Kunst-/Gerätturnen

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01. Dezember 2013

Stuttgart, Germany

Artistic Gymnastics

Oleg Verniaiev won the DTB Cup in Stuttgart

The currently best Ukrainian, Oleg VERNIAIEV who was still at halftime of the World Championships finals in Antwerp on a medal course, but then he made a mistake on the high bar, was today at the Porsche Arena Stuttgart the most balanced and best athlete and secured with dreamlike 92.165 points the world cup victory atthe DTB Cup2013.
The Worlds all-around bronze medalist Fabian HAMBUECHEN stood him almost on, scrape with the daily high score on the high bar (15.966 !!) even already at the 16'er point's border and was second in all-around with 90.264. Daniel PURVIS (GBR) - 7 at the Worlds in Antwerp - and Belarus Andrei LIKHOWITZKI - 8^th in Antwerp - provided a heated fight for bronze, the Briton ultimately decided in his favor with 89.931: 88.765, while at floor exercises he got the maximum value of 15,500 and convinced three more scores in the 15's points area.

* Men's participants:
- Daniel Purvis (GBR); - Andrey Likhovitskiy (BLR); - Fabian Gonzalez (ESP); - John Orozco (USA);
- Oleg Verniaiev (UKR); - Yuya Kamoto (JPN); - Fabian Hambuechen (GER); - Andreas Toba (GER)

Wolfgang Willam, Member of the F.I.G. Executiv-Committee said: "The FIG is fortunate that the start of the World Cup series is here in Stuttgart. We are with the entire series not yet there, where we want to go, but she is taking off.

* FINAL RESULT: DTB Cup 2013, Men
- Stuttgart, December 01 -
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1. Oleg VERNIAIEV (UKR) – 92,165
2. Fabian HAMBUECHEN (GER) – 90,264
3. Daniel PURVIS            (GBR) – 89,931

4. Andrey LIKHOVITSKIY (BLR) – 88,765
5. John OROZCO            (USA) – 88,599
6. Andreas TOBA            (GER) – 86,864
7. Yuya KAMOTO              (JPN) – 85,764
8. Fabian GONZALES        (ESP) – 85,131
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