Artistic Gymnastics is back at the World Cup in Szombathely (HUN)

At the World Cup stage in Szombathely, strict health regulations were in place allowing the gymnasts to participate in the first major international competition since March. After months of lockdown and restricted training, the return to a hint of normality was welcomed.

In the men’s competition, 6 men claimed gold. Slovenia’s Rok Klavora won the gold on his speciality floor while 2014 junior European Champion Vinzenz Hoeck won Austria’s first World Cup gold ever for his performance on rings. Igor Radivilov (UKR) vaulted to victory with teammate Petro Pakhniuk taking the title on parallel bars. Croatia’s Tin Srbic showed his class on high bar again.

The women’s finals saw the much-anticipated return of 2018 European Champion on vault Boglarka Devai. The Hungarian star has been sidelined by injury since then but looked eager to be back as she vaulted a double twisting Yurchenko and a Lopez for the victory. Anastasia Motak (silver on vault) Diana Varinska (gold on bars) and Angelina Radivilova (gold on floor, bronze on vault) continued Ukraine’s success while Christina Zwicker won her first World Cup title as she beat Elina Vihrova (LAT) and Aneta Holasova (CZE). for the beam crown.

Poland’s star Marta Pihan-Kulesza debuted a new floor routine, to Madonna’s ‘Vogue’, which included a quintuple spin to illusion. She was rewarded with the silver medal and lots of praise in the gymnastics community.

Results (top 3)

Men

Floor

1. Rok Klavora (SLO) 14.000
2. Ilyas Azizov (KAZ) 14.000
3. Petro Pakhniuk (UKR) 13.900

 

Pommel horse

1. Nariman Kurbanov (KAZ) 14.600
2. Robert Seligman (CRO) 14.350
3. Matvei Petrov (ALB) 14.050

 

Rings

1. Vinzenz Hoeck (AUT) 14.150
2. Igor Radivilov (UKR) 13.800
3. Yevgen Yudenkov (UKR) 13.750

 

Vault

1. Igor Radivilov (UKR) 14.150
2. Ondrej Kalny (CZE) 14.150
3. Sebastian Gawronski (POL) 14.025

 

Parallel bars

1. Petro Pakhniuk (UKR) 14.950
2. Milad Karimi (KAZ) 14.300
3. Yevgen Yudenkov (UKR) 14.100

 

High bar

1. Tin Srbic (CRO) 14.650
2. Milad Karimi (KAZ) 14.150
3. David Vecsernyes (HUN) 14.000

 

Women

Vault

1. Boglarka Devai (HUN) 13.950
2. Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.775
3. Angelina Radivilova (UKR) 13.650

 

Bars

1. Diana Varinska (UKR) 13.400
2. Lara Marie Hinsberger (GER) 12.800
3. Lisa Zimmermann (GER) 12.700

 

Beam

1. Christina Zwicker (CRO) 12.800
2. Elina Vikrova (LAT) 12.250
3. Aneta Holasova (CZE) 12.100

 

Floor

1. Angelina Radivilova (UKR) 13.200
2. Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL) 12.900
3. Lisa Zimmermann (GER) 12.800

 

For full results, check out the FIG website: https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/searchresults.php