GWG-Cup: Lithuanian and German winners in Cottbus

Nikolai Kuksenkov wins three finals

It was a new event record:
138 gymnasts from 20 countries took part at the 20th anniversary of one of the biggest European Tournament for male artistic gymnastics talents, the 'INTERNATIONAL G W G - C U P' in Cottbus, also host city of the wellknown world cup event 'Turnier der Meister' for the elites every spring.
The German hosts succeeded to present the same top conditions for the young boys, like for the world stars, so the delegations from everywher confirmed at the end of these two competition days. Top talents from New Zeeland, from Japan and Italy came to the first time and promised, to come again.
So the athletes from these contries were also under the best in the different age groups...

The venue 'Lausitz-Arena' in the same top outfit like at the world cup:
>> IMPRESSIONS from the 20th INTERNATIONAL GWG CUP 2005

Brian Gladow, winner AA and on bars

20. INTERNATIONALER GWG-CUP 2005
- Cottbus, Lausitz-Arena, 17. - 18. September -

AA-Winner of the juniors age group 15 - 18 years was the member of the German Juniors National team, Brian Gladow (167) from Berlin, the third from last years competition, followed by the Ukrainian all-around junior champion, the 16-years (!) old Nikolai Kuksenkow from Kiev.
The four times national champion of Ukraine won also three appratus finals at the last day in Cottbus.
On third place came the strong Swiss Manuel Rickly from Solothurn.

ALL-AROUND, AG,15 - 18
1. Brian Gladow (GER) 51,400
2. Nikolai Kursenkow (UKR) 51,00
3. Manuel Rickli (SUI) 48,750

4. Dmitrijs Trefilovs (LAT) 47,750
5. Reto Heierli (SUI) 47,550
6. Thomas Rawlinson (GBR) 46,650

RESULTS, 15 - 18
>> All-around, AG 15-18, all
>> ...AG 15-18, per Age group

>> Finals, AG 15 - 18

Rokas Gruscinas (LTU), AA-champion

AA-Winner of the age group of the 11 - 14 years old boys
was the Lithuanian champion´of the 2004 'OBI-CUP' in Berlin, Rokas Guscinas (14) from Kaunas, followed by Michael Koudinov . Misha is coming from the Gymnastics Center of Oakland and is coached by his father Alexander, a former Russian coach, who changed eight years ago from Cherkesk to New Zeeland.
The third place were won by Kota Sato, a 14 years old boy from Tokiwa Gymmnastics Club from Ibaraki, a city in the nort of Tokyo.

Coach Chris Lawand Ashley Watson winner AG 13

RESULTS, Age Group 11 - 14

All-around AG14
1. Rokas Guscinas (LTU) 49,500
2. Mischa Koudinow (NZL) 49,450
3. Kota Sato (JPN) 48,850

All-around AG 13
1. Ashley Watson (GBR) 46,400
2. Robin Michel (GER) 46,350
3. Michel Blettermann (NED) 46,250

RESULTS, 11 - 14 years

All-around AG 12
1. Arminas Grinius (LTU) 45,150
2. Janick Hitz (SUI) 45,00
3. Ricardo Gössel (GER)42,900)
Mehrkampf AG 11
1. Daniel Weinert (GER) 41,150