NEW ZEALAND FIRST FOR MISHA KOUDINOV
New Zealand's top Men's Artistic Gymnasts (MAG) competed at the Shanghai World Cup event over the weekend of 27th/28th July.
Youngest athlete Misha Koudinov (16) finished with the best result for a New Zealand Gymnast ever.
Misha reached the floor apparatus final and finished in eighth place behind Zou Kai (China), Feng Zhe (China) & Evgeni Bolognosyk (Ukraine).
A tremendous effort considering that it is Misha's debut in a World Cup event and he was competing against some of the worlds best gymnasts from 20 different countries including China, Russia, Japan, Ukraine and Korea.
More New Zealand results:
| Misha Koudinov | Score | Place |
| Floor | 13.300 | 8th |
| Pommel Horse | 13.150 | 14th |
| Parallel Bars | 13.500 | 16th |
| Horizontal Bar | 12.850 | 17th |
| Daniel Good | ||
| Floor | 11.425 | 23rd |
| Rings | 14.475 | 11th |
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Mark Holyoake |
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| Pommel Horse | 13.700 | 12th |
| Parallel Bars | 13.050 | 18th |
