14. Dezember 2008  
Madrid, Spain  
Artistic Gymnastics

CHENG, Fei - The most successful gymnast at the WORLD CUP FINAL

CHENG, Fei (CHN)
Double winner in Madrid

At the 14th WORLD CUP FINAL 2008 in artistic gymnastics the top-ranking gymnast on floor, Diego HYPOLITO from Brazil, won the last competition on his best apparatus this year. He was particularly happy about this victory, because he was ill and injured before the Olympics in Beijing ...!
The Chinese ZHANG, Hongtao beat the European specialist Krisztian Berki on pommel horse and the Ukrainian Alexander VOROBYOV was the best on rings, ahead of veteran Jordan Jovtchev and the Dutch favorite Yuri van Gelder.
On the final day the French gymnasts Thomas BOHAIL on vault and Yann CUCHERAT on parallel bars, along with Epke ZONDERLAND of the Netherlands on high bar, topped their Chinese and other rivals.

In the women's events CHENG, Fei won on vault and floor and HE, Kexin on bars.
Ariella Kaeslin from Switzerland was a big surprise, taking second place on vault. Lauren MITCHELL from Australia was the winner on balance beam.

.. more results...:

World Cup victors in the vault final, Madrid
(2) Arielle Kaeslin; (1) Cheng, Fei; (3) Aagje VANWALLEGHEM
photos: Esther Teijeira (Madrid)

Alexander Vorobyov (UKR)

14th WORLD CUP FINAL 2008
 - Men's Artistic Gymnastics -
    - Madrid, Telefonica Arena -
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* Men's Floor Exercises / Boden
1. Diego HYPOLITO (BRA)  - 16,125
2. Kohei UCHIMURA  (JPN)  - 15,900
3. Alexander SHATILOV  (ISR)  - 15,500
4. Eleftherios KOSMIDIS  (GRE)  - 15,150
5. Kristian THOMAS  (GBR)  - 14,950
6. Wajdi BOUALLEGUE  (TUN)  - 14,550
7. Jeffrey WAMMES  (NED)  - 13,875
8. Matthias FAHRIG  (GER)  - 13,350

** POMMEL HORSE / Pferd
1. ZHANG, Hongtao                     (CHN)  - 16,375
2. Krisztian BERKI                      (HUN)  - 16,100
3. Prashanth SALLATHURAI  (AUS)  - 16,025

4. Louis SMITH                         (GBR)  - 15,600
5. Robert SELIGMAN               (CRO)  - 14,250
6. Saso BERTONCELJ           (SLO)  - 14,025
8. Donna-Donny TRUYENS  (BEL)  - 12,775

** STILL RINGS / Ringe
1. Alexander VOROBYOV        (UKR)  - 16,275
2. Jordan JOVTCHEV               (BUL)  - 16,150
3. Yuri VAN GELDER                 (NED)  - 16,075

4. YAN, Mingyong                       (CHN)  15,950
5. Regulo CARMONA               (VEN)  - 15,650
6. Irodotos GEORGALLAS       (CYP)  - 15,375
7. K. PLUZHNIKOV                   (RUS)  - 15,325
8. Dimosthenis TAMPAKOS  (GRE)  - 14,700

* VAULT / Sprung:
1. Thomas BOHAIL               (FRA)  - 16,225
2. Jeffrey WAMMES             (NED)  - 16,150
3. Anton GOLOTSUTSKOV (RUS)  - 16,075
    Asaac BOTELLA               (ESP)  - 16,075

5. Matthias FAHRIG (GER)  - 16,012
6. Diego HYPOLITHO (BRA)  - 15,812
7. Enrique GONZALEZ (CHI)  - 15,312
8. Evgeni SAPRONENKO (LAT) 15,087

* PARALLEL BARS / Barren
1. Yann CUCHERAT        (FRA)  - 15,775
2. ZHE, Feng                    (CHN)  - 15,775
3. Yaleri GONCHAROV (UKR)  - 15,675

4. Samuel PIASECKY (SVK)  - 15,450
5. Manuel CARBALLO  (ESP)  - 15,300
6. Hiroyuki TOMITA (JPN)  - 14,875
6. Yosuke HOSHI (JPN)  - 14,875
8. Vasileios TSOLAKIDIS (GRE)  - 14,425

* HIGH BAR / Reck
1. Epke ZONDERLAND (NED)  - 16,175
2. Philippe RIZZO          (AUS)  - 15,825
3. Hiroyuki TOMITA       (JPN)  - 15,325

4. Yann CUCHERAT (FRA)  - 14,850
5. Mosiah RODRIGUES (BRA)  - 14,475
6. Christoph SCHAERER (SUI)  - 14,200
8. Igor CASSINA (ITA)  - 12,725

Ariella Kaeslin: ... a strong Olympic Year!!

14th WORLD CUP FINAL 2008
 - Women's Artistic Gymnastics -
    - Madrid, Telefonica Arena -
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* VAULT / Sprung
1. CHENG Fei                           (CHN)  - 15,050
2. Ariella KAESLIN                 (SUI)  - 14,912
3. Aagie VANWALLEGHEM (BEL)  - 14,250

4. Elsa GARCIA  (MEX)  - 14,400
5. Dorina BOCZOGO  (HUN)  - 13,787
6. Elena ZAMOLODCHIKOVA  (RUS)  - 13,475
7. Jana KOMRSKOVA  (CZE)  - 13,262
8. Wong HUI YING ANGEL  (HKG)  - 12,712

* UNEVEN BARS / Stufenbarren
1. HE, Kexin  (CHN)  - 16,250
2. JIANG, Yuan  (CHN)  - 15,700
3. Koko TSURUMI  (JPN)  - 15,250

4. Daria ZGOBA  (UKR)  - 14,500
5. Jana SIKULOVA  (CZE)  - 14,300
6. Anastasia KOVAL  (UKR)  - 13,625
7. Daniele HYPOLITO  (BRA)  - 13,625
    YANG, Yilin  (CHN)  ----

Lauren Mitchell (AUS)

* BALANCE BEAM / Schwebebalken
1. Lauren MITCHELL  (AUS)  - 15,250
2. Yulia LOZHECHKO (RUS)  - 15,200
3. LI, Shanshan          (CHN)  - 15,150

4. Sandra IZBASA (ROU)  - 14,925
5. Daria ZGOBA (UKR)  - 14,000
6. CHENG, Fei (CHN)  - 13,825
7. Daniele HYPOLITO (BRA)  - 13,425

* FLOOR EXERCISES
1. CHENG, Fei (CHN)  - 15,375
2. JIANG, Yuyan (CHN)  - 15,225
3. Sandra IZBASA (ROU)  - 15,000

4. Elena ZAMOLODCHIKOVA (ROUS)  - 14,075
5. NAOMI RUIZ (RSP)  - 13,900
6. Daniele HYPOLITO (ESP)  - 13,700
7. Koko TSUMURI (JPN)  - 13,575
8. Elsa GARCÌA (MEX)  - 13,175
9. Suzanne HARMS (NED)  - 12,650