The 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event (also known as the Visa International Gymnastics for sponsorship reasons[1]) took place between January 10 and January 18, 2012. The event featured Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics and Trampoline disciplines. This event qualified the remaining four Artistic Gymnastics teams for the 2012 Olympic Games. It also qualified 34 individual female gymnasts and 27 individual male gymnasts, those selected through the All Around competition. Teams that finished 17th to 24th on the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were able to take two individuals to the test event. Teams that finished 1st to 8th were invited to send two individual gymnasts, who do not count as a candidate for an individual spot.
The Rhythmic gymnastics event qualified four teams for the 2012 Olympic Games. Teams finished 7th to 12th and the champion of 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and the host nation of the test event are invited participants, although the champion had qualified for the Olympic Games.[2] As the champion Italy in the Championships decided not to attend, Azerbaijan, the 13th place of the event, were invited as a replacement.[3] This test event also qualified 5 individual gymnasts for the 2012 Olympic Games. Twenty teams were invited to send one gymnast to this event according to their results in 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. The host, Great Britain, could send one as well. The three medalists of the Championships were also invited despite their previous qualification to the Olympic Games.[2] As two of the three medalists were not joining, two more teams were invited to send one gymnast to the event.[3]
In the Trampolining event, seven individual competitors were qualified for each of the Olympic events of male and female Individual Trampoline. These competitors were from countries that had not succeeded in qualifying an individual at the 2011 Trampoline World Championships.
The event was part of the London Prepares series of test events and took place at the 2012 Olympic venue, the North Greenwich Arena (also known as the O2 Arena).[1]
Artistic Gymnastics
Men
Teams
[4]
Individuals
2 Gymnasts
[4]
1 Gymnast
[4]
Team Final
The Team Final happened on January 10. Four teams qualified for the Olympics. Team Great Britain won the competition (358,227), Team France was in 2nd place (350,669), Team Spain was in third place (347,292) and Team Italy qualified in 4th (346,334). Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Belarus didn't qualify an entire team for 2012 Olympic Games.[5]
| Position |
Country |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Team Total |
|---|
| 1st |
 Great Britain |
59.782 |
59.707 |
58.033 |
64.165 |
58.433 |
58.107 |
358.227 |
| 2nd |
 France |
57.240 |
55.698 |
57.733 |
62.124 |
58.666 |
59.198 |
350.659 |
| 3rd |
 Spain |
58.032 |
54.099 |
58.198 |
61.966 |
57.465 |
57.532 |
347.292 |
| 4th |
 Italy |
56.632 |
55.665 |
59.299 |
62.498 |
56.941 |
55.299 |
346.334 |
| 5th |
 Canada |
56.798 |
56.165 |
55.499 |
62.832 |
58.366 |
56.232 |
345.892 |
| 6th |
 Brazil |
56.798 |
54.766 |
58.332 |
62.732 |
55.858 |
56.666 |
345.152 |
| 7th |
 Puerto Rico |
58.265 |
53.799 |
57.099 |
60.732 |
54.831 |
55.366 |
340.092 |
| 8th |
 Belarus |
54.565 |
56.432 |
56.031 |
60.965 |
55.832 |
51.999 |
335.824 |
Floor
| Rank | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|
01 ! |
Daniel Purvis (GBR) | 6.500 | 8.966 | | 15.466 |
| 01 ! |
 Tomás González (CHI) | 6.500 | 8.966 | | 15.466 |
03 ! |
Kristian Thomas (GBR) | 6.300 | 9.033 | | 15.333 |
| 4 |
 Kieran Behan (IRL) | 5.900 | 9.000 | | 14.900 |
| 5 |
Gael da Silva (FRA) | 6.200 | 8.633 | | 14.833 |
| 6 |
 Jossimar Calvo (COL) | 6.400 | 8.133 | | 14.533 |
| 7 |
Isaac Botella Perez (ESP) | 6.500 | 7.766 | | 14.266 |
| 8 |
Ángel Ramos (PUR) | 5.600 | 8.233 | | 13.833 |
Pommel horse
Rings
| Rank | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|
| 01 ! |
Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) | 6.500 | 9.033 | | 15.533 |
02 ! |
Matteo Morandi (ITA) | 6.700 | 8.733 | | 15.433 |
| 03 ! |
Tommy Ramos (PUR) | 6.400 | 8.700 | | 15.100 |
| 4 |
Danny Pinheiro-Rodrigues (FRA) | 6.500 | 8.533 | | 15.033 |
| 5 |
Matteo Angioletti (ITA) | 6.400 | 8.533 | | 14.933 |
| 6 |
 Nikita Ignatyev (RUS) | 6.300 | 8.566 | | 14.866 |
| 7 |
Daniel Purvis (GBR) | 6.100 | 8.666 | | 14.766 |
| 8 |
Sergio Munoz (ESP) | 6.300 | 8.433 | | 14.733 |
Vault
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
| 01 ! |
 Igor Radivilov (UKR) | 7.000 | 9.133 | 0.1 | 16.033 | 7.000 | 9.466 | | 16.466 | 16.249 |
| 02 ! |
 Steven Legendre (USA) | 6.600 | 9.200 | | 15.800 | 6.600 | 9.333 | | 15.933 | 15.866 |
| 03 ! |
Kristian Thomas (GBR) | 6.600 | 9.433 | 0.1 | 15.933 | 6.600 | 9.166 | | 15.766 | 15.849 |
| 4 |
 Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 6.600 | 9.300 | | 15.900 | 6.600 | 9.000 | 0.1 | 15.500 | 15.700 |
| 5 |
Tomás González (CHI) | 6.600 | 9.400 | 0.1 | 15.900 | 7.000 | 8.066 | | 15.066 | 15.483 |
| 6 |
 Artur Davtyan (ARM) | 6.600 | 8.900 | 0.3 | 15.200 | 6.200 | 9.500 | | 15.700 | 15.450 |
| 7 |
Isaac Botella Perez (ESP) | 6.600 | 9.333 | | 15.933 | 6.600 | 8.100 | 0.1 | 14.600 | 15.266 |
| 8 |
Ruslan Panteleymonov (GBR) | 7.000 | 8.000 | 0.3 | 14.700 | 6.600 | 9.000 | 0.1 | 15.500 | 15.100 |
Parallel Bars
| Rank | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|
| 01 ! |
 Daniel Corral Barron (MEX) | 6.300 | 9.000 | | 15.300 |
| 02 ! |
 Epke Zonderland (NED) | 6.000 | 9.016 | | 15.016 |
| 03 ! |
 Shoichi Yamamoto (JPN) | 6.500 | 8.366 | | 14.866 |
| 4 |
Masahiro Yoshida (JPN) | 6.200 | 8.600 | | 14.800 |
| 5 |
 Roman Kulesza (POL) | 6.000 | 8.766 | | 14.766 |
| 6 |
Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) | 6.100 | 8.500 | | 14.600 |
| 7 |
Daniel Keatings (GBR) | 5.700 | 8.833 | | 14.533 |
| 8 |
Kenneth Ikeda (CAN) | 5.700 | 7.100 | | 12.800 |
Horizontal Bar
Women
Teams
[6]
Individuals
2 Gymnasts
- Mexico: Elsa García Rodrigues, Ana Estafania Lago
Switzerland: Giulia Steingruber, Nadia Muelhauser- Ukraine: Angelina Kysla, Nataliya Kononenko
Hungary: Dorina Boczogo, Laura Gombas
Venezuela: Jessica Lopez, Ivet Rojas
Uzbekistan: Daria Elizarova, Luisa Galiulina
Slovenia: Sasa Golob, Adela Sajn
Greece: Paschalina Mitrakou, Vasiliki Millousi
[6]
1 Gymnast
[6]
Team Final
The team final happened on January, 11th. After solid presentations, Team Italy won the gold medal (224,624). Team Canada placed second (221,913) and team France placed third (220,744). Team Brazil placed 4th (217,985) and also qualified for 2012 Olympic Games.
| Position |
Country |
|
 |
 |
|
Total |
|---|
| 1 |
Italy |
56.699 |
54.966 |
57.124 |
55.832 |
224.621 |
| 2 |
Canada |
57.066 |
55.599 |
54.766 |
54.482 |
221.913 |
| 3 |
France |
56.457 |
56.365 |
53.790 |
54.132 |
220.744 |
| 4 |
Brazil |
57.431 |
52.466 |
53.331 |
54.757 |
217.985 |
| 5 |
.svg.png) Belgium |
55.800 |
52.398 |
54.033 |
54.632 |
216.863 |
| 6 |
 South Korea |
56.299 |
52.900 |
53.599 |
52.132 |
214.930 |
| 7 |
Spain |
57.057 |
50.366 |
52.299 |
53.332 |
213.054 |
| 8 |
Netherlands |
55.374 |
51.931 |
51.891 |
52.865 |
212.061 |
|
Vault
| Rank | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Score 2 | Total |
|---|
| 01 ! |
Jade Barbosa (BRA) | 5.800 | 9.166 | | 14.966 | 5.600 | 9.033 | | 14.633 | 14.799 |
| 02 ! |
 Valeriia Maksiuta (ISR) | 5.800 | 8.800 | | 14.600 | 5.900 | 8.700 | | 14.600 | 14.600 |
| 03 ! |
Wyomi Masela (NED) | 5.800 | 8.733 | | 14.533 | 5.000 | 8.833 | | 13.833 | 14.183 |
| 4 |
Daniele Hypólito (BRA) | 5.300 | 8.800 | 0.1 | 14.000 | 5.200 | 8.933 | | 14.1330 | 14.066 |
| 5 |
Giulia Steingruber (SUI) | 6.300 | 7.500 | 0.1 | 13.700 | 5.200 | 8.733 | 0.1 | 13.833 | 13.766 |
| 6 |
Erika Fasana (ITA) | 5.800 | 8.783 | | 14.583 | 5.000 | 7.833 | | 12.833 | 13.708 |
| 7 |
Anastasia Grishina (RUS) | 5.300 | 7.600 | | 12.900 | 4.800 | 7.566 | | 12.366 | 12.633 |
|
| Rank | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total |
Mexico's Elsa García also qualified to the vault final, but was injured during warmups and pulled out at the last moment. Because Garcia withdrew so soon before the competition, first alternate Yamilet Peña of the Dominican Republic did not have adequate time to warm up. Ergo, the vault final contained only seven gymnasts.
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Results of Qualifying and Final Competitions.[7][8][9][10]
Individual all-around
Qualification
- Q = Qualified for Event Finals
- X = Qualified for an Olympic place[11]
Finals
Team all-around
Qualification
The top 4 teams in the qualification event qualified for the 2012 Olympics.[11]
| Place | Nation | 5  | 3  + 2  | Total |
| 1 |
Spain | 26.900 (1) | 26.950 (1) | 53.850 |
| 2 |
Ukraine | 26.850 (2) | 26.400 (2) | 53.250 |
| 3 |
Israel | 26.300 (3) | 25.600 (3) | 51.900 |
| 4 |
Greece | 25.850 (4) | 25.275 (4) | 51.125 |
| 5 |
Switzerland | 24.300 (6) | 25.050 (5) | 49.350 |
| 6 |
France | 24.750 (5) | 24.400 (6) | 49.150 |
| 7 |
 Azerbaijan | 23.500 (7) | 24.000 (7) | 47.500 |
| 8 |
United Kingdom | 23.100 (8) | 21.850 (8) | 44.950 |
Final
| Place | Nation | 5 | 3 + 2 | Total |
| 01 ! |
Spain | 26.400 (1) | 26.850 (1) | 53.250 |
| 02 ! |
Israel | 24.775 (4) | 25.750 (3) | 50.525 |
| 03 ! |
France | 25.350 (3) | 25.050 (5) | 50.400 |
| 03 ! |
Greece | 24.775 (4) | 25.625 (4) | 50.400 |
| 5 |
Switzerland | 25.800 (2) | 24.300 (6) | 50.100 |
| 6 |
Ukraine | 23.850 (8) | 25.800 (2) | 49.650 |
| 7 |
Azerbaijan | 24.600 (6) | 22.650 (8) | 47.250 |
| 8 |
United Kingdom | 24.100 (7) | 23.100 (7) | 47.200 |
Trampoline
Results of Qualifying and Final Competitions[12]
Men
Qualification
| Position |
Athlete |
Compulsory |
Voluntary |
Total |
Notes |
|---|
| 1 |
 Dong Dong (CHN) |
50.804 |
59.675 |
110.479 |
Q |
| 2 |
Lu Chunlong (CHN) |
50.590 |
58.680 |
109.270 |
Q |
| 3 |
Masaki Ito (JPN) |
49.375 |
59.415 |
108.790 |
Q |
| 4 |
Jason Burnett (CAN) |
48.869 |
57.500 |
106.369 |
Q X |
| 5 |
 Diogo Ganchinho (POR) |
48.420 |
56.750 |
105.170 |
Q X |
| 6 |
 Blake Gaudry (AUS) |
48.710 |
56.760 |
104.470 |
Q X |
| 7 |
Henrik Stehlik (GER) |
48.560 |
55.180 |
103.740 |
Q X |
| 8 |
Nuno Merino (POR) |
47.750 |
55.980 |
103.730 |
Q |
| 9 |
Flavio Cannone (ITA) |
47.475 |
56.175 |
103.650 |
X |
| 10 |
Steven Gluckstein (USA) |
48.060 |
55.280 |
103.340 |
X |
| 11 |
 Peter Jensen (DEN) |
48.380 |
54.720 |
103.100 |
X |
| 12 |
Mikalai Kazak (BLR) |
47.225 |
55.450 |
102.675 |
|
| 13 |
Keegan Soehn (CAN) |
47.425 |
55.075 |
102.500 |
|
| 14 |
Logan Dooley (USA) |
46.085 |
55.740 |
101.825 |
|
| 15 |
Viatchaslau Modzel (BLR) |
47.140 |
54.610 |
101.750 |
|
| 16 |
Nicolas Schori (SUI) |
46.945 |
53.200 |
100.145 |
|
- Q = Qualified for Event Finals
- X = Qualified for an Olympic place[13]
Finals
| Position |
Athlete |
Difficulty |
Execution |
Time |
Total |
Notes |
|---|
| 01 ! |
Dong Dong (CHN) |
17.1 |
26.3 |
17.975 |
61.375 |
|
| 02 ! |
Lu Chunlong (CHN) |
17.1 |
26.0 |
18.065 |
61.165 |
|
| 03 ! |
Masaki Ito (JPN) |
16.6 |
26.1 |
18.085 |
60.785 |
|
| 4 |
Jason Burnett (CAN) |
16.0 |
24.8 |
17.275 |
58.075 |
|
| 5 |
Blake Gaudry (AUS) |
16.0 |
24.2 |
17.065 |
57.265 |
|
| 6 |
Henrik Stehlik (GER) |
15.4 |
24.7 |
16.455 |
56.555 |
|
| 7 |
Nuno Merino (POR) |
16.6 |
22.5 |
17.020 |
56.120 |
|
| 8 |
Diogo Ganchinho (POR) |
15.2 |
22.7 |
16.405 |
54.305 |
|
Women
Qualification
- Q = Qualified for Event Finals
- X = Qualified for an Olympic place[13]
Finals
See also
References
Kazakhstan: Stephan Gorbachev, Ildar Valeyev
Argentina: Federico Molinari
Austria: Fabian Leimlener
Bulgaria: Iordan Jovtchev
Croatia: Filip Ude
Cyprus: Irodotos Georgallas
Czech Republic: Martin Konecny
Egypt: Mohamed Sherif El Saharty
Hong Kong: Wai Hung Shek
Latvia: Dmitrijs Trefilovs
Lithuania: Rokas Guscinas
Luxembourg: Sascha Palgen
New Zealand: Patrick Peng
Slovakia: Samuel Piasecky
Chinese Taipei: Chih Yu Chen
Vietnam: Pham Phuoc Hung
Dominican Republic: Yamilet Peña
Finland: Annika Urvikko
Guatemala: Ana Sofia Gomez Porras
South Africa: Ashleigh Heldsinger
Singapore: Heem Wei Lin
Sweden: Jonna Adlerteg
Turkey: Goksu Uctas
Alexandra Piscupescu (ROU)
Wong Poh San (MAS)
Luba Golovina (GEO)