Aagje, Jonas – Belgian Champions

2004 Olympian Aagje VanWalleghem won the 2009 Belgian National title by a 2.70 point margin over 2008 Olympian Gaelle Mys.

Jonas Toeback won the Men’s division of the Belgian National Championships.

The full article can be read at International Gymnast Online.

Update on Daria Joura

Daria Joura (Australia) on the Floor Exercise

Many of us have been wondering (or speculating) on the status of Daria Joura of Australia. Injuries sustained in Beijing lead to sub-par performances from Dasha, sadly leaving her out of any finals.

I wrote to the Western Australia Institute of Sport (WAIS) a few days ago and recently received a response regarding her condition.

We are expecting that Gymnastics Australia will make an announcement
within the next fortnight regarding Dasha’s competitive status when they
confirm their squads for upcoming international events. Until that time
I can’t provide you with any concrete information I’m afraid.

Please let me know if I can help you with anything else.

Regards,

Simon (WAIS)

Hopefully Daria will be receiving some international assignments and get herself back into top form.

Good luck, Dasha!

Really, FIG? A ‘Kiss&Cry’ area?

Today, the oh so wonderful individuals of the FIG annouced that artistic gymnastics will now have a “Kiss&Cry” area where we can watch gymnasts sit on chairs and receive their scores.

No, we won’t get to see more routines. We will get dedicated empty camera time devoted to showing gymnasts NOT doing gymnastics.

It is the belief of this writer, who has spent 17 of his 21 years of life in and around the sport of gymnastics, that the average fan of gymnastics turns on the broadcast to see gymnasts doing gymnastics. They don’t tune in to watch gymnasts put on/take off their grips or sweats, or hug their teammates and coaches, or march from one event to the next, or rummage through their bag for a hair-tie or wrist guards or whatever. They want to watch gymnastic performances. It’s bad enough that the Terrible Trio and their employer, NBC, manage to “broadcast” gymnastics by showing the top 3-5 gymnasts doing 2-3 of their routines. Instead of wasting the airspace with POINTLESS video of non-gymnastics, why doesn’t NBC show more routines from other gymnasts and update the scores at the bottom of the screen so we see more gymnasts doing more gymnastics.

The full, disappointing and gut- wrenching article can be read at International Gymnast Online.

Kyle Shewfelt Retires

Kyle Shewfelt (Canada) with his gold medal from Floor Exercise in Athens, 2004.

2004 Olympic Men’s Floor Exercise Champion, Kyle Shewfelt of Canada, has stated on his personal blog that he his retiring from gymnastics.

In a very heartfelt entry on his blog, Kyle gives thanks for his opportunities and makes mention of his triumphs, failures, experiences and memories.

We will miss you, Kyle. Thank you for inspiring so many. You truly are a wonderful gymnast.

 

His blog can be found at kyleshewfelt.blogspot.com.

Lizardi Invite Cancelled

The Diego Lizardi Memorial Invitational in Puerto Rico has been cancelled due to lack of funding.

It has been removed from the original schedule posting from last week.

Canada’s Mackie hopes for “consistent and clean” routines at Nationals

Charlotte Mackie (Canada) on the Floor Exercise at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships.

Team Canada’s Charlotte Mackie spoke with International Gymnast Magazine recently and talked about her gymnastics goals, coaching change, and even her sister Gael, a member of the University of Utah gymnastics team.

IG: How are you adjusting to your new gym and coaches?

CM: I’m adjusting really well! I love my new coaches and my new gym so much. I took about a month to adjust to a different atmosphere, conditioning, technique and coaching style. But it’s an ongoing process, and I’m still continuously working on adjustments. The hours aren’t too different, but I’m doing some early morning training before school, and the afternoon training aren’t quite so long.

My coaches really want to work on my athleticism, technical program and and developing my potential as a truly artistic gymnast.

The full interview from Charlotte can be read here.

 

Beijing’s Most Popular

It has been roughly nine months since the closing of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

In my laze, I’ve decided to look back and see what the most popular/common skills were at the Games. I am going off the qualification rounds for these numbers.

The top 5 are listed below, with all ties:

Vault
1. Yurchenko Layout with 1.5 twists (valued at 5.5) – 28
2. Yurchenko Layout with 2 twists (vauled at 5.8) - 19
3. Yurchenko Layout with 1 twist (valued at 5.0) - 18
4. Yurchenko Layout with 2.5 twists (valued at 6.5) - 4
5. Handspring Pike with 1/2 twist (valued at 5.0) - 3
5. Tsukahara Layout with 1.5 twists (valued at 5.7) - 3
5. Handspring Layout with 1.5 twists (valued at 6.3) - 3

Uneven Bars Dismounts
1. Tucked Double Front - 26
2. Tucked Full-In or Full-Out -  20
3. Double Layout - 12
4. Double Pike – 8
5. Double Arabian Tucked or Piked – 6

Balance Beam Dismounts
1. Double Pike – 28
2. Layout with 2.5 twists – 20
3. Double Tuck – 19
4. Layout Triple Twist – 5
5. Layout Double Twist – 4

Floor Exercise Finals Tumbling Passes
1. Double Pike – 56
2. Layout with 2.5 twists – 11
3. Front Layout Double Twist – 5
4. Layout Double Twist – 2
5. Tucked Full-In – 1 (Shawn Johnson, USA)
5. Front Layout Full – 1 (Sherine El-Zeiny, Egypt)
5. Layout Triple Twist – 1 (Sandra Izbasa, Romania)

Upcoming Events 2009

Coming up in the world of gymnastics are a handful of events, all leading up to the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships to be held at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom.

O2 Arena - London, United Kingdom. Site of the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships.

May Events:

May 29-30 – Moscow World Stars – Moscow, Russia
May 30 – City of Lugano International – Lugano, Italy
May 30 – Zelena Jama Open – Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 31 – Champions Open – Frankfurt, Germany

June Events:

June 1-6 – 13th Games of the Small States of Europe – Limassol, Cyprus
June 6-7 – 14th Zurich-Oberland Cup – Uster, Germany
June 6-7 – 22nd Gym Festival Trnava – Trnava, Slovakia
June 6-7 – 48th NHK Cup – Tokyo, Japan
June 27 – Women’s Junior 5-Way Meet (Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Switzerland)
June 29-July 3 – 16th Mediterranean Games – Pescara, Italy

July Events:

July 18-20 – Japan Cup – Chiba, Japan
July 20-24 – European Youth Olympic Festival – Tampere, Finland

August Events:

August 12-15 – U.S. Gymnastics Championships – Dallas, Texas, USA
August 22-29 – Russian Cup – Penza, Russia

September Events:

September 7-11 – Belorussian Gymnastics Championships – Minsk, Belarus
September 7-11 – Vitaly Scherbo International – Minsk, Belarus
September 22-23 – Japan International Junior – Yokohama, Japan
September 28-30 – 2nd Doha World Cup – Doha, Qatar

October Events:

October 3 – Leverkusen Cup - Leverkusen, Germany
October 13-18 – 2009 World Gymnastics Championships – London, United Kingdom
October 28 – Arthur Gander Memorial – Morges, Switzerland
October 31 – Brno Grand Prix – Brno, Czech Republic

November Events:

November 1 – Swiss Cup – Zurich, Switzerland
November 6-8 – Osijek World Cup – Osijek, Croatia
November 13-15 – DTB Cup – Stuttgart, Germany
November 16-25 – Russian Junior Championships – Bryansk, Russia
November 25-29 – Khorkina Cup – Belgorod, Russia
November 28 – 14th International Alpen Adria Cup – Klargenfurt, Austria

 

December Events:

 

 

December 7-14 – Doha Gymnasiade – Doha, Qatar
December 12-13 – Toyota International – Toyota City, Japan
December 15 – 16th Voronin Cup – Moscow, Russia

Glasgow Update- Men’s and Women’s Finals

The 2009 edition of the Glasgow World Cup event is complete, and five countries will return home with gold medals.

On the women’s side, Russia’s Ekatarina Kurbatova won gold on the Vault, while Great Britain’s Beth Tweddle makes a repeat performance from that of the European Championships in April,  taking home gold medals on the Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise. Dutch Balance Beam star Sanne Wevers takes the gold on that event.

On the men’s side, Diego Hypolito of Brasil returned to his proper form taking home gold medals on the Floor Exercise and Vault. Britain’s Louis Smith won the gold on Pommel Horse while The Netherlands’ Yuri van Gelder won on the Still Rings. DPR-Korea’s Kim Jin Hyok won top honors on the Parallel Bars, and Dutch star Epke Zonderland captured the gold on the Horizontal Bar.

Full Results:

WOMEN

Vault
1. Ekatarina Kurbatova (Russia) 14.200 (5.80/8.40[-0.1]) 13.800 (5.20/8.60) 14.000
2. Yulia Berger (Russia) 14.275 (5.50/8.775) 13.525 (5.30/8.225) 13.900
3. Jessica Gil (Colombia) 14.000 (5.30/8.700) 13.600 (5.00/8.600) 13.800
4. Annika Urvikko (Finland) 13.600 (5.00/8.600 [-0.1]) 13.625 (5.00/8.625) 13.612
5. Yasmin Zimmerman (Switzerland) 12.625 (5.50/8.125 [-0.1]) 13.625 (5.00/8.625) 12.975
6. Becky Downie (Great Britain) 13.775 (5.00/8.775) 12.075 (4.80/7.275 [-0.1]) 12.925
7. Diana Chelaru (Romania) 12.775 (5.80/6.975) 12.975 (4.40/8.575) 12.875

Note: Only seven women entered the Vault event, hence the reason only seven places are listed.

Uneven Bars
1. Beth Tweddle (Great Britain) 15.275 (6.70/8.575)
2. Becky Downie (Great Britain)  14.600 (6.10/8.500)
3. Ekatarina Kurbatova (Russia) 14.425 (5.90/8.525)
4. Lucia Tacchelli (Switzerland) 14.125 (5.80/8.325)
5. Gabriela Dragoi (Romania) 13.250 (5.90/7.350)
6. Jana Sikulova (Czech Republic) 13.025 (5.40/7.625)
7. Khiuani Dias (Brasil) 12.650 (5.40/7.250)
8. Diana Chelaru (Romania) 12.375 (5.10/7.275)

Balance Beam
1. Sanne Wevers (Netherlands) 14.075 (5.70/8.375)
1. Ana Maria Izurieta (Spain) 14.075 (5.70/8.375)
3. Gabriela Dragoi (Romania) 13.950 (5.60/8.350)
4. Khiuani Dias (Brasil) 13.725 (5.10/8.625)
5. Becky Downie (Great Britain) 13.300 (5.00/8.300)
6. Suzanne Harmes (Netherlands) 13.275 (4.70/8.575)
7. Adela Sajn (Slovenia) 12.325 (4.90/7.425)
8. Ekatarina Kurbatova (Russia) 12.150 (4.90/7.250)

Floor Exercise
1. Beth Tweddle (Great Britain) 14.900 (6.00/8.900)
2. Anna Myzdrikova (Russia) 14.700 (6.00/8.700)
3. Ana Maria Izurieta (Spain) 13.975 (5.50/8.475)
4. Yasmin Zimmerman (Switzerland) 13.850 (5.50/8.350)
5. Yulia Berger (Russia) 13.450 (5.40/8.050 [-0.2])
6. Diana Chelaru (Romania) 13.200 (5.50/7.700)
7. Naomi Ruiz (Spain) 13.175 (5.40/7.775)
8. Jessica Gil (Colombia) 12.950 (5.20/7.750 [-0.30])

 

MEN

Floor Exercise
1. Diego Hypolito (Brasil) 15.850 (6.60/9.250)
2. Kristian Thomas (Great Britain) 15.225 (6.10/9.125)
3. Alexander Shatilov (Israel) 15.050 (6.80/8.250 [-0.30])
4. Tomislav Markovic (Croatia) 15.000 (6.30/8.700)
5. Jeffery Wammes (Netherlands) 15.000 (6.30/8.700)
6. Rok Klavora (Slovenia) 14.550 (5.90/8.650 [-0.30])
7. Anton Golotsutskov (Russia) 14.500 (6.20/8.300)
8. Dimitrious Markousis (Greece) 12.550 (5.80/6.750 [-0.20])

Pommel Horse
1. Louis Smith (Great Britain) 15.750 (6.70/9.150)
2. Krisztian Berki (Hungary) 15.525 (6.70/8.825)
3. Daniel Keatings (Great Britain) 15.400 (6.70/8.700)
4. Andrey Perevoznikov (Russia) 15.325 (6.20/9.125)
5. Donna-Donny Truyens (Belgium) 14.125 (5.70/8.425)
6. Vid Hidvegi (Hungary) 13.600 (6.00/7.600)
7. Ri Se Gwang (DPR-Korea) 13.400 (5.70/7.700)
8. Moziah Rodriguez (Brasil) 13.100 (6.00/7.100) 

Still Rings
1. Yuri van Gelder (Netherlands) 15.650 (6.60/9.050)
2. Ali Al-Asi (Jordan) 15.425 (7.00/8.425)
3. Konstantin Pluzhnikov (Russia) 15.350 (6.60/8.750)
4. Eleftherios Petrounias (Greece) 15.125 (6.40/8.725)
4. Ri Se Gwang (DPR-Korea) 15.125 (6.70/8.425)
6. Kim Jin Hyok (DPR-Korea) 15.100 (6.60/8.500)
7. Robert Stanescu (Romania) 15.075 (6.80/8.275)
8. Gustavo Simoes (Portugal) 14.700 (6.10/8.600)

Vault
1. Diego Hypolito (Brasil) 15.925 (6.60/9.325) 16.100 (6.60/9.500) 16.012
2. Ri Se Gwang (DPR-Korea) 15.575 (7.20/8.375) 16.425 (7.00/9.425) 16.000
3. Jeffery Wammes (Netherlands) 16.050 (6.60/9.450 [-0.10]) 15.700 (6.60/9.100 [-0.10]) 15.875
4. Luke Folwell (Great Britain) 15.725 (6.60/9.125 [-0.10]) 15.375 (6.60/8.775) 15.500
5. Theo Seager (Great Britain) 15.725 (6.60/9.125) 15.125 (6.60/8.525) 15.425
6. Tomi Tuuha (Finland) 15.000 (6.60/8.400) 15.650 (6.20/9.450) 15.325
7. Vitor Camargo (Brasil) 15.100 (6.20/8.900 [-0.10]) 14.950 (6.60/8.350)
8. Marek Lyszczarz (Poland) 00.000 (0.00/0.000) 14.525 (6.20/8.325) 7.262

Parallel Bars
1. Kim Jin Hyok (DPR-Korea) 15.425 (6.90/8.525)
2. Samuel Piasecky (Slovakia) 15.275 (6.20/9.075)
3. Mitja Petkovsek (Slovenia) 15.125 (6.20/8.925)
4. Adam Kierzkowski (Poland) 15.025 (6.00/9.025)
5. Robert Stanescu (Romania) 14.375 (5.80/8.575)
6. Aleksandar Batinkov (Bulgaria) 14.300 (6.00/8.300)
7. Roman Kulesza (Poland) 14.250 (5.70/8.55)
8. Epke Zonderland (Netherlands) 13.800 (5.70/8.100) 

Horizontal Bar
1. Epke Zonderland (Netherlands) 15.525 (6.80/8.725)
2. Aljaz Pegan (Slovenia) 15.350 (6.30/9.050)
3. Jeffery Wammes (Netherlands) 14.775 (6.20/8.575)
4. Anatoly Vasilyev (Russia) 14.625 (6.70/7.925)
5. Marijo Moznik (Croatia) 14.025 (6.80/7.225)
6. Kristian Thomas (Great Britain) 13.675 (5.60/8.075)
7. Ovidiu Buidoso (Romania) 12.725 (5.90/6.825)
8. Samuel Piasecky (Slovakia) 11.975 (4.90/7.075)

Glasgow Update – Men’s Qualifications

After day one of competition, eight men on each apparatus have advanced to finals.

Brasilian star Diego Hypolito leads the men on the Floor Exericse followed by Britain’s Kristian Thomas and Israel’s Alexander Shatilov.
Krisztian Berki of Hungary leads Pommel Horse with Donna-Donny Truyens of Belgium and Louis Smith of Great Britain trailing.
DPR-Korea’s Ri Se Gwang and Kim Jin Hyok are placed first and third in Still Ring  qualifications, with Russian Konstantin Pluzhnikov in second.
DPR-Korea’s Ri Sw Gwang also leads the Vault, trailed by Marek Lyszscarz of Poland and Jeffery Wammes of the Netherlands.
Mitja Petkovsek of Slovenia is the front runner on Parallel Bars. Poland’s Adam Kierzkowski sits second, and DPR-Korea’s Kim Jin Hyok sits third.
On the Horizontal Bar, Aljaz Pegan of Slovenia leads Anatoly Vasilyev of Russia and Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands.

Full qualifications results:

Floor Exercise

1. Diego Hypolito (Brasil) 15.325 (6.80/8.525)
2. Kristian Thomas (Great Britain) 15.300 (6.10/9.20)
3. Alexander Shatilov (Israel) 15.100 (6.40/8.700)
4. Anton Golotsutskov (Russia) 15.025 (6.10/8.925)
5. Rok Klavora (Slovenia) 15.000 (5.90/9.100)
6. Jeffery Wammes (Netherlands) 14.375 (6.20/8.175)
7. Dimitrious Markousis (Greece) 14.350 (6.30/8.050)
8. Tomislav Markovic (Croatia) 14.150 (6.10/8.050)

Pommel Horse

1. Krisztian Berki (Hungary) 15.450 (6.60/8.850)
2. Donna-Donny Truyens (Belgium) 15.250 (6.30/8.950)
3. Louis Smith (Great Britain) 15.225 (6.50/8.725)
4. Andrey Perevoznikov (Russia) 15.175 (6.20/8.975)
5. Daniel Keatings (Great Britain) 14.700 (6.40/8.300)
6. Ri Se Gwang (DPR-Korea) 14.575 (5.80/8.775)
7. Moziah Rodriguez (Brasil) 14.125 (6.00/8.125)
8. Vid Hidvegi (Hungary) 14.075 (6.30/7.775)

Still Rings

1. Ri Se Gwang (DPR-Korea) 15.825 (6.80/9.025)
2. Konstantin Pluzhnikov (Russia) 15.700 (6.60/9.100)
3. Kim Jin Hyok (DPR-Korea) 15.425 (6.80/8.625)
4. Yuri van Gelder (Netherlands) 15.300 (6.50/8.800)
5. Ali Al-Asi (Jordan) 15.225 (7.00/8.225)
6. Eleftherios Petrounias (Greece) 15.100 (6.40/8.700)
7. Gustavo Simoes (Portugal) 15.075 (6.10/8.975)
8. Robert Stanescu (Romania) 14.825 (6.80/8.025)

Vault

1. Ri Se Gwang (DPR-Korea) 16.550 (7.20/9.350) 16.525 (7.00/9.525) 16.537
2. Marek Lyszczarz (Poland) 16.200 (6.60/8.600) 15.650 (6.20/9.450) 15.925
3. Jeffery Wammes (Netherlands) 16.175 (6.60/9.575) 15.575 (6.20/9.375) 15.875
4. Diego Hypolito (Brasil) 15.625 (6.20/9.425) 16.050 (6.60/9.450) 15.837
4. Luke Folwell (Great Britain) 15.675 (6.20/9.475) 16.000 (6.60/9.4) 15.837
6. Tomi Tuuha (Finland) 15.925 (6.60/9.325[-0.1]) 15.625 (6.20/9.425) 15.775
7. Theo Seager (Great Britain) 15.150 (6.60/8.550[-0.4]) 15.650 (6.60/9.050) 15.400
8. Vitor Camargo (Brasil) 14.975 (6.20/8.775[-0.1]) 15.600 (6.60/9.000) 15.287

Parallel Bars

1. Mitja Petkovsek (Slovenia) 15.700 (6.20/9.500)
2. Adam Kierzkowski (Poland) 15.450 (6.00/9.450)
3. Kim Jin Hyok (DPR-Korea) 15.100 (6.60/8.500)
4. Roman Kulesza (Poland) 14.950 (5.70/9.250)
5. Samuel Piasecky (Slovakia) 14.925 (6.00/8.925)
6. Epke Zonderland (Netherlands) 14.775 (6.20/8.575)
7. Robert Stanescu (Romania) 14.650 (5.80/8.850)
8. Aleksandar Batinkov (Bulgaria) 14.225 (6.00/8.225)

Horizontal Bar

1. Aljaz Pegan (Slovenia) 15.250 (6.50/8.750)
2. Anatoly Vasilyev (Russia) 15.200 (6.40/8.80)
3. Epke Zonderland (Netherlands) 15.025 (6.20/8.825)
4. Samuel Piasecky (Slovakia) 14.950 (6.10/8.850)
5. Jeffery Wammes (Netherlands) 14.700 (6.20/8.500)
6. Marijo Moznik (Croatia) 14.325 (6.10/8.225)
7. Kristian Thomas (Great Britain) 14.200 (5.80/8.400)
8. Ovidui Buidoso (Romania) 13.975 (6.00/7.975)

Glasgow Update – Women’s Qualifications

Beth Tweddle on Uneven Bars in Aarhus, 2006.

After day one of competition, eight women on each apparatus have advanced to finals. There were not, however, any qualification attempts for vault due to lack of entrants, therefore, all women who registered for vault will automatically advance for the final.

Beth Tweddle, the 2009 European Champion on Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise is the top qualifier on those two pieces, with Romanian Gabriela Dragoi leading the pack on the Balance Beam.

Qualifiers list:

Vault:

No list available.

Uneven Bars:

1. Beth Tweddle (Great Britain) 14.850 (6.70/8.150)
2. Lucia Tacchelli (Switzerland) 14.200 (5.80/8.400)
3. Ekatarina Kurbatova (Russia) 14.075 (5.80/8.275)
4. Jana Sikulova (Czech Republic) 13.950 (5.50/8.450)
5. Gabriela Dragoi (Romania) 13.125 (5.80/7.325)
6. Khiuani Dias (Brasil) 13.000 (5.40/7.600)
6. Becky Downie (Great Britain) 13.000 (5.70/7.300)
8. Diana Chelaru (Romania) 12.525 (5.20/7.325)

Balance Beam

1. Gabriela Dragoi (Romania) 14.425 (5.70/8.725)
2. Sanne Wevers (Netherlands) 14.025 (5.60/8.425)
3. Ana Maria Izurieta (Spain) 13.975 (5.70/8.275)
4. Suzanne Harmes (Netherlands) 13.925 (5.20/8.725)
5. Khiuani Dias (Brasil) 13.875 (5.10/8.775)
6. Becky Downie (Great Britain) 13.775 (5.20/8.575)
7. Adela Sajn (Slovenia) 13.575 (5.40/8.175)
8. Ekatarina Kurbatova (Russia) 13.525 (5.80/7.725)

Floor Exercise

1. Beth Tweddle (Great Britain) 15.025 (6.00/9.025)
2. Anna Myzdrikova (Russia) 14.650 (6.00/8.650)
3. Ana Maria Izurieta (Spain) 14.175 (5.50/8.675)
4. Yasmin Zimmerman (Switzerland) 13.825 (5.30/8.525)
5. Diana Chelaru (Romania) 13.775 (5.50/8.025)
6. Yulia Berger (Russia) 13.575 (5.40/8.175)
7. Naomi Ruiz (Spain) 13.500 (5.50/8.000)
8. Jessica Gil (Colombia) 13.200 (5.40/7.800)

Who Is Your Favorite?

I am starting a new series on reader’s favorite gymnasts.

This week’s edition: Favorite American Gymnast.

In the comments section, please leave the name of your favorite American gymnast, and next Friday, I will profile the three gymnasts with the most nominations.

Thanks!

Ever Heard of…

Sydney Sawa?

This rising star in Canadian gymnastics recently gave an interview with International Gymnast Magazine. She has some potential.

Sawa is a second-generation Japanese-Canadian from Calgary, Alberta.

 The full article can be read here.

Glasgow Changes

There have been some changes in the participant list for the Glasgow Grand Prix world cup event to be held this weekend in the United Kingdom

The Ukrainian and Latvian delegations have withdrawn, as has 2008 Olympic Floor Exercise Champion Sandra Izbasa from Romania.

Replacing Izbasa is teammate Gabriela Dragoi. Brasilian Khiuani Dias and Colombian Jessica Gil have joined the line-up on the women’s side, as well as Wyomi Masela of the Netherlands, Catarina Abrantes of Portugal, Slovenian Olympian Adela Sajn and her teammate Sasa Golob, and Switzerland’s Lucia Tacchelli.

On the men’s side, a whole new list of participants has been presented.

Full list of participants:

WOMEN

Brasil: Khiuani Dias, Ana Claudia Silva
Colombia: Jessica Gil, Nathalia Sanchez
Finland: Annika Urviko
Great Britain: Becky Downie, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan
Netherlands: Suzanne Harmes, Wyomi Masela, Sanne Wevers
Portugal: Catarina Abrantes
Romania: Diana Chelaru, Gabriela Dragoi
Russia: Yulia Berger, Yekatarina Kurbatova, Anna Myzdrikova
Slovenia: Sasa Golob, Adela Sajn
Spain: Ana Maria Izurieta, Naomi Ruiz
Switzerland: Ariella Kaeslin, Lucia Tacchelli

MEN

Argentina: Mario Gorosito, Juan Lompizano, Erazun Osvaldo Martinez, Mauro Martinez, Juan Sebastian Melchiori, Federico Molinari
Austria: Fabian Leimlehner, Marco Mayr
Belgium: Jonas Toeback, Donna-Donny Truyens, Koen Van Damme, Varend Verbeke
Brasil: Caio Americo Costa, Vitor Camargo, Diego Hypolito, Moziah Rodriguez
Bulgaria: Aleksandar Batinkov
Croatia: Maroslav Markovic, Marijo Moznik, Robert Seligman
Finland: Jutto Kanerva, Timo Mienela, Olli Torkkel, Tomi Tuuha
Great Britain: Luke Folwell, Daniel Keatings, Daniel Purvis, Theo Seager, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas
Greece: Dimitrious Markousis, Eleftherios Petrounias
Hungary: Krisztian Berki, Vid Hidvegi
Israel: Eduard Gholub, Alexander Shatilov
Jordan: Mohammad Abu-Saleh, Ali Al-Asi, Jad Mazahreh
Netherlands: Yuri Van Gelder, Jeffery Wammes, Epke Zonderland
Poland: Adam Kierkowski, Roman Kulesza, Marek Lyszczarz
Portugal: Tiago Camacho, Gustavo Simoes
People’s Republic of Korea: Kim Jin Hyok, Ri Se Gwang
Romania: Ovidiu Budoso, Cosmin Iancu, Alin Jivan, Cosmin Popescu
Russia: Anton Golotsutskov, Andrey Perevoznikov, Konstantin Pluzhnikov, Anatoly Vasilyev
Slovenia: Saso Bertoncelj, Ziga Britovsek, Saksida Gregor, Rok Klavora, Aljaz Pegan, Mitja Petkovsek, Samuel Piasecky
Tunisia: Wajdi Bouallegue
Venezuela: Regulo Carmona

Glasgow World Cup

Coming up this weekend is the 2009 Glasgow World Cup.

Gymnasts participating in the competition are:

Brasil
Ana Claudia Silva
Diego Hypolito
Moziah Rodriguez

Colombia
Nathalia Sanchez

Croatia
TomislavMarkovic
Robert Seligman

Finland
Anikka Urvikko
Tomi Tooha

Great Britain
Becky Downie
Beth Tweddle
Hannah Whelan
Daniel Keatings
Luke Folwell
Daniel Purvis
Louis Smith
Kristian Thomas
Theo Seager

Hungary
Krisztian Berki

Israel
Alexander Shatilov

Latvia
Evgeni Sapronenko

Netherlands
Suzanne Harmes
Sanne Wevers
Yuri Van Gelder
Jeffery Wammes
Epke Zonderland

People’s Republic of Korea
Ri Se Gwang

Poland
Adam Kierzkovski
Roman Kulezsa

Romania
Dana Chelaru
Sandra Izbasa

Russia
Yulia Berger
Ekatarina Kurbatova
Anna Mysdrikova
Anton Golotsutskov
Sergei Khorokhordin
Andrey Perevozhnikov
Konstantin Pluzhnikov

Slovenia
Saso Bertoncelj
Alen Dimic
Aljaz Pegan
Mitja Petkovsek
Samuel Piasecky

Spain
Ana Maria Izurieta
Naomi Ruiz

Switzerland
Ariella Kaeslin

Tunisia
Wadji Bouallegue

Ukraine
Oleksander Vrobyov

Venezuela
Regulo Carmona

 

The full article can be read on the British Gymnastics website here.