31. Oktober 2004  
Glasgow / Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Three Gold Medals for China, two for Slovenia and for Ponor

XIAO, Quin- highest score!

At the first final day of the Glasgow's Grand Prix the Chinese got three gold medals: After the floor decision, won by Brazil’s Diego HYPOLITO, China dominated the other two men’s events with XIAO, Quin, the convincing winner on Pommel Horse with a 9.900 - the highest score of the competition so far, and HUANG, Xu took gold on the Rings.
In the Women’s finals, Elena ZAMOLODSHIKOVA (RUS) showed why she is ranked number one in the World cup series on Vault winning gold on this apparatus, in front of her teammate Anna PAVLOVA.
Then LI, Ya made it three gold medals for China winning the bars just ahead of Great Britain’s top gymnast, Beth TWEDDLE, but at the Sunday's finals Slovenia and Catalin PONOR are the most successful....
World Cup 'GRAND PRIX', Glasgow 2004
- Kelvin Hall, October 29-31

Olympic Champion dominateted 'her' aparatuses
At the Sunday's finals the Olympic Champion on bem and floor at the Olympiccs of Athens, Catalin PONOR from Romania, won the world cup decision at beam and at floor exercise.

The Bulgarian Filip YANEV beat the Romanian favourit Marian DRAGULESCU at vault.
The decision on parallel bars and hig bar were won by two Slovanians: Mitja PETKOVSEK was the best gymnast, followed by Marius Urzica, with a difference of 0,012 points only (!), and Aljaz PEGAN scored the highest points of the day (9,800), followed by the Japanese Hiroyuki TOMITA and the Australian Philippe RIZZO.

R E S U L T S
>> Men's Final Results

>> Women's Final Results
source: Baga

Beth Tweddle, top on bars and floor!

Qualification on Friday:
Austria jubilates: Tanja Gratt qualified for vault final...

... but only eight gymnasts want to start!
Today the socond to last of the wold cup events of the circuit 2003/2004 take place at the Kelvin Hall of Glasgow and the finals will follow at the weeken.
So Austria's Number 1, Tanja GRATT reached a world cup final to the first time - but all together 8 gymnasts don't need a qualifying today...!
>> Women's qualification results

At the men's competition the Romanian Marian DRAGULESCU (floor), the Chinese XIAO, Qin (pommel horse) and the Japanese Hiroyuki TOMITA (rings) were the best at the first apparatuses....
>> Men's qualification results
... the event is just in progress!)