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Dementieva Russia Cup champion - full results

Anna Dementieva has repeated her all around victory at this February's Russian national championships with a gold medal in the all around at the Russia Cup, held this afternoon in Ekaterinburg.  In so doing, she recorded the highest scores on vault (previously a significant weakness, she is said to have mastered a double twisting Yurchenko), beam and floor, amassing a total score of 59.8. 

In second place was Viktoria Komova, whose 15.7 on bars was her highest score.  The leader after qualifications, Ksenia Afanasyeva, suffered a double fall on bars and was reduced to fourth place at this competition behind a consistent Yulia Belokobylskaya. 

Tatiana Nabieva, competing only on bars and vault, redeemed herself somewhat today after a disappointing round of qualifications.  Her 15.2 on bars was second to Komova and she managed a reasonable vault score of 14.4.   National team contender Ramila Musina did not compete today because of illness.

1    Anna Dementieva            14.7          14.975        15.3     14.825          59.8
2    Viktoria Komova            13.925       15.7            15.15   14.5             58.875
3    Y Belokobylskaya           14.6           14.275       14.4     14.575          57.85
4    K Afanasyeva                 14.275        12.5           14.3     14.7              55.775
5    Y Inishina                        13.625       14.5            14.5     12.575         55.2
6    M Stepanova                   13.175      14.0            12.6      13.975         53.75
7    E Kramarenko                 13.775       13.825        12.6      13.425        53.625
8    A Pavlova                        14.675       12.00          13.925   12.95         53.55
9    K Semenova                    13.525       12.35          14.1       12.55         52.525
10  D Sapronova                    13.15         11.45          13.         13.9           51.5
11  E Kurbatova                     13.2           11.7            11.85      12.925      49.675

19   M Paseka                        14.525       13.05           -              13.15       40.725
20   T Nabieva                        14.4           15.2            -              -                29.6
21   T Sovolieva                      -               13.5            13.975      -                  27.475

Full results are available on the Russian Federation's site.
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