 4. | Daniil Kazachkov | Siberia | 14.950 |
| 5. | Alexander Balandin | Northwest/Central | 14.950 |
| 6. | Pavel Pavlov | Volga | 14.900 |
| 7. | Nikita Lezhankin | Urals | 13.925 |
International Gymnast Magazine's coverage of Russian gymnastics includes:
March 2013 - Grishina interview
January/February 2013 - Mustafina center poster
September 2012 - Olympic Games special issue
July/August 2012 - Mustafina and Komova on cover photo collage, Olympic Games preview
May 2012 - "Up for the Challenge" (Komova interview)
January/February 2012 - "Poised for Perfection (Afanasyeva cover photo and interview)
December 2011 - World Championships special issue
June 2011 - "Russian Intensity" (Nabiyeva interview)
May 2011 - Dementyeva and Mustafina on cover (May 2011)
January/February 2011 - "The Mustafina Mystique" (Mustafina profile)
December 2010 - Mustafina on cover, World Championships special issue
October 2010 - Komova on cover, World Championships preview
July/August 2010 - Komova on cover photo collage
June 2010 - Komova on cover
To subscribe or order back issues, click here. |
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