03. December 2007  
Beijing / China  
Artistic Gymnastics

Good Luck Invitational 2007: Pre-Olympics closed with nine of 12 Gold medals for Chinese hosts

Apparatus Finals - Monday, Part III
The Chinese host of this year's pre-Olympic competitions celebrates from the beginning of the Pre-Olympic Competions a golden series of successes:
Threefold world champion on vault, CHENG, Fei, was the best again on her favorite apparatus and also won on floor and the last decision on beam, on Monday. Daria ZGOBA (UKR) blocked the sixth Chinese gold medal by winning at the uneven bars.
 In absence of the world champion XIAO, Qin his teammate LU, Bin won on pommel horse, rings and vault, too! >> On Monday's finals LIANG, Mingsheng won on parallel bars. Non-Chinese victories went to the Japanese Makato OKIGUCHI on floor and  the Korean KIM, Jihoon on high bar; the German world champion on high bar, Hambuechen, failed and came in on 7th place only in the end...

MEN's T E A M S

WOMEN's All-A R O U N D

FINALS, Teil I - II - III


- Medal Standings

Everybody knows that Gymanstics is loved and appreciated in this country more than anywhere else. Gymnastics is considered as an art implemented in the sport and is a part of the nation’s culture.
Last but not least, the Chinese gymnasts are among the strongest contenders for the medals in all apparatus finals.
For this first round, the 16.000 spectors will focus on the national star, the “Queen” Chen Fei, the triple world champion on Vault (2005 -6 -7).

<< This 19 year old powerful gymnast is expected to lift the spirit of the Chinese to the skies, if she can confirm her outstanding mastery in her home town Beijing next August.

Cheng, Fei (CHN)

* Finals, 2nd Day (Sonntag)

* UNEVEN BARS
Inspite of a mistake and the nextbest start value the Ukraine Daria ZGOBA blocked  a third Chinese success on bars.
Although the Chinese all-around winner JIANG, Yuyuan reached the highest start value (17.1) she won the silber medal, because Zgoba absolutely exhibited the technical best performance and best execution of her routine ( + 0,5 points in B-score).
Daria JOURA from Australia won the bronze medal.

* Results, Uneven bars
1. ZGOBA, Daria (UKR)     - (16.9)  = 15,725
2. JIANG, Yuyuan (CHN)
   - (17.1)  = 15,525
3. JOURA, Daria  (AUS)
    - (16.3)  = 15,250

>> Detailed Results
* Men's APPARATUS FINALS

* FLOOR EXERCISES
The third placed Japanese in the qualification round,  Makoto OKIGUCHI - at the  Worlds in Stuttgart on eightth place with a start value of 16.7  - lowered his content and difficulty down to 16.3, but won with the highest  B-score and the best execution!
The Canadian Brandon O'NEILL and the German Fabian HAMBUECHEN (- both with a higher start value of 1.5) came on seond resp. third, only...:

* Floor exercises
1. OKIGUCHI, Makoto (JPN)         - (16.3) = 15,800
2. O'NEILL, Brandon (CAN)
           - (16.5) = 15,800
3. HAMBUECHEN, Fabian (GER)
  - (16.5) = 15,750

>> Detailed Results

LU, Bin (CHN)
- really a vault specialist.

* STILL RINGS
Also the third men's apparatus, the first decision of the second final day gripped tigh in the hands of the Chines hosts:
After winning on pommel horse yesterday  LU, Bin was the best competitor on rings (SV 17.2), too, with a final score of 16.000, beating his teammate YAN, Minghong on second place despite his highest start value of 17.4 (15.900).
The bronze medal went to Rodrigues PINHEIRO (FRA) with 15,700 points

* Results, Rings
1. LU, Bin (CHN)                             - (17.2) = 16.000
2. YAN, Minghong (CHN)
              - (17.4) = 15.900
3. RODRIGUES, Pinheiro (FRA)
  - (17.3) = 15,700

>> Detailed  Results

LU, Bin - wins fifth gold for China!

* Results, Vault
1. LU, Bin (CHN)
1. (17.0) - 16,600;  2. (17.0) - 16,450 = 16,525

2. KOCZI, Flavius (ROU)
1. (17.0) - 16.450;  2. (16.6) - 15.925;  = 16,187

3. OKIGUCHI, m. (JPN)

1. (17.0) - 9,350;  2. (16.6) - 15,825 = 16.087

>> Detailed  Results