World Cup: Second Final Day in Glasgow

Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS)
Winner Vault

Grand Prix Glasgow
A galaxy of stars arrived on Thursday, 23rd October, in Scotland, to compete at the highly popular Glasgow Grand Prix and World Cup event, which will be the first to see a number of new World Champions and medallists from the World Champs of Anaheim.
Glasgow is the first World Cup event to be held since August's World Championships in Anaheim.
The first winners of the first day was the Canadian Kyle Shewfeldt (floor) and Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) (vault) at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall - the successful titleholders from last year.....
Anna Pavlova (RUS) won beam, Leszek Blanik won vault today...

Host: British Gymnastics Federation

WORLD CUP of Artistic Gymnastics
GRAND PRIX GLASGOW 2003
- Glasgow, Kelvin Hall -
- 2003, October, Friday 24 to Sunday 26

REPORT / RESULTS:
>> BAGA-Report: Review Finals Sunday
>> BAGA-Report: Review Finals Saturday
>> Men's Results, All
>> GLASGOW, Men's Super Score

>> Topical Men's World Ranking List

>>BAGA-Report: Review Women's Final, Saturday
>> Women's Results, All
>> GLASGOW, Women's Super Score

>> Topical Women's World Ranking Listr

Marius Urzica (GER)

P R E V I E W
by Vera Atkinson, British Gymnastics Federation

Some of the Olympic, World Champions and World Cup winners Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS), Marius Urzica (ROM, photo)), Oxana Chussovitina (UZB), Jani Tanskanen (FIN), Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) are old friends to the knowledgeable Glasgow audience, but such is the status of the competition that it has drawn new World Champions and medallists recently celebrated in the World Championships held in Anaheim, USA in August.

Jordan Jovtchev (BUL)

Takehiro Kashima (JPN) World Champion on Pommels and High Bar; Jordan Jovtchev (BUL), World Champion on Floor and Rings; Marian Dragulescu (ROM), Silver medallist on Vault; Kyle Shewfelt (CAN), Bronze medallist on Floor and Vault; Matteo Morandi (ITA), Bronze medallist on Rings; The World Championship finals on pommel horse, ring and vault will be almost repeated in Glasgow.
The real star amongst the other greats will be Jordan Jovtchev BUL, twice World Champion on floor and rings and many times a winner in Glasgow. This great gymnast is heading towards his fourth Olympic Games in Athens.

The beautiful Zhang Nan (CHN), 2003 World All Around Bronze medallist will be a big challenge to Elena Zamolodchikova and Anna Pavlova (RUS) and the new stars from the Ukraine, Alina Kozich and Inna Teslenko.

Beth Tweddle (GBR)

The best of British will also be present, Beth Tweddle (City of Liverpool) who achieved the first ever medal for a British Women gymnast in Anaheim (Bronze A-Bars) will be fighting to continue her medal haul and to move from second to first place in the world ranking list on Asymmetric Bars. Two new young and exciting gymnasts from the British squad that qualified for the Olympic Games in Athens are Vanessa Hobbs (Dynamo) and Cherrelle Fennell (Wigan).
Kanukai Jackson (Harrow), European Bronze medallist on vault and Commonwealth Games Gold All Around Champion, and Darren Gerrard (City of Stoke) European Vault Finalist will represent GB in the Men’s contest.
'British Gymnastics is extremely proud to present such a list of great performers and also to have its major competition recognised by the International Federation as one of the top 4 competitions in the world', said a very proud President, Brian Stocks on receiving the full information of the start list.

Another clear indication of the strength of the competition is the amount of media and press interest which it has attracted. BBC TV will be presenting the competition live on Grandstand; Radio 5 Live has done a number of interviews with the gymnasts and will present a programme on 23rd October.
..by Vera Atkinson / British Gymnastics

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