10 April 2006
Aalto and Pálsdóttir Impressive at Nordic Championships

Reykjavik, ICELAND: Competing ithout team stand outs Jani Tanskanen (broken finger) and Jari Mönkkönen (infection), Finland still easily took the men's title at the past weekend's Nordic Championships, posting 251.750 to runner-up Denmark's 245.350.

Sami Aalto of Finland once again proved his position as the Nordic world's premiere all arounder, scoring 86.100 - three points ahead of second place finisher Björn Slånvall of Sweden - to win the individual title. Aalto also turned in a dominant performance event finals, medaling in four of the five event finals he qualified for, and winning pommel horse with a score of 15.000. His feat of reaching five finals was matched by
Slånvall, who closed the competition with the gold medal on high bar (14.650). Denmark's Helge Vammen also performed well in event finals, medalling on all four apparatus on which he competed.

In a closer battle on the women's side, Sweden was victorious with a 154.25 to Finland's 153.15. Sif Pálsdóttir rose to the occasion in her home country and won the all around title with a score of 54.800, to Veronika Wagner's (SWE) 54.450. Wagner came back in the event finals to take three titles - vault, beam, and floor, with Palsdottir winning on bars and silvers on beam and floor. Finland's Annamari Maaranen also did well, taking silvers on vault and bars and bronze on floor.


2006 Nordic Championships
Reykayvik, Iceland
8 - 9 April 2006


Men

 
Team

R
Name
CTY
FX
PH
R
V
PB
HB
Total
1.
Finland
FIN
40.850
39.150
43.900
46.850
40.300
40.700
251.750
2.
Denmark
DEN
40.050
36.700
40.750
47.000
39.550
41.300
245.350
3.
Sweden
SWE
38.850
35.600
41.250
46.250
39.900
40.500
242.350
4.
Norway
NOR
39.550
35.200
41.400
46.250
37.950
40.050
240.400
5.
Iceland
ISL
39.300
37.500
39.750
45.300
40.250
37.550
239.650
6.
Faroe Islands
FÖR
34.750
0.000
0.000
43.150
0.000
0.000
77.900


All Around

R
Name
CTY
FX
PH
R
V
PB
HB
Total
1.
Aalto, Sami
FIN
14.250
13.600
14.600
15.600
14.200
13.850
86.100
2.
Slånvall, Björn
SWE
13.450
12.350
14.200
15.000
13.750
14.350
83.100
3.
Koivunen, Riku
FIN
12.850
12.550
14.300
15.650
12.900
13.850
82.100
4.
Jansen, Espen
NOR
13.450
11.550
14.000
15.500
13.000
14.250
81.750
5.
Nielsen, Jeppe V.
DEN
13.550
11.650
13.250
16.000
13.600
13.250
81.300
6.
Rasmussen, Henrik K.
DEN
13.150
12.700
12.600
15.600
12.450
13.750
80.250
7.
Vammen, Helge
DEN
13.200
12.450
12.150
14.950
13.500
13.850
80.000
8.
Kristmannsson, Róbert
ISL
13.650
11.800
12.950
15.400
12.850
11.850
78.500
9.
Jørgensen, Arve
NOR
13.400
11.500
13.150
15.100
12.550
12.750
78.450
9.
Kuusela, Ilkka
FIN
12.450
13.000
13.050
13.800
13.200
12.950
78.450
9.
Boström, Jimmi
SWE
13.600
12.000
12.950
15.500
12.100
12.300
78.450
12.
Þórólfsson, Anton H.
ISL
12.750
12.450
11.150
15.000
11.850
12.450
75.650
13.
Foo, George
SWE
11.800
11.250
14.100
15.500
12.750
0.000
65.400
14.
Samuelsen, Tore
NOR
12.700
0.000
14.250
15.000
12.400
10.800
65.100
15.
Valgeirsson, Jonas
ISL
12.900
9.700
12.900
14.850
0.000
12.200
62.550
16.
Oikari, Toni
FIN
13.750
0.000
0.000
15.600
11.550
13.000
53.900
17.
Tehler, Elof
SWE
11.100
0.000
0.000
15.250
13.400
13.650
53.400
18.
Kristjánsson, Dýri
ISL
12.350
0.000
0.000
14.900
13.100
12.900
53.250
19.
Christensen, Thomas
DEN
13.300
0.000
0.000
15.400
0.000
13.700
42.400
20.
Alexandersson, Rúnar
ISL
0.000
13.250
13.900
0.000
14.300
0.000
41.450
21.
Larsen, Daniel
NOR
12.650
11.900
0.000
15.650
0.000
0.000
40.200
22.
Solem, Kristian
NOR
0.000
11.750
0.000
0.000
12.400
13.050
37.200
23.
Hirschorn, David
DEN
0.000
10.750
14.900
0.000
9.350
0.000
35.000
24.
Stenberg, Måns
SWE
0.000
9.500
12.900
0.000
0.000
12.500
34.900
25.
Øster, Høgni R.
FÖR
12.150
0.000
0.000
14.700
0.000
0.000
26.850
26.
Dam, Rósing
FÖR
11.600
0.000
0.000
14.400
0.000
0.000
26.000
27.
Eiriksfoss, Øssur D.
FÖR
11.000
0.000
0.000
14.050
0.000
0.000
25.050
28.
Torkkel, Olli
FIN
0.000
0.000
15.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
15.000


Event Finals

Floor

1. Boström, Jimmi (SWE) 14.600
2. Oikari,Toni (FIN) 14.150
3. Aalto, Sami (FIN) 14.100
4. Kristmannsson, Róbert (ISL) 13.800
5. Jansen, Espen (NOR) 13.300
6. Slånvall, Björn (SWE) 12.650
6. Nielsen, Jeppe V. (DEN) 12.650


Pommel Horse
1. Aalto, Sami (FIN) 14.400
2. Alexandersson, Rúnar (ISL) 14.000
3. Vammen, Helge (DEN) 13.450
4. Kuusela, Ilkka (FIN) 13.200
4. Slånvall, Björn (SWE) 13.200
6. Þórólfsson, Anton H. (ISL) 10.950
7. Rasmussen, Henrik K. (DEN) 10.750


Rings
1. Hirschorn, David (DEN) 15.000
2. Aalto, Sami (FIN) 14.500
3. Torkkel, Olli (FIN) 14.400
4. Slånvall, Björn (SWE) 13.900
5. Samuelsen, Tore (NOR) 13.550
6. Foo, George (SWE) 13.450

Vault
1. Larsen, Daniel (NOR) 15.600 / 15.450 = 15.525
2. Vammen, Helge (DEN) 15.800 / 15.200 = 15.500
3. Koivunen, Riku (FIN) 15.500 / 15.350 = 15.425
4. Nielsen, Jeppe V. (DEN) 15.800 / 14.800 = 15.300
5. Oikari, Toni (FIN) 15.600 / 14.050 = 14.825
6. Kristmannsson, Róbert (ISL) 15.500 / 13.500 = 14.500


Parallel Bars
1. Alexandersson, Rúnar (ISL) 14.100
2. Vammen, Helge (DEN)13.600
3. Aalto, Sami (FIN) 13.500
4. Slånvall, Björn (SWE) 13.300
5. Tehler, Elof (SWE) 12.650
6. Nielsen, Jeppe V. (DEN) 12.600


High Bar
1. Slånvall, Björn (SWE) 14.650
2. Jansen, Espen (NOR) 14.350
3. Vammen, Helge (DEN) 13.900
4. Aalto, Sami (FIN) 13.850
5. Koivunen, Riku (FIN) 13.600
6. Rasmussen, Henrik K. (DEN) 10.900

Women
 
Team

R
Name
CTY
V
UB
BB
FX
Total
1.
Sweden
SWE
39.750
36.500
38.300
39.700
154.250
2.
Finland
FIN
39.750
37.500
36.700
39.200
153.150
3.
Norway
NOR
38.950
37.100
38.050
38.300
152.400
4.
Iceland
ISL
39.500
35.000
38.950
37.550
151.000
5.
Denmark
DEN
38.550
29.300
30.250
32.750
130.850
6.
Faroe Islands
FÖR
33.700
0.000
27.150
32.750
93.600


All Around

R
Name
CTY
V
UB
BB
FX
Total
1.
Pálsdóttir, Sif
ISL
13.800
14.150
13.550
13.300
54.800
2.
Wagner, Veronika
SWE
13.950
12.350
13.950
14.200
54.450
3.
Buer, Charlotte
NOR
13.350
12.750
12.800
13.650
52.550
4.
Sarpaneva, Dora
FIN
13.100
12.100
12.800
13.150
51.150
5.
Maaranen, Annamari
FIN
13.450
12.150
12.000
13.250
50.850
6.
Backe, Josefine
SWE
12.850
12.050
11.850
13.000
49.750
7.
Lappetelänen, Noora
FIN
13.200
11.400
11.400
12.800
48.800
8.
Hansson, Julie
NOR
12.500
11.100
12.650
11.600
47.850
9.
Gunnarsd, Inga Rós
ISL
13.100
10.550
11.800
12.250
47.700
10.
Karlsdóttir, Margrét
ISL
12.600
9.900
13.600
11.300
47.400
11.
Andersson, Guro
NOR
13.100
8.850
11.000
11.250
44.200
12.
Lauritsen, Michelle
DEN
12.900
10.950
10.100
10.050
44.000
13.
Offersgaard, Miriam
DEN
13.150
9.150
10.500
10.650
43.450
14.
Rathja, Linea
DEN
12.500
7.400
9.300
10.950
40.150
15.
Lindevall, Emma
SWE
12.950
12.100
0.000
12.450
37.500
16.
Helminen, Fanni
FIN
12.850
0.000
11.900
12.400
37.150
17.
Sunebäck, Emma
SWE
0.000
11.100
12.500
12.500
36.100
18.
Jaeger, Marie
DEN
12.050
0.000
9.650
11.150
32.850
19.
Durhuus, Elinborg T.
FÖR
11.300
0.000
10.100
11.000
32.400
20.
Knudsen, Anita
FÖR
11.200
0.000
9.100
11.250
31.550
21.
Poulsen, Monika W.
FÖR
11.200
0.000
7.950
10.500
29.650
22.
Kleppe, Astrid
NOR
0.000
0.000
12.600
13.050
25.650
23.
Hvetlandet, Malin
SWE
12.800
0.000
11.650
0.000
24.450
24.
Sveinsdóttir, Sara Sif
ISL
12.350
0.000
0.000
12.000
24.350
25.
Benónýsdóttir, Birta
ISL
0.000
10.300
10.150
0.000
20.450
26.
Hansson, Kathrine
NOR
0.000
13.250
0.000
0.000
13.250
26.
Kokko, Kiira
FIN
0.000
13.250
0.000
0.000
13.250
28.
Hulgaard, Mette
DEN
0.000
9.200
0.000
0.000
9.200
29.
Hoydal, Brim H.
FÖR
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000



Event Finals

Vault

1. Wagner, Veronika (SWE) 14.000 / 13.600 = 13.800
2. Andersson, Guro (NOR) 13.150 / 13.650 = 13.400
3. Maaranen, Annamari (FIN) 13.450 / 13.350 = 13.400
4. Lappetelänen, Noora (FIN) 13.300 / 12.950 - 13.125
5. Offersgaard, Miriam (DEN) 13.250 / 12.950 = 13.100
6. Lindevall, Emma (SWE) 12.950 / 12.900 - 12.925


Bars
1. Pálsdóttir, Sif (ISL) 13.650
2. Maaranen, Annamari (FIN) 12.950
3. Hansson, Kathrine (NOR) 12.300
4. Kokko, Kiira (FIN) 11.700
5. Buer, Charlotte (NOR) 11.200
6. Wagner, Veronika (SWE) 9.250


Beam
1. Wagner, Veronika (SWE) 14.250
2. Pálsdóttir, Sif (ISL) 13.100
3. Buer, Charlotte (NOR) 12.850
4. Hansson, Julie (NOR) 12.750
5. Sarpaneva, Dora (FIN) 12.550
6. Karlsdóttir, Margrét (ISL) 12.050


Floor
1. Wagner, Veronika (SWE) 13.750
2. Pálsdóttir, Sif (ISL) 13.600
3. Maaranen, Annamari (FIN) 13.450
3. Buer, Charlotte (NOR) 13.450
5. Sarpaneva, Dora (FIN) 13.400
6. Kleppe, Astrid (NOR) 12.550