Kalmykova Wins Cottbus Vault
Anna Kalmykova of Russia won the women's vault at the 2026 Cottbus World Cup with a 14.033 total score (13.816 average), edging out Germany's Karina Schönmaier who finished with a 13.900 average. Israel's Artem Dolgopyat captured men's floor gold with a 14.500, narrowly beating Belarus's Yahor Sharamkou (14.400).
- The victory for Anna Kalmykova in the vault final came after she qualified in second place with a score of 13.549, behind Germany's Karina Schönmaier who scored 13.733. Kalmykova also went on to win the gold medal in the floor exercise final with a score of 13.333. - The margin of victory in the women's vault was exceptionally narrow, with just 0.016 points separating Kalmykova from silver medalist Karina Schönmaier. - For men's floor exercise champion Artem Dolgopyat, the win continues a successful career that includes a gold medal in the same event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He qualified for the final in first place with a score of 14.566. - This event was the first FIG Artistic World Cup of the 2026 season and a key stop for gymnasts seeking to qualify for the upcoming Olympic Games. - Runner-up Yahor Sharamkou of Belarus has a history of strong performances on floor, having won gold at the 2024 Baku World Cup and silver at the 2025 World Challenge Cup in Paris. - Other notable winners at the Cottbus World Cup included Japan's Shohei Kawakami, who secured gold on both the parallel bars and the horizontal bar. - In the other women's finals, Italy's Elisa Iorio won the uneven bars title, while Aiko Sugihara of Japan took home the gold medal on the balance beam.
