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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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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7. Dezember 2003
Charleroi / Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
II. European Cup: Orleans wins in Charleroi

Orleans vs Lille in the Sunday's Final
The French team of Orleans, winner of the first event of Saturday's semi-final, was also the best in the Sunday's final competion:
Orleans won against Lille with 165,388 : 158,438 points.

In women's category the team of Brixia beat the girls from Lissone (both Italy), with 105,925 : 104,900 points.

In Rhythmic gymnastics - also with two Italien clubs - Fano won clear against Gallarate...

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