28. März 2004
Kiev / Ukraine
Artistic Gymnastics

The hosts took the individual AA honours, but the USA and Russia won the men's and women's team competition respectively at the 3rd Stella Zakahrova Cup in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

The competition continues today with event finals. Report from Kiev by GYMmedia correspondent
Nora Schuler:

28. März 2004
Madrid / Spain
Artistic Gymnastics

Spain vs Netherlands: 110,45 : 105,25

The series of meets of European countries in preparation of the coming continental championships is going on:
Spain women's team won the dual meet in Madrid this weekend with a clear difference of nearly 5 points against the guests from Netherlands: 110,45 vs. 105,250.

Best in all-around was the Spanish Elena Gomez (36,700), followed by her teammate Laura Campos (36,670) and on third by the best Dutch gymnast Suzanne...

27. März 2004
St Pölten / Austria
Artistic Gymnastics

The Czech women's team won a friendly meet on Saturday versus the host team of Austria (95,875) and the Slovakian gym team (70,60).
Czech got a score of 100,60 and also its Jana Sikulova (34,150) was the best gymnast in all-around. On second place came the Austrian Carina Hasenoehrl (33,775) and on third Katarina Maresova (33,250).

A men's competition was held this weekend in Leipzig (Germany) between the host, Switzerland and France...

24. März 2004
Athens / Greece
Artistic Gymnastics

The “Pre-Olympic competitions” took place in the Olympic city Athens from March 17th – 24th. Today, the last competition was the individuall all around final in Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Irina Tchachina (RUS/107.925) was the best of Pre-Olympics in front of Alina Kabaeva (RUS/106.450) and Anna Bessonova (UKR/104.650).
Yesterday Russia had won the pre-olympic group competition. Belarus became 2nd, Italy was on 3rd place.
>… read more on the special GYMmedia-Website
'OLYMPIC YEAR...

23. März 2004
KNGU / Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics

The Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation KNGU pronounced, that the long time member of the Dutch national team, Gabriëlla Wammes declared her withdraw from the top sport.

Wammes said, that medical problems are the reason for withdraw. She was one of the top gymnast of the last two years in the Dutch national team, participating at the world champs 2001 in Gent, and member of the European silver team in Patras 2002.
... read more in Dutch version...

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