28. August 2006  
Trieste / Italy  
Artistic Gymnastics

Italy s women and Russia s Men won Friendly Meets

Italy's Vanessa Ferrari was the only one femal gymnast presenting a top leval at the friendly meet versus Russia last weekend in Trieste. Russia came with a young team, but also Anna Pavlova didn'd present a high level...

So Italian host won this competiition 231.300 : 222.900 and Ferrari was the absulutely best in all-around (61.050), with a difference of 4.25 points to the best Russian gymnast.

In contrast Russia's men's team won the meet with 359.100 : 355.700 points.
Dmitri Gogotov won with 88,750 in front of Italy's Matteo Morandi (88,500) ...
Women's TEAM Results

1. ITALIA 231.300
(VA 57.950; UB 57.200; BB 59.250; FX 56.900)
2. RUSSIA 222.900
(VA 58.200; UB 53.000; BB 57.400; FX 54.300)

Women's Individual Results
1.Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) 61.050
2. Federica Macr? (ITA) 56.950
3. Svetlana Kliukina (RUS) 56.800

4. Monica Bergamelli (ITA) 56.800
5. Kristina Pravdina (RUS) 56.000
6. Sara Bradaschia (ITA) 55.600
7. Lorena Coza (ITA) 54.450
8. Anna Pavlova (RUS) 53.750
9. Anna Grudko (RUS) 41.450
10. Elvira Chusainova (RUS) 40.850
11. Tatiana Kazantseva (RUS) 40.600
12. Lia Parolari (ITA) 28.200