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French International - Mustafina takes three golds; Dementieva two bronzes; Nabieva one silver

See the Gymnastics Examiner for a transcript of the finals, and Stoi! for a technical discussion of the Russian girls' routines here and at the Jesolo Cup.  Full results are also now available at the French Federation website.

Russia have taken two medals in each of all but one of the finals, with Mustafina taking gold on vault, bars and beam.  Iszbasa took the remaining gold (floor) for Romania.  Nabieva managed a silver on vault, but came 4th on bars, while Dementieva took bronze on beam behind her compatriot and Romania's Ana Porgras.

The silver and bronze medalists on floor are Chelaru and Dementieva respectively.

The men performed rather disappointingly I feel, with Balandin and Pluzhnikov taking silver and bronze on the rings, but otherwise other team members failed to qualify to finals.

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