14. Mai 2006  
Ghent / Belgium  
Artistic Gymnastics

3rd World Cup Ghent: Three Chinese Victories....

XIAO, Qin (CHN)

The 3rd World Cup Ghent saw three Chinese victories today at the Topsporthal Vlanderen: So the reigning world champion XIAO, Qin was the best gymnast at the pommel horse in front of the Hungarian specialist Berki, and HUANG, Xu beat the Slovanian European champion at parallel bars Petkovsek; in women's category China's LI, Ya won on uneven bars, followed by Russia's Svetlana Klyukina. The Spaniard Lenika de Simone blocked the sucsess of Ashley PRIESS and Hillary Mauro (both USA) on beam and together with her teammate Patricia Morena she reproved Ashley Priees on thord place on floor exercises....
Veteran Oksana Chusovitina was top again on vault, followed by Alicia Sacromone (USA).
Bogonosyuk (UKR; floor), Angioletti (ITA; rings), Golotsutskov (RUS; vault) and Pegan (SLO; high bar) were the other European winners in Ghent...

Double winner:
Lenika de Simone (ESP)

Qualification
- Saturday, 2006, May 13 -

Not only the Japan's reigning all-around world champion Hiroyuki TOMITA start at the 3rd World Cup Ghent 2006 this weekend, but the roster of this cometition includes six current world champions, for instance the Chineses XIAO, Qin (pommel horse) and CHENG, Fei (women's vault), but also American Alicia SACROMONE (floor exerc.).

Qualification Results
>> M E N
>> Floor exerc. // >> Pommel horse // >> Still rings

>> Vault // >> Parallel bars // >> High bar

W O M E N
>> Vault // >> Uneven bars // >> Balance beam // >> Floor exerc.

Hiroyuki TOMITA (JPN)
... third on bars only!

Sunday's Finals

>> Men's Final Startlist // >> Women's Final Startlist

R E S U L T S, Finals

>> Men's Finals // >> Women's Finals