Gymnastics

Höck misses last chance to qualify for the Olympics!

Vinzenz Höck's dream of taking part in the Olympic Games in Paris has been shattered! 

At the third stage of the four-part Olympic qualifying series, the 28-year-old from Graz was eliminated in Baku (Azerbaijan). Another botched ring dismount meant only twelfth place at this World Cup. This means that the Olympic qualification - two tickets are still awarded per apparatus - is no longer mathematically possible.

"... and in the end I still threw it away!"
"I already knew after the World Cup in Cottbus two weeks ago that things weren't looking good for Paris. Now the train has finally left without me. I'm really annoyed with myself, because my routine today was really nice - and I threw it away in the end," said a disappointed Höck.