To all my valued readers, gym fans and gymnasts from around the world, I would like the opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas! May you all stay safe, healthy and above all happy this holiday season. And I look forward to sharing my love of Gymnastics with you all in the New Year.
Day Two of competition at the Toyota International Gymnastics Invitational is underway. Korea's KIM Hee Hoon has picked up the Vault title with Vietnam's HOANG Cuong finishing second with PARK Eo Jin of Korea rounding out the top three. Japan's Natsumi Sasada won the Balance Beam title, dominating the event over Canadian Victoria Moors with Yu Minobe earning the bronze. Kohei Uchimura topped compatriot Ryohei Kato and Germany's Marcel Nguyen for the Parallel Bars honors, whilst on the Women's Floor Exercise, Moors dominated over Pia Tolle. Sasada earned the bronze medal. Special mention must go to Open Competitor Yuki Uchiyama whose exhibition performance earned the third highest score on the apparatus. Uchimura won the Horizontal Bar with Germany's Andreas Toba earning the silver. Bronze went to Korea's PARK Eo Jin.
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
BALANCE BEAM:
- Natsumi Sasada (JPN) 14.700
- Victoria Moors (CAN) 14.350
- Yu Minobe (JPN) 14.200
- HAN So Re (KOR) 13.100
- Pia Tolle (GER) 13.000
- PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) 12.250
- HEO Seon Mi (KOR) 11.800
- Hiu Ying Angel Wong (HKG) 11.750
- OPEN COMPETITOR: Yuki Uchiyama (JPN) 11.500
- DO Thi Thu Huyen (VIE) 11.450
- Nim Yan Choi (HKG) 9.600
- Victoria Moors (CAN) 14.600
- Pia Tolle (GER) 13.400
- OPEN COMPETITOR: Yuki Uchiyama (JPN) 13.350
- Natsumi Sasada (JPN) 12.500
- Wakana Inoue (JPN) 12.250
- OPEN COMPETITOR: DO Thi van Anh (VIE) 12.200
- DO Thi Thu Huyen (VIE) 11.950
- HAN So Re (KOR) 11.700
- PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) 11.600
- OPEN COMPETITOR: Yasuha Matsumura (JPN) 11.050
VAULT:
- KIM Hee Hoon (KOR) (15.250, 15.125) 15.187
- HOANG Cuong (VIE) (14.650, 15.100) 14.875
- PARK Eo Jin (KOR) (14.650, 14.475) 14.562
- Andreas Toba (GER) (14.800, 14.225) 14.512
- Koji Yamamuro (JPN) (15.150, 13.850) 14.450
- Kristian Thomas (GBR) (14.400, 13.875); DANG Nam (VIE) (14.600, 13.675) 14.137
- Man Hin Jim (HKG) (14.250, 14.000) 14.125
- Kiu Chung Ng (HKG) (14.350, 13.650) 14.000
- Kenzo Shirai (JPN) (13.975, 13.850) 13.912
- Zachary Clay (CAN) (13.625, 13.850) 13.687
PARALLEL BARS:
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN) 15.550
- Ryohei Kato (JPN) 15.475
- Marcel Nguyen (GER) 15.250
- PHAM Phuong Hung (VIE) 15.225
- Pericles Fouro da Silva (BRA) 14.525
- Daniel Keatings (GBR) 14.375
- PARK Eo Jin (KOR) 14.050
- HOANG Cuong (VIE) 13.550
- BAE Ga Ram (KOR) 13.000
- Robert Watson (CAN) 12.700
- Zachary Clay (CAN) 12.650
- Man Hin Jim (HKG) 12.375
HORIZONTAL BAR:
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN) 15.750
- Andreas Toba (GER) 14.925
- PARK Eo Jin (KOR) 14.225
- BAE Ga Ram (KOR) 14.025
- Pericles Fouro da Silva (BRA) 13.950
- Kenneth Ikeda (CAN); Koji Yamamuro (JPN) 12.275
- Kristian Thomas (GBR) 11.950
- Steven Chaplin (CAN) 10.275
Japanese gymnasts picked up two titles on the first day of the Toyota International Gymnastics Invitational which was contested yesterday in Toyota, Japan. Kenzo Shirai dominated on the Floor Exercise with fellow Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura and Korean PARK Eo Jin finishing second and third respectively. Kohei Kameyama won the Pommel Horse title over compatriot Ryohei Kato with Great Britain's Daniel Keatings finishing with a bronze medal. Brazil's Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti outclassed the field on the Still Rings. Koji Yamamuro of Japan and Marcel Nguyen of Germany rounded out the top three. Vietnam's PHAN Thi Ha Thanh won the Vault title over Mai Murakami of Japan with fellow Vietnamese gymnast DO Thi van Anh finishing in third. Canadian Victoria Moors won the Uneven Bars title. Korea's HEO Seon Mi finished second with Wakana Inoue earning the bronze. Competition continues today with the remaining Events.
RESULTS:
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
VAULT:
- PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) (15.150, 14.550) 14.850
- Mai Murakami (JPN) (14.650, 14.150) 14.400
- DO Thi van Anh (VIE) (13.700, 13.650) 13.675
- Hiu Ying Angel Wong (HKG) (13.650, 13.400) 13.525
- HEO Seon Mi (KOR) (13.850, 13.150) 13.500
- Nim Yan Choi (HKG) (12.400, 12.750) 12.575
- Victoria Moors (CAN) 13.800
- HEO Seon Mi (KOR) 13.600
- Wakana Inoue (JPN) 13.500
- Sakura Noda (JPN) 13.000
- HAN So Re (KOR) 12.550
- OPEN COMPETITOR: Yasuha Matsumura (JPN) 12.300
- DO Thi van Anh (VIE) 11.600
- PHAN Thi Ha Thnah (VIE) 10.200
MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
FLOOR EXERCISE:
- Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 16.325
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN) 15.500
- PARK Eo Jin (KOR) 14.800
- Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) 14.525
- KIM Hee Hoon (KOR) 14.450
- Robert Watson (CAN) 13.950
- Kristian Thomas (GBR) 13.750
- DANG Nam (VIE) 12.850
- Kiu Chung Ng (HKG) 12.625
- HOANG Cuong (VIE) 12.525
- Kam Wah Liu (HKG) 12.425
- Zachary Clay (CAN) 11.000
POMMEL HORSE:
- Kohei Kameyama (JPN) 15.300
- Ryohei Kato (JPN) 14.925
- Daniel Keatings (GBR) 14.375
- Andreas Toba (GER) 14.300
- Kenneth Ikeda (CAN) 14.025
- DANG Nam (VIE) 13.325
- KIM Hee Hoon (KOR) 13.300
- BAE Ga Ram (KOR) 13.250
- HOANG Cuong (VIE) 13.050
- Zachary Clay (CAN) 12.900
- Pericles Fouro da Silva (BRA) 12.875
STILL RINGS:
- Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) 15.875
- Koji Yamamuro (JPN) 15.625
- Marcel Nguyen (GER) 15.375
- Kiu Chung Ng (HKG) 15.075
- DANG Nam (VIE) 14.400
- BAE Ga Ram (KOR) 13.825
- Andreas Toba (GER) 13.775
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN) 13.375
- KIM Hee Hoon (KOR) 12.800
- Robert Watson (CAN) 12.225
- Kam Wah Liu (HKG) 12.000
- Steven Chaplin (CAN) 11.325
The 2013 Toyota International Gymnastics Competition will be held from the 14th to the 15th of December at the Sky Hall Toyota (Toyota City Gymnasium) in Toyota, Japan. This event features Men and Women's Artistic Gymnasts compete in Apparatus Finals (CIII) competition. On the Saturday, the 14th the event gets underway at 2.00pm (local time) and will feature Women's Vault and Uneven Bars and the Men's Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse and Still Rings. The second day will commence at 2.00pm and will see Women's Balance Beam and Floor Exercise and Men's Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.
Gymnasts from nine nations will participate with the roster currently looking extremely exciting!! In a small Women's field, the standout names are Canadian Victoria Moors, Germany's Pia Tolle, Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan, Hiu Ying Angel Wong of Hong Kong, Korean Seon Mi Heo, and Vietnam's PHAN Thi Ha Thanh. Not to mention Japan's own Mai Murakami, Asuka Teramoto, Natsumi Sasada and Yu Minobe.
In terms of the Men's field, names to watch out for are Brazil's Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti and Pericles Fouro da Silva, Canadians Kenneth Ikeda, Robert Watson and Zachary Clay; German's Andreas Toba and Marcel Nguyen; Daniel Keatings and Kristian Thomas of Great Britain; Hong Kong's Kiu Chung Ng, Korea's KIM Hee Hoon and BAE Ga Ram; and Vietnam's PHAM Phuoc Hung, DANG Nam and HOANG Cuong. Standout routines will also be performed by Japan's own Kohei Uchimura, Ryohei Kato, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Kameyama and Kenzo Shirai.
PARTICIPANTS:
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
- Victoria Moors (CAN)
- Pia Tolle (GER)
- Hiu Ying Angel Wong (HKG)
- Nim Yan Chol (HKG)
- Seon Mi Heo (KOR)
- So Re Han (KOR)
Oksana Chusovitina (UZB)- PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE)
- DO Thi Thu Huyen (VIE)
- DO Thi van Anh (VIE)
- Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
- Mai Murakami (JPN)
- Natsumi Sasada (JPN)
- Yu Minobe (JPN)
- Wakana Inoue (JPN)
- Sakura Noda (JPN)
- OPEN COMPETITORS: Yuki Uchiyama; Yasuha Matsumura
MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
- Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA)
- Pericles Fouro da Silva (BRA)
- Steven Chaplin (CAN)
- Zachary Clay (CAN)
- Kenneth Ikeda (CAN)
- Robert Watson (CAN)
- Kristian Thomas (GBR)
- Daniel Keatings (GBR)
- Andreas Toba (GER)
- Marcel Nguyen (GER)
- Kam Wah Liu (HKG)
- Man Hin Jim (HKG)
- Kiu Chung Ng (HKG)
- KIM Hee Hoon (KOR)
- BAE Ga Ram (KOR)
- PARK Eo Jin (KOR)
- PHAM Phuoc Hung (VIE)
- DANG Nam (VIE)
- HOANG Cuong (VIE)
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN)
- Ryohei Kato (JPN)
- Kohei Kameyama (JPN)
- Koji Yamamuro (JPN)
- Kenzo Shirai (JPN)
The 2013 Glasgow World Cup is underway at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Solid routine for Andrey Likhovitskiy. Massive roar for Daniel Purvis. No major mistakes for him and a very great start to his competition. Another great routine from Spain's Fabian Gonzalez Vidal. Think he was a bit low in some of his landings. I love John Orozco's flairs sequence in his routine. Solid performance, but was his score too low? He looked surprised. Sam Oldham is definitely a firecracker and a great young talent for Great Britain. Very low on his final pass and has to take a large step forward. After the first rotation, Daniel Purvis leads over Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev. With Gonzalez Vidal and Sam Oldham tied for third. Poor John, he's off on what is usually a strong event for him. His whole rhythm seemed a bit off today earlier in the routine. Love Fabian Gonzalez's personality - he always seems to be smiling. Wow Oleg Verniaiev also comes off the Pommel Horse, and was a bit wild in the dismount. And after two rotations Daniel Purvis leads with Andrey Likhovitskiy and Masayoshi Yamamoto rounding out the top three. Phenomenal Rings routine for Verniaiev. At the halfway mark, Purvis leads over Likhovitskiy and Verniaiev who are tied for second. Oldham's Pommel Horse score has been increased by 0.1. Hop back on the landing for Toba but a solid vault. Huge jump forward for Gonzalez on the Shewfelt. Step off to the side and off the mat on the landing for Yamamoto. Solid vault for Likhovitskiy. Massive vault from Verniaiev!! With two rotations to go, Purvis leads over Oleg Verniaiev and Andrey Likhovitskiy. Solid routine for Toba on the Parallel Bars. Phenomenal routine for Orozco!! Verniaiev starts his routine on the Parallel Bars and jumps off due to a problem with the settings of the apparatus. And it looks as though he gets to restart his entire routine again. Heading into the final rotation, Verniaiev leads over Purvis and Likhovitskiy. Fall for Toba to start the final rotation and lands on his knees on the dismount. Tremendous routine for Oldham. However it was Oleg Verniaiev who pulled out a great routine on the Horizontal Bar, who claimed the victory in Glasgow. Daniel Purvis finished second, followed by Andrey Likhovitskiy whose Horizontal Bar routine was a standout performance.
And here come the Women. Teramoto is wearing a very stunning half-sleeved leotard, love the sparkles. Vanessa Ferrari - love, love, love her leo - red and black with white diamantes... very elegant. Ruby Harrold wears white sleeved, blue bodied leo with yellow patterning across front with diamantes. My housemate says it looks like something that we would see a Ukrainian gymnast wear. I like it though! Roxana Popa Nedelcu wears another elegant looking leotard. Carlotta Ferlito wears another elegant but busy looking leotard.... I like it! Larisa Andreea Iordache wears the stunning blue leotard she wore in Stuttgart. Our first look at Raer Theaker! She wears a lovely version of the patriotic leotard that I so adore. It's unique. Elizabeth Price looks lovely in purple. Oh wow, a stumble back for Price on the landing. After the first rotation, Iordache leads over Teramoto with Price sitting in third. Theaker comes off the Bars, but a solid routine otherwise. Ruby Harrold also comes off on the low bar. Massive hop back on the landing for Ferlito and a big save on the transition to the low bar. Solid routine for Ferrari! Superb routine from Price!! And at the halfway mark for the Women, Iordache has a 0.1 point lead over Ebee with Teramoto in third. A few bobbles for Raer but a solid routine. A few bobbles for Harrold but she managed to stay on. Fall for Ferlito on her acro series and a couple of bobbles throughout. Solid routine from Popa Nedelcu. Solid routine from Vanessa. Asuka started off the routine strong, loved her turn sequence but came off on her acro series. Solid routine from Elizabeth. I love Ebee's gloves!! Oh wow Larisa's foot misses the beam on the round-off full twist and she comes off. Headed into the final rotation, Iordache leads over Price and Ferrari. Solid routine to finish for Raer. Nice finish for Ruby, just a couple of steps out of bounds. There were some standout routines on the Floor to finish the competition but Larisa Andreea Iordache claimed victory over Ebee with Vanessa Ferrari picking up the bronze.
And here come the Women. Teramoto is wearing a very stunning half-sleeved leotard, love the sparkles. Vanessa Ferrari - love, love, love her leo - red and black with white diamantes... very elegant. Ruby Harrold wears white sleeved, blue bodied leo with yellow patterning across front with diamantes. My housemate says it looks like something that we would see a Ukrainian gymnast wear. I like it though! Roxana Popa Nedelcu wears another elegant looking leotard. Carlotta Ferlito wears another elegant but busy looking leotard.... I like it! Larisa Andreea Iordache wears the stunning blue leotard she wore in Stuttgart. Our first look at Raer Theaker! She wears a lovely version of the patriotic leotard that I so adore. It's unique. Elizabeth Price looks lovely in purple. Oh wow, a stumble back for Price on the landing. After the first rotation, Iordache leads over Teramoto with Price sitting in third. Theaker comes off the Bars, but a solid routine otherwise. Ruby Harrold also comes off on the low bar. Massive hop back on the landing for Ferlito and a big save on the transition to the low bar. Solid routine for Ferrari! Superb routine from Price!! And at the halfway mark for the Women, Iordache has a 0.1 point lead over Ebee with Teramoto in third. A few bobbles for Raer but a solid routine. A few bobbles for Harrold but she managed to stay on. Fall for Ferlito on her acro series and a couple of bobbles throughout. Solid routine from Popa Nedelcu. Solid routine from Vanessa. Asuka started off the routine strong, loved her turn sequence but came off on her acro series. Solid routine from Elizabeth. I love Ebee's gloves!! Oh wow Larisa's foot misses the beam on the round-off full twist and she comes off. Headed into the final rotation, Iordache leads over Price and Ferrari. Solid routine to finish for Raer. Nice finish for Ruby, just a couple of steps out of bounds. There were some standout routines on the Floor to finish the competition but Larisa Andreea Iordache claimed victory over Ebee with Vanessa Ferrari picking up the bronze.
- Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU) (14.766, 14.400, 14.100, 14.666) 57.932
- Elizabeth Price (USA) (14.233, 14.833, 13.833, 14.466) 57.365
- Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) (14.133, 14.100, 13.900, 14.500) 56.633
- Asuka Teramoto (JPN) (14.533, 13.933, 13.200, 13.200) 54.866
- Roxana Popa Nedelcu (ESP) (13.166, 13.933, 13.133, 14.300) 54.532
- Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) (13.766, 13.100, 12.600, 12.400) 51.866
- Ruby Harrold (GBR) (13.500, 12.633, 12.266, 13.033) 51.432
- Raer Theaker (GBR) (13.333, 11.633, 13.166, 12.500) 50.632
- Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) (14.800, 14.033, 15.266, 15.166, 15.633, 14.900) 89.798
- Daniel Purvis (GBR) (15.433, 14.633, 14.966, 15.000, 14.533, 14.566) 89.131
- Andrey Likhovitskiy (BLR) (14.533, 15.333, 14.233, 14.366, 15.066, ) 88.597
- John Orozco (USA) (14.433, 13.566, 14.900, 14.833, 15.433, 13.866) 87.031
- Fabian Gonzalez Vidal (ESP) (14.666, 14.533, 13.700, 14.866, 14.366, 14.666) 86.797
- Masayoshi Yamamoto (JPN) (14.633, 14.966, 14.366, 14.200, 14.200, 14.200) 86.565
- Sam Oldham (GBR) (14.666, 14.000, 14.466, 14.466, 14.500, 14.233) 86.331
- Andreas Toba (GER) (13.700, 14.066, 14.533, 14.733, 14.466, 12.233) 83.731
The Glasgow World Cup is set to be held on the 7th of December at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. The competition will get underway from 1.00pm to 4.30pm (Glasgow Local Time). Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev and American Elizabeth Price will be hoping to continue to build on the success they had by winning the All Around titles at the Stuttgart World Cup. Price won the title in Glasgow last year, whilst Great Britain's own Daniel Purvis will be hoping to recapture the title he won back in 2011. Six Men in the field competed in Stuttgart World Cup event, whilst Sam Oldham of Great Britain competed on all six events for the Great Britain team in the EnBW DTB-Pokal Team Challenge event whilst Japan's Masayoshi Yamamoto competed on the Pommel Horse, Still Rings, Vault and Horizontal for his team in the Team Challenge.
Five Women in the field competed in Stuttgart, whilst Spain's Roxana Popa Nedelcu dominated at the 2013 Abierto de Gimnasia. Asuka Teramoto of Japan comes into this competition, as too does Raer Theaker of Great Britain who recently competed Uneven Bars as a Guest at the 2013 Northern European Gymnastics Championships.
All in all it should be a fantastic competition!!
PARTICIPANTS:
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
- Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
- Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
- Ruby Harrold (GBR)
- Roxana Popa Nedelcu (ESP)
- Carlotta Ferlito (ITA)
- Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU)
- Raer Theaker (GBR)
- Elizabeth Price (USA)
- Oleg Verniaiev (UKR)
- Andreas Toba (GER)
- Masayoshi Yamamoto (JPN)
- Andrey Likhovitskiy (BLR)
- Daniel Purvis (GBR)
- Fabian Gonzalez Vidal (ESP)
- John Orozco (USA)
- Sam Oldham (GBR)
Venezuelan Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar dominated the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition which was held at the 2013 Juegos Bolivarianos in Trujillo, Peru from the 27th to the 29th of November. Sanchez Salazar earned all five gold medals on offer, taking out the All Around, Ball, Ribbon, Clubs and Hoop finals. Fellow Venezuelan Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega won the silver medal in the All Around, with Guatemalan Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado finishing in third place. Ecuador's Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito won the silver medal with the Ball with Venezuela's Damelis Melissa Valero Flores earning the bronze. Sandoval Maldonado picked up second place with the Hoop with Maria Del Pilar Martinez Andrade of Venezuela earning third place. Lopez Ortega also picked up second place with the Clubs with Sandoval Maldonado finishing in third, whilst with the Ribbon, Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado and Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito finished second and third respectively.
RESULTS:
ALL AROUND:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 53.400
- Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega (VEN) 49.650
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 47.150
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 45.750
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 43.900
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 41.550
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 37.450
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 37.300
BALL:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.150
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 12.000
- Damelis Melissa Valero Flores (VEN) 11.800
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 11.200
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 11.150
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 9.700
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 9.250
- Sofia Sarmiento Peralta (ECU) 9.200
HOOP:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.800
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 12.350
- Maria Del Pilar Martinez Andrade (VEN) 11.900
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 10.650
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 10.150
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 9.600
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 9.500
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 9.250
CLUBS:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.650
- Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega (VEN) 12.650
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 10.800
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 10.750
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 10.250
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 9.700
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 9.450
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 8.250
RIBBON:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.250
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 11.700
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 11.250
- Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega (VEN) 10.800
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 10.100
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 9.450
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 9.050
- Sofia Sarmiento Peralta (ECU) 8.200
The Chinese Women earned the 2013 EnBW DTB-Pokal Team Challenge honors on the 1st of December at the Porsche-Arena by a massive 1.7 points. Russia finished second with Germany winning the bronze. The Switzerland team finished in fourth. China's TAN Jiaxin top scored on the Vault whilst Germany's Sophie Scheder and Russian Aliya Mustafina dominated on the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam respectively. Kim Bui of Germany once again outshone the field on the Floor Exercise.
TEAM RESULTS:
- CHINA 114.150
- TAN Jiaxin (14.900, 13.850, 0.000, 13.200)
- YAO Jinnan (14.150, 13.300, 14.900, 13.950)
- HUANG Huidan (0.000, 14.750, 14.450, 0.000)
- TAN Sixin (0.000, 0.000, 14.400, 11.800)
- RUSSIA 112.450
- Ekaterina Kramarenko (13.800, 14.200, 13.950, 12.800)
- Anna Rodionova (14.150, 13.400, 12.900, 13.050)
- Aliya Mustafina (0.000, 0.000, 15.150, 0.000)
- Tatiana Nabieva (14.650, 14.500, 0.000, 0.000)
- GERMANY 111.250
- Michelle Timm (14.550, 12.750, 0.000, 11.550)
- Sophie Scheder (14.150, 15.200, 12.050, 12.950)
- Kim Bui (14.150, 14.350, 13.300, 14.250)
- Pia Tolle (0.000, 0.000, 12.500, 0.000)
- SWITZERLAND 102.850
- Jessica Diacci (11.800, 0.000, 10.650, 0.000)
- Nicole Hitz (13.350, 7.200, 11.500, 12.650)
- Ilaria Kaeslin (13.850, 13.200, 14.050, 13.050)
- Sara Metzger (0.000, 11.200, 0.000, 12.650)
Ukrainian sensational Oleg Verniaiev dominated on the Pommel Horse, Still Rings and Parallel Bars to take the 2013 EnBW DTB-Pokal World Cup Title on Sunday at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Germany's own Fabian Hambuechen finished in second place; 1.901 points behind Verniaiev, whilst Great Britain's Daniel Purvis won the bronze medal. Purvis earned the top mark on the Floor Exercise, with Hambuechen and Verniaiev tying for the top score on the Vault. Hambuechen also outclassed the field on the Horizontal Bar, scoring a massive 15.966.
MEN'S ALL AROUND RESULTS:
- Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) (15.400, 15.466, 15.500, 15.100, 15.466, 15.233) 92.165
- Fabian Hambuechen (GER) (15.133, 14.266, 14.866, 15.100, 14.933, 15.966) 90.264
- Daniel Purvis (GBR) (15.500, 14.866, 15.000, 15.066, 15.166, 14.333) 89.931
- Andrey Likhovitskiy (BLR) (14.533, 15.266, 14.233, 14.633, 15.000, 15.100) 88.765
- John Orozco (USA) (15.100, 15.266, 15.200, 14.800, 14.233, 14.000) 88.599
- Andreas Toba (GER) (14.266, 14.500, 14.933, 14.966, 14.466, 13.733) 86.864
- Yuya Kamoto (JPN) (14.566, 14.533, 14.733, 14.366, 15.100, 12.466) 85.764
- Fabian Gonzalez (ESP) (14.866, 13.766, 13.766, 14.400, 14.133, 14.200) 85.131
After the first day of competition at the third Abierto Mexicano de Gimnasia at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Mexico, Peyton Ernst of the United States of America and Colombian Jossimar Calvo Orlando Moreno lead the Women's and Men's All Around standings respectively. Full results are still unknown but here is what I have been able to find so far. Thanks to http://caracteres.mx/definen-preliminares-del-abierto-mexicano-de-gimnasia/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter for the Women's rankings 8-11.
Spain's Roxana Popa Nedelcu had a fantastic second day of competition to take out the Women's title. Maggie Nichols and Peyton Ernst, both of the United States of America finished second and third respectively. Jossimar Orlando Calvo Moreno maintained his lead to win the Men's title, with Russia's Nikita Ignatyev finishing in second and Japan's Koji Uematsu in third. Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan and Koji Uematsu of Japan won the Pairs Competition over Karla Amaranta Torres Nunez of Mexico and Calvo Moreno. Ernst and Ruben Lopez finished in third.
Missing results for Ernst (BB/FX), Angelina Kysla (BB, FX), Ruben Lopez (VT, HB) and Joshua Stuart (VT, PB, HB). Will update when these results are known.
Spain's Roxana Popa Nedelcu had a fantastic second day of competition to take out the Women's title. Maggie Nichols and Peyton Ernst, both of the United States of America finished second and third respectively. Jossimar Orlando Calvo Moreno maintained his lead to win the Men's title, with Russia's Nikita Ignatyev finishing in second and Japan's Koji Uematsu in third. Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan and Koji Uematsu of Japan won the Pairs Competition over Karla Amaranta Torres Nunez of Mexico and Calvo Moreno. Ernst and Ruben Lopez finished in third.
Missing results for Ernst (BB/FX), Angelina Kysla (BB, FX), Ruben Lopez (VT, HB) and Joshua Stuart (VT, PB, HB). Will update when these results are known.
WOMEN'S ALL AROUND:
- Roxana Popa Nedelcu (ESP) (15.100, 13.700, 13.950, 14.600) 57.350
- Maggie Nichols (USA) (15.250, 14.250, 14.600, 13.200) 57.300
- Peyton Ernst (USA) (15.100, 14.450, , ) 57.150
- Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) (15.000, 13.850, 14.000, 12.950) 55.800
- Evgeniya Shelgunova (RUS) (13.750, 13.450, 13.850, 13.700) 54.750
- Angelina Kysla (UKR) (13.700, 13.750, , ) 53.700
- Francesca Deagostini (ITA) (13.550, 12.250, 13.450, 13.450) 52.700
- Karla Amaranta Torres Nunez (MEX) (13.950, 12.800, 12.350, 12.300) 51.400
- ZENG Siqi (CHN) (12.950, 13.250, 12.000, 12.550) 50.750
- Mariana Valentin (BRA) (13.659, 12.491, 12.550, 12.000) 50.700
- Sabrina Gill (CAN) (13.900, 12.050, 12.050, 12.200) 50.200
MEN'S ALL AROUND:
- Jossimar Orlando Calvo Moreno (COL) (14.950, 14.950, 14.750, 14.600, 15.550, ) 90.500
- Nikita Ignatyev (RUS) (14.900, 14.550, 14.900, 14.350, 14.750, 14.500) 87.950
- Koji Uematsu (JPN) (14.700, 13.550, 14.200, 14.450, 14.950, 15.200) 87.050
- ZHANG Yang (CHN) (13.450, 14.250, 14.900, 13.950, 15.000, 14.750) 86.300
- Joshua Dixon (USA) (14.950, 13.900, 14.050, 13.650, 14.100, 14.600) 85.250
- Ruben Lopez (ESP) (14.350, 13.450, 14.050, , 14.700, ) 84.350
- Vlad Bogdan Cotuna (ROU) (13.300, 12.200, 14.400, 15.000, 14.800, 14.600) 84.300
- Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (BRA) (12.950, 12.800, 14.250, 13.800, 14.450, 15.000); Yevgen Yudenkov (UKR) (13.500, 14.100, 14.750, 14.550, 12.650, 13.700) 83.250
- Ludovico Edalli (ITA) (13.200, 12.650, 13.600, 13.150, 14.500, 14.800) 81.900
- Joshua Stuart (CAN) (14.000, 13.150, 12.900, , , ) 79.400
- Kevin Cerda Gastelum (MEX) (13.850, 13.150, 11.700, 13.550, 11.600, 14.000) 77.850
TEAM RANKINGS:
- Oksana Chusovitina (UZB)/Koji Uematsu (JPN) 142.850
- Karla Amaranta Torres Nunez (MEX)/Jossimar Orlando Calvo Moreno (COL) 141.900
- Peyton Ernst (USA)/Ruben Lopez (ESP) 141.500
- Roxana Popa Nedelcu (ESP)/Yevgen Yudenkov (UKR) 140.600
- Maggie Nichols (USA)/Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (BRA) 140.550
- Francesca Deagostini (ITA)/ZHANG Yang (CHN) 139.000
- Mariana Valentin (BRA)/Nikita Ignatyev (RUS) 138.650
- Francesca Deagostini (ITA)/Joshua Dixon (USA) 137.950
- ZENG Siqi (CHN)/Vlad Bogdan Cotuna (ROU) 135.050
- Angelina Kysla (UKR)/Joshua Stuart (CAN) 133.100
- Evgeniya Shelgunova (RUS)/Kevin Cerda Gastelum (MEX) 132.600
- Sabrina Gill (CAN)/Ludovico Edalli (ITA) 132.100
The Chinese team of LIN Chaopan, CHENG Ran, DENG Shudi and LIU Rongbing won the 2013 EnBW DTB-Pokal Team Challenge which was contested last night (30th November) in the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Finishing 1.25 points behind them in second place was the Japanese contingent with Great Britain taking out the bronze medal over Germany. China's DENG Shudi top scored on the Floor Exercise whilst Great Britain's Daniel Keatings was the top scorer on the Pommel Horse. Germany's own Marcel Nguyen and Japan's Jumpei Oka achieved top marks on the Still Rings and Vault respectively. LIN Chaopan and Keatings were joint high scorers on the Parallel Bars whilst LIU Rongbing outclassed the field on the Horizontal Bar.
Competition at the Porsche-Arena continues on the 1st December with the Men's World Cup competition and the Women's Team Challenge Final.
TEAM CHALLENGE FINAL:
- CHINA 179.200
- LIN Chaopan (0.000, 13.500, 14.600, 15.000, 15.700, 14.850)
- CHENG Ran (14.150, 0.000, 0.000, 15.150, 0.000, 0.000)
- DENG Shudi (15.150, 14.400, 13.550, 14.850, 15.500, 14.750)
- LIU Rongbing (14.400, 14.500, 14.550, 0.000, 15.450, 15.400)
- JAPAN 177.950
- Jumpei Oka (15.050, 14.600, 0.000, 15.250, 0.000, 14.850)
- Ryuzo Sejima (14.550, 0.000, 15.000, 0.000, 15.200, 14.500)
- Masayoshi Yamamoto (0.000, 13.550, 14.850, 14.000, 0.000, 13.200)
- Toshiya Ikejiri (14.750, 14.450, 14.550, 14.600, 14.850, 0.000)
- GREAT BRITAIN 176.250
- Dominick Cunningham (14.900, 0.000, 0.000, 14.600, 0.000, 0.000)
- Daniel Keatings (0.000, 14.650, 14.000, 0.000, 15.700, 14.750)
- Sam Oldham (15.100, 13.600, 14.150, 14.350, 14.400, 14.900)
- Ashley Watson (0.000, 13.950, 13.750, 0.000, 14.900, 15.050)
- GERMANY 174.550
- Marcel Nguyen (14.350, 0.000, 15.150, 14.350, 15.100, 14.750)
- Andreas Toba (0.000, 14.550, 14.900, 13.700, 0.000, 14.850)
- Helge Liebrich (14.450, 13.150, 0.000, 13.500, 14.150, 0.000)
- Daniel Weinert (13.700, 14.250, 14.050, 0.000, 13.800, 13.950)
After the Vault rotation, American Elizabeth Price leads from Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber and Romanian Larisa Andreea Iordache at the 2013 Stuttgart World Cup at the Porsche-Arena in Germany. Phenomenal Uneven Bars routine from Great Britain's Ruby Harrold. Seems like Briannah Tsang had a rough time of it on the Uneven Bars. At the halfway point, Price maintains the lead over Giulia Steingruber. Harrold's efforts on the Uneven Bars moves her into third place with Iordache in fourth. Solid Beam routine for Iordache. There are some stunning leotards in use today! Seems Beam is a rough rotation for most gymnasts so far. Harrold's leotard keeps with the patriotic feel we've come to expect from the country's leotards but is very elegant. Purple leotard with patterning and diamantes for Seitz - wasn't what I was expecting but I kind of like it!! Iordache looks stunning in an elegant royal? blue leotard with patterning on the front. Price maintains the lead going into the final rotation with Iordache moving into second with Steingruber in third. On a different note - love Ebee's leotard! There was a challenge to Iordache's Beam score which saw her score on the apparatus rise from 14.766 to 15.166. And it is official, the winner of the Women's All Around at the 2013 EnBW DTB-Pokal World Cup competition is ELIZABETH PRICE!! Iordache finishes in second with Italy's Vanessa Ferrari taking out the bronze! Well done to all!
ALL AROUND:
- Elizabeth Price (USA) (15.700, 14.466, 13.500, 14.366) 58.032
- Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU) (14.933, 13.466, 14.766, 14.433) 57.998
- Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) (13.900, 13.700, 14.433, 14.833) 56.866
- Giulia Steingruber (SUI) (15.400, 13.600, 13.633, 14.066) 56.699
- Ruby Harrold (GBR) (13.700, 14.700, 12.966, 13.733) 55.099
- Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) (13.700, 13.700, 13.566, 13.233) 54.199
- Elisabeth Seitz (GER) (14.666, 13.400, 12.666, 13.200) 53.932
- Briannah Tsang (CAN) (14.266, 10.233, 12.500, 13.133) 50.132