06. Dezember 2013  
Glasgow, Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

*Preview: 2013 Glasgow World Cup

The 2013 Glasgow World Cup will be back at Emirates Arena on Saturday 7 December with another star-studded line-up of international gymnasts battling for medals. Taking place shortly after the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, the event will be a fantastic opportunity to see many of the world’s best gymnasts live in action on home soil.​ After DTB-Cup in Stuttgart last week it's No. two all-around world cup in the new circuit 2013/14. The 2013 event will introduce a new compact competition format, that will see the men’s and women’s all-around competitions combined into a single session, that will take place at the family friendly (local time) time of 1.00 – 4.30pm.
Last year’s event saw it go down to the wire between Britain’s Dan Purvis and Olympic silver medallist Marcel Nyugen.
 

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2013 - Nov- 15: GLASGOW WORLD CUP
Britisch Gymnastics press release ---:
Leading the British campaign for World Cup glory will be Scotsman Daniel Purvis and his Olympic team bronze medal winning compatriot Sam Oldham, whilst on the women’s side Ruby Harrold one of the most talked about gymnasts on the world scene, will aim to end her year on a high note.

* Facing up to the British contingent will be the 2012 World Cup champion Elizabeth Price, who returns with US teammate and World Championship parallel bars bronze medal winner John Orozco. Two-time Olympian and former all-around World Champion Vanessa Ferrari from Italy and Romania’s 17 year old sensation Larisa Iordache will also be ones to watch out for in the women’s event. Ruby Harrold will be making her all-around World Cup debut and is excited to face the world’s best, “I’m really excited to have been invited to compete at the Glasgow World Cup and can’t wait to be performing in front of a passionate home crowd. The all-around World Cup is one of the biggest events of the year with an amazing field of gymnasts. I’m hoping to put in a good display to end what has been a really positive 2013 for me.”

* The men’s field will also include the 2013 European all-around bronze medal winner Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine and Belarus’s Andre Likhovitskiy, who placed 4th on high bar, just behind Sam Oldham at the 2013 European Championships. Dan Purvis is looking forward to being back on home soil and competing in front of a passionate Scottish crowd ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games, “I’m so happy to be competing in the Glasgow World Cup once again in my home country, it’s going to be a great atmosphere like last year I’m sure. It’s also great to have the event ahead of the Commonwealth Games next year; hopefully it will get everybody in the spirit.”

* The all-around competition sees the male gymnasts compete across six apparatus and the women over four, with every routine counting to the final total.
The event takes place on the 7th of December at Emirates Arena, Glasgow, with a new compact competition format that offers spectators non-stop action throughout a single mixed session between 1.00pm and 4.30pm.

* Full line up
+ W O M E N
Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) – 2006 World Champion (all-around) and two time Olympian 
Elizabeth Price (USA) - Two-time 2012 WC Champion (Stuttgart & Glasgow) & Stuttgart 2013
Ruby Harrold    (GBR) - 2013 World Championships finalist (uneven bars)
Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) - 2011 European silver medallist (beam) and 2012 Olympian
Roxana Popa Nedlecu (ESP) – 6th at the 2013 European Championships  (all-around)
Asuka Teramoto  (JPN)- 2013 Tokyo World Cup Champion (all-around)
Larisa Iordache (ROU) Team bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games  & 2013 European Beam Champion
Raer Theaker      (GBR) - Member of British ECh Junior Team

+ M E N
Oleg Verniaiev (UKR)  – Bronze medallist, 2013 European Championships (aa); DTB Cup winner
Andre Likhovitskiy (BLR) - 4th at the 2013 European Championships (high bar)
Fabian Gonzalez (ESP) - 9th at the London 2012 Olympic Games (all-around)
Daniel Purvis (GBR) - Team bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games and 2011 Glasgow World Cup Champion
John Orozco (USA) – Bronze medallist at the 2013 World Championships (parallel bars)
Sam Oldham (GBR) - Team bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Masayoshi Yamamoto (JPN) - 6th, 2013 Japan Championships (high bar)
Andreas Toba  (GER) - Member of the German team for the London 2012 Olympic Games