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Once again, the series of FIG World Cup competitions consists exclusively of individual competitions on the individual apparatus.
High-calibre all-around events are no longer planned and are missing from the demanding international competition calendar! A total of 10 World Cups are planned for 2023, started with the "46th Tournament of Champions" in Cottbus (23 - 26 February).
* The FIG World Cup series will now continue - two week after Cottbus and one week after Aspire Dome of Doha / QATnow with the 3rd event in Baku / AZE, follw by the fourth world cup at the end of April in Cairo (> M o d u s of qualifying for the WCh in Antwerp), after the European Championships at the beginning of April in Atalya / TUR. Until the World Championships at the end of September (Antwerp) another 6 so-called World Challenge Cups are planned, beginning in Varna / BUL and now in Tel Aviv / ISR ...:
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(6) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (01. - 04. June)
- Tel Aviv / Israel -
For the first time, the Gymnastics Federation of Israel is hosting a World Challenge Cup on the first weekend of June 2023.
In general, gymnasts of Israel are on an upward trend in terms of performance internationally!
In addition, the national federation will host the European Championships for women and men in 2025 ...
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* 02-June-2023
► MEN's Qualification ► WOMEN's Qualification
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(5) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (25. - 28. May)
Culture & Sports Palace of Varna, Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Black Sea Metropole Varna welcomed in the last week of May before Pentecost about 100 gymnasts from 22 countries.
Despite free admission, even on the final days - extremely sparsely occupied spectator traverses in the Palace of Sports and Culture of Varna!!!.
* F I N A L S (27./28. May 2023)
The Challenge Cup winners on the apparatus are .. :
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- FX: 1. PENEV Eddie (BUL) - (5.8) =14,366
- PH: 1. PETROV Matvei (ALB) - (6.3) =14,800
- SR: 1. AVETISYAN Artur (ARM) - (5.9) =14,700
► Detailed Final Results Day 1
- VT: 1. DAVTYAN, Artur (ARM) - (5.6/5.6) =14,800
- PB: 1. ABDURAKHIMOV Rasuljon (UZB) - (5.5) =14,233
- HB: 1. HEGEMSNES Sofus (NOR) - (5.3) = 13,833
► Detailed Results Final Day 2
* Qualifications (25./26. May 2023)
► Men's Day 1 (FX; PH; SR); ► Men's Day 2 (VT; PB; HB)
♦ → ... on women's side:
- VT: 1. KORENT Tijana (CRO) - (4.0/4.2) =13,300
- UB: 1. KOVACS Zsofia (HUN) - (5.8) =14,166
- BB: 1. CZIFRA, Lili Bettina (HUN) - (5.4) =13,466
- FX: 1. MIELLE Silane (FRA) - (5.0) =12,933
► Detailed Final Results
! - completed final results now, ... on Wednesday, May 31!
* Qualifications (25./26. Mai 2023)
► Women's Day 1+2 (VT; UB; BB; FX)
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(4) FIG WORLD CUP 2023 (27. - 30. April)
"WC Artistic Gymnastics" in Cairo, Egypt
* The fourth World Cup of the pre-Olympic year in men's and women's artistic gymnastics will be held from April 25th to 30th in the main hall of the Cairo International Stadium. The World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics Cairo 2023 is part of the series of world championships qualifying for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 and 42 countries are participating in the current edition.
* → Sunday, April 30 • FINALS part II
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♦ WOMEN's F I N A L S (29./30.. April 2023)
* VT: 1. Roberson, J. (USA) - 14,033/13,933 =13,983
2. D'Amato, As. (ITA) 14,100/13,100 =13,600
3. Heron, H. (PAN) - 13,766/13,433 = 13,599
* UB: 1. D'Amato, Al. (ITA) - (6.2)=14,633
2. Villa, G. (ITA) - (5.8)=14,200
3. Pinxten, E. (BEL) - (5.2)=13,233
* BB: 1. Villa, G. (ITA) - (5.3)=13,600;
2. Roberson, J. (USA) - C5.8)=13,233
3. Pinxten, E. (BEL) - (5.4)=13,033
* FX: 1. Roberson, J. (USA) - (5.9)=13,700
2. D'Amato, Alice (ITA) - (5.4)=13,500
3. Irfanaluthhfi, R. (INA) - (4.8)=12,633
♦ Q u a l i f i c a t i o n
* The women's competitions were dominated by the Italian twins Asia and Alice D'Amato with best scores, only on floor Joscelyn Roberson (USA) relegated alice D'Amato to second place. ... and again the exceptional 46-year-old athlete Oksana Chusovitina made it to the vault final in fifth place and is striving for her 9th Olympic participation as an Uzbek individual competitor. (* Complete results: See tables, below →)
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♦ MEN's F I N A L S (part I) (29./30. April 2023)
* FX: 1. Kovtun, I. (UKR) - (6.2)=14,433 * PH: 1. Lee, C.K. (TPE) - (6.5)=15,033
2. Benovic, A. (CRO) - (6.2)=14,166 2. Khachikyan, G. (ARM) - (6.2)=14,733
3. Montgomery, E. (IRL) - (5.9)=14,066 3. Kovtun, I. (UKR) - (6.0)=14,566
3. Merdinyan, H. (ARM) - (6.0)=14,566
* SR: 1. Simonov, N. (AZE) - (6.2)=14,966 * VT: 1. Davtyan, A. (ARM) - =15,166
2. Maresca, S. (ITA) - (6.2)=14,700 2. Chepurnyi N. (UKR) - =14,799
3. Avetisyan, A. (ARM) - (5.9)=14,666 3. Kalny, O. (CZE) - =14,333
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* PB: 1. Kovtun, I. (UKR) - (6.0)=14,833 * HB: 1. Kovtun, I. (UKR) - (5.7)=14,100
2. Afify, M. (EGY) -(6.0)=14,066 2. Gentges, M. (BEL) - (5.5)=13,766
3. Mozzato, N. (ITA) - (5.6)=14,033 3. Schmidt, C. (NED) - 5.2)=13,533
4. Hoerr, C. (GER) - (5.3)=13,533
* In the men's qualification Illia Kovtun (UKR) stood out again: On parallel bars with the highest score of the day (6.3) =15.237 and also as the best gymnast on high bar (5.7) =14.100 he is the favourite and will also compete in the finals on three other apparatuses, except on rings.
(* Complete results: See tables, below →)
(3) FIG WORLD CUP 2023 (March 09 - 12)
"AGF Trophy" in Baku, Azerbaidchan
>> FIG World Cup "AGF TROPHY" 2023
** With a number of 109 men from 44 different countries, the female World Cup section is both quantitatively and above all qualitatively much weaker with 61 gymnasts from 28 nations.
But for the host-city of Baku his is a record number of participating countries (48) in history in this Gymnastics disciplines.
► ... the favourites of Baku's event roster:
Artem Dolgopyat was injured after WC Cottbus, so Arel Benovic from Croatia, Ilija Kovtun and Milad Karimi was the top trio on floor.
Naroman Kurbanov with the highest score on Pommel horse (15,066) and Nikita Simonov from Aserbaidshan on still rings lead after qualifications.
Best on vault was Mahdi Olfati (IRI), Curran Philips (USA) leads on paralel bars and Japanese Kazuki Matsumi on high bar ...
♦ MEN's RESULTS
* FX: 1. Milad KARIMI (KAZ) - 14,200;
2. Ilija KOVTUN (UKR)- 13,933; 3. Filey LOOS (USA)- 13,733
( ... without Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat after tearing of the cruciate ligament in Cottbus)
* PH: 1. Nariman KURBANOV (KAZ) - 15,300
2. Rhys MC CLENAGHAN (IRL) - 14,933; 3. Matvei PETROV (ALB) - 14,766
* SR: 1. Nikita SIMONOV (AZE)- 14,633;
2. Mahdi KOHANI (IRI)- 14,500; 3. Vinzenz HÖCK (AUT)- 14,433
* VT: 1. Carlos YULO (PHI) - 14,933;
2. Harry HEPWORTH (GBR) - 14,816; 3. SHEK Wai Hung (HKG) - 14,716
* PB: 1. Carlos YULO (PHI)- 15,400;
2. Illia KOVTUN (UKR)- 15,366; Cameron-Lie BERNARD (FRA)- 14,600
* HB: 1. Alexander MYAKININ (ISR) - 14,200;
2. Kazuki MATSUMI (JPN) - 14,033; 3. Tin SRBIC (CRO) - 13,666
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♦ WOMEN's RESULTS:
* VT: 1. Coline DEVILLARD (FRA) - 13,683;
2. Oksana CHUSOVITINA (UZB)- 13,433; 3. YU, Linmin (CHN)- 13,383
* UB: 1. QIU, Qiyuan (CHN)- 14,700;
2. Giorgia VILLA (ITA)- 14,000; 3. Sanna VEERMAN (NED)- 13,766;
* BB: 1. Giorgia VILLA (ITA) - 13,966;
Marine BOYER (FRA) - 13,866; 3. Anna LASHCHEVSKA (UKR) - 13,433
* FX: 1. Marine BOYER (FRA) - 12,833:
2. Arianna BELLARDELLI (ITA) - 12,800; 3. Sevgi KAYISOGLU (TUR) - 12,566
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(2) FIG WORLD CUP 2023 (March 03)
TaiShan Tournament in Doha / Qatar
→ Some of the world’s best gymnasts have registered for this year’s event that will be held from March 1-4 with 112 men (MAG) and 42 women (WAG) have already arrived in the Qatari capital.The preparations have been stepped up to host the 15th edition of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, which Doha hosted for the first time in 2008.On the first two days, the men’s and women’s qualifications will be followed by the finals on March 3 and 4.
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* ♦ The women's Vault were won by Coline Devillard (FRA), the best gymnast in the preliminary competition, ahead of Rasmussen from Denmark, and Oksana Chusovitina (47) was again third, as in Cottbus.
♦ On uneven bars, the best gymnast from China, Qiu, Qiyuan (CHN), lost with (6.4)= 14.766. The victory went to Anna Lashevska (UKR). Germany's Emma Malewski just missed the final by -0.134 points after a good routine but a fall on her dismount.
♦ On balance beam, Romania's Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, fifth in the preliminaries, increased her difficulty by +0.4 points and won the final with (6.0)=13.733 points ahead of Anna Lashchevska (UKR) and European champion Emma Malewski, who were not able to keep up with her after Emma was still ahead in the qualification.
♦ The Romanian Maneca-Voinea also took the victory on floor after she had already been the best in the qualification. Lea Quaas from Qhemnitz failed to reach the final in 12th place.
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♦ RESULTS OVERVIEW (- March 04)
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♦ In the men's floor final (- without German participation) the best gymnast in the preliminaries and favourite Dolgopyat did not compete. So Carlos Edriel Yulo prevailed with the highest score of 14.833.
♦ On pommel horse Nariman Kurbanov (KAZ) - the third from Cottbus - confirmed his qualification lead with the best score of the day of 15.166 (!) ahead of Mc Clenaghan (IRL).
♦On the rings Li Yang (CHN) dominated with the best score of the day (15.366) ahead of Adem Asil (TUR). Austria's Vinzenz Höck barely made it into the final in eighth place, but was not convincing there either.
♦ On vault the medal trio offered the difficulties 5.6, but Armenia's Artur Davtyan convinced with dazzling technique and won with 15.03 points just ahead of the closest pursuers Igor Radivilov (UKR) and Carlos Edriel YULO (PHI).
♦ The Philipino had led on parallel bars but was beaten in the final by the Cottbus winner Ilija Kovtun.
♦ On high bar, Yuya Kamoto, Japanese gymnastics and the only finalist, won with a 6.0 routine ahead of former world champion Tin Srbic (CRO) and Ahmed Elmaraghy from Egypt.
♦ RESULTS OVERVIEW (- Final standing)
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♦ Start of the. international competitions year 2023:
(1) FIG WORLD CUP 2023 (23. - 26. February)
46th Intern Tournament of Masters, Cottbus / Germany
International start of the World Cup year with 52 nations in the Lausitz Arena -
- from the world federation FIG awarded the title "Best-organized World Cup Event"!
(c) gymmedia / petersdorf
* ... more Cottbus notices :
Not only in terms of numbers (191 athletes from 52 nations, 139 of them men, of whom even 17 want to compete in the complete six-event competition (!)) but also in terms of quality, this traditional tournament in Cottbus is excellently staffed in the 2023 World Cup range,
♦ - at least in the men's event, even though China, the USA, Great Britain (- has national championships in Telford at the same time), Switzerland and Brazil are completely absent this time:
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* Final Day 1 - : On men's side won the top favourites on floor and rings, the Olympic Champions Dolgopyat (ISR) and Petrounias (GRE).
Winner on Pommel horse was Abdulla Azimov from Uzbekistan
* On women's side both winners came from Italy: On vault Manila Esposoto (Oksana Chusovitina on 3rd place) and Alice D'Amato on uneven bars, in front of the young German Meolie Jauch, while European Champion Elisabeth Seitz ranked on 8th place only.
* Final Day 1 - : On Sunday the two Japanese victories on women's side: Youngster Mana OKAMURA beats World Champion Urara Ashikawa on balance beam and the young Azuka Kokufugata was the best on floor in front of Italy's Manila Esposito and the Brit Ruby Evans.
On men's side on vault nobody had a chance against world champion Artur DAVTYAN,
Ukraine's Ilja KOVTUN won it's fourth world cup titel on parallel bars in a year and Shohei KAWAKAMI was the only one Japanes mal winner at this day in Cottbus!
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♦ Daily coverages in German ►► 46. Turnier der Meister 1946
♦ RESULTS OVERVIEW (- February 26 > Final standings )
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(5) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (25. - 27. May)
"Apparatus World Challenge Cup" in Warna, Bulgaria
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(6) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (01. - 03. June)
"Apparatus World Challenge Cup" in Tel Aviv, Israel
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(7) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (08. - 10. June)
"Apparatus World Challenge Cup" in Osijek, Croatia
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(8) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (01. - 03. September)
"Apparatus World Challenge Cup" in Mersin, Turkey
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(9) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (08. - 10. September)
"Apparatus World Challenge Cup" in Szombathely, Hungary
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(10) FIG WORLD Challenge CUP 2023 (16. - 18. September)
"Apparatus World Challenge Cup" in Paris, France
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