15. Dezember 2003
Canberra / Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
Swiss Roman Gisi best European at Canberra Cup

As every year the Chinese and Japanese Juniors use the Canberra Cup in Australia for the step up into the world of international gymnastics. The Asians were impressive through extraordinary good technical preparation and routine form, in particular on pommel horse, Parallel Bars and High Bar. In the end the winner was H Mizutori 53.90 points from Japan, in front of Li Guang Yao 52.55 points from China and in third was Roman Gisi 52.30 points from Switzerland, who left...

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15. Dezember 2003
Nantes / Frankreich
Artistic Gymnastics
French Men s team beats China

It was a big surprise, that the French men's team of artistic gymnastics won the friendly meet against a team from the world champion China in Nantes / France with a score of 165,925 vs. 164,425
The French women's team however lost agaist the Chinese guests with 105,550 : 107,050, just as
the national squads of Rhythmic gymnastics (166,300 : 196,450)...

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14. Dezember 2003
Plano / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Yerimbetov won All-around of Lukin Invitational

The winner in 2001 and second last year, Kazakhstan's Yernar Yerimbetov was the all-around winner of the Valery Liukin Invitational, held yesterday in Plano, Texas.
Finishing behind Yerimbetov was a trio of U.S. team members. Runner-up Brett McClure led early in the competition until a fall on his parallel bars dismount. McClure won the event despite the fall (9.250), and also placed second on pommel horse. On third came Steve McCain...

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13. Dezember 2003
Berlin, Cologne / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Oksana Chusovitina: An extraordinary Women!

A battle not only for sportive glory...
Never before during the last 30 years of modern women’s artistic gymnastics there has been a 28-year old World Champion.
In Anaheim this has been realized by the unresting Oksana Chusovitina from Uzbekistan who now lives in Cologne/ Germany.< br> We met this extraordinary athlete in Berlin where she has been the star of the gala GYMMOTION.
She seems to be a bit tired now after so many competitions and...

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9. Dezember 2003
Nagoya / Japan
Artistic Gymnastics
CHUNICHI CUP 2003

Defending champion Hiroyuki Tomita (56,625) earned victory over teammate Naoya Tsukahara (56,150), at the annual Chunichi Cup 2003, held last weekend in Nagoya, Japan. Finishing third was the Chinese Feng Jing (55,875), the world all-around champion 2001, Ghent.
World champion Svetlana Khorkina (RUS; 36.775 ) won the all-around title in women's category and edged Romanian Andreea Munteanu (36.700.
Finishing third was the second Romanian Oana Ban with a score of 36,675 points.

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