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Brazil and Colombia dominated the 9th South American Gymnastics Championships, which concluded Monday in Sogamoso, Colombia.
 2008 Olympian Jorge Hugo Giraldo (Colombia)2008 Olympian Jorge Hugo Giraldo, who helped Colombia to its best-ever performance at the recent world championships, won three gold medals for the host nation in Sogamoso.
Giraldo led Colombia (266.133) to a close victory over Brazil (263.601). Argentina (242.333) won the bronze over Peru (209.934).
Colombia finished 1-2 in the men's all-around, with Giraldo winning the title over teammate Didier Lugo. Brazilian veteran Mosiah Rodrigues won the bronze.
In the women's competition, Priscila Cobello led her Brazilian team (167.600) to an easy victory over Colombia (147.017) and Argentina (144.683). Chile finished fourth (123.933).
Cobello, who competed on vault and floor exercise at October's world championships, led a Brazilian sweep of the women's all-around. Cobello won the title over 2008 Olympian Ana Claudia Silva and 2009 world team member Khiuani Dias.
Dias won uneven bars in finals, where Cobello added golds on balance beam and floor exercise to her haul.
Colombia's Catalina Escobar and Yurani Avendaño prevented a Brazilian sweep of the women's competition with a 1-2 finish on vault.
Colombia's four gold medals in Sogamosa follow a record finish for its gymnasts at the 2009 World Championships, held Oct. 13-18 in London.
"During the worlds in London — after nearly 10 years of participating in these events — two athletes managed to qualify for finals," Juan Navor Medina, president of the Colombian Gymnastics Federation, told IG on Tuesday.
Giraldo finished 17th in preliminaries, and ultimately finished 13th in the all-around final. He also placed 10th on parallel bars and was the second reserve athlete to the final.
Jessica Gil qualified sixth to the floor exercise final, but was unable to finish her routine in the final after taking a bad fall. (She was not injured.)
Medina is hopeful Colombian gymnasts can continue their hot streak since 2007, when Giraldo and Nathalia Sanchez qualified to the 2008 Olympics.
"Plans are in the works for full teams trying to contend for the 2012 Olympics in London," Medina said. "Likewise we have a good chance of qualifying a gymnast to the 2010 Youth Olympic Games."
The regional qualification for the first Youth Olympic Games takes place during the Pan American Junior Championships, which begin Wednesday in Aracaju, Brazil.
Colombia will see more international competition in 2010, with Medellin playing host to the 9th South American Games in March. In July, the capital of Bogota will be the site of the trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics competitions at the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games. Artistic competition will be held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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9th South American Gymnastics Championships
Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Sogamoso, Colombia
| Women's All-Around | VT | UB | BB | FX | AA |
| 1. | Priscila Cobello |  | 13.600 | 13.800 | 13.450 | 13.500 | 54.350 |
| 2. | Ana Claudia Silva | | 13.100 | 12.900 | 13.000 | 12.700 | 51.700 |
| 3. | Khiuani Dias | | 13.100 | 13.650 | 12.450 | 12.350 | 51.550 |
| 4. | Catalina Escobar |  | 14.467 | 12.400 | 11.500 | 13.100 | 51.467 |
| 5. | Yurani Avendaño | | 13.200 | 12.700 | 11.100 | 12.250 | 49.250 |
| 6. | Ayelen Tarabini |  | 13.500 | 10.550 | 12.600 | 12.300 | 48.950 |
| 7. | Agustina Estarli | | 12.733 | 11.350 | 11.700 | 12.400 | 48.183 |
| 8. | Domenica Villalba |  | 13.000 | 10.500 | 12.350 | 11.800 | 47.650 |
| 9. | Jhoannys Sotillo |  | 12.500 | 12.100 | 11.400 | 11.600 | 47.600 |
| 10. | Carolina Oliveira | | 12.167 | 11.300 | 12.150 | 11.850 | 47.467 |
| 11. | Lucila Estarli | | 13.300 | 10.200 | 11.800 | 11.700 | 47.000 |
| 13. | Gabriela Gomez | | 13.100 | 10.900 | 10.900 | 11.300 | 46.200 |
| 14. | Mariela Bovone | | 12.633 | 10.750 | 10.400 | 10.950 | 44.733 |
| 15. | Martina Castro |  | 12.733 | 8.750 | 10.700 | 12.050 | 44.233 |
| 16. | Eliana Gonzalez | | 13.100 | 10.100 | 10.050 | 10.550 | 43.800 |
| 17. | Macarena Riquelme | | 12.600 | 8.350 | 9.600 | 11.300 | 41.850 |
| 18. | Andrea Camino Bonicelli |  | 11.433 | 8.250 | 9.800 | 9.950 | 39.433 |
| 19. | Andrea Radrigan | | 11.700 | 7.600 | 7.850 | 9.600 | 36.750 |
| 20. | Carina Hube | | 0.000 | 8.700 | 5.400 | 0.000 | 14.100 |
| Men's All-Around | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | AA |
| 1. | Jorge Hugo Giraldo | | 14.367 | 13.400 | 13.767 | 15.633 | 14.900 | 14.200 | 86.267 |
| 2. | Didier Lugo | | 14.133 | 13.600 | 14.333 | 15.467 | 14.200 | 14.000 | 85.733 |
| 3. | Mosiah Rodrigues | | 13.633 | 14.467 | 13.633 | 15.567 | 13.800 | 14.100 | 85.200 |
| 4. | Federico Molinari | | 14.100 | 11.700 | 14.367 | 15.633 | 13.533 | 13.500 | 82.833 |
| 5. | Francisco Barreto | | 13.100 | 12.500 | 14.033 | 15.100 | 13.433 | 14.400 | 82.566 |
| 7. | Sergio Eras | | 13.400 | 13.267 | 14.400 | 14.667 | 13.867 | 12.767 | 82.368 |
| 8. | Caio Costa | | 12.467 | 13.433 | 14.400 | 13.400 | 14.167 | 13.700 | 81.567 |
| 9. | Osvaldo Martinez Erazun | | 12.367 | 11.967 | 14.267 | 15.000 | 12.867 | 12.467 | 78.935 |
| 10. | Nicolas Cordoba | | 13.300 | 11.533 | 12.633 | 14.700 | 12.567 | 13.200 | 77.933 |
| 11. | Mario Gorosito | | 12.900 | 9.800 | 13.733 | 14.833 | 12.533 | 13.333 | 77.132 |
| 12. | Jose Rivera Quilla | | 12.000 | 9.467 | 12.167 | 13.400 | 10.600 | 11.767 | 69.401 |
| 13. | Suarez Luis Ramirez | | 12.467 | 7.833 | 11.100 | 13.500 | 11.767 | 11.467 | 68.134 |
| 14. | Daniel Abad | | 12.133 | 9.967 | 9.967 | 13.500 | 12.567 | 9.733 | 67.867 |
| 15. | David Castellanos | | 13.967 | 12.433 | 14.233 | 0.000 | 13.000 | 13.300 | 66.933 |
| 16. | David Figueroa Aguirre | | 13.233 | 7.500 | 11.033 | 13.333 | 8.067 | 10.500 | 63.666 |
| 17. | Mario Berrios Cruz | | 13.833 | 1.233 | 9.233 | 15.167 | 11.900 | 11.733 | 63.099 |
| 18. | Fabian Meza | | 0.000 | 13.333 | 0.000 | 14.533 | 13.100 | 13.967 | 54.933 |
| Women's Vault Final | D Score 1 | D Score 2 | Score |
| 1. | Catalina Escobar | | 5.3 | 4.6 | 13.400 |
| 2. | Yurani Avendaño | | 4.4 | 4.4 | 13.038 |
| 3. | Carolina Oliveira | | 5.0 | 4.4 | 12.950 |
| 4. | Eliana Gonzalez | | 4.4 | 4.4 | 12.850 |
| 5. | Estarli Lucila | | 4.6 | 4.6 | 12.675 |
| 6. | Priscila Cobello | | 4.6 | 4.4 | 12.438 |
| 7. | Villalba Domenia | | 4.0 | 4.6 | 11.813 |
| 8. | Martina Castro | | 5.0 | 0.0 | 6.725 |
| Uneven Bars Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Khiuani Dias | | 5.1 | 13.525 |
| 2. | Priscila Cobello | | 5.2 | 13.350 |
| 3. | Catalina Escobar | | 5.1 | 12.575 |
| 4. | Jhoannys Sotillo | | 4.9 | 12.525 |
| 5. | Yurani Avendaño | | 5.4 | 12.300 |
| 6. | Domenica Villalba | | 4.2 | 11.700 |
| 7. | Agustina Estarli | | 4.2 | 11.450 |
| 8. | Mariela Bovone | | 3.7 | 11.150 |
| Balance Beam Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Priscila Cobello | | 5.2 | 13.325 |
| 2. | Ana Claudia Silva | | 4.9 | 13.300 |
| 3. | Ayelen Tarabini | | 4.6 | 11.925 |
| 4. | Lucila Estarli | | 4.7 | 11.725 |
| 5. | Domenia Villalba | | 5.1 | 11.150 |
| 6. | Avendaño Yurani | | 4.1 | 11.000 |
| 7. | Catalina Escobar | | 4.8 | 10.725 |
| 8. | Jhoannys Sotillo | | 3.9 | 10.400 |
| Women's Floor Exercise Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Priscila Cobello | | 5.2 | 13.175 |
| 2. | Ana Claudia Silva | | 4.8 | 12.950 |
| 3. | Catalina Escobar | | 5.1 | 12.825 |
| 4. | Agustina Estarli | | 4.8 | 12.625 |
| 5. | Martina Castro Estarli | | 5.0 | 12.075 |
| 6. | Ayelen Tarabini | | 5.2 | 12.000 |
| 7. | Domenia Villalba | | 4.7 | 11.450 |
| 8. | Yurani Avendaño | | 4.5 | 9.925 |
| Men's Floor Exercise Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Mario Berrios Cruz | | 5.5 | 14.250 |
| 2. | Federico Molinari | | 5.6 | 14.150 |
| 2. | Mosiah Rodrigues | | 5.5 | 14.150 |
| 4. | Sergio Eras | | 4.9 | 13.350 |
| 5. | David Figueroa Aguirre | | 5.1 | 12.950 |
| 6. | Daniel Abad | | 4.4 | 12.400 |
| 7. | Osvaldo Martinez | | 5.1 | 12.400 |
| 8. | Didier Lugo | | 4.7 | 10.550 |
| Pommel Horse Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Mosiah Rodrigues | | 6.0 | 14.700 |
| 2. | Jorge Hugo Giraldo | | 6.1 | 14.150 |
| 3. | Federico Molinari | | 5.1 | 13.650 |
| 4. | Mario Gorosito | | 5.3 | 12.800 |
| 5. | Fabian Mesa | | 5.9 | 12.650 |
| 6. | Daniel Abad | | 4.5 | 12.450 |
| 7. | Costa Caio | | 5.6 | 11.950 |
| 8. | Jose Quilla Rivera | | 4.1 | 11.600 |
| Still Rings Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Federico Molinari | | 5.9 | 14.900 |
| 2. | Jorge Hugo Giraldo | | 6.3 | 14.800 |
| 3. | Osvaldo Martinez | | 6.1 | 14.550 |
| 4. | David Castellanos | | 6.3 | 14.100 |
| 5. | Sergio Eras | | 6.5 | 13.850 |
| 6. | Costa Caio | | 6.2 | 13.600 |
| 7. | Jose Quilla Rivera | | 5.1 | 12.150 |
| 8. | Luis Ramirez Suarez | | 4.3 | 11.600 |
| Men's Vault Final | D Score 1 | D Score 2 | Score |
| 1. | Francisco Barreto | | 5.8 | 5.400 | 14.775 |
| 2. | Mario Berrios Cruz | | 5.8 | 5.400 | 14.750 |
| 3. | Osvaldo Martinez | | 5.4 | 5.800 | 14.125 |
| 4. | Jose Quilla Rivera | | 5.4 | 4.600 | 13.250 |
| 5. | Daniel Abad | | 4.6 | 4.200 | 13.125 |
| Parallel Bars Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Jorge Hugo Giraldo | | 6.0 | 14.950 |
| 2. | Caio Costa | | 5.7 | 14.450 |
| 3. | Federico Molinari | | 5.9 | 14.050 |
| 4. | Deivy Castellanos | | 5.6 | 13.150 |
| 5. | Daniel Abad | | 4.6 | 12.550 |
| 6. | Mario Berrios Cruz | | 4.2 | 12.500 |
| 7. | Osvaldo Martinez | | 5.1 | 12.350 |
| 8. | Sergio Eras | | 5.1 | 11.800 |
| High Bar Final | D Score | Score |
| 1. | Francisco Barreto | | 5.9 | 14.500 |
| 2. | Mosiah Rodrigues | | 6.1 | 14.100 |
| 3. | Nicolas Cordoba | | 5.4 | 13.750 |
| 4. | Jorge Hugo Giraldo | | 5.7 | 13.450 |
| 5. | Federico Molinari | | 5.0 | 13.450 |
| 6. | Mario Berrios Cruz | | 4.6 | 11.900 |
| 7. | Jose Quilla Rivera | | 4.4 | 11.300 |
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