13th World Cup Final finished a very hard year of competitions!

HYPOLITO... happy Brazilian victor!

To the first time an artistic gymnastics World Cup Final takes place on the American continent:
At the first day of decisions at the "Ginasio do Ibirapuera" of the 20-millions Brazilian metropolis Sao Paulo the host jubilates about the successfully defence of titleholder Diego HYPOLITO on floor exercises.
Reigning world champion on pommelhorse, XIAO, Qin from China and to the first time an athlet fom Venezuela, Regulo CARMONA, on still rings were the winners of men's part on.
On women's side the both world champions from Aarhus, CHENG, Fei (CHN) on vault and Beth TWEDDLE (GBR) on uneven bars suceeded at Saturday.
Final part two on Sunday was the day of favorites: DRAGULESCU (vault), LI, Xaopeng (parallel bars) and MARAS (high bar) and also LI, Ya (beam) and DOS SANTOS (floor) were the winners...

Jubilation at the #Ginasio do Ibirapuera' about the first Brazilian victory!
- from Brazil for GYMmedia: Volker MINKUS (Photos)

HYPOLITO (middle): World champion (2005) and titleholder (2004)
beats Olympic champion Shewfelt (2004, left),
Canadian O'Neill on third

13th World Cup Final in Artistic Gymnastics - 2006
- Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ginasio do Ibirapuera, Dec 16 - 17 -

MEN's RESULTS
FLOOR EXERCISES
1 HYPOLITO Diego BRA 16.050
2 SHEWFELT Kyle CAN 15.650
3 O’NEILL Brandon CAN 15.625
4 UDE Filip CRO 15.500
5 BOGONOSYUK Evgeni UKR 14.750
6 BOUALLEGUE Wajdi TUN 14.425
7 WAMMES Jeffrey NED 13.675

POMMEL HORSE
1 XIAO Qin CHN 16.100
2 BERKI Krisztian HUN 16.025
3 TENG Haibin CHN 15.975
4 SELLATHURAI P. AUS 15.800
5 SMITH Louis GBR 15.775
6 KASHIMA Takehiro JPN 15.700
7 SELIGMAN Robert CRO 15.525
8 KRYUKOV Nikolai RUS 15.225

Regulo CARMONA, to the first time a gymnast
from Venezuela wins a world cup event!

STILL RINGS

1 CARMONA Regulo VEN 16.300
2 VOROBYOV Olexander UKR 16.250
3 ANGIOLETTI Matteo ITA 16.000
4 MORANDI Matteo ITA 15.975
5 COPPOLINO Andrea ITA 15.900
6 TOMITA Hiroyuki JPN 15.825
7 TORKKEL Olli FIN 14.825

VAULT
1 DRAGULESCU Marian ROM 16.562 / 16.825 = 16.300
2 GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton RUS 16.362 / 16.525 = 16.200
3 HYPOLITO Diego BRA 16.250 16.200 / = 16.300
4 FAHRIG Matthias GER 16.187 / 16.225 = 16.150
5 SAPRONENKO Evgeni LAT 16.012 / 16.300 = 15.725
6 HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 15.987 / 16.125 = 15.850
7 O’NEILL Brandon CAN 15.975 / 16.325 = 15.625
8 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 15.900 / 16.275 = 15.525

PARALLEL BARS
1 LI Xiaopeng CHN 16.450
2 HUANG Xu CHN 16.350
3 GONCHAROV Valeriy UKR 16.125
4 CUCHERAT Yann FRA 16.100
5 TOMITA Hiroyuki JPN 15.000
6 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 14.625
7 CARBALLO Manuel ESP 14.600

HIGH BAR
1 MARAS Vlasios GRE 16.050
2 RIZZO Philippe AUS 15.875
3 PEGAN Aljaz SLO 15.775
4 SCHAERER Christoph SUI 15.575
5 HAMBUECHEN Fabian GER 15.225
5 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 15.225
7 CASSINA Igor ITA 14.775
8 CUCHERAT Yann FRA 14.500

<< Photo, left:
High bar winner Vlasios MARAS (GRE),
after the very last competition
with Brazilian fans in Christmas mood, already!

WOMEN FINALS

VAULT
1 CHENG Fei CHN 15.600 / 15.300 = 15.900
2 SOUZA Lais BRA 15.112 / 15.150 = 15.075
3 ZAMOLODCHIKOVA Elena RUS 14.875 / 15.200 = 14.550
4 PAVLOVA Anna RUS 14.725 / 14.725 = 14.725
5 SHERBATYKH Olga UKR 14.487 / 14.500 = 14.475
6 KOMRSKOVA Jana CZE 14.475 / 14.400 = 14.550
7 CAIRNS Imogen GBR 14.037 / 14.650 = 13.425

Beth Tweddle (GBR) ... British world champion
on bars in front of LI, Ya (CHN) and Dariya ZGOBA (UKR)

UNEVEN BARS
1 TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR 16.300
2 LI Ya CHN 16.225
3 ZGOBA Dariya UKR 15.150
4 SIKULOVA Jana CZE 15.025
5 KRASNIANSKA Iryna UKR 14.600
6 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 14.525
7 DOS SANTOS Daiane BRA 13.900
8 EZHOVA Liudmila RUS 9.950

Lais SOUZA bronze, left) and gold medallist
Daiane DOS SANTOS with a Christmas cowl,
members of the most successful country

BALANCE BEAM
1 LI Ya CHN 15.625
2 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 15.350
3 DE SIMONE Lenika ESP 15.300
4 PAVLOVA Anna RUS 15.150
5 HANG Nan CHN 15.050
5 HOPFNER-HIBBS Elyse CAN 15.050
7 KRASNIANSKA Iryna UKR 14.500
8 EZHOVA Liudmila RUS 14.200

FLOOR EXERCISES
1 DOS SANTOS Daiane BRA 15.600
2 TWEDDLE Elizabeth GBR 15.200
3 SOUZA Lais BRA 14.925
4 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 14.750
5 CHENG Fei CHN 14.625
6 ZAMOLODCHIKOVA Elena RUS 14.525
7 MORENO Patricia ESP 13.750
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The FIG wrotes in a first statement:
"The World Cup is over. It will be wise at this stage to review the competition formula and to take the time to analyze the comments heard on both sides of the Floor exercise and voiced by all the actors, gymnasts, coaches, officials, organizers, journalists...."

"...A simple look at the stands and the list of the TV Broadcasters prove that the formula is highly appreciated, this is a fact. One important factor must be remembered. Gymnastics increased its audience in Sao Paulo. Thirty medals have been distributed to... 14 different countries. This plural gymnastics seduces and is a good sign of the expansion of talents throughout the world...."

These facts cannot be the only one criterions to judge the topical situation:
So GYMmedia will analyze the world cup circuit 2005/06, character and profile of the international competition scene of artistic gymnastics in a few days.

>> .. read more about the World cup final and the world rankings of the finished series on the GYMmedia PREVIEW