FIG ARTISTIC World Challenge Cups 2025

Even in the post-Olympic year 2025, the four FIG World Challenge Cups in the second half of the year hardly differ from the World Cup series in the spring. As in the Olympic year, five Challenge Cups will now follow in this order in this World Cup year, all before the World Championships in Jakarta/INA:
(1) WCha Varna (BUL; 8-11 May 2025); (2) WCha Koper (May 15-18), (3) WCha Tashkent (UZB; June 18-21); (4) WCha -Paris (FRA; 13/14 September); (5) WCha - Szombathely (HUN; 26-28 Sept. 2025) - all with the special significance of immediate preparation for the highlight of the year, the World Championships in Indonesia in October.

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3^rd World Challenge Cup 2025: Tashkent / UZB
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; June 18-21)

* Following the four FIG World Cups in the spring and the two Challenge Cups in Varna and Koper, the Uzbek metropolis of Tashkent is the third Challenge Cup venue in the post-Olympic year 2025.
* Germany will be represented by a young trio in the men's competition: Marcel Graf (TuS Vinhorst), Mert Öztürk from Berlin and Anton Bulka from Halle, all of whom are making their World Cup debut. They will be coached by Berlin-based Brian Gladow, who was himself a World Cup winner on the high bar during his active career...!
⁺ On her 50^th birthday (19 June 19), exceptional athlete Oksana Chusovitina rewarded herself in front of her home crowd by qualifying for Saturday's vault final.

* FINAL DAY I: - A day after celebrating her 50th birthday, Uzbekistan gymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina completed her 2025 World Cup series medal collection, taking a silver Friday (20 June) at her home World Challenge Cup in Tashkent. Previously this season, she struck gold at the Baku World Cup and claimed a bronze at the Cottbus World Cup. Bulgaria’s Valentina Georgieva earned a 13.450 final average to push past the legend in Friday’s final. Chusovitina, who used a full-twisting Tsukahara and a front handspring layout half vault, scored 13.275 for second with compatriot Shakhinabonu Yusufova in third (12.950).

In the women’s uneven bars final, Paris 2024 Olympic champion Kaylia Nemour of Algeria earned a massive 14.700 to easily take the title, more than two points clear of Naveen Daries of South Africa and Croatia’s Sofia Mester, who both earned 12.500 scores. After the tie break, Daries was the silver medallist with Mester walking away with bronze.

The men’s competition saw more hometown heroes excel as Uzbekistan went one–two in the men’s floor final with Abdulaziz Mirvaliev (13.900) and Khumoyun Islomov (13.700). Bronze went to Armenia’s Armen Petrosyan, who posted a 13.650. Mamikon Khachatryan of Armenia took the top spot on the pommel horse at 14.500, while Uzbekistan earned another medal with Akhorkhon Temirkhonov scoring 13.550 for the still rings title.

Competition finished Saturday (21 June) with the remaining apparatus finals.
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♦ Qualifications after DAY 2:
* M E N : ► Floor ex.; ► Pommel h.; ► Still rings
► Vault; ►Parallel bars; ► High bar
* WOMEN: ► Vault; ► Uneven bars; ► Balance beam; ► Floor ex.

* We will report on the results after the finals have ended.
- The editorial team
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2^nd World Challenge Cup 2025: Koper (SLO)
(Koper / Slovenia; May 15.-18.)

For the 19th time, a FIG Gymnastics World Cup was held in the Adriatic coastal town of Koper on the Istrian peninsula – Slovenia's largest coastal town with a population of around 26,000 – once again with ‘World Challenge Cup’ status.
Shortly before the European Championships in Leipzig / Germany, overseas participants in particular took advantage of this competition: three men's apparatus went to Taiwan and Brazil, and Brazilian women were also successful. However, two host successes on the vault and parallel bars were also celebrated here:
♦ R E S U L T S:
►► MEN's FINALS; ►► WOMEN's FINALS;
* Qualifications:
► Floor Exercise (FX) ► Vault (VT)
► Pommel Horse (PH) ► Uneven Bars (UB)
► Still Rings (SR)
► Vault (VT) ► Balance Beam (BB)
► Parallel Bars (PB) ► Floor Exercise (FX)
► High Bar (HB)

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1^st World Challenge Cup 2025: Varna (BUL)
(Varna / BUL; May 08 - 11; Sports & Culture Palace)

* WOMEN -: Nola Matthews (USA) was the most successful starter with two victories (uneven bars: 13.300 and floor: 13.300).
The vault was won by Ruby Stacy from Great Britain (13.333) and the beam by Marianna Kiniuk from Ukraine (12.866).
Austria's Selina Kickinger on beam and Charlize Moerz surprised with second places on beam and floor respectively.
♦ RESULTS:
► F I N A L S
> Qualification

* MEN -: Bulgarian double victory for the hosts on the floor: Eddy Penev ahead of Kevin Penev: (13.9.00 / 13.600).
Vietnamese victory on horse by Ngoc Xuan (14.266). Adem Asil (TUR) won rings (14.100).
Best on vault table TSENG, Wei-Sheng (TPE; 1233/14.133).
Ferat Arican (TUR;14.300) defeated Nills Dunkel (GER;13.533) on parallel bars.
Robert Tvorogal (LTU) wins on high bar with 14.233 points.
► F I N A L S
> Qualification

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→ ... more FIG Challenge Cup-Events 2025:
(2) 15. - 18. May 2025 - Koper (SLO)
(3) 18. - 21. June 2025 - Tashkent(UZB)
(4) 13. / 14. September - Paris (FRA) und
(5) 26. - 28. September - Szomathely (HUN)

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