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 Piasecky (parallel bars) and the Slovene Aljaz Pegan (high bar) were two of all together 5 European winners - Diego Hypolito (BRA) won on floor...

.... the updated

1st La Serena World Cup / CHILE
September 9-11, 2004

Women RESULTS
Vault Winner's Final
1. Carly Janiga USA 9.200
2. Marcia Newby USA 8.950
3. Merly de Jesus BRA 8.662
Semi-Final
- Carly Janiga USA 9.137
- Merly de Jesus BRA 8.912
- Marcia Newby USA 8.887
4. Maria Sol Poliandri ARG 8.650
5. Krisztina Szarka HUN 8.625
6. Carolina Alarcón CHI 8.425
7. Zuzana Sekerova SVK 8.425
8. Natalie Fraenkel ARG 8.237

Uneven Bars Winner's Final
1. Laura van Leeuwen NED 9.350
2. Daniele Hypolito BRA 9.000
3. Elizabeth Tricase USA 8.650
Semi-Final
- Laura van Leeuwen NED 9.500
- Daniele Hypolito BRA 9.225
- Elizabeth Tricase USA 9.200
4. Zuzana Sekerova SVK 8.875
5. Marcia Newby USA 8.575
6. Florica Leonida ROM 8.225
7. Natalie Fraenkel ARG 7.550
8. Merlina Galera ARG 7.275

Balance Beam Winner's Final
1. Zuzana Sekerova SVK 9.000
2. Carly Janiga USA 8.400
3. Daniele Hypolito BRA 8.400
Semi-Final
- Carly Janiga USA 9.375
- Daniele Hypolito BRA 9.125
- Zuzana Sekerova SVK 8.850
4. Marcia Newby USA 8.800
5. Florica Leonida ROM 8.375
6. Laura van Leeuwen NED 7.625
7. Maria Sol Poliandri ARG 7.300
8. Krisztina Szarka HUN 7.250

Floor Exercise Winner's Final
1. Carly Janiga USA 9.250
2. Daniele Hypolito BRA 9.225
3. Marcia Newby USA 8.650
Semi-Final
- Carly Janiga USA 8.975
- Daniele Hypolito BRA 8.700
- Marcia Newby USA 8.675
4. Merly de Jesus BRA 8.575
5. Krisztina Szarka HUN 8.075
6. Zuzana Sekerova SVK 7.925
7. Laura van Leeuwen NED 7.925
8. Carolina Alarcón CHI 7.675

>> Women's qualification results
MEN's RESULTS
Floor Exercise Winner's Final
1. Diego Hypolito BRA 9.675
2. Robert Gal HUN 9.575
3. Tomas González CHI 9.525
Semi-Final
- Diego Hypolito BRA 9.700
- Tomas González CHI 9.600
- Robert Gal HUN 9.500
4. Samuel Piasecky SVK 9.150
5. Alin Sandu ROM 9.000
6. Eugen Spiridonov GER 8.900
7. Luis Rivera PUR 8.300
8. Cristian Berezes GER 8.050

Pommel Horse Winner's Final
1. Krisztian Berki HUN 9.625
2. Luis Vargas PUR 9.500
3. Samuel Piasecky SVK 7.650
Semi-Final
- Krisztian Berki HUN 9.600
- Luis Vargas PUR 9.450
- Samuel Piasecky SVK 9.150
4. Cristian Berezes GER 9.100
5. Jani Tanskanen FIN 9.100
6. José Luis Fuentes VEN 8.850
7. Levente Fekete HUN 8.800
8. Jonny Parra VEN 8.450

Still Rings Winner's Final
1. Yuri van Gelder NED 9.600
2. Regulo Carmona VEN 9.575
3. Levente Fekete HUN 9.500
Semi-Final
- Yuri van Gelder NED 9.550
- Levente Fekete HUN 9.550
- Regulo Carmona VEN 9.450
4. Alin Sandu Jivan ROM 9.450
5. Federico Molinari ARG 9.250
6. Cristian Berezes GER 8.850
7. Luis Rivera PUR 8.800
8. Riku Kaivunen FIN 8.400
Vault Winner's Final
1. Filip Yanev BUL 9.538
2. Robert Gal HUN 9.163
3. Diego Hypólito BRA 8.963
Semi-Final
- Robert Gal HUN 9.450
- Filip Yanev BUL 9.438
- Diego Hypólito BRA 9.300
4. Eugen Spiridonov GER 9.025
5. Tomas González CHI 9.000
6. Andres Saavedra ECU 8.775
7. Luis Rivera PUR 8.650
8. Federico Molinari ARG 4.400

Parallel Bars Winner's Final
1. Samuel Piasecky SVK 9.550
2. Luis Vargas PUR 9.550
3. Robert Gal HUN 9.200
Semi-Final
- Luis Vargas PUR 9.400
- Samuel Piasecky SVK 9.250
- Robert Gal HUN 9.250
4. Eugen Spiridonov GER 9.100
5. Cristian Berezes GER 9.000
6. José Luis Fuentes VEN 8.400
7. Jonny Parra VEN 8.300
8. Riku Kaivunen FIN 7.550

High Bar Winner's Final
1. Aljaz Pegan SLO 9.650
2. Samuel Piasecky SVK 9.125
3. Jani Tanskanen FIN 8.900
Semi-Final
- Aljaz Pegan SLO 9.500
- Jani Tanskanen FIN 9.450
- Samuel Piasecky SVK 9.450
4. Filiph Yanev BUL 9.350
5. José Luis Fuentes VEN 9.200
6. Marco Baldauf AUT 9.000
7. Jonny Parra VEN 7.950
8. Dimic Alen SLO 7.700

>> Men's qualification Results

Samuel Piasecky (SVK),
-first world cup victory!

MEN's Results, all

>> Men's qualification

>> Men's Semi final

>> Men's FINAL RESULTS

Laura Leeuwen (NED)
- winner on bars

WOMEN's RESULTS, ALL

>> Women's qualification

>> Women's Semi final

>> Women's FINAL RESULTS

.... the updated G Y M media WORLD RANKING LIST will follow on Wednesday...

Host: Chilean Gymnastics Federation

PREVIEW:
The race to qualify for the World Cup Final is tight. Some gymnasts must take every chance to earn points and have made the trip to La Serena. For the occasion, Chile is organising its first major gymnastic event!
Among the favorites, we will mention Aljaz Pegan, Mitja Petkovsek (SLO), Christian Berczes (GER), Marco Mayr (AUT), the rings specialist Yuri van Gelder (NED), Diego Hypolito (BRA) or former horizontal bar World Champion Jani Tanskanen (FIN), but also the Olympians Robert Gal (HUN), Luis Varga (PUR), Filip Yanev (BUL), Igor Vihrovs and recent Olympic vault medallist Evgeny Sapronenko (LAT)....
On the women's side, will start Florica Leonida (ROM), Daniele Hypolito (BRA), Laura van Leeuwen (NED), Zuzana Sekerova (SVK), Elizabeth Tricase and Marica Newby (USA), Maria Polianari (ARG) and also the Chilean Carolina Alarcon and Martina Castro.