28. Februar 2004
Cottbus / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
The first Winner in Cottbus: The Hotels!

World Cup as an economical Factor !
The managements of the top hotels in Cottbus are very happy this year about the situation one week before: They are sell off already!!
More than 170 participants and about 2,000 accomodations.... that's a doubble new record in the long history of this European tournament.
So this world cup is a real economical factor now in the area of Lausitz, an area with a lot of gravely economical problems! This...

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28. Februar 2004
Cottbus / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: 28th Tournament of Masters (World Cup)

One of the first guests, the Latvian delegation, just arrived Cottbus. On top the Olympic Champion from Sydney 2000 on floor, Igors Vichrows, but also his teammates Yevgeni Sapronenko and Eriks Revelinch.
All these guests of the Tournament of Masters are old friends here, because they made their first international events as young boys in history here at the traditional 'GWG-Cup for Talents, a worldwide wellknown competition for the best European talents of artistic gymnastics. This tournament...

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25. Februar 2004
Habana / Cuba
Artistic Gymnastics
Cuban Eric Lopez cancelled American Cup

The two times winner of the American cup (2000, 2002), the Cuban Erik Lopez cancelled his participation at this event coming weekend in the Madison Square Garden of New York, IG publishes.
The reason: His coach Ernesto Izaguirre did not get a visa to enter the United States. Lopez commented: 'We are a team, we travel together to all competitions!'

But the vice-world champion on parallel bars of Ghent 2001 gave his announcement for coming to the...

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19. Februar 2004
Cologne / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Duel Meet: Germany - Netherlands and more

Germany vs Netherlands
The 'Royal Dutch Gyymnastics Federation' KNGU pronounced, that its women national team will meet against the Germans on April, the 10th.
Host will be the city Cologne, Germany
Both teams will use this meet as special preperations and last test for the coming European Championships in Amsterdam at the end of April.
The national Dutch qualification for Amsterdam take place on February 29th in Amersfoort.
>> ... more friendly meets.....

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18. Februar 2004
Moutier / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
World Cup Event in La Serrena/Chile

New World Cup Date 2004
Today the International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. confirmed, that a second world cup of artistic gymnastics in this Olympic year will be held in South America:
After Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in spring ('Siegfried Fischer Trophy', April 2 - 4) a next world cup event (cat. B) will take place to the first time in Chile, from September 9 to 11 in the 'Coliseo' of the city La Serrena (CHI).
The official supplier...

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