Worldcup in Cottbus: Isayeva most successful gymnast

The '30th Tournament of Masters' has ended with the 2nd finals' day.

Irina Isayeva (RUS) took the victories on balance beam and floor and became the most successful gymnast in the women's field this year.

In the men's field Brandon O'Neill from Canada won the final on vault. Vlasios Maras (GRE) managed to repeat his great performance from the qualification and won on high-bar. The victory on parallel bars went to Mitja Petkovsek from Slovenia...

Irina Isayeva from Russia kicked of the women’s beam final with a nice routine including somersault fwd. tucked – sheep jump, ff - layout stepout bwd., Onodi and a good double somersault bwd. piked dismount. She had two slight wobbles today, one of them slightly interrupted a combination a bit.
Lais Souza (BRA) presented her difficult routine very well today. She began with a somersault fwd. piked (not totally executed in a piked position), another somersault fwd. piked on the beam, somersault fwd. tucked – ff – layout stepout bwd., Onodi, leap – wolf jump and the dismount ff - ff - double somersault bwd. tucked.
Li,Ya from China remained without a fall today but unfortunately nonetheless had a few slight wobbles in her very difficult and nicely composed routine including Onodi, piked Barani, a very nice Rulfova, somersault fwd. tucked – sheep jump, switch leap – wolf jump and dismount double somersault bwd. piked.
Veronica Wagner from Sweden showed a concentrated routine (including switch leap – wolf jump, somersault fwd. tucked, somersault bwd. tucked and the difficult dismount somersault fwd. tucked (she made a large step to secure the landing of it)) and managed to avoid an “almost- fall” at one of her leaps.
Romania’s Steliana Nistor presented a fluent routine (including ff – somersault bwd. tucked 1/1 turn, front aerial – ff – layout stepout bwd., sidewards somersault tucked, dismount ff – ff – 2 1/2 twists). Like the other finalists before her she also didn’t remain without a few slight wobbles.
Rebecca Simbhudas from Canada came well through her routine but then unfortunately lost all chances for a medal with a fall on her double somersault bwd. dismount…
Like already during the qualification, Lenika de Simone (ESP) again showed a very good routine started with the mount RO – layout stepout bwd., Rulfova, front aerial, somersault sidewards tucked. Her dismount of “only” double somersault bwd. tucked maybe lacked a bit of difficulty.
Jana Bieger (USA) was the leading gymnast after the qualification where however she managed to present an even better routine than in today’s final. Nonetheless she came through her very difficult routine (including Barani, front aerial – layout stepout bwd., ff- layout, dismount double somersault fwd.) quite well and without major errors, though with a few insecurities in the execution.

Olympic Champion Catalina Ponor showed an expressive routine which however lacked a bit of power. She started with a piked full-in (though ended more in a tucked position). Her 2 1/2 twists – layout fwd. was landed very low but she managed to secure the landing well. Also the end of her routine with a 2/1- twist lacked a bit of difficulty.
Laura Gombas’ (HUN) routine (including double somersault bwd. piked, triple twist and 2 1/2 twists – somersault fwd. piked) lacked a bit of expression but she managed to get through it solidly today.
The speedy routine of Lenika de Simone (ESP) was well liked by the audience. Her combination of whip – whip – ff – ff – 2 1/2 twists looked very nice and she managed to continue well until her double somersault bwd. piked in the end.
Germany’s young talent Jenny Brunner couldn’t continue with her good presentation from Friday’s qualification. She fell after her 2 1/2 twists – layout fwd.
Lais Souza (BRA) started well but then had major interruptions in her 3rd acrobatic series. With this she lost all chances for a medal which she otherwise certainly would have had in this final.
Russia’s tiny Irina Isayeva received by far the most applause in the women’s floor final by the audience in Cottbus today and she also definitely presented the best performance and clearly won this final. She showed all her elements, including piked full-in, 2 1/2 twists – layout fwd., triple twist (small step to secure the landing) and double somersault bwd. piked in the end, very well and very elegant.
Marta Pihan from Poland ended this final with a beautiful routine. However, unfortunately she fell on her interesting acrobatic series of somersault fwd. tucked 1/1 turn – RO – double Arabian tucked at the beginning and with this lost all chances on a front position.

The most successful gymnast in the women’s field this year Irina Isayeva from Russia was quite surprised about this success: “I really didn’t expect to be that successful here!” Her further goal for this year is to make it into Russia’s team for the World Championships in October – “And I’m quite sure that I’ll be able to make that!” Her favourite apparatus is floor and as her idol she mentions a gymnast who also was quite famous for her expressive performances on this apparatus – Svetlana Khorkina.

Men’s Final VAULT

Results:
1.O'Neill, Brandon CAN 16,362
2. Hambüchen, Fabian GER 16,312
3. Yerimbetov, Yernar KAZ 16,137
4. Hypolito, Diego BRA 15,987
5. Feng, Zhe CHN 15,975
6. Spiridonov, Eugen GER 15,737
7. Isayev, Andriy UKR 15,400
8. Golden, Sean USA 15,087
>> Detailed Results: VAULT

Y. Yerimbetov (KAZ) started the final in a sold-out venue in Cottbus with two good vaults, layout Kasamatsu 1/1 twist and Yurchenko 2/1 twists, of which he stuck the landings.
A. Isaiev (UKR) and S. Golden (USA) made mistakes and therefore lost all chances for a medal.

Men’s Final PARALLEL BARS

Results:
1. Petkovsek, Mitja SLO 16,075
2. Feng, Zhe CHN 15,500
3. Tsolakidis, Vasilis GRE 15,300
4. Fokin, Anton UZB 15,100
5. Hambüchen, Fabian GER 15,050
6. Yerimbetov, Yernar KAZ 14,900
7. Kulesza, Roman POL 14,850
8. Ikeda, Ken CAN 14,275
>> Detailed Results: PARALLEL BARS

Men’s Final HIGH BAR

Results:
1. Maras, Vlasis GRE15,725
2. Hambüchen, Fabian GER15,600
3. Aoyama, Hitoshi JPN15,275
3. Murata, Kensuke JPN 15,275
5. Sager, Roger SUI15,225
6. Vasilyev, Anatoly RUS14,900
7. Yerimbetov, Yernar KAZ14,200
8. Schärer, Christoph SUI13,975
>> Detailed Results: high bar

K. Murata (JPN) was the first competitor in this final and showed a good routine with Kovacs 1/1 turn as highlight.
A. Vasiliev (RUS) presented brilliant flight elements with Kovacs and piked Tkatchev – straddled Tkatchev – Gienger but then unfortunately had to secure the landing of his double-double dismount with a few steps.