Results
After a disappointing showing at World Championships, Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine delivered a stellar performance to win the men's all around title at the 2013 DTB World Cup in Stuttgart ahead of reigning World All Around bronze medalist Fabian Hambuechen of Germany. With a score of 92.165, Verniaiev won the all around title by nearly two points. British Olympian Daniel Purvis finished in 3rd.
Impressively, Verniaiev posted scores over 15 on all six events highlighted by a 15.500 on rings and scores of 15.466 on pommel horse and parallel bars. He was part of the 2012 Ukrainian men's Olympic team that finished 4th in London and won all around bronze at the 2013 European Championships. The 20-year-old Ukrainian entered the 2013 World Championships as a favorite for an all around medal, but a disappointing performance left him in 15th place. This win marks the first World Cup title for Verniaiev and likely serves as redemption from Antwerp.
Watch Verniaiev's 15.466 on parallel bars:
2013 DTB Stuttgart World Cup Men's All Around Results:
The gymnastics world turns it attention to Stuttgart, Germany this weekend for an exciting World Cup meet featuring a team competition and all around finals.
China leads the team competition following today's qualifications with a total score of 111.900. Yao Jinnnan thrilled the audience and the judges with her outstanding bar routine that scored a huge 15.500. Germany is in second with a score of 111.850 followed by the Russians in third with a 108.400. World and Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina only performed on the balance beam in today's competition. The 2013 World Champion earned a 14.600 for her routine.
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The U.S. men finished fifth in the qualification round at the 2013 DTB Cup – Team Challenge in Stuttgart, Germany, just missing advancing to the final round. Tomorrow, the DTB World Cup, an all-around competition, begins with the women's competition featuring the event's defending champion Elizabeth Price of Coopersburg, Pa./Parkettes.
The men's team earned a total of 173.850 in the qualification round, slipping behind Great Britain after the sixth rotation. Japan turned in the top men's score in the qualification round at 176.450, followed by China at 175.750. Host Germany was third with 174.700, with Britain taking the fourth spot at 174.250. The top four of the 12 competing teams advanced to the finals on Saturday, which uses the same format. The event format is a four-man team, with three competing on each event and the top two scores count. The USA did not enter the women's team competition.
The U.S. Men's Team featured: Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./Monmouth Gymnastics, Jacob Dastrup of Parson, Utah/Ohio State University, Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center), and Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center Dastrup replaced Eddie Penev of Penfield, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Stanford), who withdrew from the team
Results
On Sunday, 2012 Olympian John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center), will compete in the DTB World Cup, which is part of the International Gymnastics Federation's all-around World Cup series.
The USA is also competing in Acapulco, Mexico this weekend. Yesterday, the USA won both the men's and women's team titles, as well as swept the top two spots in the men's and women's all-around.
via USA Gymnastics