WORLD CUP FINAL: Brazil - best nation on Floor!

Diego Hypolito and Daiane dos Santos (BRA)
winning on floor!

China and USA and Brazil were the countries who won two titles at the World Cup Final in Birmingham this weekend:
China was successful in men's category with Xiao, Qin on pommels yesterday and with LU, Bin at vaulting table today.
The other men's titles were won by Brazil, Netherlands, Slovenia and Ukraine.

In women's category the USA was the most successful country by Alicia SACRAMONEChellsie MEMMEL /u.bars) yesterday; the today's titles went to Catalina PONOR (ROM; beam) and on floor Daiane dos Santos from Brazil won the second gold medal after winning of her team mate Diego HYPOLITO one day before, also on floor..

Pommels: Marius URZICA (ROM) - Winner XIAO, Qin (CHN) - Ioan SUCIU (ROM)

Yesterday, after the fist final day, the BAGA commentator jubilates: ' Excellent organisation, top class gymnastics and a few surprises- the first competition day of the World Cup Final in Artistic Gymnastics in Birmingham had it all!'
More than 5,000 people in enjoyed a great competition and witnessed the rising of three new International stars:

<< Diego Hypolito (BRA)- the winner on the Men’s Floor, Yuri van Gelder (NED)- the gold medallist on Rings and Alicia Sacramone (USA), whose second appearance in Europe ended with Gold on the Women’s Vault.
The other two victories for the day went to Xiao Qin (CHN)- on Pommels and Chellsie Memmel (USA)- on the Women’s uneven bars. ..
Beth Tweddle from host Great Britain, added yet another record to her collection and to British women’s Gymnastics. She won the Silver medal on uneven bars with rejuvenated and very difficult exercise (start value 10.00points), presented with elegance and class. The meagre difference between Beth’s and the winner’s score was mere 0.013! Tomorrow the British 'Prima' will perform on Floor.
source: BAGA

Juri van GELDER (NED)

MEN’S FLOOR
1. HYPOLITO Diego (BRA) - 9,737
2. YONEDA Isao (JPN) 9.550
3. GAL Robert (HUN)9.537
4. O’NEIL Brandon (CAN) 9.475
5. DRAGULESCU Marian (ROM) 9.362
6. WAMMES Jeffrey (NED) 9.350
7. YERIMBETOV Yernar (KAZ) 9.337
8. SUCIU Ioan Silviu (ROM) 9.325

MEN’S POMMELS
1. XIAO Qin CHN 9.825
2. URZICA Marius ROM 9.812
3. SUCIU Ioan ROM 9.662
4. KRYUKOV Nikolai RUS 9.637
5. KASHIMA Takehiro JPN 9.537
6. BERKI Krisztian HUN 9.412
7. BREWER Ross GBR 9.337
8. BUSNARI Alberto ITA 9.137

MEN’S RINGS
1. VAN GELDER Yuri NED 9.737
2. TOMITA Hiroyuki JPN 9.712
3. MORANDI Matteo ITA 9.700
4. SAFOSHKIN Alexander RUS 9.700
5. BENY Pierre-Yves FRA 9.625
6. HUANG Xu CHN 9.562
7. CARMONA Regulo VEN 9.562
8. MASSAM David GBR 9.400

LU, Bin - second success for China

... second day
Men's Vault
1 LU Bin CHN 9.700 9.737 9.718
2 SAPRONENKO Evgeni LAT 9.487 9.662 9.574
3 YANEV Filip BUL 9.450 9.637 9.543
4 HYPOLITO Diego BRA 9.625 9.375 9.500
5 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 9.575 9.412 9.493
6 BLANIK Leszek POL 9.625 9.325 9.475
6 DRAGULESCU Marian ROM 9.700 9.250 9.475
8 GAL Robert HUN 9.550 9.375 9.462

Men's Parallel Bars
1 PETKOVSEK Mitja SLO 9.787
2 HUANG Xu CHN 9.762
3 URZICA Marius ROM 9.737
4 LI Xiaopeng CHN 9.712
4 TOMITA Hiroyuki JPN 9.712
6 CUCHERAT Yann FRA 9.650
7 GONCHAROV Valeri UKR 9.625
8 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 9.525

Men's High Bar
1 GONCHAROV Valeri UKR 9.687
2 YONEDA Isao JPN 9.662
3 MARAS Vlasios GRE 9.650
4 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 9.637
4 PEGAN Aljaz SLO 9.637
6 KASHIMA Takehiro JPN 9.625
7 RIZZO Phillippe AUS 9.225
8 XIAO Qin CHN 8.200

>> Detailed Men's results

Chellsie Memmel (USA)

WOMEN’S VAULT
1. SACRAMONE Alicia USA 9.481
2. ROSU Monica ROM - 9.456
3. PAVLOVA Anna RUS - 9.418
4. ZAMOLODCHIKOVA Elena RUS - 9.412
5. CHENG Fei (CHN) - 9.362
6. WANG Tiantian CHN - 9.343

WOMEN’S Uneven BARS
1. MEMMEL Chellsie USA - 9.625
2. TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR - 9.612
3. Li Ya CHN - 9.600
4. KRASNINSKAYA Irina UKR - 9.462
5. HYPOLITO Daniele BRA - 9.400
6. EZHOVA Ludmila RUS - 9.350
7. LIN Li CHN 9.200
8. VAN LEEWEN Laura NED - 9.075

Catalina Ponor - only one title for Romania!

.. second day
Women's Balance Beam
1 PONOR Catalina ROM 9.725
2 LI Ya CHN 9.612
2 EREMIA Alexandra ROM 9.612
4 ZHANG Nan CHN 9.600
5 EZHOVA Ludmila RUS 9.437
6 FAN Ye CHN 9.175
7 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 8.937
8 PAVLOVA Anna RUS 8.850

Women's Floor Exercises
1 DOS SANTOS Daiane BRA 9.712
2 PONOR Catalina ROM 9.625
3 ZHANG Nan CHN 9.562
3 CHENG Fei CHN 9.562
5 TWEDDLE Beth GBR 9.550
6 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 9.125
7 VAN DE LEUR Verona NED 8.100
8 ZAMOLODCHIKOVA Elena RUS 8.087

>>Detailed Women's results

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