04. Juli 2011  
Wuxi, China  
Trampoline

FIG Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling World Cup A

Dong Dong, only one of the Chinese top stars at their home event in Wuxi

( f i g--) Last weekend’s FIG Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling World Cup in Wuxi City (CHN) was dominated by strong performances by the host country’s gymnasts, who garnered a total of eight medals at this event.
China went one-two in both Individual Trampoline Gymnastics disciplines, with reigning World Champion Dong Dong (60.850) edging out Olympic Champion Lu Chunlong 60.410) and World runner-up Huang Shanshan (56.245) prevailing over Olympic Champion He Wenna (55.155) in Women’s.
Masaki Ito of Japan (58.970) outclassed Gregoire Pennes of France (58.810) for the Men’s Individual Bronze and Canada’s Karen Cockburn (54.775) came third in Women’s, leaving Galina Goncharenko (RUS) in her wake (52.565).
In Synchronised, Dong Dong took up another Gold alongside partner Tu Xiao (51.200), with Japanese pair Yasuhiro Ueyama / Takashi Sakamto (50.400) in second place and Portugal’s Diogo Ganchinho / Nuno Merino in third after a mere ninth place in Qualifications.

Top qualifiers Karen Cockburn / Rosannagh MacLennan (47.900) remained steadfast during the Finals, defeating Great Britain’s Katherine Driscoll / Amanda Parker (46.700) and Ayano Kishi / Ayana Yamada of Japan (44.600) to take another Gold for Canada.

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Tumbling event
With a total of 78.700, tumbler Yang Song (CHN) impressed the Men’s field when he seized the title in Wuxi City.
The USA’s Kalon Ludvigson (76.000) beat Timofey Podust of Russia (75.600) to win Silver.
In Women’s, China’s Jia Fangfang (71.200) defeated multiple World Champion Anna Korobeynikova of Russia (69.200), a Gold for her, while her compatriot Chen Lingxi captured the Bronze (66.800).

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