Artistic Gymnastics

The Jordanian gymnast Ali Al Asi Best Arab Athlete 2010

22. Dezember 2010  
Doha, Qatar  
Artistic Gymnastics

The Jordanian gymnast Ali Al Asi Best Arab Athlete 2010

Ali Al Asi (JOR)

The Jordanian gymnast Ali Al Asi has been just crowned Best Arab Athlete 2010 by HE Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Governor of Dubai and Deputy of the United Arab Emirates, at its recent meeting in Dubai.
With this award, Ali goes down as a legend in Arab sports.
He owes this honour to his outstanding Rings results for the 2010 season and, more particularly, to the title he claimed over Japan’s Kazuki Machida, China’s Hong Kong native Kiu Chung Ng and the Netherlands’ Jeffrey Wammes at the 2010 FIG World Cup in Qatar.
The Best Athlete 2010 jury selected the Jordanian gymnast from among 132 Arab athletes from a variety of disciplines in contention for this prestigious award.

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The official ceremony will be held in January 2011 in the luxurious rooms of the Armani Hotel in Dubai’s Khalifah Tower.
This honour demonstrates the Jordanian Gymnastics Federation’s commitment to developing the discipline within and beyond its own borders; an appropriate return on an investment made by the gymnast himself, his entourage and the entire federation.
* Source: ACU

Toyota International at the end of the 2010 Season

12. Dezember 2010  
Aichi, Toyota City / Japan  
Artistic Gymnastics

Toyota International at the end of the 2010 Season

Uchimura & Tanaka:
Japanese winners at home

The subsequent competition of the legendary Chunichi Cup with a history of more than three decades is the "TOYOTA International" now, which took place last weekend at the Toyota City, near Tokyo and which closed the 2010 international season of artistic gymnastic events.
Two-time world all-around champion Kohei Uchimura won the gold medal on floor and the silver on horizontal bar and his teammatem Kazuhito Tanaka was the best on parallel bar.
The other winners were: Louis Smith (GBR) on pommel horse, Yan, Mingyong (CHN) on rings, Thomas Bohail (FRA) on vault and Zhang, Chenglong on highbar.
On women's side ...


... Russia's All-around world champion Aliya Mustafina was the best on women's side, winning on vault and floor exercises - here together with China's Sui, Lu ...

Australia's world champion on beam Lauren Mitchell won also in Toyota city and beat Mustafina and Sui Lu.

On uneven bars dominated Jiang, Yuyuan (CHN) in front of Anna Dementyeva (RUS) and Yu Minobe (JPN).

Altogether the Japanese gymnasts bagged a total of 10 medals at the Toyota Cup, China's athletes won four golden...

* RESULTS:
>> Men's Competitions
>> Women's competition

Glasgow Grand Prix - The last World Cup of the old Circuit

19. November 2010  
Glasgow  
Artistic Gymnastics

Glasgow Grand Prix - The last World Cup of the old Circuit

British Girls

Brits make Twelve Finals!
*baga-news--:  The British gymnasts have once again proved they are World powers by making numerous Final at the Glasgow Grand Prix World Cup event.
World Silver medallist Louis Smith topped the Pommel qualification in a truly World Class field that includes the last 2 World Champions. Louis scored 15.500 to lead his great rival, the current World Champion Kristian Berki (HUN) – 15.475.
The British gymnast finished with a magnificent 5 medals at the Glasgow Grand Prix World Cup Event.

British Gymnastics TV

* 12th WORLD CUP 2010 - GLASGOW "GRAND PRIX"
   - Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, November 19 / 20 -
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* F I N A L S  (* Source: British Gymnastics)
Louis Smith fresh from his recent World Championships Silver medal once again produced the goods to take the Pommel Horse Gold medal scoring 15.550 ahead of great rival Kristian Berki in second 15.300.
Theo Seager, the powerhouse of the Men’s Team took the Vault Silver behind Chile's Gonzalez, Theo scored 15.875 on Vault and also made the Rings Final.

Louis said: “I'm really pleased with my routine today and the Gold medal against a truly World class field in Glasgow including the two former World Champions. This year I've achieved everything I set out to do and next year I will be unleashing a bit more difficulty and continue to progress towards my goals at London 2012.”

Imogen Cairns, Commonwealth Vault Champion and recent World finalist took the Silver on “her” piece, with 13.875.

Hannah Whelan, 2010 British Champion took Australian Lauren Mitchell on in the Beam competition and came a very close second with 14.500 behind Laurens 14.675.

Jenni Pinches then took her first ever Grand Prix medal with the Bronze on Floor scoring 14.150.

Daniel Purvis failed to medal but produced solid routines in his 3 Finals, whilst debutant Ashley Watson competed in the High Bar Final.

Overall, Australian Lauren Mitchell was the star performer in the Women's events, taking the Beam and Floor titles along with the Asymmetric Bars Bronze, Lauren said: "It's been an amazing few months, not only for me but for the whole Australian Team. The Commonwealth Games was a great chance for us all to compete in a big event and get experience ahead of the World Championships, which were the big aim for the whole Team. To qualify for the next step of the Olympic Qualifications was key so we were really happy with that and then of course for me to win the Floor title was just the icing on the cake - the day just went perfectly for me and I was amazed to get the title! From there I've been really hectic traveling to lots of events, which have given me great experience. Here in Glasgow I've been really happy with my performance and the two titles as the equipment wasn’t what I was used too so it show that I can adapt and work in a range of environments which is important and shows I'm developing."

The Men’s events were more evenly split with apparatus specialist battling it out on each separate piece.

WOMEN's Reports-

WOMENS VAULT
With Yurchenko 1 1/2 twist and Yurchenko half on piked front off Imogen vaulted to a Silver medal, 13.875. Jennifer Pinches scored 13.337 with the Gold medal won by  Ekaterina Kurbatova of Russia, certainly the most accurate vaulter with Yurchenko
1 1/2 and Yurchenko half on piked front half off, 13.912.

ASYMMETRIC BARS
Liufang Wu of China confirmed her qualifications dominance of the Bars with 6.1 difficulty and 14.75 to take Gold. Jessica Lopez, 13.8  and 13.725 for Lauren Mitchell of Australia were a league behind in difficulty and precision.

BEAM
Lauren Mitchell of Australia found herself in a real battle with Britain’s Hannah Whelan with just 0.175 sending the Gold “down-under”. A great result for Hannah establishing her as a competitor on the World stage.

WOMENS FLOOR
2 British gymnasts in such a quality final was a great inspiration for the audience. Jennifer Pinches held the Bronze medal with 14.15 as World champion Lauren Mitchell made a positive Gold performance. Hannah Whelan finished 5th.

MENS FLOOR
As World Floor Champion Eletherios Kosmidis of Greece bombed, out Alexander Shatilov of Israel won the days first Gold medal with 15.375. For Dan Purvis of Great Britain 14.925 for 5th, not as precise as he can be.  

POMMELS
Head to head once again, World Champion Kristian Berki and Louis Smith. Extreme elegance versus extreme difficulty.
For Louis 100% improved form to convince the judges that his outrageous difficulty takes full credit. 15.55 was an awesome target that no other could match. Berki straddled his Wu and 15.3 scored for Silver. An interesting Bronze went to Saso Bertoncelj of Slovenia who just may be the heir apparent to Smith and Berki.

RINGS
Alexsander Balandin was the most convincing in shapes and holds, a pencil thin Maltese with 15.825. He was separated from Junlin Liao’s 15.825 by the complex countback rules using the E jury scores. Theo Seager, 13.7 for 8th; Rings is a very exclusive club.

MENS VAULT
Gold for Gonzales of Chile, he took a big risk with double piked Tsukahara and it was a good decision. For Theo Seager a hard won Silver with Roche and 2 1/2 twist for 15.75. Theo has the tenacity and single-mindedness to keep firing on all cylinders even when there is no petrol in the tank; born to succeed.

PARALLEL BARS
Mitja Petkovsek of Slovenia knocked Dan Purvis off the podium with the last routine of this final. His clarity of technique and elegance were outstanding.

HIGH BAR
Gold to Manjo Moznik of Croatia, whilst the youngest of British stars Ashley Watson enjoyed his first Grand Prix Final.

World Cup winners-
As the final event of the 2010 Grand Prix series the World Cup winners for the year were also announced-

Men’s Floor – Eletherios Kosmidis (GRE)
Pommel – Krisztian Berki (HUN)
Rings – Alexandr Baldandin (RUS)
Men’s Vault – Jeffery Wammes (NED)
Parallel Bars – Mitja Petkovsek (SLO)
High Bar – Mariji Moznik (SLO)

Women’s Vault – Tijana Tkalcec (CRO)
Bars – Liufang Wu (CHN)
Beam - Liufang Wu (CHN)
Floor – Jessica Lopez (VEN)

  

* Q u a l i f i c a t i o n   R o u n d s
... British Hosts:
Daniel Purvis, undoubtedly one of the stars of the British Team throughout 2010, continued his fine form by finishing 4th on Floor (15.150) – the apparatus he is World and European Bronze medallist on; 6th on Pommel (14.225) and 4th on Parallel Bars (14.850).

Theo Seager was delighted to make two Finals, finishing in 3rd on Vault, 15.475 and 8th on Rings, 14.775:  “ I’m really happy with today’s performance. I think I was a bit unlucky to not make the Floor Final, but Vault went to plan, and then Ring I'm delighted with, as it’s a brand new routine that I've performed for the first time. British Gymnasts are once again proving themselves here against some of the worlds best gymnasts in Glasgow, like we have been doing all year.”

Ashley Watson, making his Grand Prix debut produced a superb performance to make the High Bar Final finishing in 4th in qualification with a score of 14.550.

Imogen Cairns was 2nd on Vault (13.687), so will be confident of medalling tomorrow in the event she is Commonwealth Champion at.

Jenni Pinches, finished 8th on Vault and so makes the Final (13.400) and will also compete in the Floor Final where her score was 14.075.

British Champion, Hannah Whelan comfortably made it into the Beam (14.450) and Floor (14.300) Final in 2nd place: “I’m really happy with today, 2 routine and 2 finals, so I've done what I came here to do. It will be tough tomorrow, especially against World champion Lauren Mitchell on the floor but I'm hopeful of medals, everyone in the British Team is in really high spirits.”

International highlights
MEN
The new World Champion on Floor Eleftherios Kosmidis (GRE) was once again the best on "his" apparatus (15.275)

Kristian Berki (HUN) set the ultimate challenge on the opening piece, the Pommel Horse with a 6.4 difficulty with 15.45 pts; a superb first half routine that pushed the boundary of perfection.

Jeffrey Wammes (NED) produced some great Floor tumbling (double Arabian piked), had a very successful day and will compete in three Finals tomorrow (Floor, Vault and High Bar, where he scored highest, 14.875pts.)

On Rings Junlin Liao (CHN), was accurate, positive and difficult (15.850 - top score in the Qualifications), whilst, Georgallas (CYP), textbook strength holds but a rough back giant (14.475, and tenth place on Friday, missing tomorrow's Final).

Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) was superb on P.Bars, fantastic single bar work - front straddle, double pike dismount, and 15.375- leading the field on this apparatus.

But the best was saved for Jayd Lukenshuk, of Canada, who won ‘moment of the day’, caught his Kovacs hanging on his WRIST BANDS and completed a giant before sorting it out (14.500 and eight place in the Qualifications).

W O M E N
The big names all performed. The European Champion on Vault Ekaterina Kurbatova (RUS) topped the Qualifications with 14.050.
On third place on vault came the Russian Anna MYZDRIKOVA :
* BG-TV-VIDEO..:


... British Gymnastics TV showed also the exercise on beam of Ecaterina KURBATOVA (RUS):
* BG-TV-VIDEO..:


Wu Liufang (CHN) showed classical lines on Uneven Bars with high execution (highest score of 14.950)...
* BG-TV-VIDEO...:



Jessica Lopez (VEN) was the most consistent performer of the day with clean work through to make three Finals (A.Bars, Beam and Floor).
Lauren Mitchell (AUS) topped the Beam (14.800) despite some broken combinations and struggled on A. Bars (12.500, in 8th), before a very comfortable Floor for the World Champion (14.775, highest score for this apparatus).

A surprise was the performance of Ekaterina Kislinskaya (POR) with a well-executed Bars routine –13.200 and 5th place.
* Source: British Gymnastics

* GYMfamily EventArtistic Gymnastics at the 16th ASIADE 2010: Women s competition

18. November 2010  
Guangzhou, China  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily EventArtistic Gymnastics at the 16th ASIADE 2010: Women s competition

Golden girl Sui, Lu , China


Following in the footsteps of their male compatriots, the Chinese women took their 10th consecutive Artistic Gymnastics Team title at the 16th Asian Games.
China won over Japan and Uzbekistan, with Korea being the only other nation to have sent a full team, finishing fourth.

SUI, Lu was the most sucessfully gymnast with gold in the team, at the all-around competition but also at the balance beam and fllor exercises.

Her taemmate HUANG, Qiushuang was the best at the vaultling table and Olympic champion HE Kexin was unbeatable at the uneven bars .

Rie TANAKA from Japan won the all-around bronze medal behind silver medallist HUANG, Qiushuang and also the silver medal at vault ...

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Women’s Artistic Gymnastics

* TEAM COMPETITION 
1. China 234.150
2. Japan 223.250
3. Uzbekistan 207.950
   > Detailed Team Results

 

Moreover, China’s Women took the top three spots in the All-around Qualification, with Huang Qiushuang, who finished fourth in Rotterdam, leading over national Champion Sui Lu and Yang Yilin. Japan’s Rie Tanaka qualified in fourth rank.

Results Women’s All-around Qualification

China placed high on every apparatus in this event with Huang qualifying at the top on Vault, 2009 World Champion He Kexin on Uneven Bars redeeming herself from a disastrous performance in Rotterdam where she fell off the apparatus in the Final, and Sui prevailing on Beam and Floor.
   > Results by Apparatus

* Women’s Individual All-around Final
China’s national champion Sui Lu bettered her qualifying score by .6 points to outscore compatriot Huang Qiushuang and take the 2010 Asian Games Women’s Artistic Gymnastics All-around title. Fourth during preliminaries, Rie Tanaka of Japan won the Bronze.

1. SUI Lu (CHN) 58.400
2. HUANG Qiushuang (CHN) 58.050
3. TANAKA Rie (JPN) 54.850
   > Full results
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics

* Vault
1. HUANG Qiushuang (CHN) 14.787
2. TANAKA Rie (JPN) 14.237
3. OZAWA Momoko (JPN) 14.112
   > Full results

 

* Uneven Bars
1. HE Kexin (CHN) 16.425
2. HUANG Qiushuang (CHN) 15.825
3. TSURUMI Koko (JPN) 14.300
    > Full results

The Artistic Gymnastics competition in Guangzhou concludes on Wednesday with the second day of Apparatus Finals, ...:

* Balance Beam
China’s national champion Sui Lu, who had taken the Asian Games All-around title on Monday, added Gold on the Balance Beam today, after having qualified in first place. Sui defeated compatriot and World runner-up Deng Linlin as well as Luiza Galiulina of Uzbekistan. Galiulina, who had qualified in fifth place, bettered her score to take the Bronze, outscoring Japan’s Mai Yamagishi and Yuko Shintake.

1. SUI Lu (CHN) 15.425
2. DENG Linlin (CHN) 15.200
3. GALIULINA Luiza (UZB) 14.350 >
      Full results

* Floor Exercise
By winning the Floor Final, Sui Lu added a fourth Gold to her collection of Asian Games medals tonight. First during preliminaries, Sui bettered her qualifying score, leaving the rest of the field in her wake with a victory margin of more than one point from second-placed Mai Yamagishi of Japan. Bronze went to Korea’s Hyun Joo, who had qualified in last position and narrowly outscored Japan’s Rie Tanaka.

1. SUI Lu (CHN) 14.700
2. YAMAGISHI Mai (JPN) 13.625
3. JO Hyun Joo (KOR) 13450  
         > Full results

The Apparatus Finals concluded the Artistic Gymnastics competition in Guangzhou. Gymnastic action continues at the 16th Asian Games with the Trampoline events to be held on November 21- 22 followed by Rhythmic Gymnastics from November 25 -26.
* Information & Summaries:  f i g

The 17th edition of the quadrennial Asian Games is scheduled to take place from September 19 – October 4, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.

The city was awarded the right to host the Games on April 17, 2007 when it defeated Delhi, India, and made this the third city in South Korea to host the Asian Games after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002).

At their 29th General Assembly held this month in Guangzhou, the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) postponed deciding on the Incheon Games sports programme until the Executive Board meeting in Oman in December.

* GYMfamily EventMen s Artistic Gymnastics at the 16th ASIADE 2010

18. November 2010  
Guangzhou, China  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily EventMen s Artistic Gymnastics at the 16th ASIADE 2010

TENG, Haibin - best of All-around

China - Japan - Korea dominated
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Winning gold with the Chinese Team, in all-around and at the pommel horse the Chinese TENG Haibin was the most successfully athlete at the artistic gymnastics men's competition of the 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010, which took place at the third biggest city of China.

Japanese Men's team won the silver medal, started without the all-around World champion Kohei Uchimura, but won no title at the event finals.
Behind silver medallist LU Bo (CHN) Hisashi MIZUTORI was the best Japanese, winning the all-around bronze medal.

On third place came the Team of Korea, which also won a individual gold at the vault by Yang, Hak Seon

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Guangzhou (CHN), November 12 – 27, 2010
 
China won the Gold medals in the Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team competitions at the 16th Asian Games, held on November 13 and 14 in Guangzhou (CHN). Both teams are undefeated at the Asian Games since their first participation in 1974.

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Lining up with the 2010 World title winning team, the Chinese men dominated Saturday’s competition to take their 10th consecutive Asian Games title. The team defeated Japan by 11 points, with Korea in third place. The top three teams repeated their results from the 2006 Asian Games in Doha (QAT).

1. China 368.500
2. Japan 357.500
3. Korea 352.950
   >> Detailed Results

With the exception of Vault, the Chinese men qualified at the top in the Apparatus Finals and Teng Haibin (CHN), 11th in Rotterdam, topped the field in the All-around Qualification, leading over Japanese Hisashi Mizutori and compatriot Lu Bo.
    > Results Men’s All-around Qualification

Korean 2010 World finalist vaulted into first qualifying position for the Apparatus Final set for Wednesday.
    > Results by Apparatus

Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-around Finals
Chinese Artistic gymnasts continued their medal sweep at the 16th Asian Games on Monday. After having garnered both Team titles for the 10th consecutive time last weekend, the host nation went 1-2 in the Men’s and Women’s Individual All-around Final, leaving the Bronze medal winning places to Japan.

Men’s Individual All-around Final
Bettering his score of the preliminaries by .65 points, top qualifier and 2004 Olympic Pommel Horse Champion Teng Haibin (CHN) confirmed his dominance in the Men’s All-around competition of this Asiad by taking the title from his forerunner and countryman Yang Wei. Third in Qualifications, Lu Bo (CHN) garnered the Silver, outscoring second qualifier Hisashi Mizutori of Japan.
1. TENG Haibin (CHN) 91.100
2. LU Bo (CHN) 89.850
3. MIZUTORI Hisashi (JPN) 89.700
        > Full results

Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Finals – Day 1
Five events, five Gold medals – a clean sweep for Chinese Artistic gymnasts on Tuesday, the first day of Apparatus Finals at the 16th Asian Games currently held in Guangzhou (CHN).

The host nation continued their triumphant success after having dominated the men’s and women’s Team competitions as well as the Individual All-around Finals earlier this week.
Other medal winning nations on this day were Korea, India, Chinese Taipei and Japan.

Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
* Floor
1. ZHANG Chenglong (CHN) 15.400
1. KIM Soo Myun (KOR) 15.400
3. KUMAR Ashish (IND) 14.925
   > Full results

* Pommel Horse
1. TENG Haibin (CHN) 15.375
2. YAN Mingvong (CHN) 14.725
3. HUANG Che Kuei (TPE) 14.700
  > Full results

* Still Rings
1. CHEN Yibing (CHN) 16.075
2. YAN Mingvong (CHN) 15.900
3. CHEN Chih Yu (TPE) 15.625
   > Full results

* Vault
Top qualifier Hak Seon Yang of Korea, who only just missed out on a medal at the recent World Championships in Rotterdam last month, made amends for that disappointment by prevailing in the men’s Vault Final. The 18-year-old produced two vaults of high difficulty (7.00) which were both judged to have been flawlessly executed and were rewarded with the Gold medal. China’s Feng Zhe bettered his qualifying rank to take the Silver, outscoring Stanislav Valiyev of Kazakhstan, who dropped into third place, due to lower execution marks and a penalty on his first vault. Valiyev’s compatriot Yernar Yerimbetov confirmed his qualifying rank in fourth.
1. YANG Hak Seon (KOR) 16.400
2. FENG Zhe (CHN) 15.850
3. VALIYEV Stanislav (KAZ) 15.800  
       > Full results 

* Parallel Bars
Newly crowned World Champion Feng Zhe (CHN) added another title to his collection, by topping the field in Guangzhou on Parallel Bars to take his first Asian Games Gold. The top qualifier prevailed over the 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist, Uzbekistan’s Anton Fokin, and the 36-year-old Kazakh, Ildar Valeyev. The Asian Games’ All-around Champion, Teng Haibin, who had qualified in second place, dropped down to seventh in the Final.
1. FENG Zhe (CHN) 15.650
2. FOKIN Anton (UZB) 15.350
3. VALEYEV Ildar (KAZ) 15.300
   > Full results

* Horizontal Bar
Top qualifier and newly crowned World Champion Zhang Chenglong (CHN), who won the Floor competition yesterday, upped his difficulty mark in the Horizontal Bar Final just like he did in Rotterdam and ended up with another Gold medal. He outperformed second-placed Shun Kuwahara of Japan by five points. Having redeemed himself for his failed performance on the Parallel Bars, Teng Haibin stepped back on to the podium today. A repeat of the 15.450 that had qualified him in fifth place was enough to win him the Bronze. Second qualifier Soo Myun Kim (KOR) dropped to fourth position in the Final and was left empty-handed.
1. ZHANG Chenglong (CHN) 16.225
2. KUWAHARA Shun (JPN) 15.725
3. TENG Haibin (CHN) 15.450
   > Full results

** Information & Summaries: f i g

The 17th edition of the quadrennial Asian Games is scheduled to take place from September 19 – October 4, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.

The city was awarded the right to host the Games on April 17, 2007 when it defeated Delhi, India, and made this the third city in South Korea to host the Asian Games after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002).

At their 29th General Assembly held this month in Guangzhou, the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) postponed deciding on the Incheon Games sports programme until the Executive Board meeting in Oman in December.

28. DTB-Pokal: All Finals in one day

13. November 2010  
Stuttgart  
Artistic Gymnastics

28. DTB-Pokal: All Finals in one day

Philipp Boy: First gold at a World Cup event

All six medal decisions at MAG, as well as the four women’s finals took place in only one day at the Porsche arena in Stuttgart:
As a concession to the German TV station ARD, the organizers changed the Olympic apparatus order starting with the high bar and the German spectators directly had reasons to cheer:
Philipp BOY, fourth on this apparatus and silver medalist at the last World Championship’s all-around won with 15,900 points his first World Cup title: “It was already time to win something, because I wasn’t always as relaxed as I’m now and I start to have fun…” told BOY afterwards.
At the women’s decisions, World Champion on floor Lauren MITCHELL was impossible to beat. She left Anna DEMENTJEVA from Russia on the second rank followed by the best German gymnast Elisabeth SEITZ.

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Also on the balance beam won Lauren MITCHELL, ahead of Anastasia KOVAL from the Ukraine and Anna DEMENTJEWA from Russia.

   > Final: Balance Beam     > Final Floor

At vault, the leader from qualification, Imogen CAIRNS from Great Britain, was the best with 13,937 points. At her World Cup debut, Jennifer KHWELA from South Africa came on second rank.
Not long ago, she already won the first medal for South Africa at vault at the Commonwealth Games, as she told us already in Rotterdam… Bronze went to Macarena Pinto Adamse from Chile and the German newcomer Pia Tolle was fifth, even in front of Russia’s Dementjewa.
  >> Final Vault, women

Lauren MICHELL from Australia landed the hattrick in Stuttgart. She was the only gymnast that scored over 14 points (14,150). She won ahead of Anja BRINKER with 13,925 points and Anna DEMENTJEWA. Uneven bars specialist Elisabeth SEITZ, best at the qualification had some problems during bar changing and placed seventh...
  > Final Uneven Bars

** ... Men's Finals:
On floor Eleftherios KOSMIDIS only came on third rank. Despite the highest difficulty (6.5) he showed too much securities at the end of his acro lines. His strongest competitor, Alexander SHATILOV (ISR) took advantage of this and came ahead of the Greek. The Israeli gymnast missed the medal in Rotterdam, but in Stuttgart he beat the world champion and won with 15,125 points. On third place came Daniel PURVIS from great Britain. Thomas Taranu placed sixth in this final.
   >> Final Floor, men

The actual world champion on pommel horse, Krisztian BERKI from Hungary, dominated this apparatus final and beat Robert SELIGMAN (CRO) and Donna Donny TRUYENS from belgium who placed seventh in Rotterdam. German Sebastian Krimmer ranked fifth.
  > Final Pommel Horse

At rings there was a Russian double triumph winning Alexander BALANDIN (15,425) head of Konstantin PLUSCHNIKOv (15,275). Danny PINHEIRO-RODRIGUES (15,100) came on third rank.
   > Final Rings 

Marius BERBECAR from Romania won at vault with two clean jumps ahead of the Dutch Jeffrey WAMMES who had the highest difficulty but got more deductions, and Andrei ISSAJEW from the Ukraine placed. Thomas TARANU placed fifth. 
>> Final Vault, men 

At parallel bars, Mitja PETKOVSEK won with a clean routine (difficulty 6.2) ahead of the Asian bar artist, the Chinese WANG, Guanyin, who showed a higher difficulty (6.8) but had problems with the “Tippelt”. Phillip BOY placed third, a warm-up for the high bar final...
   >> Final Parallel Bars

At the high bar, Philipp BOY was the best. He is surely the gymnast who did the biggest change and progress during the last year: in the past he seemed stressed and nervous and now he surprises with coolness.
For this year there is only one national competition left and then some free days to get new strength for the European Championships 2011, where we can expect a lot from the young German team.
Gael DA SILVA (FRA) and Jeffrey WAMMES placed second and third...
  >> Final High Bar

* GYMfamily Event* PREVIEW: 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010

12. November 2010  
Guangzhou, China  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily Event* PREVIEW: 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010

Friday, the 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010 were opened in capital of the Guangdong province Guangzhou, in China with an Opening Ceremony that  surprised the world.....!
Held every four years (15th Asiad Doha, 2006) among athletes from all over Asia, the Asian Games, also known as "A s i a d", are considered the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games, and this month will feature its 16th edition.
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Opening Ceremony

16th  A S I A N   G A M E S  2010
 - Guangzhou, China -
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OPENING CEREMONY, Friday November 12:
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Guangzhou, November 12 - The 16th Asian Games opened in central Guangzhou on Friday (November 12) in a blaze of pyrotechnics as China staged the biggest sporting gala since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao declared open the Games in the middle of the Pearl River on Haixinsha Island, to the thunderous explosion of a massive fireworks display with residential buildings and the 610-metre high Canton Tower as a backdrop.

Olympic diving champion He Chong ignited a giant firework whose flare shot up and lit the cauldron.
The Asiad flame returned to Guangzhou on Nov 5 after being relayed in Beijing, Harbin, Changchun, Haiyang and 21 cities across Guangdong Province.
Before the lighting of the cauldron, Afghanistan headed the athlete parade, which was concluded by host China with Olympic women's rowing champion Jin Ziwei as the flag bearer.
Befitting a city and a continent whose very foundations depend on the convergence of land and water, the Opening Ceremony centred on the river, its islands and its riverbanks.Before the nearly 30,000 spectators on Haixinsha Island saw the athletes and officials, ten of thousands of ordinary Guangzhou residents had welcomed the Games to their city as the 45 participating delegations sailed down the Pearl River from White Swan Bay.
Film star Zhang Ziyi and pianist Lang Lang performed in a water-themed arts show that marked Guangzhou's history as China's gateway to the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
At last Games in Doha, China headed the table with 166 gold medals, followed by South Korea into the second with 58 and Japan third with 50.
Thirty-five Olympic gold medalists, including 110-metre hurdler Liu Xiang and badminton ace Lin Dan, spearhead the 1,454-member Chinese delegation.
The Guangzhou Games are the largest ever Asian Games featuring 28 Olympic and 14 non-Olympic sports with 476 gold medals up for grabs. The Games will see the debuts of cricket, dance sports, dragon boat racing, roller sports and Go chess.
Guangdong Province built and renovated more than 70 stadiums. The air and water quality in Guangzhou has been improved, its transportation system updated and barrier-free facilities in place. Some 900,000 volunteers will go all out to ensure a comfortable and safe environment for the audience and athletes.
The Asian Games has urged Guangzhou residents to behave in a more civilised manner as a massive education campaign was launched shortly after the city won the hosting rights in 2004.
Guangzhou officials have handed out one million brochures and sent 40 million text messages to teach its citizens better manners and even how to smile.
The Asian Games will run through November 27.
* Source: Guangzhou website

* ... a PREVIEW  by F.I.G.

Guangzhou
One of the five National Central Cities and capital of the Guangdong province, Guangzhou is a port city located in southern China on the Pearl River. With over ten million inhabitants, Guangzhou is the third largest city in China.

The Guangzhou Asian Games
The Guangzhou Asian Games will draw over 10,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries and regions, which means full member representation of federations on the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). In contrast to the 28 events that make up the Olympic Games, the 2010 Asian Games will feature 42 different sport categories split into 476 events over 16 days of competition, with added disciplines in some sports. Compared to previous editions, the 2010 Games is the largest ever in terms of participation and the number of sport categories, bringing to 3,989 the total number of medals being awarded.

The Opening Ceremony will be held on Haixinsha Island in the Pearl River and directed by Chen Weiya, who was also the Assistant Director of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Yang Shu'an, Vice-Minister of the General Administration of Sport of China and Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, believes the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou will play out in a friendly, festive atmosphere as the city prepares for the event.

Gymnastics at the Asian Games
The disciplines of Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics have been included on the programme of the Asian Games since its 7th edition in Teheran (IRI) in 1974.
Trampoline Gymnastics joined in 2006 when it became an official discipline of the 15th Asiad in Doha (QAT).

The 2010 Asian Games Gymnastics competition venue
All Gymnastics competitions of the Guangzhou Games will take place in the Asian Games Town Gymnasium, located in the southern portion of the 2.73 qkm Guangzhou Asian Games Town.
Apart from Gymnastics, the venue will also host the Games’ Billiard Sports and Squash events. It covers an area of 31,482 m2 and has a capacity of 8,000, including 6,000 permanent and 2,000 removable seats.
The arched roof possesses a rainwater collection and recycling system.
In September, the 2010 Guangdong Gymnastics Invitation Tournament was held in the competition venue as the first Gymnastics test event for the 16th Asian Games. Coaches, athletes and spectators attending the test event were greatly impressed by the venue's first-rate facilities and smooth operations, holding high expectations for the Gymnastics competitions. The test event involved mock competitions such as Men's Qualifications, Women's All-around, Men's Floor, Men's Pommel Horse, Women's Vault, Men's Rings and Women's Uneven Bars. All participants were from the Guangdong Provincial Gymnastics Team.

The 2010 Asian Games Gymnastics competitions

* ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
97 men and 46 women from a total of 24 countries are registered to participate in the Artistic Gymnastics events of the Guangzhou Asian Games.
The tournament includes Qualifications as well as Team, All-around and Apparatus Finals.

Nov 13:  Men’s Qualification (CI) and Team Final (CIV)
Nov 14:  Women’s Qualification (CI) and Team Final (CIV)
Nov 15:  Men’s and Women’s All-around Final (CII)
Nov 16 – 17: Men’s and Women’s Apparatus Finals (CIII)

** Check the following links for more information:
> MAG entry list       > WAG entry list
> Detailed schedule and upcoming results
> MAG and WAG draw results

Trampoline Gymnastics
The Trampoline Gymnastics competitions including Men’s and Women’s Individual Qualifications and Finals will take place on November 21 and 22.

Nov 21:  Men’s and Women’s Qualifications
Nov 22: Men’s and Women’s Finals

* Currently no data on entries is available, but check out the > detailed schedule and the > draw results for Trampoline Gymnastics.

Rhythmic Gymnastics
32 gymnasts representing China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Qatar, Thailand and Uzbekistan will participate in the Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions in Guangzhou. The tournament includes Individual Qualifications with a Team ranking as well as an Individual All-around Final. No Group competitions will be held.
Nov 25: Individual Qualifications with team ranking (CI)
Nov 26: Individual All-around Final (CII)

** Check the following links for more information:
> Entry list Individuals              > Entry list Teams

> Detailed schedule and upcoming results
> RG draw result

* Source: f i g / event website

F.I.G.: Severe Punishment concerning of age manipulations

06. November 2010  
Lausanne, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

F.I.G.: Severe Punishment concerning of age manipulations

FIG Sanctions

The FIG Presidential Commission confirms the proposal made by the Disciplinary Commission to suspend the PRK gymnast HONG Su Jong and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea National Federation for a period of 2 years, from October 6, 2010 to October 5, 2012, and to forbid from participating in any capacity in any competition or activity authorised or organised by the FIG, any Union, any National Federation, any club or in any international event (incl. national for the gymnast), and to sanction the PRK National Federation to pay a fine of CHF 20’000 ...

HONG Su Jung (PRK)

The FIG announced, that the Gymnast Hong Su Jong, representative of the Gymnastics Association of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK), was registered from 2003 to 2010 in international competitions using three different birth dates: 1985, 1986 and 1989.

The first traces of falsification were identified for the 2003 Universiades of Daegu (KOR), where said gymnast used the March 9, 1985 date of birth. According to the official regulations of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the minimum age required for participation is 17 years as of January 1, 2003.
The Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) opened an investigation, the conclusions of which were ultimately submitted to the FIG Presidential Commission. 
  >> GYMmedia News Oct-07
The FIG’s decision is a clear signal to those who would wilfully disregard the current rules surrounding gymnast age. The health of its athletes and respect for the law are among the International Gymnastics Federation’s highest priorities.
The PRK-NF and the gymnast may appeal in writing to the FIG Appeal Tribunal within 21 days of notification of this decision.
* FIG press release, Nov 05

Grand Prix Osiejek - the 10th World Cup of the 2010 Circuit

07. November 2010  
Osijek, Croatia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Grand Prix Osiejek - the 10th World Cup of the 2010 Circuit


Two weeks after the 2010 highlight of artistic gymnastics, the  42nd Worlds in Rotterdam, predominant athletes of the second international row take part at the "Grand Prix of Osijek", to the second time a world cup of category A in the last year of this modus.
Altogether 59 male and 28 female athletes representing 20 nations, started at the Friday's qualification rounds.

On Saturday and on Sunday will held the final events ...


WORLD CUP " Grand Prix Osijek" 2010
  - Osijek, Croatia, Nov 05 - 07 -
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* Saturday, Nov 06-07: Final I+II
* MEN / Männer
> Floor exerc./ Boden     > Pommel horse / Pferd
> Still rings / Ringe          > Vault / Sprung
> Parallel bars / Barren  > High bar / Reck

* WOMEN / Frauen
> Vault / Sprung                   > Uneven bars / Barren
> Balance beam / Balken  > Floor exerc. / Boden
* Friday, Nov 05: Qualifications
* MEN / Männer
> Floor exerc./ Boden     > Pommel horse / Pferd
> Still rings / Ringe          > Vault / Sprung
> Parallel bars / Barren  > High bar / Reck

* WOMEN / Frauen
> Vault / Sprung                   > Uneven bars / Barren
> Balance beam / Balken  > Floor exerc. / Boden

* GYMfamily EventPREVIEW: 32nd SWISS CUP 2010

29. Oktober 2010  
Zurich, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily EventPREVIEW: 32nd SWISS CUP 2010

Sunday, from 1 pm. on
Hallenstadion Zurich
* TICKET CORNER

One week after the Worlds of Artistic Gymnastics in Rotterdam  will held one of the most traditional European event with its 32 anniversary in the Hall Stadium of Zurich, Switzerland: On Sunday, October 31, the this year "S W I S S  C U P"
includes an attractive part of world class gymnast, which comes directly from the Rotterdam Worlds to Zurich:
So the two Swiss teams with Ariella Kaeslin / Claudio Capelli and Giulia Steingruber / Roman Gisi welcomes two duos from Germany (Elisabeth Seitz/Fabian Hambuechen and Lidsa-Katharina Hill/Sebastian Krimmer) and seven more teams from China, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands Romania and the Ukraine to these very sympatic Pairs competition with a special Modus ...

32. INTERNATIONAL SWISS CUP 2010
 - Zurich - Hallenstadion, October 31;  1 pm. -
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* Participating Pairs:

* Swiss Team 1:        Ariella Kaeslin / Claudio Capelli
* Swiss Team 2:        Giulia Steingruber / Roman Gisi
* Team China:            Zhang Yelinzi / Huang Yuguo
* Team Germany 1:   Elisabeth Seitz / Fabian Hambüchen
* Team Germany 2:   Lisa Katharina Hill / Sebastian Krimmer
* Team France:           Marine Brevet / Yann Cucherat
* Team Great Britain: Imogen Cairns / Kristian Thomas
* Team Italy:                 Vanessa Ferrari / Matteo Morandi
* Team Netherlands: Marlies Rijken / Jeffrey Wammes
* Team Romania:       Sandra Izbasa / Flavius Koczi
* Team Ukraine:          Anastasiia Koval / Mykola Kuksenkov

 * >> ...the topical Startlists of the Teams  (29.10.2010)
* GYMmedia Eventservice
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The Swiss hosts booked the GYMmedia Event Service.
On Sunday we will report from this GYMfamily event.
   - the Editors.

32. Swisscup 2010

* More than 1 Decade - a GYMfamily Event!
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From the beginning of  GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL on
this traditional European "SWISS CUP" is in the special focus year by year ...:
* R E V I E W:
> 31. Swiss Cup 2009
 > 30. Swiss Cup 2008
    > 29. Swiss Cup 2007
        > 28. Swiss Cup 2006
            > 27. Swiss Cup 2005
               > 26. Swiss Cup 2004
                   > 25. Swiss Cup 2003
                       > 24. Swiss Cup 2002
                          > 23. Swiss Cup 2001

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