Thirteen-year-old American Jordyn Wieber bested her US teammate, 16-year-old Olympian Bridget Sloan for the American Cup title, 60.20-59.60. Wieber got an early edge from her Amanar vault, and in the end it was that vault that made the difference: Sloan and Wieber tied on bars, and were within a tenth of each other on both floor and beam.
In the men’s competition, German Olympian Fabian Hambuechen pulled out the victory over American David Sender on the last event. Hambuechen’s 15.75 on high bar — an event he won at the 2007 Worlds — enabled him to edge Sender 90.65-90.45. Olympian Joey Hagerty placed third with an 89.55. …
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