FIG World Cup

FIG World Cup refers to a number of events organized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) across seven competitive gymnastics disciplines: 1) acrobatic gymnastics, 2) aerobic gymnastics, 3) men's artistic gymnastics, 4) women's artistic gymnastics, 5) women's rhythmic gymnastics, 6) trampoline and tumbling, and 7) parkour.[1][2]

History

The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) hosted the first Artistic Gymnastics World Cup on an international scale in 1975. This event was an original competition reserved for the best gymnasts, bringing together competitors in all around competition and in apparatus finals. This initiative was taken in a particular context, since the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place every four years.[3]

In 1983, FIG decided to hold a Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup for the first time, after six editions of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. At the time, the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were also held every four years. The World Cup events were upheld only until 1990, since FIG decided to host the Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships every year starting in 1991.

Acrobatic gymnastics, a discipline not recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation prior to 1999, had World Cup events held from 1975 to 1993, organized by the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA). Similarly, trampoline and tumbling World Cup events were organized from 1993 to 1997 by the Fédération Internationale de Trampoline (FIT). FIG later recognized IFSA and FIT World Cup events as official FIG World Cup competitions.[3]

In 1997, the World Cup was revived as a series of qualifying events for a period of two years, culminating in a final event that was known as the World Cup Final. The different stages, known as World Cup Qualifiers, mostly served the purpose of awarding points to gymnasts according to their placements.[4][5][6][7] These points would be added up over the two-year period to qualify a limited number of gymnasts to the biennial World Cup Final event.[8][9][10] In 2001, FIG hosted the World Series for aerobic gymnastics for the first time, equivalent to the World Cup format, which lasted until 2007. The World Cup Final event for all disciplines was terminated in 2008.[11]

Beginning in 2009, the World Cup has been competed strictly as a series of stages with no culminating final event. In each of the stages, medals are awarded to the top three gymnasts or groups in each event, as well as prize money. In 2018, parkour was recognized as a discipline by FIG, and World Cup stages were held for the first time in collaboration with the Festival International des Sports Extrêmes (FISE).

FIG World Cup Final

The World Cup Finals were held as the final event of the World Cup circuit for each of the disciplines in gymnastics until 2008. The International Gymnastics Federation officially recognizes only a number of events as World Cup Final events, as shown below.[12][13][14][15][16]

Acrobatic gymnastics

YearEventLocation
19751st IFSA World CupSwitzerland Widnau
19772nd IFSA World CupPoland Katowice
19813rd IFSA World CupSwitzerland Widnau
19834th IFSA World CupUnited States Cedar Rapids
19855th IFSA World CupChina Beijing
19876th IFSA World CupUnited States Baton Rouge
19897th IFSA World CupSoviet Union Riga
19918th IFSA World CupJapan Tokyo
19939th IFSA World CupBulgaria Sofia
20031st FIG World Cup FinalRussia Krasnodar
20072nd FIG World Cup FinalBelgium Puurs

Aerobic gymnastics

YearEventLocation
20011st World Series FinalItaly Rimini
20032nd World Series FinalRussia Saint Petersburg
20073rd World Series FinalFrance Rodez

Artistic gymnastics

YearHeader textLocationType
19751st World Cup FinalUnited Kingdom LondonC II - All Around
19772nd World Cup FinalSpain OviedoC II - All Around
19783rd World Cup FinalBrazil São PauloC II - All Around
19794th World Cup FinalJapan TokyoC II - All Around
19805th World Cup FinalCanada TorontoC II - All Around
19826th World Cup FinalSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ZagrebC II - All Around
19867th World Cup FinalChina BeijingC II - All Around
19908th World Cup FinalBelgium BrusselsC II - All Around
19989th World Cup FinalJapan SabaeC III - Apparatus
200010th World Cup FinalUnited Kingdom GlasgowC III - Apparatus
200211th World Cup FinalGermany StuttgartC III - Apparatus
200412th World Cup FinalUnited Kingdom BirminghamC III - Apparatus
200613th World Cup FinalBrazil São PauloC III - Apparatus
200814th World Cup FinalSpain MadridC III - Apparatus

Rhythmic gymnastics

YearEventLocation
1983[17]1st World Cup FinalSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade
1986[18]2nd World Cup FinalJapan Tokyo
19903rd World Cup FinalBelgium Brussels
20004th World Cup FinalUnited Kingdom Glasgow
20025th World Cup FinalGermany Stuttgart
20046th World Cup FinalRussia Moscow
20067th World Cup FinalJapan Mie
2008[19]8th World Cup FinalSpain Benidorm

Trampoline gymnastics

YearEventLocation
19931st World Cup (FIT)Germany Frankfurt
19952nd World Cup (FIT)Denmark Copenhagen
19973rd World Cup (FIT)Germany Dessau
19994th World Cup (FIG)Portugal Faro
20005th World Cup (FIG)Germany Dessau
20026th World Cup (FIG)Germany Hanover
20047th World Cup (FIG)Algeria Algiers
20068th World Cup (FIG)United Kingdom Birmingham
20089th World Cup (FIG)Russia Togliatti

World Cup series

Since 2009, the World Cup has been contested as a series of stages with no World Cup Final event, across all seven disciplines.

Artistic gymnastics

From 2009 to 2010, events at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series were divided into Category A and Category B; Category A events were reserved for invited athletes only, while Category B events were open to all athletes. In 2011 and 2012, the individual apparatus competitions were renamed World Challenge Cups while the all-around competitions retained the World Cup name. Currently, the World Cup series is divided into three groups: the 1) All-Around World Cup series, 2) World Challenge Cup series, and 3) Individual Apparatus World Cup series. All of the (Individual Apparatus) World Challenge Cup competitions remain open to every gymnast, while All-Around World Cup competitions are by invitation only, according to the results of the previous World Championships or Olympic Games.[20]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Since 2009, the World Cup has been competed as a series of events held in different countries throughout the period of one year.[21] From 2009 to 2016, events at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series were divided into Category A and Category B; Category A events were reserved for invited athletes, while Category B events were open to all athletes. Since 2017, the World Cup series is divided in: 1) the World Cup series; and 2) the World Challenge Cup series. All of the World Cup and World Challenge Cup events are open to all athletes.[22]

The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup should not be confused with the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Series.

Other disciplines

As of 2018, series of World Cup events are held yearly in acrobatic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as parkour. All events are organized and sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation.

Successful nations

What follows are lists of nations which have earned at least one medal at one of the stages of the FIG World Cup circuit, divided by discipline. The events are sometimes referred to as World Series, World Cup or World Challenge Cup, depending on the format and the discipline contested. Only senior events were considered for the making of the lists.[23][24][25][26][27]

Acrobatic gymnastics

Results accounted for include: 1) the different editions of the IFSA World Cup from 1975 to 1993; 2) World Series Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers (i.e., stages which merely qualified for the World Series/Cup Final) held by FIG from 2002 to 2007; 3) FIG World Series/Cup Final events, held twice (2003 and 2007); and 4) the different stages of the World Cup Series, from 2008 to 2018.


Aerobic gymnastics

Results accounted for include: 1) World Series Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers (i.e., stages which merely qualified for the World Series/Cup Final) held by FIG from 2000 to 2007; 2) FIG World Series/Cup Final events, held three times (2001, 2003 and 2007); and 3) the different stages of the World Cup Series, from 2008 to 2018.


Artistic gymnastics

Results accounted for include: 1) the standalone World Cup events staged eight times from 1975 to 1990; 2) World Cup Qualifiers (i.e., stages which merely qualified for the World Cup Final) held by FIG from 1997 to 2008; 3) FIG World Cup Final events, held six times between 1998 and 2008; 4) both Category A and Category B World Cup formats of the World Cup Qualifiers (1997 to 2008) and World Cup Series (2009 to 2012); and 5) all of the World Cup (2009 to 2018) and World Challenge Cup (2013 to 2018) events.


Parkour

Results accounted for include the different stages of the FIG World Cup circuit, started in 2018 in collaboration with the Festival International des Sports Extrêmes (FISE).


Rhythmic gymnastics

Results accounted for include: 1) the standalone World Cup events staged three times (1983, 1986 and 1990); 2) World Cup Qualifiers (i.e., stages which merely qualified for the World Cup Final) held by FIG from 1999 to 2008; 3) FIG World Cup Final events, held five times between 2000 and 2008; 4) both Category A and Category B World Cup formats of the World Cup Qualifiers (1999 to 2008) and World Cup Series (2009 to 2016); and 5) all of the World Cup (2009 to 2018) and World Challenge Cup (2017 to 2018) events.


Trampoline and tumbling gymnastics

Results accounted for include: 1) the different editions of the FIT World Cup from 1984 to 1998; 2) FIT World Cup Final events, held three times (1993, 1995 and 1997); 3) World Cup Qualifiers (i.e., stages which merely qualified for the World Cup Final) held by FIG from 1999 to 2008; 4) FIG World Cup Final events, held six times between 1999 and 2008; and 5) the different stages of the World Cup Series, from 2009 to 2018.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Gymnastics - canadiansportforlife.ca
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  7. ↑ Sports Acrobatics - 2005 World Cup Qualifier
  8. ↑ Technique Magazine, November/December 2000, page 47
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  10. ↑ Sports Acrobatics - 2007 World Cup Final
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  13. ↑ FIG - Aerobic gymnastics
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  26. ↑ Gymn Forum - Results
  27. ↑ Sports Acrobatics
  28. ↑ The Sports - 2016 Maia World Cup women's results
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 The Sports - 2014 Maia World Cup women's results
  30. 1 2 Longines Timing - 2003 World Cup Final
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sports Acrobatics - 1977 World Cup
  32. 1 2 Sports Acrobatics - 1993 World Cup
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  34. ↑ The Sports - 2015 Maia World Cup
  35. ↑ The Sports - 2014 Maia World Cup men's results
  36. ↑ The Sports - 2012 Maia World Cup
  37. ↑ Sports Acrobatics - 1991 World Cup
  38. ↑ The Sports - 2015 Geneva World Cup
  39. ↑ 2006 Flanders World Cup
  40. ↑ Sports Acrobatics - 1975 World Cup
  41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Suzuki World Cup (2010-2016)
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  44. 1 2 GymMedia - 2001 World Series Final
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  46. ↑ Austria World Cup 2012
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  50. ↑ 2013 Borovets World Cup official results
  51. 1 2 2015 The Sports - Catanhede World Cup
  52. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2014 Ghent World Cup
  53. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gymnastics Results - 2014 Ljubljana Challenge Cup
  54. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gymnastics Results - 2015 Doha Challenge Cup
  55. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gymnastics Results - 2016 Szombathely Challenge Cup
  56. 1 2 3 4 5 Gymnastics Results - 2016 Baku Challenge Cup
  57. 1 2 3 4 5 Gymnastics Results - 2015 Varna Challenge Cup
  58. 1 2 Gymnastics Results - 2014 Doha Challenge Cup
  59. 1 2 Gymnastics Results - 2015 São Paulo Challenge Cup
  60. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2017 Doha Challenge Cup
  61. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gymnastics Results - 2015 Anadia Challenge Cup
  62. 1 2 Gymnastics Results - 2005 Maribor World Cup
  63. 1 2 3 Gymn-Forum - 1977 World Cup
  64. 1 2 3 4 GymMedia - 2003 Thessaloniki World Cup
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  66. 1 2 3 GymMedia - 1999/2000 World Cup Circuit
  67. ↑ Results - 2018 Melbourne World Cup
  68. ↑ GymMedia - 2011 Doha Challenge Cup
  69. 1 2 Gymnastics Results - 2011 Maribor Challenge Cup
  70. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2016 Mersin Challenge Cup
  71. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2016 Varna Challenge Cup
  72. 1 2 Gymnastics Results - 2016 Ljubljana Challenge Cup
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  75. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2006 Maribor World Cup
  76. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2010 Doha World Cup
  77. ↑ Gymnastics Results - 2007 Moscow World Cup
  78. ↑ Gymn-Forum - 1978 World Cup
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  80. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 FIG - Hiroshima 2018 - Parkour
  81. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Sports - Minsk 2013
  82. 1 2 3 4 5 Rsg.net - Bochum 1999
  83. 1 2 3 4 Sports 123 - World Cup Final - Ribbon
  84. 1 2 The Sports - Lisbon 2013
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  86. 1 2 Sports 123 - World Cup Final - Groups
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  88. ↑ FIG Database - Berlin 2016
  89. 1 2 The Sports 123 - Tashkent World Cup
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  92. ↑ FIG Gymnastics - 2014 Minsk World Cup
  93. ↑ FIG Gymnastics - 2014 Loule World Cup
  94. 1 2 2003 Prague World Cup women's synchro
  95. 1 2 The Sports - 2012 Loule World Cup
  96. ↑ The Sports - 2011 Kawasaki World Cup
  97. 1 2 3 The Sports - 2010 Loule World Cup
  98. 1 2 The Sports - 2010 Wroclaw World Cup
  99. ↑ The Sports - 2016 Coimbra World Cup
  100. 1 2 3 GymMedia - 2005 Krasnodar World Cup
  101. ↑ 2003 Flanders World Cup
  102. 1 2 3 GymMedia - 2005 Sofia World Cup
  103. ↑ The Sports - 2016 Arosa World Cup
  104. ↑ FIG Gymnastics - 2015 Loule World Cup
  105. 1 2 The Sports - 2010 Ghent World Cup
  106. ↑ 1989 London World Cup
  107. ↑ Trampoline Bulgaria - 2012 Sofia World Cup
  108. ↑ 2012 Albacete World Cup
  109. 1 2 The Sports - 2012 Albacete World Cup
  110. ↑ The Sports - 2015 Mouilleron le Captif World Cup
  111. ↑ 1984 Antibes World Cup
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