INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 28, 2012 – 2012 Olympic all-around bronze-medalist Danell Leyva of Miami/Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics), and 2012 Olympic team alternate Elizabeth Price of Coopersburg, Pa./Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, are representing the United States at the World Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 1-2. One week later, the two will compete in the World Cup event in Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 8.
In Stuttgart’s Porsche-Arena, the DTB Cup has the women’s all-around scheduled on Saturday, Dec. 1, followed by the men’s competition on Sunday, Dec. 2. The event’s official website is www.dtbpokal.de, and live commentary on the competition will be available at www.dtb-liveticker.de in German.
The field in Stuttgart includes eight men and eight women.
- Men
David Belyavskiy, Russia
Claudio Capelli, Switzerland
Gonzalez Fabian, Spain
Danell Leyva, USA
Marcel Nguyen, Germany
Daniel Purvis, Great Britain
Kazuhito Tanaka, Japan
Kristian Thomas, Great Britain
Women
Kim Bui, Germany
Vanessa Ferrari, Italy
Kristina Goryunova, Russia
Elizabeth Price, USA
Niamh Rippin, Great Britain
Elisabeth Seitz, Germany
Giulia Steingruber, Switzerland
Rebecca Tunney, Great Britain
In Glasgow, both men’s and women’s all-around are scheduled for Dec. 8 at the National Indoor Sports Arena. Both of these events are part of the International Gymnastics Federation’s all-around World Cup series, which also includes the AT&T American Cup.