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Giulia Steingruber (SUI)

Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland stole the show in the Women’s Vault final with a flawless display that fetched her a whopping 14.662 points for gold in the 5th FIG Artistic Gymnastic Challenge Cup


Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland stole the show in the Women’s Vault final with a flawless display that fetched her a whopping 14.662 points for gold in the 5th FIG Artistic Gymnastic Challenge Cup at the Aspire Dome yesterday. 
Finishing second was Nadine Jarosch of Germany with an effort of 13.837, while, Teja Belak of Slovakia bagged bronze with a total of 13.812 
“I’m extremely pleased with my showing. I had a good preparation before coming here and the competition is also tough with most of the top gymnasts here. I would like to build on this performance,” said an elated Steingruber after the medals ceremony. 
Silver medallist Jarosch was also banking on this success to make it to the German team for the Olympics. “This result is a huge confidence booster for me. The competition back home is tough and we will be having the Nationals soon and the team for the Olympics will be decided only after that. I’m hoping that I can keep up the good work till then,” said a beaming Jarosch. 
In the Men’s Pommel Horse event, the gold medal was bagged by Slovanian Saso Bertoncelj with 15.225 points. Bertoncelj, made a tactical decision of concentrating on a clean finish rather than trying something extravagant as he was the last to perform. 
“I decided to keep it simple; opted for an easy exercise as the finalists before me failed to finish well. There were lots of mistakes done by the others. The move worked well for me and that’s why I’m very happy,” said a jubilant Bertoncelj. 
The second place was bagged by China’s Qiuhua Liao with 14.825 while the third went to Frenchman Cyril Tommasone with 14.625. In the men’s floor, China’s Kai Zou got the better of Croatia’s Tomislav Markovic with a stunning acrobatic display which fetched him a total of 15.500. Markovic, for his attempt, managed 15.025 points and silver. Bronze went to Romania’s Vlad Bogdan Cotuna with 14.825 points. 
As expected, British ace, Elizabeth Tweddle lived up to her reputation  and won the women’s uneven bar event comprehensively with a total of 15.175.China’s Yuyuan Jiang had to be content with the second spot with a total of 14.875 while the bronze went to Germany’s Katharina Lisa Hill who accumulated 14.575 points.