FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A
2010 Internationaux de France
Paris (FRA), April 10 – 11, 2010
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, April 13, 2010: During the last FIG World Cup event in Artistic Gymnastics prior to the upcoming European Championships in Birmingham (GBR), gymnasts from 14 nations claimed a spot on the podium at the 17th French International in Paris – Bercy last weekend.
With four Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals, host nation France scored a victory in the country’s capital city before an enthusiastic crowd of 13,000 in the sold out Palais Omnisport of Paris-Bercy. Youna Dufournet (Women's Vault), Cyril Tommasone (Pommel Horse) and Samir Ait Said (Still Rings) left their nemesis in the dust, while Hamilton Sabot tied with Aliaksandr Tsarevich (BLR) for the title on Parallel Bars. Yann Cucherat was edged out by World All-around Champion Kohei Uchimura (JPN) on Horizontal Bar, and Gael da Silva took third place on Men’s Floor behind former World Champion Diego Hypolito (BRA) and Greek Eleftherios Kosmidis. Youna Dufournet grabbed the Bronze on Uneven Bars, placing right behind World Champion He Kexin from China and European Champion Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR).
Following up on the World title she claimed last October in London, Tweddle secured a win on Floor with a .9 margin over Russia’s Ramilya Musina. On Balance Beam, Wu Liufang of China prevailed over Aliya Mustafina (RUS) and Vasiliki Millousi (GRE).
In Men’s, Beijing and London finalist Isaac Botella Perez of Spain won the Gold over the Netherlands’ Jeffrey Wammes and Stanislav Valeiev (KAZ), who tied for second.
Men
Floor
1. HYPOLITO Diego BRA 15.775
2. KOSMIDIS Eleftherios GRE 15.325
3. DA SILVA Gael FRA 15.125
4. BOTELLA PEREZ Isaac ESP 15.025
5. MARKOVIC Tomislav CRO 14.950
6. DU Wei CHN 14.275
7. WAMMES Jeffrey NED 13.550
8. SHATILOV Alexander ISR 11.925
Pommel Horse
1. TOMMASONE Cyril FRA 15.650
2. SELIGMAN Robert CRO 15.425
3. PEREVOZNIKOV Andrey RUS 15.100
4. RAYEPIN Yann FRA 14.600
5. KALLAI Zoltan HUN 14.125
6. BERTONCELJ Saso SLO 14.000
7. RUSSINYAK Pavel RUS 13.075
8. TRUYENS Donna Donny BEL 13.050
Rings
1. AIT SAID Samir FRA 15.525
2. UCHIMURA Kohei JPN 15.325
3. HORTON Jonathan USA 15.325
4. NABARRETE ZANETTI Arthur BRA 15.225
5. PALMA SIMOES Gustavo 15.050
6. KURBANBAYEV Timur KAZ 15.025
7. KAZLOU Ihar BLR 14.850
8. FOKIN Anton UZB 13.950
Vault
1. BOTELLA PEREZ Isaac ESP 15.625
2. WAMMES Jeffrey NED 15.550
2. VALEIEV Stanislav KAZ 15.550
4. SHEK Wai Hung HKG 15.175
5. HYPOLITO Diego BRA 14.913
6. RAYEPIN Yann FRA 14.863
7. FILIPE DE ARAUJO Luis POR 14.650
8. SASAKI JUNIOR Sergio BRA 13.938
Parallel Bars
1. SAREVICH Aliaksandr BLR 15.275
1. SABOT Hamilton FRA 15.275
3.TSOLAKIDIS Vasileios GRE 15.200
4. GUO Weiyang CHN 14.975
5. FOKIN Anton UZB 14.875
6. KULESZA Roman POL 14.850
7. CUCHERAT Yann FRA 14.800
8. NAKASE Takuya JPN 13.900
Horizontal Bar
1. UCHIMURA Kohei JPN 15.700
2. CUCHERAT Yann FRA 15.600
3. HORTON Jonathan USA 15.525
4. MARTINEZ Rafael ESP 15.150
5. KULESZA Roman POL 15.075
6. PIASECKY Samuel SVK 14.950
7. ZONDERLAND Epke NED 14.825
8. PEGAN Aljaz SLO 14.500
Women
Vault
1. DUFOURNET Youna FRA 14.400
2. JIANG Tong CHN 13.813
3. ZAITSAVA Nastassia BLR 13.363
4. PULGARIN LINERO Melodi ESP 13.300
5. LITTLE Emily AUS 13.188
6. ROGERS Brittany CAN 12.900
7. JANIK Gabriela POL 12.763
8. RIPPIN Niamh GBR 12.700
Uneven Bars
1. HE Kexin CHN 16.075
2. TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR 15.650
3. DUFOURNET Youna FRA.350
4. MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 14.500
5. LOPEZ Jessica VEN 14.325
6. MOREL Pauline FRA 14.050
7. MILLOUSI Vasiliki GRE 13.850
8. WU Liufang CHN 13.400
Balance Beam
1. WU Liufang CHN 14.875
2. MUSTAFINA Aliya RUS 14.175
3. MILLOUSI Vasiliki GRE 14.100
4. LOPEZ Jessica VEN 13.800
5. JIANG Tong CHN 13.750
6. GALIULINA Luisa UZB 12.925
7. MOREL Pauline FRA 12.800
8. IZURIETA Ana Maria ESP 11.350
Floor
1. TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR 15.025
2. MUSINA Ramilya RUS 14.125
3. BREVET Marine FRA 14.025
4. RIPPIN Niamh GBR 14.000
5. JIANG Tong CHN 13.575
6. GALIULINA Luisa UZB 13.400
7. LOPEZ Jessica VEN 12.625
8. WU Liufang CHN 12.325
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Practice
Qualification
Finals
Paris provided European Artistic gymnasts with an ultimate opportunity to test their strengths prior to the 2010 Continental Championships in Birmingham (GBR), April 21 – 25 for Men and April 28 – May 2 for Women. Gymnasts from Pacific coast nations will compete at the Pacific Rim Championships in Melbourne (AUS) from April 26 – May 2.
The 2010 FIG World Cup series in Artistic Gymnastics will continue on May 7 – 9 in Maribor (SLO).
