Russia Earns 9 Medals At Khabarovsk T&T World Cup

Russia Earns 9 Medals At Khabarovsk T&T World Cup

Russia's trampoline and tumbling gymnasts won nine medals on home soil at the Khabarovsk World Cup.

Sep 23, 2019 by Amanda Wijangco
Russia Earns 9 Medals At Khabarovsk T&T World Cup

The Russian trampoline and tumbling gymnasts dominated on home turf this weekend at the Khabarovsk World Cup. Across trampoline, synchronized trampoline, double mini trampoline, and tumbling on both the men's and women's sides, Russia won nine medals. The host country medaled in every event except synchronized trampoline.

The men's trampoline competition was tight as just 0.035 separated the gold and silver medalists. Reigning World champion Gao Lei of China won the title with a 61.895 ahead of Uladislau Hancharou of Belarus with a 61.860. Taking home the bronze was Nikita Fedorenko of Russia with a 61.020. 

On the women's side, it was also a close one. Yana Pavlova of Russia won gold with a 56.600, just .050 ahead of Hikaru Mori of Japan, who earned silver. Liu Lingling of China earned bronze with a 55.785. Notably missing from the women's trampoline final was reigning world champ Rosie MacClennan of Canada, who didn't score high enough to make the final. This meet marked her first competition since injuring her ankle earlier this year.

Synchronized trampoline was the only discipline of the meet where Russia didn't medal. It's also the only discipline in which the USA earned a medal. The American duo of Jeffrey Gluckstein and Aliaksei Shostak were golden with their synchronized trampoline set, scoring 52.540.

Belarusian Hancharou won another medal in synchro as he and his partner Aleh Rabtsau, who are the reigning world champions, scored 52.070 for silver. While others were eligible, Hancharou was the only gymnast to win multiple medals in Khabarovsk. Japanese pair Daiki Kishi and Ryosuke Sakai won bronze with a 50.790.

Japan also found its way onto the podium in the women's synchro competition. Ayano Kishi and Yumi Takagi were golden, scoring a 49.240 and giving Japan another medal. Lauren Ellen Sampson and Jessica Pickering of Australia scored a 48.450 for the silver, giving Australia its first and only medal of the meet. Lea Labrousse and Marine Jurbert did the same for their country, France, with a score of 47.890 for the bronze.

Men's double mini trampoline was dominated by Russia. Mikail Zalomin of Russia is not only the reigning double mini world champion but a four-time world champion on the event. Zalomin easily won the title with a 78.100, nearly four points ahead of the silver medalist. Diogo Carvalho Hosta represented Brazil well and earned the only medal for his country with a 73.700 for the silver. Aleksandr Odintsov joined his Russian teammate on the podium with a 72.700 for bronze.

The women's reigning world champion was also victorious in double mini at Khabarovsk as Lina Sjoeberg of Sweden earned a 71.600 for the title. Aleksandra Bonartseva of Russia took the silver with a 69.900, and Bronwyn Dybb of New Zealand wasn't far behind with a 69.500 for the bronze.

Azerbaijan found itself atop the podium for the first time in Khabarovsk after the men's tumbling competition. Mikhail Malkin definitively won the gold with a 76.300, four points ahead of Maksim Riabikov of Russia, who earned silver with a 72.300. Riabikov's teammate and name-sharer Maksim Shlyakin earned bronze with a 71.100. Reigning world champion Vadim Afanasev failed to make the final.

The reigning women's tumbling world champion, Jia Fangfang of China, did make the final and win gold, however. Jia was the only gymnast in the final to score a 70.000 or higher, so her 71.000 decisively topped the competition. Viktoria Danilenko and Elena Krasnokutckaia, both of Russia, earned silver and bronze with scores of 69.300 and 67.600, respectively.

Full results from the meet can be found here.

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