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China’s Tan Sixin won the silver medal in All-Around event 27 August 2010

yog_sin_wag podium_CIIYouth Olympic Games - Singapore August 20, 2010: If you had watched the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Qualification round on Tuesday and taken a look at the results, you might not have been surprised by the attribution of last night’s All-around Final podium ranks.
However, if Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) had been told beforehand that she would win the Bronze medal and Natsumi Sasada (JPN), 10th in Qualification, that she’d improve her score by 1.8 points, reaching out for a medal only to be pushed back into a measly fourth place, they would probably not have believed it. Moreover, who would have guessed that Ana Sofia Gomez Porras of Guatemala would even top her phenomenal sixth rank of the preliminaries, finishing fifth ahead of Romania’s Diana Bulimar?
This Final was an action-packed thriller and left everything possible until the end!
Everything? Maybe not quite everything. Viktoria Komova of Russia forged a place for herself during the Qualifications, leaving the rest of the field in her wake. Last night, she continued performing in a class of her own, setting the bar high from the outset with a fantastic opening on Vault. From one apparatus to the next, Viktoria built up her lead to an ultimate 2.750 point advantage over Tan Sixin (CHN). The reigning Junior European Champion gave a spectacular show of impressive skill and talent, displaying complex routines executed with grace, precision and style. Viktoria’s performance culminated in her very special and entertaining Floor routine, a true highlight at the end of the evening that scored a fantastic 14.900! In the end the young Russian had topped her qualifying score, gaining an overall 61.250. The Gold was hers!
China’s Tan Sixin started off really well, significantly improving her mark on Vault for second place behind Viktoria. Though she failed to repeat her qualifying performance on Uneven Bars and Beam, Tan never slid down from this position. On Floor, the hard working and dedicated young gymnast flaunted her full potential, displaying a highly physical and simply wonderful routine that was full of life. She was rewarded with 14.400 points and a Silver winning total of 58.500.
Carlotta Ferlito (ITA), who was a true dark horse in the Qualifying rounds on Tuesday in third, entered the competition hall with one thing on her mind for this Final: the Bronze medal. She seemed relaxed in the beginning, easing herself into third rank with her Vault exercise. But an unfortunate event would change the tide: a disappointing 12.750 on Uneven Bars set her back into sixth position. The coveted medal seemed out of reach. But Carlotta was quick to redeem herself from the setback, performing a well-controlled, technically clean and graceful exercise on Beam; she was back in the game! Everything ultimately depended on the Floor performances of the top qualifiers and looking at Natsumi’s score, Carlotta, performing third to last, needed a minimum of 13.900 points to top the Japanese and grab that medal. The time needed by the judges to release her score must have seemed like ages to Carlotta, who had landed a 13.500 on Floor in Qualification. When she finally saw the 13.950 appear on the score board, adding up to an overall 55.350, she couldn’t hold back the tears; the pressure vanished.
Natsumi, on the other hand, learned a hard lesson last night. Having upped all her scores with regard to the preliminaries, the young Japanese envisioned herself on that podium with a total of 55.100 points. She was, however, left empty-handed this time around, but she’ll have many more chances to come back big in the future.
Guatemala’s Ana Sofia Gomez Porras will remember the first Youth Olympic Games as her chance to show off her tremendous talent and potential on the international Gymnastics scene. Stepping out of the shadows, the young gymnast from the small Central American country proved that it’s possible for nations emerging in gymnastics to prepare talented gymnasts for international competitions. Ana Sofia finished on a fantastic fifth rank (54.050) and can be very proud of her achievement in Singapore! We look forward to seeing her again in the Beam and Floor Finals on Sunday.
Source: FIG

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The Japanese Yuya Kamoto won the first place in the YOG All-around Final 27 August 2010

YOG_singapore_mens all-around final1st Youth Olympic Games: Singapore August 14, 2010: The eighteen All-around finalists of the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics competition warmed up to the excited screams of young fans at Singapore’s Bishan Sports Hall last night. The atmosphere heated up the moment the gymnasts entered the competition hall and IOC President Jacques Rogge, who came to the venue just to watch this Final, appreciated the fantastic gymnastic action shown by the sport’s rising stars.
During the All-around Final, the 16 to 17 years old boys ran through the six apparatus in three groups of six gymnasts, of whom the six top qualifiers were grouped together and followed the Olympic apparatus order: Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.
The competition promised to be exciting with top players from Japan, Great Britain, Ukraine, China, Russia and Romania all in for the medal ranks. And indeed, it was a close battle between gymnasts who show a mature technical level at a young age!
Contrasting fates for title aspirants Sam Oldham (GBR) and Yuya Kamoto (JPN) last night; while Yuya easily went through his routines without any major mistakes, Sam’s luck went bad when he finished a landing on his backside during his opening Floor routine. Nevertheless, the reigning Junior European Champion showed mental strength, fighting his way back into competition and placing second after the fifth rotation. Of all things, it was on Horizontal Bar, his absolute specialty, where Sam’s hopes for a medal were ultimately dashed. Showing off his trademark routine, he failed to grab hold of the bar and fell from the apparatus and down into fifth place in the final ranking. “My timing was off. I’m devastated,” said Sam. “I was in such shock (when I fell). I can’t believe it happened to be honest.” Sam learnt a hard lesson last night, which is part of the game. Let’s hope he can use it for gain and come back strong in the Apparatus Finals this weekend. He qualified on Floor, Pommel Horse, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.
Yuya has it all to become a great champion! With the All-around Gold concluding his international debut last night, Japan’s rising star made the first move to follow in the footsteps of other world-class gymnasts from his country such as reigning World Champion Kohei Uchimura. Yuya did not only shine with style and precision on every single apparatus, the humble and polite young athlete is an excellent role model in terms of sportsmanship. With an ever-present smile on his face, he is always friendly towards his fellow competitors after his routines and shows great respect for each one of them. Yuya introduced himself to the international gymnastics scene with impressive self confidence stating, “I didn’t feel nervous at all. I was confident because I’ve been training long and hard. These two scores are the highest I’ve ever posted. I got my best results in Singapore.”
Ukrainian Oleg Stepko, who qualified third, was hoping for a coveted medal. After rotation four, he placed a mere fifth, but a fabulous routine on Parallel Bars brought him back into the game. He moved up to second place and confirmed that on the last apparatus, the Horizontal Bar. Oleg wrapped up the event with a Silver.
China’s Zhu Xiaodong seemed a little nervous yesterday, feeling a great amount of pressure on his shoulders here in Singapore. He was out of synch in this competition, dropping to fifth before the last rotation. As the saying goes, “It ain’t over till it’s over”, and Zhu showed nerves of steel on Horizontal Bar, scoring the highest mark on the apparatus last night. Zhu’s sound routine and Sam’s unfortunate fall were what landed a Bronze for Zhu.
Romania’s Andrei Muntean, a standout performer on Rings, did well in the first part of the competition, placing second after four rotations. A failed routine on Parallel Bars however, way down from what he showed in Qualification, and a moderate performance on Horizontal Bar were not good enough for him to remain in the medal ranks. He finished on rank four, somewhat disappointingly, especially since he was outscored with only .05 points by Zhu. Andrei has another chance to shine during Pommel Horse, Rings and Parallel Bars Finals this weekend.

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Vietnam Gymnastics to organize 2nd Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships 08 August 2010

The Asian Gymnastics Union is pleased to invite your National Federation to participate in the 2nd Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships which will take place in Hochiminh (VIE) from December 16th to December 18th, 2010.

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the information and directives regarding the program, the Organization and the procedure for the registration of your delegation.

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