U.S. tumblers head to China to compete in World Cup

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 29, 2011 – Tumbling World Cup gold-medalists Yuliya Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, will compete in the World Cup in Wuxi City, China, from July 2-3, 2011. The tumbling competition will feature 27 gymnasts from 13 countries.

Qualifications are scheduled for July 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.

The tumbling field includes 12 women and 15 men. Countries competing in the tumbling event include Canada, China, France, Great Britain, Russia, United States and Uzbekistan. China’s Yang Song and Russia’s Timofey Podust are expected to compete in men’s tumbling, with Russia’s Anna Korobeynikova slated for the women’s competition.