11. February 2007  
Las Vegas / USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

Winter Cup kicks off the Pre-Olympic Season in the USA

Sean Townsend (USA)

The yearly  Winter Cup Challenge is the traditional opening of the artistic gymnastics season in the USA. This year's men's event was held at the Las Vegas Sports Center from February 8 - 10.
2006 pommel horse world bronze-medalist Alexander Artemev of Morrison, Colo./Team Chevron, and 2005-06 Winter Cup Challenge all-around champion David Durante of Garwood, N.J./Team Chevron, are among the 13 members of the current U.S. Men's Senior National Team. Seventeen athletes from the U.S. Men's Junior National Team also participated in the event. Based on performances at the Winter Cup Challenge, seven gymnasts will be added to the U.S. Men's Senior National Team.
David Sender led after the first round, the reigning U.S. national champion Alexander Artemev came second and Houston's Sean Townsend finished third after six apparatuses on the first day...
but after Saturday's second all-around Sean Townsend was the winner (Sasha Artemev from Team Chevron got only 1.50 on the high bar, thus descending to rank 32...)

2007 USA Winter Cup Challenge
- February 8 - 10, Las Vegas, Sports Center -

1

 20 Sean Townsend HGA/GymMasters 88.100 89.050 177.150
2 71 David Sender Stanford 89.450 87.500 176.950
3 6 Guillermo Alvarez Team Chevron/Minn 88.050 88.650 176.700
4 54 Ryan Lieberman Buffalo Grove 84.100 87.150 171.250
5 2 Taqiy Abdullah Oklahoma 83.800 87.350 171.150
6 42 Thomas Kelley Buffalo Grove 84.350 85.950 170.300
7 34 Wesley Haagensen Illinois 84.850 85.350 170.200
8T 5 Raj Bhavsar Team Chevron/HGA 84.950 85.100 170.050
8T 10 Todd Thornton Team Chevron/OTC 85.000 85.050 170.050
10 39 Jamie Henderson Oklahoma 83.550 86.000 169.550
11 35 Bryant Hadden Stanford 83.100 84.900 168.000
12* 68 Paul Ruggeri III CNY 84.800 83.000 167.800

* - best twelve out of a total of 43 competitors
>> Detailed allround results

TOP THREE on apparatus:
-  each the best of two exercises! 
                                     (Start Value) = Final points

Floor
1. Michael Reavis         (16.6) = 15.200
2. Paul Ruggeri III         (15.9) = 15.100
3. Jonathan Horton       (16.6) = 15.000

Pommel Horse:          
1. Yewki Tomita          (15.9) = 15.450
2. Guillermo Alvarez    (15.6) = 14,950
3. David Durante         (15.7) = 14.900

Still Rings
1. Kevin Tan               (17.1) = 16.300
2. Sean Golden          (16.6) = 15.800
3. Raj Bhavsar            (16.6) = 15.550

Vault
1. David Sender          (16.7) = 16.500
2. Jimmy Wickham     (16.7) = 16.300
3. Sean Townsend      (17.4) = 16.100

Parallel Bars
1. Sean Townsend     (16.3) = 15.750
2. DJ Bucher             (16.2) = 15.300
3. Tim McNeill           (16.1) = 15,150

High Bar
1. Joseph Hagerty    (16.3) = 15.250
2. Sean Townsend    (16.0) = 15.200
3. Dylan Carney        (15.9) = 15.150