17. September 2004
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia
Artistic Gymnastics
South-East Asian Juniors: Mixed fortunes for Malaysian girls

The 6th South-East Asian Gymnastics Confederation (SEAGON) Junior Championships
was a huge success for the Malaysian girls- but also a huge disappointment, too...

While the rhythmic gymnasts swept the board, winning all six gold medals and four silvers and two bronzes as well, the artistic gymnasts were a huge failure and were obviously way behind their regional rivals....

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17. September 2004
Cottbus
Artistic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: 19th International GWG Cup

The traditional 'International GWG Cup - one of the most important European tournament for young male gymnastics talents will held in Cottbus this weekend to the 19th time.
In the same arena like the world cup tournament 'Turnier der Meister' in spring, now 140 young talents of artistic gymnastics at the age of 10 to 18 years coming from 16 nations - inclusive USA - are fighting in the different age groups.
This competiition is a real 'event...

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12. September 2004
La Serena / Chile
Artistic Gymnastics
World Cup Event in La Serena/Chile

This weekend a second world cup of artistic gymnastics in this Olympic year was held in South America:
After Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in spring , April 2 - 4) the next world cup event (category B) took place to the first time in Chile now, from September 9 to 11 in the 'Coliseo' of the city La Serena (CHI).
Double winner in women's category was Carly Janiga (USA; floor, vault) and the Slovak Samuel...

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4. September 2004
Hamburg / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
New Zealand most successful at the Alsterpokal

The team of the North Harbour Gymnastics Centre Auckland (NZL) was the winner of the first day's team competition with 98.950 points at the International Alsterpokal 2004 held in Hamburg (Germany). The Norwegian team of the Kristiansand Turnfoerening (96.825) and the team of the Sports centre Decin (CZE; 92.150) followed on the ranks.
Ailish Nolan (NZL) proved to be the best all-rounder and on the second day with the apparatus finals she became the most successful gymnast of this...

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3. September 2004
Calgary, Toronto / Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Canadian medallists welcomed home as heroes

Kyle Shewfelt (CAN), the first Canadian to win an artistic gymnastics medal when he took the gold in the floor exercise at the Olympics in Athens, promised to do his bit to advance sports in Canada by acting as a role model.
'For me, I was lucky on the day that I was able to put it all together,' Shewfelt said after the civic celebration where he was presented with a Calgary Flames jersey and a new street sign...

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