Gymmin' Miel!

The Doha World Challenge Cup has wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. Romanian Larisa Andreea Iordache won the Vault title over Slovenian Teja Belak and Hong Kong's Hiu Ying Angel Wong. New Zealand's Courtney McGregor is definitely one to watch especially given the upcoming Pacific Rim and Commonwealth Games competitions. Kristyna Palesova of the Czech Republic topped compatriot Jana Sikulova for the Uneven Bars title, with Switzerland's Laura Schulte finishing in third. Iordache picked up the honors on both the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise. Australia's Mary-Anne Monckton finished in second place on the Balance Beam with Vietnam's PHAN Thi Ha Thanh in third. Diana Laura Bulimar of Romania and Canadian Isabela Maria Onyshko rounded out the top three places on the Floor Exercise. Laura Schulte replaced Latvia's Valerija Grisane in the Floor Exercise final.

Japan's Kenzo Shirai dominated in the Men's Floor Exercise final. U.S.A.'s Paul Ruggeri III finished in second place over China's PENG Wang. Armenian Harutyum Merdinyan who qualified to the Pommel Horse final in first won the title. Robert Seligman of Croatia and Slovenian Saso Bertoncelj rounded out the top three. Armenia's Artur Tovmasyan won the Still Rings title with compatriot Vahagn Davtyan tying with Brazil's Henrique Medina Flores for second place. Armenian Artur Davtyan captured the Vault title over Japan's Yusuke Saito and Kenzo Shirai. Germany's Marcel Nguyen and Dutchman Epke Zonderland tied for the Parallel Bars title over Slovenia's Mitja Petkovsek. Zonderland also picked up the honors on the Horizontal Bar with Ruggeri and Belarussian Dzmitry Barkalau rounding out the top three on the event. 

WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS:

1. Kristyna Palesova (CZE) 13.425
2. Jana Sikulova (CZE) 13.175
3. Laura Schulte (SUI) 12.775
4. Olivia Vivian (AUS) 12.725
5. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 12.650
6. Tunde Csillag (HUN) 10.975
7. Ashly Wei-Ning Lau (SIN) 10.800
8. Anastasiya Yekimenka (BLR) 9.525

1. Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU) 14.850
2. Mary-Anne Monckton (AUS) 14.700
3. PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) 13.875
4. Diana Laura Bulimar (ROU) 13.650
5. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 13.300
6. Kristyna Palesova (CZE) 13.150
7. Ashly Wei-Ning Lau (SIN) 12.825
8. Shaden Wohdan (QAT) 10.950
9. Zhanerke Duisek (KAZ) 10.775

1. Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU) 14.425
2. Diana Laura Bulimar (ROU) 14.300
3. Isabela Maria Onyshko (CAN) 13.725
4. Lauren Mitchell (AUS) 13.475
5. Charlotte Sullivan (NZL) 12.950
6. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 12.800
7. Sasa Golob (SLO) 12.725
8. Laura Schulte (SUI) 12.575

1. Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 16.000
2. Paul Ruggeri III (USA) 15.150
3. PENG Wang (CHN) 15.000
4. Tomislav Markovic (CRO) 15.075
5. Casimir Schmidt (NED) 14.900
6. Donnell Whittenburg (USA) 14.800
7. Ryuzo Sejima (JPN) 14.700
8. HAORAN Wang (CHN) 11.575

1. Harutyum Merdinyan (ARM) 15.475
2. Robert Seligman (CRO) 15.275
3. Saso Bertoncelj (SLO) 15.150
4. Zoltan Kallai (HUN) 15.025
5. Maxim Petrishko (KAZ) 14.875
6. Krisztian Berki (HUN) 14.775
7. BO Wang (CHN) 14.400
8. Dmitrijs Trefilovs (LAT) 14.300
9. Ahmed Aldayani (QAT) 12.625

1. Artur Tovmasyan (ARM) 15.575
2. Vahagn Davtyan (ARM); Henrique Medina Flores (BRA) 15.425
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4. Andrei Vasile Muntean (ROU) 15.400
5. Lambertus van Gelder (NED) 15.375
6. Marcel Nguyen (GER) 15.250
7. Chih-Yu Chen (TPE) 15.125
8. Ibrahim Colak (TUR) 14.725

1. Artur Davtyan (ARM) (15.625, 14.900) 15.262
2. Yusuke Saito (JPN) (15.375, 15.100) 15.237
3. Kenzo Shirai (JPN) (15.350, 15.050) 15.200
4. Andrei Vasile Muntean (ROU) (15.325, 14.925) 15.125
5. Paul Ruggeri III (USA) (15.100, 14.775) 14.937
6. Tomi Tuuha (FIN) (15.025, 14.800) 14.912
7. RUIYANG Qu (CHN) (14.950, 14.750) 14.850
8. Jeffrey Wammes (NED) (14.675, 14.650) 14.662

1. Marcel Nguyen (GER); Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.450
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3. Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) 15.175
4. Donnell Whittenburg (USA) 14.975
5. Yusuke Saito (JPN) 14.175
6. DINH Phuong Thanh (VIE) 13.825
7. Marius Daniel Berbecar (ROU) 13.450
8. Ferhat Arican (TUR) 13.175

1. Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.750
2. Paul Ruggeri III (USA) 15.350
3. Dzmitry Barkalau (BLR) 15.200
4. Marijo Moznik (CRO) 15.050
5. Yusuke Saito (JPN) 15.025
6. Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (BRA) 14.350
7. Masayoshi Yamamoto (JPN) 13.975
8. Umit Samiloglu (TUR) 13.550

The 7th FIG Doha Challenge Cup will be held from the 26th to the 28th of March in the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. As the roster currently stands, 35 Women and 99 Men are set to compete and I must say that both the Men's and Women's fields are very exciting and there are some big names throughout the rosters. Find below the Nominative Registrations as well as the schedule for this competition.

N.B. Updated 13/03 - Nicole Hitz of Switzerland replaces compatriot Ilaria Kaeslin.

SCHEDULE:

• 26TH MARCH:
• 2.00PM - 4.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Qualifcation - Men's Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse and Still Rings; Women's Vault and Uneven Bars
• 5.15PM - 7.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Qualification - Men's Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar; Women's Balance Beam and Floor Exercise
• 27TH MARCH:
• 5.30PM - 6.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Floor Exercise Final
• 6.00PM - 6.40PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Vault Final
• 6.40PM - 6.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies 
• 6.50PM - 7.20PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Pommel Horse Final
• 7.20PM - 7.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Uneven Bars Final 
• 7.50PM - 8.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies
• 8.00PM - 8.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Still Rings Final
• 8.30PM - 8.35PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremony
• 28TH MARCH:
• 5.30PM - 6.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Vault Final
• 6.00PM - 6.40PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Balance Beam Final
• 6.40PM - 6.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies
• 6.50PM - 7.20PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Parallel Bars Final
• 7.20PM - 7.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Floor Exercise Final
• 7.50PM - 8.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies
• 8.00PM - 8.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Horizontal Bar Final 
• 8.30PM - 8.35PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremony

PARTICIPANTS:
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

• Alexandra Eade (AUS)
• Lauren Mitchell (AUS)
• Mary-Anne Monckton (AUS)
• Olivia Vivian (AUS)
• Katsiaryna Fiadutsik (BLR)
• Anastasiya Yekimenka (BLR)
• Kristyna Palesova (CZE)
• Jana Sikulova (CZE)
• Hiu Ying Angel Wong (HKG)
• Yuen Yin Ng (HKG)
• Dorina Boczogo (HUN)
• Tunde Csillag (HUN)
• Aida Bauyrzhanovaf (KAZ)
• Zhanerke Duisek (KAZ)
• Valerija Grisane (LAT)
• Charlotte Sullivan (NZL)
• Courtney McGregor (NZL)
• Ahlam Al-Habshi (QAT)
• Farah Mahmoud (QAT)
• Shaden Wohdan (QAT)
• Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU)
• Diana Laura Bulimar (ROU)
• Ashly Wei-Ning Lau (SIN)
• Heem Wei Lim (SIN)
• Janessa Min Yi Dai (SIN)
• Teja Belak (SLO)
• Tjasa Kysselef (SLO)
• Ilaria Kaeslin (SUI) Nicole Hitz (SUI)
• Laura Schulte (SUI)
• Giulia Steingruber (SUI)
• Demet Mutlu (TUR)
• Kamile Ahsen Goktekin (TUR)
• Yelena Rega (UZB)
• PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE)
• DO Thi Van Anh (VIE)

After a Women's Artistic National training camp was held from the 19th to 24th of January, Gymnastics Australia has announced the gymnasts who will be competing in International Assignments to start off the year. Australia will be sending competitors to the Nadia Comaneci Invitational, the Jesolo International and the Doha World Cup. Lauren Mitchell is set to return to competition in Doha, whilst the selections to Jesolo and Doha are still to be set in stone depending on the verification of competition readiness closer to the dates.

NADIA COMANECI INVITATIONAL - FEBRUARY 22ND. Gymnasts from Canada, Romania, Venezuela and the U.S. have registered their intent to compete. 

Seniors:

Juniors:

• Aya Meggs (WAIS)
• Darcy Norman (WAIS)
• Yasmin Collier (WAIS) - Set to compete as an individual

Seniors:

• Georgia-Rose Brown (VICHPC)
• Georgia Godwin (GQ HPC)
• Madelaine Leydin (VICHPC)
• Kiara Munteanu (VICHPC)
• Mary-Anne Monckton (VICHPC)
• Franceska Fusha (WAIS)

• Yasmin Collier (WAIS)
• Alysha Djuric (WAVERLEY)
• Aya Meggs (WAIS)
• Darcy Norman (WAIS)
• Emily Whitehead (WAVERLEY)

• Lauren Mitchell (WAIS)
• Mary-Anne Monckton (VIC HPC)
• Olivia Vivian (WAIS)
• TBA