German Gymnasts Golden in Cottbus Finals

German Gymnasts Golden in Cottbus Finals
Written by Amanda Turner for International Gymnast Magazine \| Saturday, 24 March 2012 14:47

(10 votes, average 4.60 out of 5)

Germany's Elisabeth Seitz and Philipp Boy each took a gold medal Saturday as the Tournament of Masters continued in Cottbus, Germany.

German gymnasts claimed two gold medals Saturday as the Tournament of Masters continued in Cottbus, Germany.

Elisabeth Seitz caught a Def, Jaeger and toe-on piked Tkatchev to defend her title on the uneven bars with 14.825. Dutch champion Céline van Gerner (14.600) took second over Ukrainian Natalia Kononenko (Ricna to Pak; toe-on Tkatchev-half to straddled front flip; 14.450). World and Olympic champion He Kexin, the top qualifier, fell to last place after she missed her layout Jaeger and left out her Pak salto (13.325).

Top qualifier Philipp Boy did not disappoint on floor exercise (1 1/2 to front-full 1 3/4; 2 1/2 to front full; triple twist), once again edging out Chilean Tomas Gonzalez (15.200-15.150). Boy, the 2010 and 2011 world all-around silver medalist, trains at the SCC Cottbus club.

Canadian Brittany Rogers won the women's vault final with a double-twisting Yurchenko and Podkopayeva. Top qualifier Valeria Maksyuta (Israel) finished fourth, stepping out of the area on her double-twisting Yurchenko and playing it safe on her second vault (piked front-half).

Beijing Olympic champions Xiao Qin (pommel horse) and Chen Yibing (still rings) once again ruled their specialities to bring two golds for China. Xiao defeated top qualifier Daniel Keatings (Great Britain) for the pommel horse title, 15.925-15.775. Rising star Max Whitlock claimed the bronze for Britain as well (15.525).

Chen — the 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 world champion — also eclipsed the top qualifier to take gold in finals. First on Thursday, Brazilian world medalist Artur Zanetti couldn't meet Chen's challenge, taking second by .075. Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias took the bronze, just .05 behind Zanetti.

Competition concludes Sunday with the remaining finals.

External Link: Official Website

2012 Tournament of Masters/FIG Challenger Cup
March 24, Cottbus, Germany

Women's Vault Final		D	E	ND	Score	Average
1.	Brittany Rogers	5.8	8.600		14.400	13.962
		5.2	8.325		13.525
2.	Anastasia Marachkovskaya	5.0	9.125		14.125	13.875
		5.0	8.625		13.625
3.	Claudia Menendez	5.8	8.225		14.025	13.737
		4.8	8.650		13.450
4.	Valeria Maksyuta	5.8	8.100	0.1	13.800	13.675
		5.0	8.550		13.550
5.	Dominique Pegg	5.3	8.475		13.775	13.537
		4.6	8.700		13.300
6.	Krystyna Sankova	5.8	8.450		14.250	13.512
		4.4	8.375		12.775
7.	Olga Mokhovtsova	5.0	8.450		13.450	12.825
		4.8	7.400		12.200
8.	Barbara Achondo	0.0	0.000		0.000	6.812
		5.2	8.425		13.625

Uneven Bars Final		D	E	Score
1.	Elisabeth Seitz	6.5	8.325	14.825
2.	Céline van Gerner	6.2	8.400	14.600
3.	Natalia Kononenko	6.4	8.050	14.450
4.	Clara Della Vedova	5.9	8.125	14.025
5.	Marta Pihan-Kulesza	5.7	8.000	13.700
6.	Beatriz Cuesta	5.5	8.125	13.625
7.	Diana Chelaru	6.0	7.500	13.500
8.	He Kexin	5.8	7.525	13.325

Men's Floor Exercise Final		D	E	ND	Score
1.	Philipp Boy	6.2	9.000		15.200
2.	Tomas Gonzalez	6.8	8.350		15.150
3.	Tomislav Markovic	6.4	8.600		15.000
4.	Andrew Smith	6.4	8.575		14.975
5.	Max Whitlock	6.4	8.475		14.875
6.	Shakir Shikhaliyev	6.1	8.375	0.1	14.375
7.	Isaac Botella	6.5	7.400	0.3	13.600
8.	Sam Oldham	5.9	7.675		13.570

Pommel Horse Final		D	E	Score
1.	Xiao Qin	6.6	9.325	15.925
2.	Daniel Keatings	6.7	9.075	15.775
3.	Max Whitlock	6.6	8.925	15.525
4.	Robert Seligman	6.4	8.975	15.375
5.	Andrei Likhovitsky	6.6	8.725	15.325
6.	Zoltan Kallai	6.4	8.900	15.300
7.	Alexander Tsarevich	5.8	9.025	14.825
8.	Saso Bertoncelj	6.2	7.900	14.100

Still Rings Final		D	E	Score
1.	Chen Yibing	6.8	8.875	15.675
2.	Arthur Zanetti	6.5	9.100	15.600
3.	Eleftherios Petrounias	6.8	8.750	15.550
4.	Luo Xuan	6.9	8.625	15.525
5.	Yuri van Gelder	6.4	8.925	15.325
6.	Jesse Silverstein	6.4	8.625	15.025
7.	Marcel Nguyen	6.4	8.350	14.750
8.	John Orozco	6.0	8.400	14.400

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