26th TRA TUM DMT World Championships
St Petersburg (RUS), November 11-14, 2009

TUM and DMT Individual Finals (M / W)
Men’s Synchronised Trampoline Final
Women’s Individual Trampoline Final

ST PETERSBURG (RUS), FIG Office, November 14, 2009: Today’s Finals in Individual Tumbling (M / W), Double Mini-Trampoline (M / W), Women’s Trampoline as well as Men’s Synchronised Trampoline concluded the 26th World Championships in St Petersburg (RUS).

Japan’s Synchro Pair Tetsuya Sotomura / Yasuhiro and Russia’ Irina Karavaeva (TRA) and Anna Korobeynikova (TUM) had a chance to defend their titles today, while both Double Mini-Trampoline competitions and Men’s Tumbling would see new champions taking to the podium. Russian Andrey Krylov (TUM) and compatriot Kirill Ivanov (DMT) didn’t make the cut during Qualifications this time around, and Women’s Double Mini-Trampoline title holder Sarah Charles from Canada stayed away all together.

Here is how it all went down!

Tumbling Individual Finals

Men

Russian and Chinese tumblers were the favourites for this Final, having qualified in the top positions on Thursday. They were challenged by contenders hailing from Ukraine, Great Britain, Belarus and the USA.

The first round saw Russia’s Tagir Murtazaev (38.600), Chinese Yang Song (37.400) and Mikhail Kostyanov (36.800), also from the host country, confirm their preliminary dominance, followed by Ukraine’s Viktor Kyforenko (36.500).
The top players showed consistency and took the podium hands down. Kostyanov confirmed his third ranking with 73.900 points. Things got hot in the arena when Yang Song, who competed second to last, scored the 75.000 that topped Murtazaev’s qualifying score (74.900). Would this mean Gold for the Chinese?

Murtazaev was quick to answer that with a top scoring second pass (38.700): 77.300 in total and the title.

Kyforenko came fourth (73.000), just ahead of China’s second entry Zhang Lingfeng (71.100), Kalon Ludvigson (USA) in sixth, Michael Barnes (GBR) in seventh and Siarhei Artsemenka (BLR) in last place.

Gold - MURTAZAEV Tagir RUS 77.300
Silver - YANG Song CHN 75.000
Bronze - KOSTYANOV Mikhail RUS 73.900

4. KYFORENKO Viktor UKR 73.000
5. ZHANG Lingfeng CHN 71.100
6. LUDVIGSON Kalon USA 68.900
7. BARNES Michael GBR 63.500
8. ARTSEMENKA Siarhei BLR 52.700

Detailed results

Women

Russia’s Tumbling star Anna Korobeynikova, title holder and top qualifier, entered this Final as a favourite. Her greatest opposition came from team-mate Elena Krasnokutskaya, who impressed the crowd in the preliminaries, Great Britain’s Rachael Letsche, the USA’s Kaitlin Tortorich and Canadians Emily Smith and Ashley Speed.

The first round confirmed the Russian’s dominance and saw Tortorich take third position (32.400) and Speed (30.800) fourth. Great Britain’s Zara McLean took possession of fifth rank (28.400) after pass one and team-mate Letsche sat back in sixth (28.300).

An unfortunate landing for Letsche in the second round; she injured her ankle and was taken out of the arena on a stretcher. Smith upped her score from round one and settled into fifth place with a 60.800 total score. Her compatriot Speed overtook the USA’s Tortorich (62.200) in fourth, and claimed the Bronze for Canada with 62.800 points.

Krasnokutskaya’s outstanding performance brought her a total of 66.900 points and the Silver. Once again, Korobeynikova left her rivals in the dust as she outclassed them all with a Gold winning 69.400. The 35.100 for her second pass marked this Final’s top score.

Gold - KOROBEYNIKOVA Anna RUS 69.400
Silver - KRASNOKUTSKAYA Elena RUS 66.900
Bronze - SPEED Ashley CAN 62.800

4. TORTORICH Kaitlin USA 62.200
5. SMITH Emily CAN 60.800
6. MCLEAN Zara GBR 60.000
7. BUDLER Bianca RSA 59.100
8. LETSCHE Rachael GBR 28.300

Detailed results

Double Mini-Trampoline Individual Finals

Men

After the fall of title holder Kirill Ivanov (RUS) and 2007 runner-up Kalon Ludvigson (USA) during the qualifying round, spectators were looking to top qualifier Dmitry Fedorovskiy (RUS), team-mate Evgeny Chernoivanov, who qualified in third, the notoriously strong Portuguese André Fernandes (2nd) and André Lico, 2009 World Games Silver medallist, for the Men’s Double Mini-Trampoline Final. Fans were anxious to see the performances of challengers from Brazil, Sweden, the USA and Great Britain as well.

André Lico took the lead after the first pass (37.600), followed by Brazil’s Bruno Martini (36.900) and Dmitry Fedorovskiy (35.900) in third. Lico went ahead and set the bar high with 37.900 for his second pass, resulting in a combined 75.500. Would that be enough to defeat his rivals?

A solid performance by Swedish Tim Lunding, who qualified in fifth position, slid him into second rank with a total of 69.600, elbowing out Martini (67.800). Not a good day for Russians Chernoivanov (60.300) and Fedorovskiy (59.200); they settled for fifth and sixth place just before Canada’s Alexander Seifert and Austin White from the USA.

Portugal’s André Fernandes’ strong performance brought him a total of 69.300 and a Bronze winning third. With Lico’s Gold, Portugal proudly takes home two medals from this Final. Lunding made his own home country Sweden proud with the Silver.

Gold - LICO Andre POR 75.500
Silver - LUNDING Tim SWE 69.600
Bronze - FERNANDES André POR 69.300

4. MARTINI Bruno BRA 67.800
5. CHERNOIVANOV Evgeny RUS 60.300
6. FEDOROVSKIY Dmitry RUS 59.200
7. SEIFERT Alexander CAN 58.900
8. WHITE Austin USA 35.300

Detailed results

Women

A last minute change was made to today’s Women’s Double Mini-Trampoline start list. Injured Anastasia Velichko (RUS) was replaced by team-mate Victoria Voronina, next competitor on the Qualification list.

In the top qualifying positions, Portugal, with Silvia Saiote and Andreia Robalo, would need nerves of steel to see and raise the success had by their male counterparts earlier today. The USA fought hard against its traditional Russian rival in the first round, with Victoria Voronina (RUS) taking the lead (34.700), Aubree Balkan (USA) in second (34.000) and Galina Goncharenko (RUS) in third (32.900).

An excellent second pass (35.200) catapulted Canadian Corissa Boychuk, qualified in a dumbfounding ninth position, into a Bronze winning third. She scored a total of 67.100 points and outscored the USA’s Balkan by a mere .1 margin.
Russia’s Galina Goncharenko gave a powerful performance, earning an overall 68.000. She garnered the Silver.

Team-mate and reserve Victoria Voronina (68.300) gave a breathtaking show on the double mini-trampoline and surprised everyone with the victory tonight.
The high scoring first pass performed by 2007 runner-up Julie Warnock (CAN) wasn’t enough to even out a failed second run (35.500); Warnock settled for rank five (65.800).

Portugal’s Saiote and Robalo ranked sixth and seventh in the end, leaving only Great Britain’s Adeva Bryan in their wake.

Gold - VORONINA Victoria RUS 68.300
Silver - GONCHARENKO Galina RUS 68.000
Bronze - BOYCHUK Corissa CAN 67.100

4. BALKAN Aubree USA 67.000
5. WARNOCK Julie CAN 65.800
6. SAIOTE Silvia POR 56.200
7. ROBALO Andreia POR 55.300
8. BRYAN Adeva GBR 54.900

Detailed results

Men’s Synchronised Trampoline Final

On very short notice, the Canadian reserve Pair Jason Burnett and Charles Thibault, who had been sitting in the stands, were called into the competition. Sergei Chumak picked up an injury during warm-up for this Final and Russia 2 had to withdraw. Burnett / Thibault did well, but their 49.300 was not enough for a medal .

All eyes were on title holders and top qualifiers Tetsuya Sotomura / Yasuhiro Ueyama from Japan. It was touch and go whether they would be able to defeat China, Germany, France and Ukraine. Also lining up today were Poland and the United States.

With 50.000 points under their belt, 2007 finalists Oleksandr Chernonos / Yuriy Nikitin from Ukraine took an early lead in the competition, but were overtaken by France’s Sébastien Martiny / Grégoire Pennes. And though tied with Ukraine, superior synchronisation was what pushed them into the lead.

China’s Dong Dong / Tu Xiao stayed behind, outclassed by a narrow margin (49.900). A relatively low synchronisation score did them in.

After a fantastic Qualification, Germany’s Markus Kubicka / Karsten Kuritz were relegated to seventh place in the Final, leaving Poland’s Lukasz Tomaszewski / Tomasz Adamczyk to bring up the rear.

Performing last, Sotomura and Ueyama kept the competition exciting to the end. With the highest scores in execution (16.600) and synchronisation (18.800), this exceptional Japanese Pair prevailed once again and took off with the Gold. Their overall score: 50.800.

French Martiny and Pennes garnered the Silver, and the Bronze went to Chernonos / Nikitin (UKR).

Gold - SOTOMURA Tetsuya / UEYAMA Yasuhiro JPN 50.800
Silver - MARTINY Sebastien / PENNES Gregoire FRA 50.000
Bronze - CHERNONOS Oleksandr / NIKITIN Yuriy UKR 50.000

4. DONG Dong / TU Xiao CHN 49.900
5. BURNETT Jason / THIBAULT Charles CAN 49.300
6. DOOLEY Logan / GLUCKSTEIN Steven USA 49.300
7. KUBICKA Markus / KURITZ Karsten GER 48.700
8. TOMASZEWSKI Lukasz / ADAMCZYK Tomasz POL 19.300

Detailed results

Women’s Individual Trampoline Final

As the last event of these championships, the Women’s Individual Trampoline Final offered a high profile competition that featured celebs from Canada, China, Russia, Uzbekistan and France. In total, five finalists from the last worlds qualified for tonight’s event.

China’s 2008 Olympic Champion He Wenna and team-mate Huang Shanshan, 2007 World runner-up and 2004 Olympic Bronze medallist, were up against three times Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn from Canada and her compatriot Rosannagh MacLennan, who placed third at the 2007 World Championships.

Russia’s legendary Irina Karavaeva, 5-times World Champion, winner of the first Olympic Gold medal in Trampoline and defender of the world title, also performed in the hopes of adding yet another medal to her impressive collection.

Ekaterina Khilko (UZB), 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist, Russia’s second entry Victory Voronina, who claimed the Double Mini-Trampoline earlier in the day, and France’s Marina Ducroux completed the line-up.

These competitors all gave sublime performances in this Final, spicing up the competition through to the end.

Voronina, who won Double Mini-Trampoline earlier today, gave another surprising performance. She boosted her qualifying position to a final fifth place with 37.500 points and outscored team-mate Karavaeva, who settled for sixth (37.300).Khilko came in seventh, tying with Karavaeva, while Ducroux finished last (37.000).

It was up to the last four competitors from Canada and China to determine the final spots on the podium. MacLennan’s 38.400 wouldn’t suffice for a medal rank today, but Cockburn secured the Bronze with 38.700. Top qualifier He scored a Silver winning 39.400, defeated by her team-mate Huang, who settled on the top with 39.500 points. She secured the Gold and the new World Champion title.

Gold - HUANG Shanshan CHN 39.500
Silver - HE Wenna CHN 39.400
Bronze - COCKBURN Karen CAN 38.700

4. MACLENNAN Rosannagh CAN 38.400
5. VORONINA Victoria RUS 37.500
6. KARAVAEVA Irina RUS 37.300
7. KHILKO Ekaterina UZB 37.300
8. DUCROUX Marina FRA 37.000

Detailed results

Closing Ceremony

In his closing speech FIG Vice-President Dr Michel Léglise (FRA) thanked the Trampoline and Tumbling community, judges, the City of St Petersburg and the Local Organising Committee for the excellent job done during these championships. He was mindful of a special and unique spirit radiating throughout the arena this week by gymnasts come to compete in an attitude of fair-play.

Léglise then presented the FIG medal of recognition to LOC representatives Julia Propalova, Serguey Maryasin and Ivan Smirnov.

President of the Russian Trampoline Federation Nicolay Makarov handed over the FIG flag to Dr Léglise, whom then passed it on to Françoise Dal-Zuffo, representative of the Organising Committee for the 27th World Championships slated for 2010 in Metz (FRA).

See you next year in France!

26th TRA TUM DMT World Championships
St Petersburg (RUS), November 11-14, 2009
TUM and DMT Team Finals (M / W)

Women’s Synchronised Trampoline Final
Men’s Individual Trampoline Final

ST PETERSBURG (RUS), FIG Office, November 13, 2009: Tonight the Team Finals in Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline for Men and Women as well as the Women’s Synchronised Trampoline Final and the Men’s Individual Trampoline Final of the 26th World Championships unfolded in the Sport and Concert Complex of St Petersburg.

The Teams sent three gymnasts each to the Finals and all single pass scores counted. An optional fourth gymnast, who helped to qualify, is part of the team.
China came out on the top tonight, adding three Gold and two Silver medals to their record, followed by host Russia, who garnered two Gold and one Silver, and Portugal with one Gold. Overall, these world championships medals were divvied up between eight nations.

Tumbling Team Finals

Men

Out of the nine nations participating in the Men’s Tumbling Team competition, Russia, China, Belarus, Great Britain and Ukraine qualified for this Final. The 2007 World Championships saw Russia, China and Belarus on the podium, with Great Britain in fourth and the USA in fifth place. Will the dominating nations give consistent performances tonight?

Qualified last and with unlucky falls from Artem Pysaryev and Viktor Kyforenko, Ukraine settled for 96.100 and fifth place tonight.

Great Britain was looking good, but a fall from Michael Barnes resulted in a joint 102.500, not enough to mount the podium tonight.

Medallists from 2007 conquered the podium once again, but with a slight change in the hierarchy.

Belarus with Andrei Kabishau, Siarhei Artsemenka, Dzmitry Darashuk and Siarhei Prymakou scored a 104.500 and took the Bronze.

In the wake of very strong passes from their team-mates, the decisive moment came for China’s Yang Song and Russia’s Andrey Krylov, the last to perform. Russia qualified in first place, but Krylov’s 36.800 lacked the power to beat the Chinese score. In the end Russia, with Tagir Murtazaev, Krylov, Mikhail Kostyanov and Evgeny Zinukov, took home Silver (109.400).

China’s top scorer Zhang Lingfeng (37.500), together with Yang Song, Ma Jie and Tao Yi defeated their contenders with a winning score of 110.900, and garnered the Gold.

Gold - China 110.900
Silver - Russia 109.400
Bronze – Belarus 104.500

4. Great Britain 102.500
5. Ukraine 96.100

Detailed results

Women

As the only Teams having participated in the Women’s Tumbling Team competition, Russia, Great Britain, Canada, the United States and Ukraine, also finalists back in 2007, sent their tumblers down the track tonight. Title holder USA had high hopes for this event, as did host and 2007 runner-up Russia. 2007 Bronze medallist Great Britain qualified in second place; it was hard to know what they had up their sleeve!

Teams from Ukraine (84.200) and Great Britain (90.200) stumbled and fell, which took them out of the race for medals in this Final.

Canada’s Ashley Speed, Emily Smith, Jordan Sugrim and Kylie Petrie mounted the podium this time around, claiming Bronze with an overall 93.400.
Title holder USA got the short end of the stick in a battle with Russia for Gold. Kaitlin Tortorich, Leanne Seitzinger, Susannah Johnson and Amy McDonald scored a Silver winning 94.000.

Top qualifiers and top scorers in tonight’s Final Anna Korobeynikova (34.600), Anzhelika Soldatkina (33.400) and Elena Krasnokutskaya (32.900) gave a brilliant show of Tumbling moves, helping host Russia to win the title. Their winning score: 100.900

Gold - Russia 100.900
Silver - United States 94.000
Bronze - Canada 93.400

4. Great Britain 90.200
5. Ukraine 84.200

Detailed results

Double Mini-Trampoline Team Finals

Men

With regard to the last world championships, Portugal and Canada were new entries to the Men’s Double Mini-Trampoline Final, while medallists Russia (Gold), USA (Silver) and Great Britain (Bronze) are old hat. Spectators were eager to see what these challengers were capable of achieving tonight.

After falls by Kyle Soehn (CAN) and Matthew Swaffer (GBR), neither Great Britain (69.200) nor Canada (68.300) had hopes for a medal winning rank. They finished in fourth and fifth place respectively.

The US Team’s strong presence, with a nod for Kalon Ludvigson (37.600), balanced out a blunder by Austin White and won them the Bronze with 98.700 points. Also on the team: Stephen Raymond and Anthony Doles.

Russia and Portugal were up for the Gold, and both performed masterfully tonight. All eyes were riveted to the last remaining competitors, André Lico (POR) and Dmitry Fedorovskiy (RUS), each of whom held destiny in his hands. Lico managed the third best score of the evening (37.200), setting the bar high for Federovskiy who needed a minimum of 37.400 to bring his team to the top of the podium. The top qualifier gave a flawless routine, scoring 37.000; a Silver for Federovskiy, Sergey Kovalev, Kirill Ivanov and Evgeny Chernoivanov representing Russia (110.500).

Qualified in second place, Portugal’s Double Mini-Trampoline Team notably top scorer André Fernandes (37.800), André Lico, André Pocinho and Bruno Nobre, celebrated a flying success when they took home Gold with their winning score of 110.800.

Gold - Portugal 110.800
Silver - Russia 110.500
Bronze - United States 98.700

4. Great Britain 69.200
5. Canada 68.300

Detailed results

Women

Out of the seven Women’s Double Mini-Trampoline Teams to take part in the preliminaries, 2007 title holder Russia, runner-up Canada and Bronze medallist USA made the cut for these Finals. Portugal’s gymnasts, 4th in 2007, surprised their fans with the top qualifying position and were hoping to repeat their strong performance tonight. Brazil, qualified in fifth, was new to the line-up and eager to cash in on this chance.

A decent performance from her team-mates did nothing to tip the scales in favour of Portugal’s Andreia Robalo, who despite an impressive rank two in Qualification fell during the Final. The team finished last (91.500).

Brazil scored a joint 95.200 and settled into fourth place.

The USA with Aubree Balkan, Sarah Prosen and Sarah Gandy captured Bronze yet again this year with a score of 101.900.

Repeating their result from 2007, Team Canada, featuring Corissa Boychuk, Chelsea Nerpio, Julie Warnock and Gillian Bruce, came second (102.600).
Old and new title holder Russia claimed the Gold with 105.100 points. The team was composed of tonight’s top scorer Svetlana Balandina (35.500), Galina Goncharenko, Victoria Voronina and Anastasia Velichko.

Gold - Russia 105.100
Silver - Canada 102.600
Bronze - United States 101.900

4. Brazil 95.200
5. Portugal 91.500

Detailed results

Women’s Synchronised Trampoline Final

It was just this morning that we saw twenty Women’s Synchronised Trampoline Pairs battling it out for qualification to this Final. Canada’s Karen Cockburn / Rosannagh MacLennan, China’s Li Dan / Zhong Xingping and Ukraine’s Maryna Kyiko / Nataliia Moskvina obtained the top qualifying positions, but would they be able to repeat their performance tonight?

In the Final, the competing Pairs started in reverse order of their qualifying position and were showing solid work across the board. But Russia’s Victoria Voronina / Irina Karaeva failed to complete their routine and Ukraine’s Maryna Kyiko / Nataliia Moskvina interrupted theirs; both saw their chances for a medal vanish into thin air.
Having qualified in fifth position, Uzbekistan’s Anna Savkina / Ekaterina Khilko made the best of the situation; their solid routine won them the Bronze with a score of 45.300. They outscored the Dutch duo Tara Fokke / Kirsten Boersma by a narrow margin. 45.200 brought them rank four.

The fight for Gold and Silver played out between China and Canada. Qualified second, China’s Li Dan / Zhong Xingping performed second to last, calling the shots with an excellent 47.600. 2007 title holders Karen Cockburn / Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) came close but were unable to beat China. Their 46.900 yielded Silver and victory for the Chinese.

Gold - LI Dan / ZHONG Xingping CHN 47.600
Silver - COCKBURN Karen/MACLENNAN Rosannagh CAN 46.900
Bronze - SAVKINA Anna / KHILKO Ekaterina UZB 45.300

4. FOKKE Tara / BOERSMA Kirsten NED 45.200
5. JAMIESON Cara / DRISCOLL Katherine GBR 44.800
6. DUCROUX Marina / JURBERT Marine FRA 41.500
7. KYIKO Maryna / MOSKVINA Nataliia UKR 37.300
8. VORONINA Victoria / KARAVAEVA Irina RUS 32.100

Detailed results

Men’s Individual Trampoline Final

On Wednesday, 82 gymnasts competed in the Men’s Individual Trampoline Qualification, out of whom eight worked tonight’s Final. China’s Dong Dong, 2007 runner-up, Ukrainian Dimitri Ushakov, 2007 finalist, and Olympic Champion Lu Chunlong, also from China, qualified in the top positions. In a high profile Final, strong nemeses appeared in the form of Japan’s Yasuhiro Ueyama, 2007 Bronze medallist, and Masaki Ito, winner of the 2009 World Cup Series when these men pleased the crowd with phenomenal routines.

Russian Dimitry Ushakov couldn’t hold on to his qualifying second position in the Final. He scored 41.000 and fell back into fifth rank.

Interestingly, Japan’s Masaki Ito and Yasuhiro Ueyama scored an equivalent 42.100 with exactly the same difficulty and execution scores. Applying the FIG tie breaking rules, Ueyama came out with a Bronze winning third rank.

2008 Olympic Champion Lu Chunlong (42.300) was outscored by his team-mate, 2007 runner-up and top qualifier Dong Dong, who prevailed tonight with a Gold winning 42.900.

Gold - DONG Dong CHN 42.900
Silver - LU Chunlong CHN 42.300
Bronze - UEYAMA Yasuhiro JPN 42.100

4. ITO Masaki JPN 42.100
5. USHAKOV Dimitry RUS 41.000
6. GANCHINHO Diogo POR 40.200
7. HIGGINS James GBR 39.600
8. KAZAK Mikalai BLR 39.100

Detailed results

The championships will continue tomorrow with the Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline Individual Finals and the Men’s Synchronised Trampoline Final, before the Women’s Individual Trampoline Final concludes the event.

Full event coverage including start lists, results and photo galleries can be found at the official FIG microsite.

26th TRA TUM DMT World Championships
St Petersburg (RUS), November 11-14, 2009

Trampoline Team Finals M / W

ST PETERSBURG (RUS), FIG Office, November 12, 2009: The first final of the 26th Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships currently underway at the Sport and Concert Complex in St Petersburg (RUS) presented the Men’s and Women’s Trampoline Teams.

China’s title holders came out on top in the Qualifying rounds for both Men’s and Women’s events. Male and female gymnasts from host Russia qualified comfortably in third position, while 2007 Silver medallists Japan (Men) and Canada (Women) came out second.

The medallists of the past were looking to prevail in St Petersburg tonight, but Belarus and the United States had no intention of going down so easily. Let’s have a look at how this played out!

Men

Of the 18 nations starting with three or four gymnasts in the Men’s Team competition, China, Japan, Russia, Belarus and the United States qualified at yesterday’s preliminaries. While China (Gold), Japan (Silver) and Russia (4th) made it to the Finals in 2007, gymnasts from Belarus and the United States are new to the stage. 2007 Bronze medallist France didn’t make the cut, having placed eighth.

Medal aspirant Japan tragically finished last in this Final (79.500), with Yasuhiro Ueyama and Tetsuya Sotomura stepping on the mat and not completing their routines.

Steven Gluckstein suffered the same lot with rank four for Team USA (88.900). In the Finals, all three scores count for the ranking.

Host Russia, represented by Dimitry Ushakov, Sergei Chumak, Dmitry Fedorovkiy and Alexander Leven, confirmed their qualifying third position with the Bronze tonight (117.000).

Qualified in fourth and with an outstanding performance tonight, Belarus helped itself to Silver with a total score of 120.500. The competitors who boosted the country to the top go by the names of Mikalai Kazak, Viatchaslau Modzel, Yauhen Zhukouski and Yakau Rakitski.

Old and new title holder China struck Gold with 126.700 points, confirming their unchallenged dominance in the Team competition. The Gold winning team featured tonight’s top scorer Dong Dong (43.000) alongside his compatriots Lu Chunlong, Tu Xiao and Ye Shuai.

Gold - China 126.700
Silver - Belarus 120.500
Bronze - Russia 117.000

4. United States 88.900
5. Japan 79.500

Detailed results

Women

The Women’s Trampoline Team Qualification featured twelve federations, out of which China, Canada, Russia, Belarus and the United States proceeded to tonight’s Final. Past World Championships saw China and Russia at the top, followed by Canada (2003) and the USA (2005) in third place. In 2007, Canada placed second between China (Gold) and Russia (Bronze). After having won Bronze in 2005, the United States failed to qualify at the last Worlds.

All hopes of the US American Team died when Hayley Butcher, first gymnast on the trampoline tonight, bungled her routine. The USA finished in fifth place with a total of 75.000.

Belarus gave a steady performance, but their 103.400 was not enough to take them to the podium.

2007 runner-up Canada, featuring Karen Cockburn, Rosannagh MacLennan, Samantha Sendel and Kailey McLeod, scored a Bronze winning 109.600 tonight.

Qualified in third, the host nation’s Irina Karavaeva, Victoria Voronina, Galina Goncharenko and Anastasia Velichko stepped up to second place, taking off with the Silver (110.300).

China dominated again this year, capturing the Gold by a significant margin (117.000). The Team was composed of He Wenna, Huang Shanshan, Zhong Xingping and Li Dan.

Gold - China 117.000
Silver - Russia 110.300
Bronze - Canada 109.600

4. Belarus 103.400
5. United States 74.600

Detailed results

The 26th World Championships continue tomorrow, November 13, with Qualifications in Synchronised Trampoline (M / W), as well as the Team Finals in Tumbling (M / W) and Double Mini-Trampoline (M / W). Also taking place tomorrow are the Finals in Women’s Synchronised and Men’s Individual Trampoline.

Check out the competition programme and stay tuned!

Full event coverage including start lists, results and photo galleries can be found at the official FIG microsite.

Passing of Kurt Hack

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, November 9, 2009: The FIG is greatly saddened to announce the death of Kurt Hack, founder of the family-owned enterprise Eurotramp Trampoline – Kurt Hack GmbH, a long-term partner of the FIG. Kurt Hack passed away after a long illness Thursday night at the age of 79.

Kurt Hack – friend, supporter and manufacturer of trampoline

Though Kurt Hack handed over the management of Eurotramp, the enterprise he founded in 1960, to his grandson a couple of years ago, he remained actively involved in the business until his death. The development and manufacturing of trampoline apparatus is the backbone of Eurotramp’s success and Hack demonstrated unwavering commitment to it on a daily basis.

In a leading position, Hack was responsible for the development of trampoline apparatus as regards safety, stability and quality, which led to the high technical standard performed by elite trampolinists worldwide today. He maintained close contact with the sport itself and rarely missed a major trampoline competition, whether in or out of Germany. Because he took the time to discuss trampoline issues with coaches, gymnasts, organisers and officials, Hack developed ideas that were often implemented, influencing Eurotramp manufacturing and that of his competition.

“The international gymnastics family has lost one of its pioneers in the field of apparatus manufacturing,” said Horst Kunze (GER), President of the FIG Trampoline Technical Committee. “He was an original, and his lifelong love and passion for trampoline gymnastics helped transform the sport into what it is today by developing and producing excellent apparatus for 50 years. Together with his wife Rose and the whole Eurotramp family we are grieving for a great man and a good friend.”

Eurotramp – a family-owned enterprise

When founding the trampoline manufacturer Eurotramp alongside his wife Rose in 1960, Kurt Hack dreamed of developing and producing an excellent sporting device that, based on consistent technological innovation, would always have an edge on products produced by their rivals.

Entrepreneurialism, new innovations and hard work were the basis of the Eurotramp track record over the past 50 years. It all began in the fifties in Göppingen (GER) as a small craft business, but soon had become a medium-sized enterprise that delivers trampolines to countries worldwide, boasting extraordinary references. Today, Dennis Hack, the founder’s grandson, is the company’s managing director and continues to run his grandparents’ business.

(source: Eurotramp)

Eurotramp and the FIG

Having spent many years as a long-term partner of the International Trampoline Federation (FIT), Eurotramp has enjoyed positive cooperation with the FIG since the dissolution of the FIT and its subsequent merger within the FIG in 1999. The company has supplied Olympic trampoline venues with equipment since the discipline was added to the Olympic Programme in 2000, and has been the official supplier for nearly all World Championships since 1972.

Although elite level sport is Eurotramp’s main focus, the company attaches great importance to the development of the sport and offers products to a broad clientele in schools, recreational centres and for therapeutic purposes. As a sponsor of the FIG development programme for Trampoline Gymnastics, Eurotramp provides equipment to eligible applicants free of charge. Lithuania profited from the programme in 2009.

The upcoming 26th Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and 19th World Age Competitions to be held in St Petersburg from November 11-14 and 18-21 respectively will be equipped with Eurotramp trampolines.

On behalf of the FIG and its Authorities, President Bruno Grandi extends his warmest condolences to the family and closest friends of the deceased.

Trampoline World Cup Series 2010

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, October 30, 2009: The Trampoline Gymnastics competition scheduled for June 18 – 19, 2010 in Levallois (FRA) has been cancelled for financial reasons.

Under the present circumstances and in light of an unstable future with various commercial partners and insufficient media coverage of the event, organisers have been forced to forego the 2010 edition. The 2010 international calendar is sufficiently prepared to absorb the loss without repercussion, despite the seven rather than eight events slated for next year.

While disappointed with the decision, the French Federation will be focusing its attention on the Trampoline World Championships in Metz, November 11 – 13, 2010; optimism is the name of the game.

26th TRA TUM DMT World Championships
St Petersburg (RUS), November 11-14, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, October 27, 2009: In just fifteen days, the 26th World Championships in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline will get underway in St Petersburg (RUS) at the Sports and Concert Complex.

A total of 275 gymnasts (163 men and 112 women) from 32 different federations and every continent will participate in these championships, which feature Individual and Team competitions in Individual Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline as well as Synchronised Trampoline events. Great Britain will be sending the largest delegation (24 gymnasts), followed by Russia (23 gymnasts), Canada (22 entries) and the USA (19 participants). Kylie Walker (NZL), and Claudia Prat (ESP), both Women’s Individual Trampoline, will be the only representatives from their countries.

Let’s have a closer look at what and whom to expect:

Men’s Individual Trampoline

The Men’s Individual Trampoline competition will see Asia’s powerhouses China and Japan battle it out for medal ranks with Canada and the Ukraine.

With Olympic Champion Lu Chunlong, 2007 World Champion Ye Shuai and Olympic Bronze medallist and 2007 World runner-up Dong Dong, China sends an impressive line-up to St Petersburg. The team is completed by 21 year old Tu Xiao, 2009 World Cup Series medallist (Silver in Zielona Gora, Bronze in Salzgitter).

Winner of the 2009 World Cup Series Masaki Ito and team-mate Yasuhiro Ueyama, 2007 World Bronze medallist and 2005 World runner-up, are Japan’s hopes for a medal in the Men’s Individual event. Tetsuya Sotomura, 4th in Beijing and Bronze medallist at the 2005 Worlds in Eindhoven (NED), looks to have an equally good chance of coming out on top. Also competing for Japan is synchronised specialist Shunsuke Nagasaki.

Canada are bringing in the big guns with 2008 Olympic Silver medallist and runner-up of the 2009 World Cup Series Jason Burnett, while Ukraine rely on Yuri Nikitin, fifth in Beijing and third on the ranking.

It will also be interesting to see Danish Peter Jensen, Belarusian Viatchaslau Modzel, US American Logan Dooley and German Martin Gromowski, who were successful at this year’s World Cup Series.

Men’s Trampoline Team competition

Out of the 28 nations participating in the Men’s Individual Trampoline competition, 18 start with three or four gymnasts and their scores will count for the Team ranking. 2007 medallists China (Gold), Japan (Silver) and France (Bronze) are looking good again this year, but don’t underestimate the challengers from host Russia, who are likely to qualify for the Finals!

Women’s Individual Trampoline

The Women’s line-up for the Individual Trampoline competition features celebs from Canada, China, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, all battling it out in St Petersburg.

China’s 2008 Olympic Champion He Wenna and team-mate Huang Shanshan, 2007 World runner-up and 2004 Olympic Bronze medallist, will face three times Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn from Canada and her compatriot Rosannagh MacLennan, who placed third at the 2007 World Championships. Interestingly, Huang and MacLennan share second position on this season’s final FIG World ranking.

Russia’s legendary Irina Karavaeva, 5-times World Champion, winner of the first Olympic Gold medal in Trampoline and defender of the world title looks forward to competing in her first world championships in her homeland. And her fans won't be disappointed!

Also joining the ranks is Ukrainian Olena Movchan, winner of the 2009 World Cup Series, and Ekaterina Khilko (UZB), 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist and 4th in rank. Keep an eye on Great Britain’s Katherine Driscoll, Tatiana Petrenia (BLR) and Yulia Domchevska (UKR), too.

Women’s Trampoline Team Competition

23 federations have entered a total of 60 gymnasts to the Women’s Individual Trampoline event, out of which 12 will participate in the Team Competition. World Championships of the past saw China and Russia at the top, followed by Canada (2003) and the USA (2005) in third. In 2007, Canada placed second between China (Gold) and Russia (Bronze).

The question is whether the traditionally stronger nations in Trampoline will dominate this year. Competition is tough; who knows but we may be surprised!

Men’s Synchronised Trampoline

31 Pairs from 20 different federations have registered for the Men’s Synchronised Trampoline competition.

Japanese Pair Shunsuke Nagasaki / Masaki Ito will start as the favourites in St Petersburg. With three World Cup victories this year, they not only topped the final ranking, they gave an impressive performance at the World Games in Kaohsiung (TPE), where they took home a coveted Gold. Reigning World Champions also competing for Japan are Tetsuya Sotomura and Yasuhiro Ueyama.

Close on their heels are French Sébastien Martiny / Grégoire Pennes, World Games runners-up and third of the 2009 Series, as well as Mikalai Kazak / Viatchaslau Modzel (BLR). The Belarusian Pair finished second in the series and missed out on a medal due to a failed routine in the World Games Final in Kaohsiung.

Look out for Danish Daniel Praest / Peter Jensen, Australians Ben Wilden / Blake Gaudry and for US Americans Steven Gluckstein / Logan Dooley and Portugal’s Diogo Ganchinho / Nuno Merino!

Women’s Synchronised Trampoline

In the Women’s competition, reigning World Champions Karen Cockburn / Rosannagh MacLennan are facing tough competition from World Games Champions and winners of the World Cup Series Elena Movchen / Yulia Domchevska (UKR). The Pair from Ukraine won Bronze in 2007.

With Galina Goncharenko / Anna Ivanova and Irina Karaeva / Victoria Voronina, Russia enters two Pairs, the latter of which is new. Voronina had been successfully competing with Anastasia Velichko, ranking an overall second in the 2009 World Cup season. Individual gymnast Karaeva also medalled in Synchro earlier on with partner Natalia Chernova (1999 – Bronze; 2007 – Silver).

Third in the World Ranking, Belarusians Katsiaryna Mironava / Tatsiana Piatrenia are also aiming for the medal ranks, as are Anna Savkina / Ekaterina Khilko from Uzbekistan (4th).

And will Germany’s Carina Baumgaertner / Jessica Simon be able to reclaim their success from Kaohsiung, where they won a World Games Bronze this summer?

Men’s Tumbling

45 male tumblers from 14 different countries will compete for the new World Champion title in St Petersburg, whereas only ten federations entered enough gymnasts to be eligible for the Team Competition.

In the Individual competition, reigning World and World Games Champion and winner of the World Cup Series Andrey Krylov (RUS) is expected to collect another Gold in St Petersburg. His closest challengers hail from the USA, notably in the form of Kalon Ludvigson, 2007 runner-up and second on the World Ranking, as well as from Ukraine with Viktor Kyforenko, 2009 World Games Bronze medallist.

Siarhei Artemenka, the 2007 Bronze medallist from Belarus, participated in the Final in Salzgitter last month, but it remains to be seen whether he’ll deliver in St Petersburg.

Michael Barnes won a fantastic Silver for Great Britain earlier this year at the World Games. What can we expect from him this time around? All eyes on Polish gymnast Sebastian Sondel, Russia’s Evgeny Zinukov and China’s tumblers; out of the four Chinese tumblers getting ready to compete in St Petersburg, Yang Song was the only Chinese tumbler to participate in the World Cups this year, winning a Silver in Sofia. By contrast, Wang Jiexu, who came out ahead in Sofia, will be absent in St Petersburg.

The 2007 World Championships saw Russia, China and Belarus on top of the Men’s Tumbling Team ranking, while in the past France, Great Britain, the USA and South Africa were the ones who traditionally made it to the podium.

Women’s Tumbling

With 25 registered gymnasts from eight different countries, the Women’s Tumbling field is the smallest in terms of entries at these championships. Since three countries won’t be sending a complete team, the five teams from Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Ukraine and the USA will directly qualify for the Team Final. In previous years, USA and Russia topped the Team rankings, followed by Great Britain and France respectively in third.

In the Individual competition favourite Anna Korobeynikova (RUS), 2005 and 2007 World and 2009 World Games Champion, and her primary challenger Olena Chabanenko (UKR), double World Champion and 2005 and 2007 runner-up, are expected to make the cut.

Other candidates for the podium are 2007 Bronze medallist Anastasia Isupova (RUS), South Africa’s Karen Wilson (3rd in World Ranking), Canadian Ashley Speed and Anzhelika Soldatkina (RUS).

Men’s Double Mini-Trampoline

Out of the 12 federations represented by 38 gymnasts for the Men’s Double Mini-Trampoline competition, nine countries will participate in the Team competition. Russia, the USA and Great Britain prevailed in the 2007 Team ranking, but in previous years Canada, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, Portugal, New Zealand and Australia also got their spot on the podium. It’ll be exciting to watch who will make it in St Petersburg!

With none of the 2009 World Cups having featured Double Mini-Trampoline, it’s hard to predict what to expect at the World Championships. The results of this year’s World Games may give an indication; and some of these competitors have already performed at the 2007 Worlds in Quebec.

Kirill Ivanov prevailed at both competitions, taking home the Gold for Russia, and will certainly do everything in his power to please his home crowd. The Russian will be challenged by Kalon Ludvigson (USA), 2007 runner-up, Andre Lico from Portugal, World Games Silver medallist, and German Nico Gaertner, who won Bronze in Kaohsiung.

Women’s Double Mini-Trampoline

28 gymnasts from nine different countries have registered for the Women’s Double Mini-Trampoline competition, but Germany and South Africa are the only delegations not sending a full team for this event. Russia, Canada and the USA are traditionally strong countries in Women’s Double Mini-Trampoline and were represented on the 2007 Team podium. Before that Portugal, Germany and Australia had also been seen at the forefront.

Top contenders this year are Russia’s Victoria Voronina, who won Gold earlier this year in Kaohsiung (TPE), US Americans Sarah Prosen and Aubree Balkan, who placed second and third respectively in Kaohsiung, as well as 2007 Silver medallist Canadian Julie Warnock.

19th World Age Group Competitions

The World Championships will be followed by the 19th World Age Group Competitions, also to be held in St Petersburg’s Sports and Concert Complex from November 18-21, 2009. Boys and girls of Age Groups 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 years will compete in Individual and Synchronised Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline.

FIG Microsite

The FIG has just opened a microsite with all the details surrounding the 26th World Championships and the 19th World Age Group Competitions in Trampoline Gymnastics, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline. Visit us at http://www.stpetersburg2009.sportcentric.com for competition schedules, provisional entry lists and more! The microsite will be updated regularly with competition results and photos.

We look forward to seeing you in St Petersburg!

Olympic Games London 2012

London (GBR), FIG Office, October 16, 2009: The logos and emblems for Olympic disciplines appearing in the 2012 London Games were made public by the London Organising Committee’s graphic artists yesterday. The figurative design allows for rapid identification of the three FIG specialty disciplines: Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics.

From this point forward, the logos will be associated with all things Olympic through to 2012.

It goes without saying that legal copyrights for the designs are stringently enforced; their use is strictly governed by intellectual property laws and provisions.

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FIG Trampoline Technical Committee meeting
Lausanne (SUI), September 19-21, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, September 24, 2009: Headed up by Horst Kunze (GER), the FIG Trampoline Technical Committee met for its third ordinary meeting of the year at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne (SUI), September 19-21.

New parameters

A key issue on the Committee’s agenda was the analysis of reports and tests conducted at the recent World Cups in Sofia (BUL) and Salzgitter (GER). The Committee is looking to include parameters such as 'time of flight' and 'horizontal displacements' as objective criteria in Trampoline judging.

Tests showed that by adding the “time of flight” factor, greater objectivity could be gained when determining ranking in either tied or close scores.

In a next phase, the TC will submit its proposal at a round table meeting slated to be held parallel to the upcoming World Championships in St Petersburg in November; if the go-ahead is given at that time the proposal will be submitted to the Executive Committee.

Reference scores

During the meeting, the Committee also discussed the system of reference judges.

In an effort to progressively improve judging in gymnastics, the FIG introduced a pilot project for a new evaluative system in each of its competitive disciplines this year. Coined reference judges, these individuals evaluate the exercises of every gymnast and pair, and provide a reference score. The reference scores will be compared to those issued by the official judges’ panels. Where the difference between official and reference scores exceeds a defined tolerance, the two will be averaged.

In Trampoline Gymnastics, the process was first introduced at the World Cups in Sofia, Salzgitter and Ostend (BEL) and will be further tested at the 26th World Championships in St Petersburg (RUS); two judges have been selected to act as reference judges and will be asked to judge the Men’s Qualification, Women’s Team Final and Men’s Individual Final.

FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
Salzgitter (GER), September 11 – 12, 2009

MIE (JPN), FIG Office, September 13, 2009: Featuring 181 trampolinists and tumblers from 26 countries, the fifth and last FIG World Cup of the 2009 series took place this weekend in Salzgitter (GER). The event was a sequel to the recent World Cups in Belgium and Poland and as the last World Cup in 2009 it crowned the winners of the overall series. The ultimate victory is based on each gymnast’s four best World Cup results.

Dong Dong (CHN) and Huang Shanshan (CHN) prevailed in the Men's and Women's Trampoline Finals, whereas Masaki Ito (JPN) and Elena Movchan (UKR) won the FIG World Cup Series in Individual Trampoline. Masaki Ito/Shunsuke Nagasaki (JPN) and Ekaterina Khilko/Anna Savkina (UZB) were unrivalled in the Synchronised Trampoline events of the Salzgitter World Cup, and by qualifying for the Final Ito/Nagasaki swept the overall 2009 World Cup Series in Men's Synchronised Trampoline. Kalon Ludvigson (USA) and Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) triumphed in Salzgitter’s Tumbling competition, while Korobeynikova clinched a victory in the World Cup Series.

With Martin Gromowski in the Men’s Individual competition carrying off Silver and Sarah Syed/Jessica Simon capturing Bronze, host Germany excelled at this World Cup to the cries of an excited crowd.

TRA Individual Men

China’s Dong Dong overshadowed the Men's Individual Trampoline competition (42.000), while Germany’s Martin Gromowski (41.200) defended his flag with pride and was rewarded with a Silver medal. Tu Xiao (CHN - 40.90 pts) left Salzgitter with a shining Bronze. Disappointment for Canadian Jason Burnett who ranked 8th, but a phenomenal victory for Masaki Ito (JPN) who got his moment in the sun, winning the 2009 World Cup Series. Ito finished 5th in the Final.

1. DONG Dong (CHN) – 42.200
2. GROMOWSKI Martin (GER) – 41.200
3. XIAO Tu (JPN) – 40.900

TRA Individual Women

2007 World Championships runner-up and winner of the 2008 World Cup Final Huang Shanshan (CHN) prevailed with a victorious 38.500 in the Women’s Individual Trampoline competition, seizing her second consecutive World Cup. Multiple World Champion Irina Karavaeva (RUS) won Silver with a score of 37.900. Third came China’s Dan Li, scoring 37.700 points. Defeat for Ekaterina Khilko (UZB - 4th), who failed to win either the Gold or Silver medal, but overall victory for Elena Movchan (UKR) who secured a solid victory in the 2009 World Cup Series.

1. HUANG Shanshan (CHN) – 38.500
2. KARAVAEVA Irina (RUS) – 37.900
3. DAN Li (CHN) – 37.700

TRA Synchro Men

Gold Medallists from Sofia and World Games Champions Masaki Ito/Shunsuke Nagasaki (JPN) stood out as favourites in Salzgitter’s Synchronised Trampoline event and scored a Gold-winning 51.600; qualification for the Finals meant the overall series title in their pocket. Danish Peter Jensen/Daniel Praest repeated their success from Zielona Gora and added another Silver to their record (50.600), while Byelorussians Nikolai Kazak and Viacheslav Model settled for Bronze, scoring 49.600.

1. ITO Masaki/NAGASAKI Shunsuke (JPN) – 51.600
2. PRAEST Daniel/JENSEN Peter (DEN) – 50.600
3. KAZAK Mikalai/MODZEL Viachaslav (BLR) – 49.600

TRA Synchro Women

Ekaterina Khilko and Anna Savkina won the first ever World Cup Gold medal in Synchronised Trampoline for Uzbekistan. An impressive 46.100 put them ahead of Silver Medallists Viktoria Voronina/Anastasia Velichko (45.400) from Russia and Germany’s Sarah Syed-Jessica Simon (44.700), who were ecstatic to have made the leap to the podium.
With a Gold medal at last weekend’s World Cup in Zielona Gora, Ukraine’s Domchevska / Movchan, who withdrew from the competition in Salzgitter, locked down a final victory in the 2009 World Cup Final Series.

1. KHILKO Ekaterina/SAVKINA Anna (UZB) – 46.100
2. VORONINA Victoria/VELICHKO Anastasia (RUS) – 45.400
3. SEYD Sarah/SIMON Jessica (GER) – 44.700

Tumbling Men

In a high level Men's Tumbling Final, Kalon Ludvigson (USA) triumphed with 76.800 points, winning the first World Cup Gold medal in Men's Tumbling for the U.S. in ten years. 2009 World Games Bronze Medallist Viktor Kyforenko (UKR) captured the Silver (75.100) edging out Russian Mikhail Kostyanov (74.500). World Champion Andrey Krylov (RUS), who had already secured a Series victory when he qualified for the Final, dropped to rank four.

1. LUDVIGSON Kalon (USA) – 76.800
2. KYFARENKO Viktor (UKR) – 75.100
3. KOSTYANOV Michail (RUS) – 74.500

Tumbling Women

In Women's Tumbling, World Champion Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) captured the Gold with an outstanding performance (70.400) and walked away with the World Cup Series to boot. It was her fourth World Cup victory this year. Ukraine’s Elena Chabanenko took off with the Silver (67.200) while Anzhelika Soldatkina (RUS) settled for Bronze with a score of 66.400.

1. KOROBEYNIKOVA Anna (RUS) – 70.400
2. CHABANENKO Olena (UKR) – 67.200
3. SOLDATKINA Anjelika (RUS) – 66.400

Click here to check all detailed results of the Final!

Trampolinists and tumblers are now focusing on the season’s highlight, the 26th World Championships and the 19th World Age Group Competitions coming up in November in St Petersburg (RUS).

We are looking forward to seeing the world’s Trampoline and Tumbling elite at these championships!

FIG World Cup A Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
Salzgitter (GER), September 11 – 12, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, September 8, 2009: A line-up of 149 trampolinists and tumblers are expected to compete at the 2009 World Cup in Salzgitter (GER) from September 11 – 12. The organisers of the Niedersaechsischer Turner-Bund, who hosted a successful World Cup in 2006 and the 2003 World Championships in Hanover, are proud to welcome delegations from 25 countries representing four continents. Trampolines will be provided by FIG partner Eurotramp, and Spieth will be supplying the Tumbling track.

The tournament in Salzgitter marks the last FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling this year and is the final test for gymnasts before they gear up for the World Championships in St Petersburg (RUS) in November. The 2009 World Cup Series will be decided based on the four best results of each gymnast.

The German team is led by Dennis Luxon and Martin Gromowski, who won Bronze in the Men’s Synchronised Trampoline competition of the World Games in Kaohsiung this July. Luxon, who hails from the local club in Salzgitter, will compete in both Individual and Synchronised Trampoline events in hopes for another medal.

A handful of key players will be contending in Salzgitter. To name a few:

Men’s Individual Trampoline
Masaki Ito (JPN) – 2nd on the current FIG World Ranking
Jason Burnett (CAN) - 2008 Olympic runner-up and current FIG World Ranking leader
Yuri Nikitin (UKR) – 2009 World Cup Silver medallist in Sofia
Peter Jensen (DEN) - 2009 World Cup Bronze medallist in Sofia
Dong Dong (CHN) – 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist
Lu Chunlong (CHN) - 2008 Olympic Champion

Depending on how they perform in Salzgitter, Ito, Burnett and Nikitin all have a chance at winning the overall series.

Women’s Individual Trampoline
Olena Movchan (UKR) – Current FIG World Ranking leader and 2008 World Cup Final runner-up
Huang Shanshan (CHN) – 2006 title holder, winner of the 2009 World Cup in Zielona Gora and 2004 Olympic Bronze medallist
Irina Karavaeva (RUS) – Multiple World Champion
Wenna He (CHN) - 2008 Olympic Champion
Ekaterina Khilko (UZB) – 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist
Tatsiana Piatrenia (BLR) – 2009 World Cup Bronze medallist in Sofia
Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) - 2007 World Bronze medallist

The Women’s Individual Trampoline competition promises to be particularly gripping since all seven top ranking gymnasts still have a chance to win the series.

Men’s Synchronised Trampoline
Pennes / Martiny (FRA) - 2009 World Games runners-up
Ueyama / Sakamoto (JPN) – 2006 title holders
Luxon / Gromowski (GER) - 2009 World Games Bronze medallists
Merino / Ganchinho (POR) - 4th on the FIG World Ranking
Ito / Nagasaki (JPN) - World Games Gold medallists and winners of the 2009 World Cup in Sofia

The Pairs from Japan, USA, Belarus and France still have a chance at winning the overall series.

Women’s Synchronised Trampoline
Voronina / Velichko (RUS) – 4th on the FIG World Ranking
Domchevska / Movchan (UKR) - 2009 World Games Champions
Piatrenia / Mironova (BLR) – 3rd on the FIG World Ranking

With a Gold medal at last weekend’s World Cup in Zielona Gora, Ukraine’s Domchevska / Movchan have locked down a final victory in the 2009 World Cup Final Series.

Men’s Tumbling
Andrey Krylov (RUS) – 2007 World Champion and 2009 World Games Champion
Kalon Ludvigson (USA) - 2007 World Cup runner-up from Zielona Gora and 2008 World Cup Final Silver medallist
Viktor Kyforenko (UKR) – 2009 World Games Bronze medallist

All three listed gymnasts still have a chance at winning the total series.

Women’s Tumbling
Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) – 2005 and 2007 World Champion
Olena Chabanenko (UKR) – 2007 Worlds runner-up
Karen Wilson (RSA) – 3rd on the FIG World Ranking

Chabanenko and Korobeinikova will contend for the 2009 FIG World Cup Series title.

Check the starting order here!

Check the official event website for more information!

2006 Title Holders
Men’s Individual Trampoline - UEYAMA Yasuhiro (JPN) – 40.500
Women’s Individual Trampoline - HUANG Shanshan (CHN) - 39.200
Men’s Synchronised Trampoline - UEYAMA Yasuhiro SOTOMURA Tetsuya (JPN) – 48.900
Women’s Synchronised Trampoline - COCKBURN Karen MACLENNAN Rosannagh (CAN) – 47.600
Men’s Tumbling - Li Zhenqiu (CHN) – WADECKI Jozef (POL) – 76.100
Women’s Tumbling - Samantha PALMER (GBR) – 69.200

 

FIG World Cup A in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
Zielona Gora (POL), September 4 – 5, 2009

MIE (JPN), FIG Office, September 6, 2009: Taking home both Gold and Silver medals, Chinese gymnasts triumphed in Men’s and Women’s Individual Trampoline at the fourth and second to last FIG World Cup of the season held in Zielona Gora (POL) from September 4 – 5, 2009.

2007 title holder and 2008 Olympic Champion Lu Chunlong (CHN) won the Men’s Individual Trampoline Gold medal with a score of 42.400, placing just ahead of his compatriot Tu Xiao, and his satisfying 41.900 points. FIG World Ranking leader and winner of the World Cup in Sofia (BUL) Masaki Ito (JPN) settled for Bronze with 41.700 points.

TRA Individual Men
1. LU Chunlong (CHN) – 42.400
2. TU Xiao (CHN) – 41.900
3. ITO Masaki (JPN) – 41.700
Detailed results

2007 World Championships runner-up and winner of the 2008 World Cup Final Huang Shanshan (CHN) prevailed with a score of 39.600 in the Women’s Individual Trampoline competition in Zielona Gora. Her team mate Zhong Xingping took home Silver with 38.900 while 2008 Olympic finalist from Canada Rosannagh MacLennan settled for Bronze (38.800).

TRA Individual Women
1. HUANG Shanshan (CHN) – 39.600
2. ZHONG Xingping (CHN) – 38.900
3. MACLENNAN Rosannagh (CAN) – 38.800
Detailed results

Gold medallists from Sofia and at this year’s World Games Masaki Ito / Shunsuke Nagasaki (JPN) were the favourites in Synchronised Trampoline this year and they did their reputation proud, seizing the Gold medal with a 51.600 score! Danish Daniel Praest and Peter Jensen, who were a bit disappointed with a mere 7th place at the World Games in Kaohsiung, made it to the podium this time around scoring 50.200. The 50.000 points secured by 2007 title holder Ben Wilden and his new partner Blake Gaudry from Australia were good enough to win them the Bronze this year.

TRA Synchro Men
1. ITO Masaki/NAGASAKI Shunsuke (JPN) – 51.600
2. PRAEST Daniel/JENSEN Peter (DEN) – 50.200
3. WILDEN Ben/GAUDRY Blake (AUS) – 50.000
Detailed results

2009 World Games Champions and World Ranking leaders from Ukraine Yuliia Domchevska and Olena Movchan topped the Women’s Synchronised Trampoline event once again. They carried off the Gold with 45.900 points, taking a lead on Russian Anna Ivanova and Galina Goncharenko (45.600). Ekaterina Khilko and Anna Savkina from Ukraine settled for Bronze with a final score of 45.100.

TRA Synchro Women
1. DOMCHEVSKA Yuliia/MOVCHAN Olena (UKR) – 45.900
2. IVANOVA Anna/GONCHARENKO Galina (RUS) – 45.600
3. KHILKO Ekaterina/SAVKINA Anna (UZB) – 45.100
Detailed results

20 year old Russian Bronze medallist in Sofia this year, Evgeniy Zinukov, won the Gold in Men’s Tumbling with 75.200 points. He relegated US American Kalon Ludvigson to second place by a wide margin (73.900) and Ukrainian Viktor Kykarenko to rank three (72.900).

Tumbling Men
1. ZINUKOV Evgeniy (RUS) – 75.200
2. LUDVIGSON Kalon (USA) – 73.900
3. KYFARENKO Viktor (UKR) – 72.900
Detailed results

The Women's Tumbling competition saw Ukraine’s Olena Chabanenko win Gold in Zielona Gora with a final score of 66.400. Russians Anastasia Isupova (65.800) and Elena Krasnokutskaya (65.400) took home the Silver and Bronze medals respectively.

Tumbling Women
1. CHABANENKO Olena (UKR) – 66.400
2. ISUPOVA Anastasia (RUS) – 65.800
3. KRASNOKUTSKAYA Elena (RUS) – 65.400
Detailed results

Read a detailed review at Acrobatic Sports!

The next and last stopover of the season’s World Cup circuit in Trampoline Gymnastics will be in Salzgitter (GER) from September 11 - 12.

FIG World Cup A in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
Zielona Gora (POL), September 4 – 5, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, August 31, 2009: After Sofia in April and Ostend last weekend, the fourth and second to last Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling World Cup of the season will take place in Zielona Gora (POL) from September 4 – 5, 2009.

The organisers of the Polish Gymnastics Association and the LOC have secured the city’s Hala Sportowa MOSiR for the upcoming competitions in Individual and Synchronised Trampoline Gymnastics and Men’s and Women’s Tumbling. Trampolines are provided by FIG partner Eurotramp, and Acrosport will be supplying the Tumbling track.

115 gymnasts are registered for the Individual Trampoline categories (69 men / 46 women) alongside 37 Synchro Pairs (26 men’s / 11 women’s) and 25 tumblers (15 men / 10 women). A total of 21 federations will be represented at this event.

The World Cup format features a preliminary round with the top eight gymnasts or Pairs advancing to the Finals, in which a maximum of two Individuals or one Pair per country may enter.

Spectators will get to see big names in international trampoline in Zielona Gora.

In Men’s Individual Trampoline, 2007 title holder and 2008 Olympic Champion Lu Chunlong (CHN) faces tough competition from his compatriot and Beijing Bronze Medallist Dong Dong, FIG World Ranking leader and winner of the World Cup in Sofia (BUL) Masaki Ito (JPN) and 2008 Olympic runner-up from Canada Jason Burnett. Olympian and Silver medallist in Sofia Yuriy Nikitin (UKR) and Danish Peter Jensen (3rd in Sofia) are also candidates for the podium.

Olena Movchan (UKR) (1.), Tatsiana Piatrenia (BLR) (2.) and Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) (3.) are at the top of the current FIG World Rankings in Women’s Individual Trampoline, and they’ll all be competing in Zielona Gora. The fight for the medals will be a tough one with 2008 Olympic Champion He Wenna (CHN) and Beijing Bronze Medallist from Uzbekistan Ekaterina Khilko.

In Men’s Synchronised Trampoline, Japanese Pairs Masaki Ito / Shunsuke, Gold medallists in Sofia and at this year’s World Games, and Yasuhiro Ueyama / Takeshi Sakamoto are likely to place at the top. World Ranking leaders and 2009 World Games runners up Grégoire Pennes / Sébastien Martiny also figure among the favourites, as do 2007 title holder Ben Wilden and his new partner Blake Gaudry from Australia, who promise to give outstanding performances. Close enough to taste a medal in Kaohsiung (TPE), the Portuguese and Ukrainian Pairs will be trying hard to make it to the podium this time around.

Title holder in Women’s Synchronised Trampoline Rosannagh Maclennan (CAN) will be competing with her new partner Kailey McLeod and they will do everything in their power to stand their ground against 2009 World Games Champions and World Ranking leaders from Ukraine Yuliia Domchevska / Olena Movchan as well as Tatsiana Piatrenia / Katsiaryna Mironava (BLR) (2.) and Russians Anastasia Velicho / Victoria Voronina (4.).

In the absence of the great champions of Russia and China, spectators can look forward to seeing some new faces on the Men’s Tumbling podium. Kalon Ludvigson (USA), 2007 runner up from Zielona Gora and Silver Medallist at the 2008 World Cup Final, Ukrainian Viktor Kykarenko and Yves Tarin from France are just a few of the gymnasts who are in for the race of their lives.

Double World Champion Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) is sitting this one out, making room in the Women’s Tumbling competition for Ukraine’s Olena Chababanko. Canadians Emily Smith (3rd at 2009 World Games) and Ashley Speed (3rd in Sofia) are hoping for a medal, as is Karen Wilson (RSA), currently 3rd on the FIG World Ranking.

Check out the starting order!

Two years ago, in September 2007, Zielona Gora hosted a FIG World Cup competition that was the first World Cup held in Poland since 1998.

2007 Title Holders

Men’s Individual Trampoline - LU Chunlong (CHN) – 40.80
Women’s Individual Trampoline - KARAVAEVA Irina (RUS) – 38.00
Men’s Synchronised Trampoline - WILDEN Ben / BROWN Scott (AUS) – 49.30
Women’s Synchronised Trampoline - COCKBURN Karen / MACLENNAN Rosannagh (CAN) – 47.90
Men’s Tumbling - LI Zhenqiu (CHN) – 76.20
Women’s Tumbling - PALMER Samantha (GBR) – 67.80

The next and last stopover of the season’s World Cup circuit in Trampoline Gymnastics will be in Salzgitter (GER) from September 11 - 12.

FIG World Cup A Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
Ostend (BEL), August 28 – 29, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, August 31, 2009: The third FIG World Cup of the season was held on August 28 – 29 in conjunction with the Flanders Fliffis Cup in Ostend (BEL). US American gymnasts triumphed in Men’s Individual and Synchronised Trampoline, taking home both Gold medals. A first in the World Cup history of US Men’s Trampoline Gymnastics!

Logan Dooley (USA) won the Individual Trampoline Gold medal with a score of 40.900. 2004 Olympic Champion Yuriy Nikitin of Ukraine took the Silver medal with 40.200, and Viachaslav Modzel of Belarus scored 40.000 and the Bronze. Olympic Silver medallist Jason Burnett (CAN), who had taken the lead after the preliminaries, was forced to settle for 6th.

TRA Individual Men
1. DOOLEY Logan (USA) – 40.800
2. NIKITIN Yuriy (UKR) – 40.200
3. MODZEL Viachaslav (BLR) – 40.000
Detailed results

In the Women's Individual Trampoline competition Katherine Driscoll of Great Britain (36.900) won the first World Cup of her career. She was joined on the podium by Ukrainian Elena Movchan (35.700) and Spaniard Claudia Prat (34.700).

TRA Individual Women
1. DRISCOLL Katherine (GBR) – 36.900
2. MOVCHAN Olena (UKR) – 35.700
3. PRAT Claudia (ESP) – 34.700
Detailed results

In Synchronised Trampoline, Logan Dooley and Steven Gluckstein (USA) seized the Gold medal with a 49.300 score. Yevgen Doka and Andriy Matvyeyev of Ukraine came in second at 48.900, with Manabu Yamaguchi and Hideyasu Ishikawa of Japan in third at 46.600.

TRA Synchro Men
1. GLUCKSTEIN Steven/DOOLEY Logan (USA) – 49.300
2. DOKA Yevgen/MATVYEYEV Andriy (UKR) – 48.900
3. YAMAGUCHI Manabu/ISHIKAWA Hideyasu (JPN) – 48.600
Detailed results

The Gold medal in Women’s Synchronised Trampoline went to Yuliia Domchevska and Olena Movchan of Ukraine with 46.100 points. Tatsiana Leaniuk and Hanna Harchonak (BLR) earned a Silver (45.400) while Andrea Leanders and Tara Fokké (44.700) from the Netherlands settled for Bronze. US Pair Alaina Williams and Nani Vercruyssen tied with the Dutch Pair, but finished in fourth place after a tie break decision.

TRA Synchro Women
1. DOMCHEVSKA Yuliia/MOVCHAN Olena (UKR) – 46.100
2. LEANIUK Tatsiana/HARCHONAK Hanna (BLR) – 45.400
3. LENDERS Andrea/FOKKÉ Tara (NED) – 44.700
Detailed results

In Men's Tumbling, the Gold medal went to World Champion from Russia Andrei Krylov (73.800), who edged out Kalon Ludvigson (USA) by a slim .1 margin. Canadian Alex Seifert captured the Bronze (69.500).

Tumbling Men
1. KRYLOV Andrey (RUS) – 73.800
2. LUDVIGSON Kalon (USA) – 73.700
3. SEIFERT Alex (CAN) – 69.500
Detailed results

The Women's Tumbling competition saw multiple World Champion Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) win her sixth consecutive World Cup in Ostend with a final score of 67.100. Great Britain’s Racheal Letsche (66.500) and Ukrainian Olena Chabanenko (66.200) took home the Silver and Bronze medals respectively.

Tumbling Women
1. KOROBEYNIKOVA Anna (RUS) – 67.100
2. LETSCHE Racheal (GBR) – 66.500
3. CHALANENKO Olena (UKR) – 66.200
Detailed results

Read a detailed review at Acrobatic Sports!

The next stopover on the FIG World Cup Series is set for Zielona Gora (POL) on September 4 - 5 followed by the final World Cup event of the 2009 season in Salzgitter (GER) on September 11 – 12.

26th FIG World Championships and 19th World Age Group Competitions in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
St Petersburg (RUS), November 11 – 14 and 18 - 21, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, August 28, 2009: St Petersburg is gearing up for the swiftly approaching FIG World Championships and World Age Group Competitions in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling! During a recent visit to the event venue, FIG Trampoline TC Vice President Nikolai Makarov (RUS) and FIG Secretary General André Gueisbuhler attended the drawing of lots held in Russia’s second largest city on August 25.

 Have a look at the official draws!

Draw 26th FIG World Championships
Draw 19th World Age Group Competitions

Local Organising Committee President Sergey Maryasin and Vice Chairman of the St Petersburg Sport Committee Vadim Moiseev presented the medals at an official press conference on Tuesday.

A large number of gymnasts from 39 different federations have registered for the competitions. Definitive registration can be checked online.

Definitive registration 26th FIG World Championships
Definitive registration 19th World Age Group Competitions

Organisers will be hosting the competitions in St Petersburg’s Sports – Concert Complex, where Trampolines are provided by FIG partner Eurotramp, and the Tumbling tracks by Acrosport. The World Championships are scheduled for November 11 – 14 and the World Age Group Competitions for November 18 – 21.

The deadline for nominative entries for this year’s World Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling falls on October 7, 2009.

FIG World Cup A Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling
Ostend (BEL), August 28 – 29, 2009

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, August 25, 2009: A line-up of a total of 132 trampolinists and tumblers are expected to compete at the 2009 World Cup in Ostend (BEL) from August 28 – 29. The organisers of the Royal Belgian Gymnastics Federation, the Gymnaestiek Federatie Vlaanderen and the Turnkring WIK Oostende, are proud to welcome delegations from 18 countries representing five continents.

A handful of key players will be contending in Ostend. To name a few:

Jason BURNETT (CAN - Silver 2008 Olympic Games TRA)
Yuriy NIKITIN (UKR – European Champion TRA)
Dmitry USHAKOV (RUS - Bronze European Championships TRA)
Irina KARAVAEVA (RUS - World and European Champion TRA)
Rosannaggh MACLENNAN (CAN - Bronze 2007 World Championships TRA)
Olena MOVCHAN (UKR – Vice European Champion and 4th at 2008 Olympic Games TRA)
Andrey KRYLOV (RUS – 2009 World Games Champion, 2007 World Champion and European Champion TUM)
Anna KOROBENIKOVA (RUS – multiple World Champion and Bronze at European Championships TUM)
Olena CHABANENKO (UKR – 2008 Vice World Champion and European Champion TUM)

21 year old tumbler Jonathan Duyols is leading a young Belgian team to this second World Cup edition after 2007. With his participation at the 2007 Astronaut Alexandrov World Cup and the World Championships in the same year he is the most experienced gymnast on the Belgian team.

Check complete entry lists here:

Men's Individual Trampoline
Women's Individual Trampoline
Men’s Synchronised Trampoline
Women’s Synchronised Trampoline
Men’s Tumbling
Women’s Tumbling

The Flanders Fliffis Cup, a junior competition, is slated to be held in Ostend parallel to the FIG World Cup. A total of 225 rising athletes from 11 – 17 years of age and keen on gaining international experience in preparation for the World Age Group Competitions in November in St Petersburg (RUS) will be competing.

Check out the official event website for more information and read a detailed preview at Acrobatic Sports!

After Sofia in April, the tournament in Ostend represents the second TRA and TUM World Cup this year and is the first of three World Cups coming up on consecutive weekends. The next stopovers on the FIG World Cup Series are set for Zielona Gora (POL) on September 4 - 5 and Salzgitter (GER) on September 11 - 12.