U.S. tumblers advance to finals at World Cup in China

Tumbling World Cup gold-medalists Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, advanced to the finals at the World Cup in Wuxi City, China.

Ludvigson finished in second place in qualifications with a score of 75.00 just behind China’s Song Yang with a score of 76.300. Brown finished in sixth place with a score of 62.70 in qualifications. China’s Fangfang Jia is currently in the lead with a score of 70.000.

Qualifications are July 1-2, and the competition will conclude July 3 with the finals. The World Cup also includes individual and synchronized trampoline but the United States is not entered in either trampoline event.

Here are the results from qualifications:

Women’s Tumbling
1- Fangfang Jia CHN 70.00
2- Anna Korobeynikova RUS 66.90
3- Lingxi Chen CHN 65.50
4- Zara McLean GBR 64.90
5- Emily Smith CAN 64.10
6- Yuliya Brown USA 62.70

Men’s Tumbling
1- Song Yang CHN 76.30
2- Kalon Ludvigson USA 75.00
3- Timofey Podust RUS 74.10