Artistic Gymnastics World Cup WORLD STARS 2011

Thomas Bouhail: Two golden medals!

After the 18th French International first A-World Cup, now at the second and ultimate Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in 2011 with apparatus finals 59 male athletes, representing 29 nations and 26 female gymnasts (17) nations, took part at the Friday's (May 13) qualification rounds at the "2011 WORLD STARS" in the Russian capital Moscow. China and Japan and Romania missed in both categories, the USA, Italy, Great Britain and Switzerland auxiliary on Women's side.
At the Saturday's finals the French Thomas BOUHAIL won on floor and on vault and was the most successfully gamnast.
On women's side the Grande Dame of international gymnastics, Oksana CHUSIVITINA (35) won on vault, Jessica LOPEZ (VEN) on bars and Russia's Anna DEMENTYEVA and her teammate Ksenia Afanasyeva were the best on beam and floor each on first and second place ...

* WORLD CUP Artistic Gymnastics (app.)
" WORLD STARS 2011" - Moscow
- May 13 - 14, Sports Hall Olympiski -
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A few changes have been made to the entry list, which also affect the starting order.
While the Romanian Federation withdrew its entire delegation from Moscow, and Louis Smith (GBR), Enrique Gonzalez (CHI) and Ariella Kaeslin (SUI) also dropped out, the USA has entered 2009 and 2010 world finalists Steven Legendre on floor and Danell Leyva on horizontal bar.

Host Russia
With Andrey Cherkasov and Andrey Perevoznikov on pommel horse, David Belyavskiy on floor and Denis Ablyazin on floor and vault, Russia added promising gymnasts to their line-up. Emin Garibov, also of Russia, will compete horse concours on parallel bars and horizontal bar.
>> World Stars participating

* FRIDAY, May 13 - QUALIFICATION
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* Men*s Preliminary
> Floor exercises    > Pommel horse    > Still rings
> Vault                       > Parallel bars        > High bar

* Women's Preliminary
> Vault                     > Uneven bars
> Balance beam   > Floor exercises

Anna Dementyeva: Double winner in Moscow!

* SATURDAY*s APP. FINALS
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* MEN's FINALS
> Floor exercises    > Pommel horse

> Still rings               > Vault

> Parallel bars        > High bar

* WOMEN's FINALS
> Vault                     > Uneven bars

> Balance beam   > Floor exercises