| MONTREAL, Que., Canada, March 8, 2009 – Mattie Larson of Los Angeles/All Olympia, won balance beam and floor exercise on the second day of finals at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada. Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va./University of California – Berkeley, and Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics, finished fourth on parallel bars and horizontal bar, respectively.
Larson won beam with a score of 14.650, followed by France’s Marine Petit in second and Canada’s Charlotte Mackie in third. On floor exercise, Larson posted a 14.950 to top the women’s field. Canada’s Mackie and Sydney Sawa placed second and third, respectively.
For the men, McNeill earned a fourth-place finish on parallel bars with a 14.950. Poland’s Adam Kierzkowski was first with a 15.225, with Japan’s Kenya Kobayashi and Yosuke Hoshi placing second and third, respectively. Leyva placed fourth on horizontal bar with a 15.150, just 0.075 points behind bronze-medal winner Hamilton Sabot of France. Croatia’s Marijo Moznik earned the gold medal with a 15.475 and Hoshi claimed the silver medal. Romania’s Daniel Popescu won vault with a 15.900.
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MONTREAL, Que., Canada, March 6, 2009 – Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va./University of California - Berkeley, and Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics, advanced to the finals at the World Cup in Montreal, Que., Canada. McNeill qualified on pommel horse and parallel bars, with Leyva advancing on horizontal bar. The finals are March 7-8.
In the qualification round, McNeill posted a 15.150 on parallel bars for third place and a 14.250 on pommel horse for eighth. Leyva advanced in third place with his score of 14.850 on horizontal bar. Leyva also competed on pommel horse and parallel bars, but did not advance to the finals. The top eight athletes in each event qualified for the final round.
The women did not have a qualification round at the World Cup, and all competitors will participate in the final round. Mattie Larson and Samantha Shapiro, both of Los Angeles, Calif./All Olympia, are competing for the USA in the World Cup.
The Junior Team Cup of International Gymnix is also being held March 6-9 in conjunction with the World Cup. The members of the U.S. Women’s Team are: Kamerin Moore of West Bloomfield, Mich./Twistars USA; Hallie Mossett of Los Angeles, Calif./All Olympia; Sabrina Vega of Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic Gymnastics; and Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Twistars USA. |