Gymmin' Miel!

Russian Valentin Starikov has taken out the Floor Exercise title on the final over Great Britain's Brinn Bevan. Bevan scored the same mark as Tomas Kuzmickas of Lithuania but due to Bevan's higher execution mark relegated Kuzmickas to the bronze. Great Britain's Nile Wilson was the winner on the Pommel Horse over Greece's Antonios Tantalidis and Starikov. Bevan scored the same total of Starikov but had a lower execution saw which saw him miss out on a medal. Wilson also won the Still Rings title, with France's Paul Degouy in second and Russian Ivan Stretovich in third. Again it was the tie-breaking rule that decided who was second and third. Russia's Kirill Potapov was the Vault Champion with compatriot Starikov finishing in second place over Belarus' Viktar Hrankouski. Stretovich earned the honors on the Parallel Bars over Brinn Bevan and Turkey's Ahmet Onder, whilst on the Horizontal Bar, Italy's Carlo Macchini was triumphant. Starikov earned second place with Croatia's Tin Srbic in third. 

On the Women's side of the competition, Great Britain's Elissa Downie won the Vault title with Romanian Laura Jurca finishing in second. Fellow British gymnast Tyesha Mattis finished in third. Italy's Martina Rizzelli won the Uneven Bars title with Frenchwoman Louise Vanhille in second and Tea Ugrin of Italy in third. Maria Bondareva of Russia won the Balance Beam title over Dutch starlet Eythora Thorsdottir. France's Claire Martin and Romanian Andreea Iridon both earned the bronze medal having identical D and E scores. Russian Maria Kharenkova won the Floor Exercise over Kim Janas. Janas topped Romanian Silvia Zarzu for the silver medal due to her higher execution score. 

WOMEN'S VAULT:

WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS:

WOMEN'S BALANCE BEAM:

1. Maria Bondareva (RUS) 14.250
2. Eythora Thorsdottir (NED) 13.800
3. Claire Martin (FRA); Andreea Iridon (ROU) 13.750
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5. Kim Janas (GER) 13.500
6. Laura Jurca (ROU) 13.400
7. Maria Kharenkova (RUS) 13.100
8. Louise Vanhille (FRA) 12.600

1. Maria Kharenkova (RUS) 13.950
2. Kim Janas (GER) 13.750
3. Silvia Zarzu (ROU) 13.750
4. Andreea Iridon (ROU) 13.650
5. Emma Larsson (SWE) 13.300
6. Amy Tinkler (GBR) 13.250
7. Tea Ugrin (ITA) 13.200
8. Mara Titarsolej (NED) 13.200

MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE:

MEN'S POMMEL HORSE:

1. Nile Wilson (GBR) 13.950
2. Antonios Tantalidis (GRE) 13.900
3. Valentin Starikov (RUS) 13.550 (D SCORE: 4.8; E SCORE: 8.750)
4. Brinn Bevan (GBR) 13.550 (D SCORE: 5.2; E SCORE: 8.350)
5. Botond Kardos (HUN) 13.200
6. Carlo Macchini (ITA) 12.050
7. Kirill Potapov (RUS) 11.550 (D SCORE: 5.0; E SCORE: 6.550)
8. Nils Dunkel (GER) 11.550 (D SCORE: 4.9; E SCORE: 6.450)

1. Nile Wilson (GBR) 14.100
2. Paul Degouy (FRA) 13.700 (D SCORE: 4.8; E SCORE: 8.900)
3. Ivan Stretovich (RUS) 13.700 (D SCORE: 4.9; E SCORE 8.800)
4. Ahmet Onder (TUR) 13.600 (D SCORE: 4.7; E SCORE: 8.900)
5. Kirill Potapov (RUS) 13.600 (D SCORE: 5.2; E SCORE 8.400)
6. Vinzenz Hock (AUT) 13.350
7. Norbert Dudas (HUN) 13.200
8. Brinn Bevan (GBR) 13.100

1. Kirill Potapov (RUS) (14.900, 14.350) 14.625
2. Valentin Starikov (RUS) (14.450, 14.150) 14.300
3. Viktar Hrankouski (BLR) (14.150, 14.200) 14.175
4. Ahmet Onder (TUR) (14.500, 13.700) 14.100
5. Zachari Hrimeche (FRA) (14.050, 13.400) 13.725
6. Emil Soravuo (FIN) (14.000, 13.200) 13.600
7. Jonathan Vrolix (BEL) (14.350, 12.700) 13.525
8. Vigen Khachatryan (ARM) (13.250, 13.500) 13.375

1. Ivan Stretovich (RUS) 14.650
2. Brinn Bevan (GBR) 14.550
3. Ahmet Onder (TUR) 14.500
4. Nile Wilson (GBR) 14.350
5. Florian Landuyt (BEL) 13.950
6. Valentin Starikov (RUS) 13.700
7. Botond Kardos (HUN) 13.550
8. Paul Degouy (FRA) 12.200

1. Carlo Macchini (ITA) 14.100
2. Valentin Starikov (RUS) 13.950
3. Tin Srbic (CRO) 13.900
4. Jonas Munsch (SUI) 13.600
5. Kirill Potapov (RUS) 13.450
6. Sascha Alexander Coradi (SUI) 13.400
7. Paul Degouy (FRA) 13.300
8. Brinn Bevan (GBR) 12.850

The 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is set to be held in Utrecht, Netherlands from the 14th to the 19th of July. The EYOF is a biennial multi-sport event and sees youth athletes from the member nations of the association of European Olympic Committees having an opportunity to compete for their country. There are both Summer and Winter editions of the European Youth Olympic Competition. Competition in Utrecht will see nine sports represented - Athletics, Cycling, Basketball, Handball, Tennis, Judo, Swimming, Volleyball and Artistic Gymnastics. The Gymnastics competition will be held at the Sportcentrum Galgenwaard and will see Team, All Around and Event Finals take place for both Men (born in 1996 or 1997) and Women (born in 1998 or 1999). Some big names have competed in the past and gone onto big things. Past All Around Champions have included Ukraine's Olga Roschupkina (1999), Alina Kozich (2001) and Valentina Holenkova (2007); Russian's Yulia Lozhecko (2003) and Victoria Komova (2009); Italian Vanessa Ferrari (2005) and Romanian Larisa Andreea Iordache (2011). Men's All Around Champions have been Russian David Belyavskiy (2009) and Great Britain's Courtney Tulloch (2011).

N.B: UPDATED WITH PARTICIPANTS PER ENTRIES ON EYOF SITE.

SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, 16th July:

• 9.30am - 12.00pm: Men's Team Competition/Qualification - Subdivision I
• 1.00pm - 3.30pm: Men's Team Competition/Qualification - Subdivision II
• 4.00pm - 6.30pm: Men's Team Competition/Qualification - Subdivision III

The Switzerland contingent was triumph at the 1st Swiss Cup for Trainees, held in conjunction with the 2012 Swiss Cup. Switzerland were also 1-2 in the All Around, with Taha Serhani and Christian Baumann taking out the placings respectively. Belgium's Florian Landuyt was third. High scorers on each event were: Switzerland's Eddy Yusof on Floor Exercise, Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar, with Baumann on the Pommel Horse and Still Rings. Well done to all competitors.

TEAM RESULTS:

ALL AROUND RESULTS:

1. Taha Serhani (SUI) (13.800, 12.750, 12.950, 15.300, 13.850, 13.800) 82.450
2. Christian Baumann (SUI) (12.750, 13.700, 13.250, 14.800, 13.250, 13.650) 81.400
3. Florian Landuyt (BEL) (12.600, 13.100, 12.450, 14.800, 11.950, 12.550) 77.450
4. Eddy Yusof (SUI) (13.950, 13.650, 0.000, 15.550, 14.600, 14.000) 71.750
5. Illiaz Pyncket (BEL) (12.550, 8.850, 12.000, 13.450, 12.250, 12.550) 71.650
6. Jelle Van Leeuwen (NED) (12.200, 11.000, 11.800, 12.850, 12.650, 11.100) 71.600
7. Alex Klinkenberg (NED) (12.050, 10.850, 11.500, 13.450, 11.350, 6.650) 65.850
8. Bram Verhofstad (NED) (13.850, 11.500, 12.350, 14.300, 0.000, 11.850) 63.850
9. Noah Kuavita (BEL) (12.050, 3.250, 10.800, 13.450, 12.050, 11.200) 62.800
10. Aaron Blomme (BEL) (11.500, 11.000, 11.600, 13.500, 11.250, 0.000) 58.850
11. Richie Wanner (SUI) (13.400, 0.000, 13.100, 15.400, 0.000, 13.650) 55.550
12. Marco Walter (SUI) (13.500, 12.600, 0.000, 14.700, 12.750, 0.000) 53.550
13. Guido Hendrikx (NED) (12.150, 0.000, 10.550, 13.400, 8.500, 8.700) 53.300
14. Frank Rijken (NED) (13.200, 12.900, 12.750, 13.400, 0.000, 0.000) 52.250
15. Nicola Graber (SUI) (0.000, 13.150, 12.900, 0.000, 12.750, 13.000) 51.800
16. Jonathan Vrolix (BEL) (13.550, 11.100, 0.000, 13.700, 0.000, 10.150) 48.500
17. Luka Van den Keybus (BEL) (0.000, 0.000, 12.150, 0.000, 12.950, 12.800) 37.900
18. Nico Van den Boogard (NED) (0.000, 9.550, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 9.550

Former Belgian Gymnastics superstar, Aagje Vanwalleghem is tackling her next big project after announcing her retirement before the London 2012 Olympic Games. She is one of sixteen individuals competing on Expeditie Robinson, the popular Netherlands and Belgium reality show which is in its 13th season and is broadcast on RTL 5 and 2BE. It is the local version of a format which was originally developed in the United Kingdom and is now a worldwide phenomenon most notably known as Survivor. Aagje faces some stiff competition but we wish her all the best. The competition has already gotten underway and I will keep you updated on Aagje's time on the show. 

KAMP ZUID:

KAMP NOORD:

• Fajah Lourens (31, Actress, TV Host, Lingerie Model, Endurance Rider, DJ)
• Gene Thomas (39, Singer and TV Presenter)
• Joke van de Velden (32, Model and 2000 Miss Belgium, representing the country in the Miss World and Miss Universe Competitions)
• Olivier Bisback (38, Dutch Stuntman and Stunt and Fight Coordinator)
• Ruud Feltkamp (22, Dutch Actor)
• Tess Milne (24, Dutch Actress and Television Presenter)
• Willie Wartaal (30, Rapper, Actor and Television Presenter)
• Zoe van Gastel (29, Model and Presenter)

Saturday marked the departure of Sweden's Jonna Adlerteg and her coach Sebastian Melander to London. Also on Saturday the Hungarian delegation including Dorina Boczogo, Vid Hidvegi and Krisztian Berki left for London. The Dutch delegation also moved into the Olympic Village. With thanks to the official websites of the respective Gymnastics Federations for the following images:

Sweden's Sebastian Melander and Jonna Adlerteg (Image courtesy of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation website here)

In the middle: Dorina Boczogo with Vid Hidvegi next to her and Krisztian Berki on the far right. 

(Image courtesy of a related article on Hungarian Gymnastics Federation here)

Epke Zonderland (Far left) and Celine Van Gerner (third from left) on top of the High Performance Center roof (Image courtesy of the KNGU)

Olympics bound Celine Van Gerner (St. Turnc.Sportstad Heerenveen) won the Women's Senior All Around over team mate Lisa Rop with Wyomi Masela (BosanTON Almelo) finishing in third. Whilst Bart Deurloo (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) won the Senior Men's All Around over team mate Anthony Van Assche and Glenn Smink (SV PAX Haarlemmermeer). Men's Olympic participant Epke Zonderland did not compete on the first day of competition. In terms of the Event finals, Glenn Smink won the Floor Exercise, whilst Melvin Ornek won the Pommel Horse, van Assche topped the Still Rings and Jeffrey Telussa won the Vault title. Epke Zonderland rocked the Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar. Unfortunately I could not find full results for the Women's Event Finals, but Wyomi Masela won the Vault, Van Gerner took the Uneven Bars and Lisa Top won the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise titles. 

See full results at the following link: http://www.fantasticgymnastics.nl/uitslagen

FLOOR EVENT FINAL:

1. Glenn Smink (SV PAX Haatlemmermeer) 14.400
2. Kas Van Weelden (Flik Flak - Den Bosch) 13.800
3. Jorian Ilbrink (Flik Flak - Den Bosch) 13.450
4. Melvin Ornek (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 12.300

1. Melvin Ornek (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 13.700
2. Glenn Smink (SV PAX Haarlemmermeer) 13.600
3. Anthony van Assche (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 13.550
4. Axel Quist (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 13.500
5. Bart Deurloo (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 13.250
6. Jorian Ilbrink (Flik Flak - Den Bosch) 11.750

1. Anthony van Assche (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 15.050
2. Melvin Ornek (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 14.150
3. Jeffrey Telussa (TSH - Heerenveen) 14.100
4. Bart Deurloo (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 13.900
5. Jorian Ilbrink (Flik Flak - Den Bosch) 13.800
6. Glenn Smink (SV PAX Haarlemmermeer) 13.250

1. Jeffrey Telussa (TSH - Heerenveen) (15.050, 14.550) 14.800
2. Carlo Van Minde (Voorwaarts - Veldhoven) (15.150, 14.350) 14.750
3. Glenn Smink (SV PAX Haarlemmermeer) (15.250, 14.150) 14.700

1. Epke Zonderland (TSH - Heerenveen) 15.450
2. Melvin Ornek (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 14.200
3. Anthony van Assche (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 14.100
4. Glenn Smink (SV PAX Haarlemmermeer) 13.800
5. Jorian Ilbrink (Flik Flak - Den Bosch) 13.300
6. Martijn Kuikman (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 12.800
7. Bart Deurloo (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 12.400

1. Epke Zonderland (TSH - Heerenveen) 15.400
2. Bart Deurloo (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 15.100
3. Martijn Kuikman (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 13.150
4. Anthony van Assche (O&O/TAG Zwijndrecht) 12.950
5. Carlo Van Minde (Voorwaarts - Veldhoven) 12.400
6. Jorian Ilbrink (Flik Flak - Den Bosch) 11.900

Here are the list of the results on each apparatus, with the finalists highlighted in bold print. It looks like there are going to be some exciting event finals for the women. Russian Aliya Mustafina has qualified for all four event finals, whilst American Alicia Sacramone continues her comeback trail by qualifying to both the vault and balance beam final. Balance beam is going to one of the most exciting finals, with big names such as USA's Rebecca Bross and Ana Porgras of Romanian sharing the top score on the event in the qualifications. The other six in the final, Russians Anna Dementyeva and Aliya Mustafina, China's DENG Linlin, Australian Lauren Mitchell and Ukrainian Yana Demyanchuk should all rise to the challenge. The shock, however is that Elizabeth Tweddle missed out on defending her Floor exercise title. But all in all it looks to be two exciting days of event finals in all events.