Gymmin' Miel!

The Czech Republic pairing of Jana Sikulova and Martin Konecny triumphed at the 2013 Sokol Grand Prix de Gymnastique which was held on the 23rd of November in Brno, Czech Republic. The Ukrainian pair of Olena Vasylieva and Maksym Semiankiv finished second with Dorina Boczogo (HUN) and Filip Ude (CRO) combining to finish third.

After the first round, Vasylieva/Semiankiv were ranking first over Boczogo/Ude with Sikulova/Konecny sitting in third. After the top eight teams moved onto the Semi-Final, Vasylieva and Semiankiv remained on top with Austrians Elisa Haemmerle and Michael Fussenegger moving into second with Sikulova/Konecny in third. Martin Konecny produced an exceptional routine on the Horizontal Bar (arguably one of his best events) to seal the title for himself and Jana Sikulova. 

FINAL:

1. Jana Sikulova (CZE) (UB: 13.450); Martin Konecny (CZE) (HB: 15.200) 28.650
2. Olena Vasylieva (UKR) (VT: 13.525); Maksim Semiankiv (UKR) (HB: 15.050) 28.575
3. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) (FX: 13.100); Filip Ude (CRO) (PH: 14.300) 27.400
4. Elisa Haemmerle (AUT) (VT: 13.975); Michael Fussenegger (AUT) (FX: 13.400) 27.375

1. Olena Vasylieva (UKR) (UB: 13.500); Maksim Semiankiv (UKR) (PB: 14.950) 28.450
2. Elisa Haemmerle (AUT) (VT: 13.825); Michael Fussenegger (AUT) (SR: 14.250) 28.075
3. Jana Sikulova (CZE) (UB: 13.100); Martin Konecny (CZE) (FX: 14.800) 27.900
4. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) (UB: 12.450); Filip Ude (CRO) (FX: 14.850) 27.300
5. Kristyna Palesova (CZE) (UB: 13.850); Fabian Leimlehner (AUT) (PH: 13.300) 27.150
6. Jasmin Mader (AUT) (VT: 12.900); Matthias Schwab (AUT) (HB: 13.450) 26.350
7. Tunde Csillag (HUN) (UB: 11.700); David Jessen (USA) (VT: 13.950) 25.650
8. Alice Janova (CZE) (UB: 11.750); Jiri Vesely (COS) (FX: 11.450) 23.200

QUALIFICATION:

1. Olena Vasylieva (UKR) (VT: 13.450, FX: 12.300)/Maksim Semiankiv (UKR) (FX: 14.000, PH: 14.150) 53.900
2. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) (BB: 12.750, FX: 12.750)/Filip Ude (CRO) (VT: 14.050, HB: 14.050) 53.600
3. Jana Sikulova (CZE) (VT: 13.525, FX: 12.700)/Martin Konecny (CZE) (VT: 13.725, PB: 13.400) 53.350
4. Tunde Csillag (HUN) (BB: 10.900, FX: 13.300)/David Jessen (USA) (SR: 13.850, PB: 14.350) 52.400
5. Kristyna Palesova (CZE) (BB: 12.900, FX: 11.550)/Fabian Leimlehner (AUT) (PH: 13.050, VT: 13.750) 51.250
6. Jasmin Mader (AUT) (BB: 11.150, FX: 12.150)/Matthias Schwab (AUT) (SR: 13.300, VT: 13.350) 49.950
7. Elisa Haemmerle (AUT) (UB: 11.250, FX: 12.600)/Michael Fussenegger (AUT) (PH: 12.150, HB: 12.200) 48.200
8. Alice Janova (CZE) (BB: 11.500, FX: 11.650)/Jiri Vesely (COS) (VT: 12.800, HB: 11.600) 47.550
9. Nika Janova (CZE) (VT: 12.425, FX: 10.750)/Radek Smekal (COS) (PH: 11.500, HB: 12.700) 47.375
10. Veronika Drapalova (CZE) (BB: 12.350, FX: 11.500)/David Kratochvil (COS) (FX: 11.000, VT: 12.400) 47.250

The Sokol Grand Prix de Gymnastique takes place on the 23rd of November with competition getting underway at the Sportovni Hall at 4.30pm (Brno local time). Competing as "couples" the competition is divided into three rounds. All couples compete in the first round with the gymnasts each competing on two apparatuses each. After the conclusion of the round, the eight teams with the highest combined scores move on to the next round, where each gymnast will compete on a third apparatus. The results from the first round do not carry forward. At the end of this second round, the top four ranked teams move onto the Final. In this Final, each gymnast of the pairing competes on one event - the Women are allowed to pick which of the four apparatuses they will compete on, whilst the fourth apparatus for the Men is to be one they have yet to compete on during the day. Six gymnasts in the field for this year competed last year - a competition that was won by Ukrainians Maksym Semiankiv and Mariya Livchikova. 

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