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Gymnastics: Johnson looks toward coaching, 2010 triathlon
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines, IA, USA ♠ 2009 Jun 28
The Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast from West Des Moines is still nearly a year away from completing high school, but she's narrowed her college choices to Stanford and UCLA.

Gymnastics changes approved for NCAAs
Salt Lake Tribune, USA ♠ 2009 Jun 26
The number of teams competing in the preliminary competition still would be 12. Also approved was the recommendation that all six scores count on each event, rather than the best five out of six. In addition, the championships would be held Friday through Sunday, rather than Thursday through Saturday.

Nastia Liukin To Compete Again In Her Hometown
NBC Dallas Fort Worth, USA ♠ 2009 Jun 24
The Visa Championships will be held at the American Airlines Center August 12-15. It'll be the first time Liukin will compete since the Olympics in Beijing and she is already feeling the pressure.

2009 Jun 21 ♠ Gymnast dies during training
Queensland Times. Australia
Workplace health and safety authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman in a gymnastics training accident in north Queensland. It is understood the woman hit her head after a falling from a tumble track in Townsville last Thursday.

2009 Jun 20 ♠ Lichelle Wong is a new Dutch champion

All Around Women			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	Lichelle Wong	TSH Heerenveen	14.050	13.750	13.650	13.900	55.350
2	Mayra Kroonen	NTOZ/TURNING SPIRIT Amsterdam	14.400	13.150	13.550	13.650	54.750
3	Sanne Wevers	Bosanton Almelo	13.450	13.200	13.900	12.150	52.700

Results

◊ US-born Olympic medallist plans to guide Indian gymnasts
   Expressindia.com, India ♠ Jun 10, 2009
Raj, a gymnast with the US national team to Beijing Olympics 2008, had his proud moment as he presented his bronze medal to his 85-year-old grandfather Bhanubhai Bhavsar when he visited his hometown in Vadodara.

2009 June 05 ♠ 72 national federations registered for 2009 Worlds
520 gymnasts (315 men, 205 women) from 72 national federations registered for 41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships which will take place in London (GBR) October 13 - 18, 2009

2009 May 30 ♠ World Stars Moscow 2009 - Finals Men

Floor Exercise Men			D	E	Score
1	HYPOLITO Diego	BRA	6.60	9.050	15.650
2	GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton	RUS	6.40	9.150	15.550
3	SHATILOV Alex	ISR	6.50	8.750	15.250
Pommel Horse Men			D	E	Score
1	BERKI Kristian	HUN	6.70	9.200	15.900
2	SELLATHURAI Prashanth	AUS	6.60	9.275	15.875
3	PEREVOZNIKOV Andrey	RUS	6.50	9.025	15.525
Rings Final Men			D	E	Score
1	VAN GELDER Yury	NED	6.80	8.800	15.600
2	PLUZHNIKOV Konstantin	RUS	6.80	8.725	15.525
3	BALANDIN Aleksandr	RUS	6.60	8.575	15.175
Vault Finals Men			D	Score	Final
1	GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton	RUS	7.00	15.800	15.887
			7.00	16.175
2	WAMMES Jeffrey	NED	6.60	15.900	15.875
			6.60	15.850
3	SAPRONENKO Evgeni	LAT	7.00	15.950	15.800
			6.60	15.750
Parallel Bars Men			D	E	Score
1	PETSOVSEK Mitja	SLO	6.20	9.425	15.625
2	BHAVSAR Raj	USA	6.20	8.850	15.050
3	ZONDERLAND Epke	NED	6.20	8.800	15.000
Horizontal Bar Men			D	E	Score
1	ZONDERLAND Epke	NED	6.90	8.650	15.550
2	PEGAN Aljaz	SLO	6.40	9.025	15.425
3	TSAREVICH Aliaksandr	BLR	6.40	8.775	15.175

2009 May 30 ♠ World Stars Moscow 2009 - Finals Women

Vault Finals Women			D	Score	Final
1	KURBATOVA Ekaterina	RUS	5.80	14.675	14.587
			5.60	14.500
2	BERGER Yulia	RUS	5.50	14.425	14.412
			5.70	14.400
3	KALASHNYK Anna	UKR	5.00	14.350	13.925
			5.00	13.600
Uneven Bars Women			D	E	Score
1	GORYUNOVA Kristina	RUS	5.90	8.425	14.325
1	KURBATOVA Ekaterina	RUS	5.80	8.525	14.325
3	TACCHELLI Lucia	SUI	5.50	8.550	14.050
Beam Women			D	E	Score
1	WEVERS Sanne	NED	5.60	8.575	14.175
2	SHAJN Adela	SLO	5.40	8.650	14.050
3	FRANCO Ethiene	BRA	5.30	8.650	13.950
Floor Exercise Women			D	E	Score
1	MYZDRIKOVA Anna	RUS	5.90	8.325	14.125
2	SHAJN Adela	SLO	5.30	8.775	14.075
3	FRANCO Ethiene	BRA	5.20	8.550	13.750

2009 May 15 ♠
25th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2009. Baku (AZE)
Qualification Seniors
2009 May 9 ♠ Friendly International Meet France - USA 2009

France - USA Women			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	USA	USA					229.250
2	FRA	FRA					219.100
1	Bridgette Sloan	USA					58.950
2	Mackenzie Caquatto	USA					56.750
3	Olivia Courtney	USA					56.250
4	Marine Petit	FRA					55.800
5	Corrie Lothrop	USA					54.600
6	Bridgette Caquatto	USA					54.600
7	Rose-Eliandre Bellemare	FRA					54.550
8	Pauline Morel	FRA					51.250
9	Léa Kémayou	FRA					50.050
11	Aurélie Malausséna	FRA					40.900

2009 May 2 ♠ Friendly International Meet Germany - USA 2009

GER - USA Women		VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	USA	59.750	58.350	54.650	59.650	232.400
1	Bridget Sloan	15.350	15.150	14.000	15.050	59.550
2	Corrie Lothrop	14.300	14.150	13.300	14.750	56.500
3	Mackenzie Caquatto	14.850	14.800	13.000	13.750	56.400
4	Olivia Courtney	14.500	14.250	13.650	13.550	55.950
5	Bridgette Caquatto	15.050	13.300	13.400	14.050	55.800
7	Mattie Larson	14.600	12.400	13.950	14.700	55.650
13	Kytra Hunter	14.300			15.150	29.450
14	Sabrina Vega		13.750	14.300		28.050
2	Germany	55.950	56.000	53.000	54.750	219.700
6	Kim Bui	14.250	14.550	12.700	14.250	55.750
8	Anja Brinker	13.750	14.350	13.450	13.750	55.250
9	Susann Herbst	13.850	13.150	13.850	13.150	54.000
10	Elisabeth Seitz	14.100	13.950	11.850	13.350	53.250
11	Desirée Baumert	12.600	12.200	13.600	13.450	51.850
12	Katja Roll	13.400	12.150	12.850	12.850	51.250

2009 Apr 25-26 ♠ 2nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup 2009 Maribor (SLO)

All-Around and Events Qualification
Events Finals

2009 Apr 17-19 ♠ 42nd Salamun Memorial Maribor (SLO)

Men Floor Exercise 1 HYPOLITO DIEGO BRA 15,300 2 SHATILOV ALEX ISR 14,950 3 UDE FILIP CRO 14,800 Pommel Horse 1 TRUYENS DONNA-DONNY BEL 15,075 2 BERTONCELI SASO SLO 14,850 3 KALLAI ZOLTAN HUN 14,750 3 PEREVOZNIKOV ANDREY RUS 14,750 Rings 1 PLUZHNIKOV KONSTANTIN RUS 15,650 2 GEORGALLAS IRODOTOS CYP 15,000 3 CARMONA REGULO VEN 14,800 Vault 1 VALIYEV STANISLAV KAZ 16,000 2 LYSZCZARZ MAREK POL 15,712 3 TUUHA TOMI FIN 15,687 Parallel Bars 1 PETKOVSEK MITJA SLO 15,725 2 KIERZKOWSKI ADAM POL 15,275 3 ZONDERLAND EPKE NED 15,175 Horizontal Bar 1 ZONDERLAND EPKE NED 15,550 2 PEGAN ALJAZ SLO 15,350 3 BALDAUF MARCO AUT 14,625 Results Men

Women Vault 1 MYZDRIKOVA ANNA RUS 14,062 2 KURBATOVA EKATERINA RUS 14,037 3 URVIKKO ANNIKA FIN 13,800 Uneven Bars 1 KURBATOVA EKATERINA RUS 14,325 2 GORYUNOVA KRISTINA RUS 13,700 3 FRANCO ETHIENE BRA 13,650 Balance Beam 1 GORYUNOVA KRISTINA RUS 14,350 2 SILVA ANA CLAUDIA BRA 13,550 3 PIHAN-KULESZA MARTA POL 13,300 Floor Exercise 1 GORYUNOVA KRISTINA RUS 14,000 2 MYZDRIKOVA ANNA RUS 13,950 3 PIHAN-KULESZA MARTA POL 13,600 Results Women

2009 Apr 16 ♠ 2009 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships

2009 NCAA Championships Teams Women			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	Georgia		49.300	49.375	49.550	49.225	197.450
2	Alabama		49.325	49.200	49.375	49.125	197.025
3	Arkansas		49.450	49.100	49.250	49.150	196.950
4	UCLA		49.425	48.700	49.200	49.300	196.625
4	Utah		49.400	49.275	48.775	49.175	196.625
6	Florida		48.900	49.150	49.275	49.050	196.375
7	LSU		49.450	49.125	48.525	49.200	196.300
8	Stanford		49.125	49.175	48.975	48.950	196.225
9	Penn State		49.100	49.075	48.900	49.025	196.100
10	Oklahoma		49.050	48.675	49.125	48.975	195.825
11	Oregon State		49.225	48.625	48.325	49.175	195.350
12	Illinois		48.700	48.875	48.575	48.900	195.050

2009 Apr 2-5 ♠ 3rd Individual European Championships Milan (ITA)

All-Around Final Men			FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1	HAMBUECHEN Fabian	GER	15.500	13.850	14.750	16.025	14.225	14.825	89.175
2	KEATINGS Daniel	GBR	14.475	15.475	13.425	15.550	15.000	14.350	88.275
3	RYAZANOV Yury	RUS	14.375	14.575	14.625	15.000	14.775	14.850	88.200

All-Around Final Women			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	SEMENOVA Ksenia	RUS	14.225	14.925	14.800	14.225	58.175
2	AFANASEVA Ksenia	RUS	14.525	14.925	13.575	14.575	57.600
3	KAESLIN Ariella	SUI	15.300	13.975	14.300	13.700	57.275

Men Floor Exercise 1 HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 15.450 2 FAHRIG Matthias GER 15.400 3 KOSMIDIS Eleftherios GRE 15.350 3 SHATILOV Alexander ISR 15.350 Pommel Horse 1 BERKI Krisztian HUN 15.600 2 SMITH Louis GBR 15.550 3 KEATINGS Daniel GBR 15.500 Rings 1 VAN GELDER Yuri NED 15.750 2 VOROBIOV Olexandr UKR 15.600 3 IOVTCHEV Iordan BUL 15.550 Vault 1 BOUHAIL Thomas FRA 16.325 2 KOCZI Flavius ROU 16.312 3 FAHRIG Matthias GER 16.225 Parallel Bars 1 CUCHERAT Yann FRA 15.825 2 PETKOVSEK Mitja SLO 15.800 3 HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 15.375 Horizontal Bar 1 MARAS Vlasios GRE 15.375 2 CUCHERAT Yann FRA 15.250 3 KUKSENKOV Nikolay UKR 14.925 Results Men

Women Vault 1 KAESLIN Ariella SUI 14.625 2 BERGER Yulia RUS 14.325 3 KALASHNYK Anna UKR 14.275 Uneven Bars 1 TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR 15.575 2 SEMENOVA Ksenia RUS 15.500 3 BRINKER Anja GER 14.800 Beam 1 DEMYANCHUK Yana UKR 14.775 2 TAMIRJAN Anamaria ROU 14.750 3 DRAGOI Gabriela ROU 14.650 Floor Exercise 1 TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR 15.150 2 FERRARI Vanessa ITA 14.675 3 SEMENOVA Ksenia RUS 14.625 Results Women

2009 Mar 21-22 ♠ 33rd Turnier der Meister. Cottbus (GER) - Finals

Men Floor Exercise 1 Uchimura Kohei JPN 15.700 2 Hypolito Diego BRA 15.125 3 Markousis Dimitrios GRE 14.975 Pommel Horse 1 Truyens Donna-Donny BEL 15.575 2 Weber Robert GER 14.775 3 Bertoncelj Saso SLO 14.625 Rings 1 Van Gelder Yuri NED 15.850 2 Tampakos Dimosthenis GRE 15.700 3 Rodrigues Danny Pinheiro FRA 15.600 Vault 1 Wammes Jeffrey NED 16.100 2 Hypolito Diego BRA 16.062 3 Caranobe Benoit FRA 15.937 Parallel Bars 1 Petkovsek Mitja SLO 15.775 2 Cucherat Yann FRA 15.550 3t Tanaka Kazuhito JPN 15.275 3t Böschenstein Nicolas SUI 6.1015.275 Horizontal Bar 1 Cucherat Yann FRA 15.775 2 Zonderland Epke NED 15.050 3 Baldauf Marco AUT 14.875 Results Men

Women Vault 1 Käslin Ariella SUI 14.550 2 Vanwalleghem Aagje BEL 14.062 3 Zimmermann Yasmin SUI 13.800 Uneven Bars 1 Anja Brinker GER 14.825 2 Aagja Vanwalleghem BEL 13.325 3 Ethiene Franco BRA 13.075 Beam 1 Pihan-Kulesza Marta POL 14.075 2 Wevers Lieke NED 13.875 3 Yuhong Hu CHN 13.825 Floor Exercise 1 Sui Lu CHN 14.200 2 Bui Kim GER 14.075 3 Sajn Adela SLO 13.675 Results Women

2009 Mar 07 ♠ World Cup Gymnix 2009 Montreal (CAN)

Floor Exercise Finals MAG A Score 1 Razvan Selariu ROU 6.200 14.800 2 Nathan Gafuik CAN 6.100 14.550 3T Marius Berbecar ROU 5.700 14.525 3T Rok Klavora SLO 5.900 14.525 5 Koji Yamamuro JPN 6.500 14.475 6T Rafael Morales PUR 5.800 14.450 6T Alexander Rodriguez PUR 5.800 14.450 8 Barend Verbeke BEL 5.600 14.350 Rings Final MAG A Score 1 Danny Pinheiro Rodrigues FRA 6.700 2 Robert Stanescu ROU 6.700 15.425 3 Kenya Kobayashi JPN 6.700 15.125 4 Tommy Ramos PUR 6.200 14.925 5 Samir Ait Said FRA 6.700 14.325 6 Razvan Selariu ROU 5.800 13.225 7 Rafael Morales PUR 5.800 13.075 8 Koji Yamamuro JPN 6.100 12.575

Pommel Horse Final MAG A Score 1 Krisztian Berki HUN 6.700 15.775 2 Cyril Tommasone FRA 6.500 15.625 3 Donna - Donny Truyens BEL 6.200 15.550 4 Sajo Bertoncelj SLO 6.300 14.750 5 Tim McNeill USA 5.900 14.225 6 Ziga Britovjek SLO 5.200 13.625 7 Hamilton Sabot FRA 5.300 12.675 8 Ryosuke Baba JPN 5.100 12.450

Vault Final WAG A Score 1 Charlotte Mackie CAN 5.300 5.000 14.150 2 Marie-Carmen Rivera PUR 4.600 2.400 12.300

Uneven Bars Final WAG A Score 1 Samantha Shapiro USA 5.900 14.725 2 Marine Petit FRA 5.600 13.650 3 Sydney Sawa CAN 5.200 13.450 4 Laurie-Ève Pépin-Gagné CAN 5.300 11.275

2009 Feb 28 ♠ World Cup in Doha will be held Sep 28 - 30
Due to scheduling conflicts, the International Tournament for category A Artistic Gymnastics in Doha (QAT) will be held September 28 – 30, 2009. The decision was confirmed by the FIG Secretariat. The tournament will be supervised by FIG technical delegates Sawao Kato (JPN) for the men’s competitions and Anca Mihailescu-Grigoras (ROU) for the women’s events.

2009 Feb 28 ♠ 14th International Junior Team Cup Berlin (GER)

14th International Junior Team Cup			FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1	Japan	JPN	40,550	38,100	41,100	43,800	43,550	40,700	247,800
2	Switzerlan	SUI	39,500	39,550	39,950	43,750	40,850	36,200	239,800
3	Lithuania	LTU	40,150	36,900	38,650	42,150	40,350	39,050	237,250

2009 Feb 21 ♠ 2009 Tyson American Cup. Chicago, IL (USA)

2009 Tyson American Cup Men			FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1	Hambuechen Fabian	GER	15.050	14.100	14.800	15.850	15.100	15.750	90.650
2	Sender David	USA	15.150	14.500	15.300	16.200	15.000	14.300	90.450
3	Hagerty Joey	USA	15.200	14.100	14.000	15.800	15.100	15.350	89.550
4	Uematsu Koji	JPN	14.550	14.250	14.050	15.250	15.600	15.650	89.350
5	Caranobe Benoit	FRA	14.750	14.100	14.550	15.850	14.850	14.550	88.650
6	Ryazanov Yury	RUS	14.000	13.950	14.800	15.700	14.800	13.650	86.900
7	Bucur Adrian	ROU	14.550	13.800	13.700	15.600	12.500	14.100	84.250
8	Rivera Luis	PUR	14.700	13.150	14.450	15.650	12.400	13.600	83.950

2009 Tyson American Cup Women			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	Wieber Jordyn	USA	15.750	14.800	15.000	14.650	60.200
2	Sloan Bridget	USA	15.150	14.800	14.900	14.750	59.600
3	Bui Kim	GER	14.400	13.750	13.750	14.100	56.000
4	Downie Rebecca	GBR	14.100	14.350	13.500	13.650	55.600
5	Racea Amelia	ROU	13.900	12.500	14.550	13.700	54.650
6	Goryunova Kristina	RUS	14.400	12.750	13.150	14.300	54.600
7	Tsumuri Koko	JPN	13.650	12.600	14.400	13.700	54.350
8	Dufournet Youna	FRA	14.050	14.700	11.400	12.800	52.950
9	Rogers Brittany	CAN	14.000	12.900	11.950	13.750	52.600
10	Lopez Jessica	VEN	14.250	13.300	11.950	12.100	51.600

2009 Feb 09 ♠ USA Gymnastics names 2009 U.S. Men’s Senior National Team
Guillermo Alvarez of Denver/Minnesota Gymnastics
Alexander Artemev of Highlands Ranch, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Houston Gymnastics Academy
Chris Brooks of Houston, Texas/University of Oklahoma
Kyle Bunthuwong of El Cerrito, Calif./University of California – Berkeley
Chris Cameron of Winter Haven, Fla./University of Michigan
Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Jonathan Horton of Houston/University of Oklahoma
Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas/University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics
Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va./ University of California – Berkeley
Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif./Stanford University
David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill./Stanford University
Justin Spring of Burke, Va./University of Illinois
Kevin Tan of Fremont, Calif./Pennsylvania State University

2009 Jan 15 ♠ 5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2009. Sydney (AUS)

Women’s Teams			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	China	CHN	41.400 3	41.500 1	45.700 1	41.225 2	169.825
2	Japan	JPN	43.150 1	40.800 2	42.450 2	41.325 1	167.725
3	Great Britain	GBR	39.250 5	40.800 3	40.750 3	41.000 3	161.800
4	Australia A	AUS A	42.100 2	37.200 4	40.400 4	38.700 4	158.400
5	Australia B	AUS B	39.900 4	32.250 6	39.350 5	38.525 5	150.025
6	Malaysia	MAS	38.550 7	33.300 5	34.650 6	35.600 7	142.100
7	New Zealand	NZL	38.800 6	31.700 7	34.000 7	36.800 6	141.300

2009 Jan 02 ♠ 6th Annual Cancun Gymnastics Classic. Cancun (MEX)

College Teams Women Session 1			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	LSU		49.200	48.500	48.625	48.575	194.900
2	Boise State		48.375	48.700	48.175	48.450	193.700
3	Michigan		47.950	48.200	47.750	48.800	192.700
4	Univ. North Carolina		47.950	48.300	47.925	46.150	190.325
College Teams Women Session 2			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1	Stanford		48.875	49.050	49.075	48.600	195.600
2	Oregon State		48.800	48.625	48.775	48.375	194.575
3	Univ. Of Denver		48.450	48.800	47.900	48.675	193.825
4	BYU		47.150	47.125	48.250	46.600	189.125

2008 Dec 20 ♠ Jordan Jovtchev elected head of Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation
Four-time world champion and silver Olympic medalist from Athens Jordan Jovtchev has officially been elected the head of the Bulgarian Sports Gymnastics Federation. Yovchev has been voted unanimously by the participants in the federation's congress. Another former legend in Bulgarian sports gymnastics, the silver medalist from the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 on high bar, Krassimir Dounev, was elected secretary-general of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation

2008 Dec 14 ♠ World Cup Final in Madrid (ESP) - 2nd day

Vault Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	BOUHAIL Thomas	FRA	7.000 7.000	8.875 9.575		15.875 16.575 16.225
2	WAMMES Jeffrey	NED	6.600 6.600	9.525 9.575		16.125 16.175 16.150
3t	GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton	RUS	7.000 6.600	9.200 9.350		16.200 15.950 16.075
3t	BOTELLA PEREZ Isaac	ESP	6.600 6.600	9.500 9.450		16.100 16.050 16.075
Parallen Bars Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1t	CUCHERAT Yann	FRA	6.700	9.075		15.775
1t	FENG Zhe	CHN	7.000	8.775		15.775
3	GONCHAROV Valeriy	UKR	6.800	8.875		15.675
Horizontal Bar Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	ZONDERLAND Epke	NED	6.900	9.275		16.175
2	RIZZO Philippe	AUS	6.800	9.025		15.825
3	TOMITA Hiroyuki	JPN	6.800	8.525		15.325
Beam Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	MITCHELL Lauren	AUS	6.600	8.650		15.250
2	LOZHECKO Yulia	RUS	6.400	8.800		15.200
3	LI Shanshan	CHN	6.300	8.850		15.150
Floor Exercise Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	CHENG Fei	CHN	6.300	9.075		15.375
2	JIANG Yuyan	CHN	6.300	8.925		15.225
3	IZBASA Sandra Raluca	ROU	6.200	8.800		15.000

2008 Dec 13 ♠ World Cup Final in Madrid (ESP) - 1st day

Floor Exercise Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	HYPOLITO Diego	BRA	6.800	9.325		16.125
2	UCHIMURA Kohei	JPN	6.500	9.400		15.900
3	SHATILOV Alexander	ISR	6.500	9.000		15.500
Pommel Horse Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	ZHANG Hongtao	CHN	6.800	9.575		16.375
2	BERKI Krisztian	HUN	6.700	9.400		16.100
3	SELLATHURAI Prashanth	AUS	6.700	9.325		16.025
Rings Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	VOROBYOV Olexander	UKR	7.200	9.075		16.275
2	JOVTCHEV Jordan	BUL	7.100	9.050		16.150
3	VAN GELDER Yuri	NED	7.000	9.075		16.075
Vault Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	CHENG Fei	CHN	5.800 5.600	9.400 9.300		15.200 14.900 15.050
2	KAESLIN Ariella	SUI	6.300 5.500	8.975 9.050		15.275 14.550 14.912
3	VANWALLEGHEM Aagje	BEL	5.500 5.200	9.150 9.000		14.650 14.200 14.425
Uneven Bars Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	HE Kexin	CHN	7.700	8.550		16.250
2	JIANG Yuyan	CHN	7.100	8.600		15.700
3	TSURUMI Koko	JPN	6.800	8.450		15.250

  Results Men         Results Women    

2008 Nov 28 ♠ The Line-up for the World Cup Final in Madrid (ESP), Dec 12–14
FIG - Lausanne (SUI) - Fri Nov 28, 2008
  Cheng Fei, Yang Yiling, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyan and Zhang Hongtao (CHN), Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN), Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS), Sandra Izbasa (ROU) and Suzanne Harmes (NED), Anton Golotsutskov (RUS), Yuri van Gelder (NED) Jeffrey Wammes (NED), Yann Cucherat (FRA), Philippe Rizzo (AUS) and Evgeni Sapronenko (LAT) have confirmed the participation. Fabian Hambüchen (GER), Oxana Chusovitina (GER), Gervasio Deferr (ESP) and Ana Pavlova (RUS), who for reasons of injury or a compromised physical condition will not be participating.

2008 Nov 2 ♠ 30th Swiss Cup 2008. Zurich (SUI)

Final 1. China 31.250 2. Romania 30.775 3. Russia 30.750 4. Switzerland 30.025

Semifianls 1. Russia 88.400 2. Romiani 88.275 3. Switzerland I 88.050 4. China 87.575 5. Switzerland II 86.900 6. Belarus 83.700 7. Korea 83.625 8. Germnay 78.100

2008 Oct 18 ♠ Glasgow Grand Prix 2008 and World Cup - Finals

Floor Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	SHATILOV Alexander	ISR	6.50		0.0	15.625
2	HYPOLITO Diego	BRA	6.50		0.0	15.525
3	KOSMIDIS Eleftherios	GRE	6.60		0.0	15.450
Pommel Horse
1	BERKI Kristian	HUN	6.40		0.0	15.950
2	SMITH Louis	GBR	6.20		0.0	15.750
3	STOLYAROV Dmitry	RUS	6.00		0.0	15.125
Rings
1	VAN GELDER Yuri	NED	7.30		0.0	16.625
2	VOROBIOV Oleksandr	UKR	7.20		0.0	16.375
3	PLUZHNIKOV Konstantin	RUS	6.90		0.0	15.900

Vault			A	VT 1	A	VT 2	Pen	Final
1	BOUHAIL Thomas	FRA	7.00	16.375	6.60	16.175	0.00	16.275
2	FAHRIG Matthias	GER	6.60	16.050	6.60	16.000	0.10	16.025
3	BOTELLA Isaac	ESP	6.60	15.775	6.60	16.125	0.10	15.950

Parallel Bars			A	B	Pen	Score
1	PETKOVSEK Mitja	SLO	6.40		0.0	16.125
2	PIASECKY Samuel	SVK	6.30		0.0	15.600
3	TSOLAKIDIS Vasileios	GRE	6.10		0.0	15.375
Horizontal Bar			A	B	Pen	Score
1	DIMIC Alen	SLO	7.00		0.0	15.500
2	RODRIGUES Mosiah	BRA	6.00		0.0	14.675
3	PEGAN Aljaz	SLO	6.60		0.0	14.625

Vault Women			A	VT 1	A	VT 2	Pen	Final
1	BOCZOGO Dorina	HUN	5.00	13.875	4.60	13.475	0.00	13.675
2	BUI Kim	GER	5.40	13.525	5.00	13.475	0.00	13.500
3	KOSTIUCHENKO Maryna	UKR	4.60	13.325	5.40	13.500	0.00	13.412

Uneven Bars			A	B	Pen	Score
1	WEVERS Sanne	NED	5.60		0.0	14.000
2	SANCHEZ Nathalia	COL	5.90		0.0	13.900
3	BUI Kim	GER	6.40		0.1	13.125
Beam			A	B	Pen	Score
1	WEVERS Sanne	NED	6.30		0.0	14.850
2	KING Marissa	GBR	6.20		0.0	14.475
3	KOZICH Alina	UKR	5.80		0.0	14.100
Floor Exercise			A	B	Pen	Score
1	KOZICH Alina	UKR	5.70		0.0	14.425
2	HOLENKOVA Valentyna	UKR	5.50		0.0	14.200
3	RUIZ Naomi	ESP	5.80		0.0	13.800

2008 Oct 17 ♠ Glasgow Grand Prix 2008 and World Cup - Qualification

FX Qualification Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	HYPOLITO Diego	BRA	6.60		0.0	15.675
2	KOSMIDIS Eleftherios	GRE	6.50		0.0	15.650
3	SHATILOV Alexander	ISR	6.20		0.0	15.375
4	OLIVEIRA Renato	BRA	6.00		0.0	15.100
5	THOMAS Kristian	GBR	6.10		0.2	15.050
6	KLAVORA Rok	SLO	5.90		0.0	14.825
7	SUPRUN Oleksandr	UKR	6.10		0.0	14.600
8	BOTELLA Isaac	ESP	6.00		0.0	14.475
PH Qualification Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	SELIGMAN Robert	CRO	6.20		0.0	15.125
2	BERTONCELJ Saso	SLO	6.30		0.0	15.100
3	BERKI Kristian	HUN	5.80		0.0	14.850
3	SUPRUN Oleksandr	UKR	6.00		0.0	14.850
5	HIDVEGI Vid	HUN	6.00		0.0	14.775
6	SMITH Louis	GBR	6.10		0.0	14.750
7	TRUYENS Donna-Donny	BEL	6.20		0.0	14.650
8	STOLYAROV Dmitry	RUS	6.00		0.0	14.625
SR Qualification Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	VAN GELDER Yuri	NED	7.00		0.0	16.275
2	VOROBIOV Oleksandr	UKR	7.20		0.0	16.250
3	PLUZHNIKOV Konstantin	RUS	6.50		0.0	15.575
4	GEORGALLAS Irodotos	CYP	6.50		0.0	15.275
5	GHOLUB Eduard	ISR	6.20		0.0	15.025
6	SIMOES Gustavo	POR	6.00		0.0	14.950
7	ALASI Ali	JOR	6.20		0.0	13.800
8	HIDVEGI Vid	HUN	5.10		0.0	13.725

VT Qualification Men			A	VT 1	A	VT 2	Pen	Final
1	BOUHAIL Thomas	FRA	7.00	16.400	6.60	16.200	0.00	16.300
2	FAHRIG Matthias	GER	6.60	16.175	6.60	15.925	0.00	16.050
3	BOTELLA Isaac	ESP	6.60	16.100	6.60	15.800	0.00	15.950
4	LYSZCZARZ Marek	POL	6.20	15.525	6.60	16.225	0.00	15.875
5	SEAGER Theo	GBR	6.60	16.100	6.60	15.475	0.00	15.788
5	HYPOLITO Diego	BRA	6.60	16.000	6.20	15.575	0.00	15.788
7	GONZALEZ Tomas	CHI	6.60	15.650	6.20	15.525	0.10	15.588
8	SHATILOV Alexander	ISR	6.20	15.425	6.20	15.375	0.00	15.400

PB Qualification Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	PETKOVSEK Mitja	SLO	6.40		0.0	15.950
2	PIASECKY Samuel	SVK	6.00		0.0	15.225
3	TSOLAKIDIS Vasileios	GRE	6.10		0.0	15.125
4	FAHRIG Matthias	GER	6.20		0.0	15.100
5	BERBECAR Marius	ROU	6.40		0.0	15.075
6	STOLYAROV Dmitry	RUS	5.90		0.0	14.975
7	KIERZKOWSKI Adam	POL	6.00		0.0	14.800
8	DIMIC Alen	SLO	5.90		0.0	14.700
HB Qualification Men			A	B	Pen	Score
1	PEGAN Aljaz	SLO	6.60		0.0	15.700
2	PIASECKY Samuel	SVK	6.20		0.0	15.075
3	THOMAS Kristian	GBR	5.60		0.0	14.650
4	COX Adam	GBR	5.90		0.0	14.475
5	MOZNIK Marijo	CRO	6.00		0.0	14.425
6	PINA Felipe	CHI	5.40		0.0	14.100
7	DIMIC Alen	SLO	6.20		0.0	13.850
8	RODRIGUES Mosiah	BRA	6.00		0.0	13.675

VT Qualification Women			A	VT 1	A	VT 2	Pen	Final
1	VANWALLEGHEM Aagje	BEL	5.50	14.550	4.80	13.850	0.00	14.200
2	BUI Kim	GER	5.40	14.100	5.00	13.700	0.00	13.900
3	BOCZOGO Dorina	HUN	5.00	14.000	4.60	13.600	0.00	13.800
4	KING Marissa	GBR	5.20	13.800	4.60	13.550	0.00	13.675
4	URVIKKO Annika	FIN	5.00	13.700	5.00	13.650	0.00	13.675
6	KOSTIUCHENKO Maryna	UKR	5.40	13.900	4.60	13.400	0.00	13.650
7	ESCOBAR Catalina	COL	5.50	14.200	4.60	12.550	0.00	13.375
8	GOMBAS Laura	HUN	4.60	13.350	4.60	13.350	0.00	13.350

UB Qualification Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	WEVERS Sanne	NED	5.60		0.0	13.950
2	BRUNNER Jenny	GER	5.70		0.0	13.900
3	BOUORM Katja	LIB	6.00		0.4	13.800
4	VELEZ Bibiana	COL	5.60		0.0	13.300
5	SANCHEZ Nathalia	COL	5.70		0.0	13.100
6	KOSTIUCHENKO Maryna	UKR	5.80		0.3	12.700
7	GOMBAS Laura	HUN	5.50		0.0	12.050
8	BUI Kim	GER	5.90		0.3	11.250
BB Qualification Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	KOZICH Alina	UKR	5.90		0.0	14.700
2	KING Marissa	GBR	6.30		0.0	14.650
3	WEVERS Sanne	NED	6.20		0.0	14.550
4	SAJN Adela	SLO	6.00		0.0	13.650
5	VANWALLEGHEM Aagje	BEL	5.80		0.1	13.550
6	BOCZOGO Dorina	HUN	5.40		0.3	13.450
6	BRUNNER Jenny	GER	5.50		0.0	13.450
8	ALCAIDE Mercedes	ESP	5.70		0.0	13.350
FX Qualification Women			A	B	Pen	Score
1	BUI Kim	GER	5.70		0.0	13.950
2	BOCZOGO Dorina	HUN	5.50		0.0	13.750
3	KOZICH Alina	UKR	5.70		0.1	13.600
4	RUIZ Naomi	ESP	5.80		0.0	13.500
5	HOLENKOVA Valentyna	UKR	4.90		0.0	13.400
6	HERBST Susann	GER	5.30		0.0	13.300
7	WEVERS Sanne	NED	5.00		0.1	13.250
8	ESCOBAR Catalina	COL	5.30		0.1	13.200

U.S. Olympians visit White House
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA - Tue Oct 7, 2008
  More than 400 U.S. athletes visited President Bush at the White House on Tuesday. Bush spoke fondly about his experiences at the Games and praised Liukin, 18, and Shawn Johnson, 16, for staying friends during "the heat of the competition." Johnson was a favorite to win gold in the women's gymnastics all-around. Liukin won the gold. "They showed the true Olympic spirit of being competitors in the gym, but being friends in the dorm," Bush said.

2008 Oct 4 ♠ 1st Hungarian FIG World Cup - Finals Day 1

Floor Exercise Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Claude Alain Porchet	SUI	6.1	-1.1	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0	-0.8	-1.2	8.97		15.075
2	Mitsuyasu Ohta	JPN	5.8	-0.9	-1.0	-1.0	-1.1	-1.0	-0.8	9.03		14.825
3	Eleftheidos Kosmidis	GRE	6.2	-2.0	-1.6	-1.3	-1.6	-1.7	-1.3	8.45		14.650

Pommel Horse Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Donna-Donny Truyens	BEL	6.5	-1.1	-1.0	-0.7	-0.9	-0.9	-0.7	9.13		15.625
2	Robert Seligman	CRO	6.2	-1.0	-0.9	-0.9	-0.9	-1.0	-0.7	9.07		15.275
3	Oleksandr Soprun	UKR	6.0	-1.6	-1.3	-1.5	-1.3	-1.5	-1.3	8.60		14.600

Rings Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Oleksandre Vorobiov	UKR	6.9	-0.9	-0.8	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.7	9.20		16.100
2	Giorgallas Irodotos	CYP	7.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.4	-1.2	-0.8	-1.0	8.90		15.900
3	Spanos Georgios	CYP	6.7	-1.6	-1.5	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-1.6	8.47		15.175

Vault Women			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B		VT	Final
1	Ariella Kaeslin	SUI	5.9	-0.7	-0.8	-0.9	-1.2	-0.9	-1.1	9.07		14.97	14.474
			5.0	-1.3	-0.9	-1.0	-1.0	-1.1	-1.0	8.97		13.97
2	Maryna Kostiochenko	UKR	5.4	-1.0	-1.2	-1.1	-1.3	-1.4	-1.3	8.78		14.18	13.925
			4.6	-1.0	-1.1	-0.9	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	9.07		13.68
3	Dorina Boczogo	HUN	5.0	-1.4	-1.1	-1.0	-0.9	-1.0	-1.1	8.95		13.95	13.487
			5.0	-2.0	-2.0	-1.9	-2.0	-1.9	-2.0	8.03		13.03
3	Annika Urvikko	FIN	5.0	-1.6	-1.4	-1.4	-1.6	-1.4	-1.4	8.55		13.55	13.487
			5.0	-1.6	-1.7	-1.6	-1.5	-1.4	-1.6	8.43		13.43

Uneven Bars Women			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Maryna Kostiochenko	UKR	6.1	-1.9	-2.3	-2.0	-2.5	-2.8	-2.7	7.63		13.725
2	Ariella Kaeslin	SUI	5.7	-2.3	-2.0	-2.9	-2.8	-2.6	-2.3	7.50		13.200
3	Cynthia Lemieux	CAN	5.8	-2.3	-2.9	-2.4	-3.1	-3.2	-3.0	7.15		12.950

Results at www.GymnasticsResults.com

2008 Oct 5 ♠ 1st Hungarian FIG World Cup - Finals Day 2

Men’s Vault Final			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score	Final
1	Matthias Fahrig	GER	6.6	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	9.700		16.300	16.200
			6.6	-0.5	-0.6	-0.4	-0.4	-0.6	-0.5	9.500		16.100
2	Koji Yamamuro	JPN	6.6	-0.5	-0.6	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	9.500		16.100	16.012
			6.6	-0.8	-0.5	-0.6	-0.7	-0.7	-0.7	9.325		15.925
3	Jeffrey Wammes	NED	6.6	-0.6	-0.4	-0.7	-0.5	-0.6	-0.4	9.475	-0.1	15.975	15.887
			6.6	-0.9	-0.7	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	9.200		15.800

Parallel Bars Final Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Mitja Petkovsek	SLO	6.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.3	-0.5	-0.4	-0.3	9.650		16.050
2	Shun Kuwahara	JPN	6.4	-0.8	-0.7	-0.7	-1.0	-0.8	-0.6	9.250		15.650
3	Samuel Piasecky	SVK	6.3	-1.2	-1.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	8.900		15.200
3	Roman Kulesza	POL	6.0	-0.7	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-0.9	-0.8	9.200		15.200

Horizontal Bar Final Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Eiichi Sekiguchi	JPN	6.8	-0.8	-0.7	-0.7	-0.9			9.250		16.050
2	Christopher Scharer	SUI	6.5	-1.0	-0.6	-1.2	-1.2			8.900		15.400
3	Mitsuyasu Ohta	JPN	6.4	-1.0	-1.1	-1.1	-0.8			8.950		15.350

Women’s Beam Final			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Cynthia Lemieux	CAN	6.4	-2.1	-2.0	-1.8	-2.1	-1.9	-2.5	7.975		14.375
2	Anna Kalashnyk	UKR	5.6	-2.3	-2.8	-2.5	-2.5	-2.4	-2.8	7.450		13.050
3	Sasa Golob	SLO	5.2	-2.3	-2.0	-2.1	-2.0	-1.9	-2.0	7.975	-0.3	12.875

Women’s Floor Exercise Final			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Yasmin Zimmermann	SUI	5.5	-1.6	-1.7	-1.9	-2.2	-1.9	-1.5	8.225		13.725
2	Adela Sajn	SLO	5.2	-1.1	-1.3	-1.4	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	8.600	-0.3	13.500
3	Andrea Rühlrlinger	AUT	4.8	-1.7	-1.4	-1.5	-1.9	-1.9	-2.0	8.250		13.050

2008 Oct 4 ♠ 1st Hungarian FIG World Cup - Finals Day 1

Floor Exercise Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Claude Alain Porchet	SUI	6.1	-1.1	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0	-0.8	-1.2	8.97		15.075
2	Mitsuyasu Ohta	JPN	5.8	-0.9	-1.0	-1.0	-1.1	-1.0	-0.8	9.03		14.825
3	Eleftheidos Kosmidis	GRE	6.2	-2.0	-1.6	-1.3	-1.6	-1.7	-1.3	8.45		14.650

Pommel Horse Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Donna-Donny Truyens	BEL	6.5	-1.1	-1.0	-0.7	-0.9	-0.9	-0.7	9.13		15.625
2	Robert Seligman	CRO	6.2	-1.0	-0.9	-0.9	-0.9	-1.0	-0.7	9.07		15.275
3	Oleksandr Soprun	UKR	6.0	-1.6	-1.3	-1.5	-1.3	-1.5	-1.3	8.60		14.600

Rings Men			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Oleksandre Vorobiov	UKR	6.9	-0.9	-0.8	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.7	9.20		16.100
2	Giorgallas Irodotos	CYP	7.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.4	-1.2	-0.8	-1.0	8.90		15.900
3	Spanos Georgios	CYP	6.7	-1.6	-1.5	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-1.6	8.47		15.175

Vault Women			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B		VT	Final
1	Ariella Kaeslin	SUI	5.9	-0.7	-0.8	-0.9	-1.2	-0.9	-1.1	9.07		14.97	14.474
			5.0	-1.3	-0.9	-1.0	-1.0	-1.1	-1.0	8.97		13.97
2	Maryna Kostiochenko	UKR	5.4	-1.0	-1.2	-1.1	-1.3	-1.4	-1.3	8.78		14.18	13.925
			4.6	-1.0	-1.1	-0.9	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	9.07		13.68
3	Dorina Boczogo	HUN	5.0	-1.4	-1.1	-1.0	-0.9	-1.0	-1.1	8.95		13.95	13.487
			5.0	-2.0	-2.0	-1.9	-2.0	-1.9	-2.0	8.03		13.03
3	Annika Urvikko	FIN	5.0	-1.6	-1.4	-1.4	-1.6	-1.4	-1.4	8.55		13.55	13.487
			5.0	-1.6	-1.7	-1.6	-1.5	-1.4	-1.6	8.43		13.43

Uneven Bars Women			A	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B	Pen	Score
1	Maryna Kostiochenko	UKR	6.1	-1.9	-2.3	-2.0	-2.5	-2.8	-2.7	7.63		13.725
2	Ariella Kaeslin	SUI	5.7	-2.3	-2.0	-2.9	-2.8	-2.6	-2.3	7.50		13.200
3	Cynthia Lemieux	CAN	5.8	-2.3	-2.9	-2.4	-3.1	-3.2	-3.0	7.15		12.950

Results at www.GymnasticsResults.com

FIG concludes Beijing investigation over ages of Chinese gymnasts
Xinhua - China - Thu Oct 2, 2008
  Chinese women gymnasts are old enough and eligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics, and the controversial age case is now closed, said the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) in its official statement. The gymnastics world governing body "has completed its investigation into the ages of Chinese team gymnasts who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games", FIG said in the statement posted Wednesday on its official website www.fig-gymnastics.com.

Dragulescu retires due to health reasons
GymMedia.com, Germany - Sat Sep 6, 2008
Six-time Romanian world champion (2001 - 2006), the gymnast Marian DRAGULESCU, is retiring because of health reasons and plans to become a trainer.
One of the world's top vaulters, the 28-year-old Marian Dragulescu said Thursday, that he would retire after medical tests revealed he had chronic back problems. To the Romanian press he said, that he would likely train young gymnasts for the Dinamo Bucharest club.