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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6. Dezember 2003
Liestal / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
2nd International Art Gymnastics -Cup

The winner of the '2nd INTERNATIONAL ART GYMNASTICS CUP' in the North-Swiss Gymnastics Center NKL Liestal was Niki Boeschenstein (SUI) with a score of 53,450.
On second place came the Russian Dmitri Drevin, followed by Gunther Cockhoyt from Belgium.
The Dutch Jeffrey Wammes won the juniors category (51,25), followed by Timofei Lazarev (RUS) and Brian Gladow (GER).
Russia, Netherlands, France (Lyon) was the ranking in the team competition with 12 teams from 10 countries.

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