The FIG World Cup series in artistic gymnastics has been completed and the second-tier World Challenge Cup series began over the weekend in China.
The hosts were by far the most successful, winning eight of the 10 events, with 2017-18 World Parallel Bars Champion Jingyuan Zou taking his specialty and the Pommel Horse; he was the only two-event winner.
In the women’s events, Shijia Li of China won the Uneven Bars and Balance and was the only omen’s double winner. Of note was the silver medal on vault for the amazing Oksana Chusovitina (UKR), still going strong at age 43!
FIG Artistic World Challenge Cup
Zhaoqing (CHN) ~ 19-21 May 2019
(Full results here)
Men
Floor: 1. Shudi Deng (CHN), 14.300; 2. Takuya Sakakibara (JPN), 14.000; 3. Seung-Min Lee (KOR), 13.650.
Pommel Horse: 1. Jingyuan Zou (CHN), 15.200; 2. Rhys McClenaghan (IRL), 14.600; 3. Hao Weng (CHN), 14.350.
Rings: 1. Yang Liu (CHN), 15.400; 2. Yo-Seop Jeon (KOR), 13.450; 3. Sakakibara (JPN), 13.400.
Vault: 1. Hyok Kim (PRK), 14.275; 2. Jeah-Wan Shin (KOR), 14.175; 3. Genta Tsuyuki (JPN), 13.975.
Parallel Bars: 1. Zou (CHN), 16,150; 2. S-M Lee (KOR), 14.000; 3. Yong-Min Ri (PRK), 13.650.
Horizontal Bar: 1. Sakakibara (JPN), 13.600; 2. Chaopan Lin (CHN), 13.350; 3. S-M Lee (KOR), 13.300.
Women
Vault: 1. Linmin Yu (CHN), 14.625; 2. Oksana Chusovitina (UZB), 14.325; 3. Yueh Tan Ing (MAS), 12.625.
Uneven Bars: 1. Shijia Li (CHN), 13.750; 2. Jingxing Liu (CHN), 13.550; 3. Do-Hyun Eom (KOR), 13.050.
Balance Beam: 1. S. Li (CHN), 15.050; 2. Sisi Yin (CHN), 13.850; 3. D-H Eom (KOR), 12.300.
Floor: 1. J. Liu (CHN), 12.950; 2. Tan Ing (MAS), 12.900; 3. D-H Eom (KOR), 12.400.
