08. Dezember 2004  
Nagoya / Japan  
Artistic Gymnastics

Japan and Russia dominated Chunichi Cup

Led by Hiroyuki Tomita, the Japanese men swept the first five places at the 2004 Chunichi Cup, held on Saturday in Nagoya, Japan.

2004 Junior European champion Steliana Nistor (Romania) won the women's all-around title.
The Chunichi Cup concluded on Sunday with the event finals. The Russian women rebounded from Saturday's poor all-around showing while Japan continued to dominate the men's competition.....

Hiroyuki TOMITA (JPN)

2004 Chunichi Cup
December 4, Nagoya, Japan

Women's All-Around
1. Steliana Nistor
ROM 36.350
--- Mayu Kuroda JPN 36.350*
2. Manami Ishizaka JPN 36.250
3. Sandra Izbasa ROM 36.200
4. Kyoko Oshima JPN 36.150
5. Kassi Price USA 36.050
6. Sarah Shire USA 35.875
7. Anna Pavlova RUS 35.550
8. Miki Uemura JPN 34.725
9. Natalia Ziganshina RUS 34.475

EVENT FINALS
December 5, Nagoya, Japan

Women's Vault
1. Anna Pavlova
RUS 9.512
2. Sarah Shire USA 9.162
3. Manami Ishizaka JPN 9.125
4. Sandra Izbasa ROM 9.087
5. Natalia Ziganshina RUS 9.062
6. Steliana Nistor ROM 9.000
7. Kyoko Oshima JPN 8.737
8. Kassi Price USA 8.100

Uneven Bars
1. Natalia Ziganshina
9.375
1. Steliana Nistor ROM 9.375
3. Manami Ishizaka JPN 9.350
4. Miki Uemura 9.300
5. Kassi Price 9.150
6. Sandra Izbasa ROM 9.125
7. Sarah Shire USA 9.000
8. Anna Pavlova RUS 8.250

Balance Beam
1. Kyoko Oshima
JPN 9.275
2. Miki Uemura 9.200
3. Anna Pavlova RUS 9.125
4. Sandra Izbasa ROM 8.950
5. Kassi Price USA 8.400
6. Natalia Ziganshina RUS 8.200
7. Sarah Shire USA 8.075
8. Steliana Nistor ROM 7.750

Women's Floor Exercise
1. Anna Pavlova
RUS 9.400
2. Manami Ishizaka JPN 9.325
3. Steliana Nistor ROM 9.325
4. Kassi Price USA 9.225
5. Kyoko Oshima JPN 9.150
6. Sandra Izbasa ROM 9.100
7. Sarah Shire USA 8.800
8. Natalia Ziganshina RUS 8.650