France Finalizes Olympic Squads to London

France Finalizes Olympic Squads to London
Written by Amanda Turner for International Gymnast Magazine \| Monday, 11 June 2012 03:58

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The French Gymnastics Federation revealed its 2012 Olympic rosters on Monday following the French championships, which concluded Sunday in Nantes. Pictured: Youna Dufournet, the French women's top hope for a medal in London

Despite his recent injury, Yann Cucherat is headed to his fourth consecutive Olympic Games, the French Gymnastics Federation announced Monday. The federation revealed its 2012 Olympic rosters following the French championships, which concluded Sunday in Nantes.

Cucherat suffered two dislocated fingers and bruised metacarpal on parallel bars at the European championships on May 24 in Montpellier, forcing him to withdraw from the competition in Nantes. But the two-time European parallel bars champion was named to the squad Monday along with Gaël Da Silva, Danny Rodrigues-Pinheiro, Hamilton Sabot and Cyril Tommasone. New national all-around champion Pierre-Yves Bény, a 2004 Olympian, will serve as alternate. Rodrigues-Pinheiro and Sabot are returning for a second Games after competing in Beijing in 2008.

Cucherat will resume his role as team captain for the struggling French men, who have lost key gymnasts Benoît Caranobe, Thomas Bouhail and Samir Aït Saïd to leg injuries. Nevertheless the team has medal hopes in Cucherat (parallel bars), Tommasone (pommel horse) and Pinheiro-Rodrigues (still rings).

The women's team consists of Marine Brevet, Youna Dufournet, Anne Kuhm, Aurélie Malausséna and Sophia Serseri, with alternate Valentine Sabatou. All are first-time Olympians.

Dufournet is the French women's best hope for a medal in London. She scored 15.550 on uneven bars in Sunday's final, with an outstanding 6.9 Difficulty score. Kuhm, 15, added vault and balance beam titles to go with her all-around title, while the classical Brevet won floor exercise.

The Olympic Games take place July 27-Aug. 12 in London, where gymnastics once again will star as one of the Games' premier events.

External Link: French Gymnastics Federation

2012 French Gymnastics Championships
June 10, Nantes

Women's Vault Final					D	Average
1.	Anne Kuhm	1996	Union Haguenau	Haguenau	3.8	12.875
					4.8
2.	Manon Cormoreche	1996	Avenir Gymnique des Pins	Marseille	4.4	12.575
					4.2
3.	Johanna Cano	1996	Club Gymnique de Saint Giniez	Marseille	5.0	11.100
					4.2

Uneven Bars Final					D	Score
1.	Youna Dufournet	1993	Les Lucioles de Lyon	Lyon	6.9	15.550
2.	Anne Kuhm	1996	Union Haguenau	Haguenau	5.7	13.950
3.	Aurélie Malaussena	1993	Élan Gymnique Rouennais	Rouen	5.8	13.925
4.	Marine Brevet	1994	Détente et Loisirs de Viriat	Viriat	5.5	13.350
5.	Sophia Serseri	1995	Alliance Dijon Gym 21	Dijon	5.3	12.225

Balance Beam Final					D	Score
1.	Anne Kuhm	1996	Union Haguenau	Haguenau	5.9	14.050
2.	Aurélie Malaussena	1993	Élan Gymnique Rouennais	Rouen	5.9	13.950
3.	Youna Dufournet	1993	Les Lucioles de Lyon	Lyon	5.9	13.300
4.	Marine Brevet	1994	Détente et Loisirs de Viriat	Viriat	5.6	13.100
5.	Manon Cormoreche	1996	Avenir Gymnique des Pins	Marseille	5.2	12.425

Women's Floor Exercise Final					D	Score
1.	Marine Brevet	1994	Détente et Loisirs de Viriat	Viriat	5.6	13.750
2.	Anne Kuhm	1996	Union Haguenau	Haguenau	5.3	13.350
3.	Sophia Serseri	1995	Alliance Dijon Gym 21	Dijon	5.1	13.025
4.	Manon Cormoreche	1996	Avenir Gymnique des Pins	Marseille	4.9	12.950
5.	Wendy Lejoyeux	1996	Gymnastique du Pays d'Aix-En-Provence	Aix-En-Provence	4.2	12.175

Men's Floor Exercise Final					D	ND	Score
1.	Gaël Da Silva	1984	Société Municipale de Bourges	Bourges	5.9		15.000
2.	Kévin Dupuis	1991	Clamart Gym.92	Clamart	6.0		14.800
3.	Pierre-Yves Bény	1983	Société Municipale d'Orléans	Orleans	5.4		14.550
4.	Cyril Tommasone	1987	Convention Gymnique de Lyon	Lyon	5.8		14.350
5.	Arnaud Willig	1985	La Sottevillaise	Sotteville	5.9	0.1	13.900

Pommel Horse Final					D	Score
1.	Cyril Tommasone	1987	Convention Gymnique de Lyon	Lyon	6.7	15.700
2.	Hamilton Sabot	1987	Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins	Juan-Les-Pins	6.0	14.800
3.	Pierre-Yves Bény	1983	Société Municipale d'Orléans	Gorleans	6.4	14.400
4.	Axel Augis	1990	Unaffiliated	Paris	5.1	13.550
5.	Bastian Peter	1990	Lille Métropole Jeunesse Sportive Madeleinoise	Madeleine	5.3	12.450

Still Rings Final					D	Score
1.	Danny Pinheiro-Rodrigues	1985	La Sottevillaise	Sotteville	7.1	15.550
2.	Arnaud Willig	1985	La Sottevillaise	Sotteville	6.2	14.850
3.	Gaël Da Silva	1984	Société Municipale de Bourges	Bourges	6.0	14.800
4.	Pierre-Yves Beny	1983	Société Municipale d'Orléans	Gorleans	5.5	14.300
5.	Hamilton Sabot	1987	Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins	Juan-Les-Pins	5.7	14.100

Men's Vault Final					D	ND	Average
1.	Raphael Wignanitz	1984	Société Municipale de Bourges	Bourges	7.0	0.3	15.025
					6.6
2.	Matthieu Jordan	1991	Clamart Gym.92	Clamart	7.0	0.1	14.800
					5.4	0.1
3.	Kévin Dupuis	1991	Clamart Gym.92	Clamart	6.2		14.775
					6.6
4.	Matthieu Chapron	1987	Société Municipale de Bourges	Bourges	6.6	0.1	14.250
					6.2

Parallel Bars Final					D	Score
1.	Hamilton Sabot	1987	Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins	Juan-Les-Pins	6.5	15.300
2.	Danny Pinheiro-Rodrigues	1985	La Sottevillaise	Sotteville	6.4	15.150
3.	Jim Zona	1992	Lille Métropole Jeunesse Sportive Madeleinoise	Madeleine	5.6	14.450
4.	Cyril Tommasone	1987	Convention Gymnique de Lyon	Lyon	5.3	13.550
5.	Gaël Da Silva	1984	Société Municipale de Bourges	Bourges	5.8	12.900

High Bar Final					D	Score
1.	Hamilton Sabot	1987	Olympique Antibes Juan-les-Pins	Juan-Les-Pins	6.4	14.750
2.	Pierre-Yves Bény	1983	Société Municipale d'Orléans	Gorleans	5.0	14.200
2.	Arnaud Willig	1985	La Sottevillaise	Sotteville	6.1	14.200
4.	Axel Augis	1990	Unaffiliated	Paris	5.5	12.900
5.	Jim Zona	1992	Lille Métropole Jeunesse Sportive Madeleinoise	Madeleine	5.5	12.150