14. Oktober 2004
Berlin / GER
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Grand Prix Series: Berlin Masters 2004 started!!

On Friday, 15th October 2004, the competitions of Berlin Masters of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2004 started with the 'Mercedes Benz Cup'. For the 4th time this tournament of Grand Prix series takes place in Berlin. Gymnasts from 18 nations will take part in the competitions. Medallists of the Olympic Games 2004 and the Olympic group champions from Russia come to Berlin.
On Saturday, 16th October, at 2 p.m., the Grand Prix all around competition begins, on Sunday there are...

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11. Oktober 2004
Tokyo / Moscow
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champion Kabaeva retires

Russia's rhythmic gymnastics star Alina Kabaeva announced her retirement from the sport. The Athens Olympic individual gold medallist said she had decided to end her career after winning the ION Cup - the world club championships - in Tokyo. 'It was my last competition,' 21-year-old Kabaeva told the ITAR-TASS news agency. 'I've won all possible titles in gymnastics and have done everything I could for Russia,' added the two-time world all-around champion.
So she don’t take part...

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3. Oktober 2004
Tashkent / UZB
Rhythmic Gymnastics
First tournament after the Olympic Games

Olympic Champion Alina Kabaeva (RUS) won the international tournament “Grace of East” in Tashkent (UZB). The second place was secured by Kazakh athlete Aliya Yusupowa (KAZ).
Azerbaijani gymnast Anna Gurbanova ranked fourth in the all-round competition and won three medals in other exercises.
Alle this gymnasts will take part in the Grand Prix tournament Berlin Masters from 15th to 17th October 2004 in Berlin.

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15. August 2004
Madrid/ESP
Rhythmic Gymnastics
The third time to Olympic Games

Almudena Cid in the interview
In Athens, Almudena Cid Tostado from Spain would like to take part in her third final competition of the Olympic Games. Thus it would be the first rhythmic gymnast, which has done this.
The 24 years old internationally very popular gymnast start thereby the follow-up of Lenka Oulehlova (CZE), who participated likewise three times in Olympic Games, however never in the final competition stood. Almudena Cid, those got in the previous...

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1. August 2004
Varna / BUL
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Tchachina won Worldcup tournament in Varna

The best gymnast of the Worldcup tournament of Varna was Irina Tchachina in front of World and European Champion Alina Kabaeva (both RUS) and Alyia Yussupova (KAZ). Three-time world champion Simona Peycheva, is back. She became 5th of this all around competition, three weeks before the RG competitions of Olympic Games in Athens. She was slapped with a 10-month ban after testing positive for a banned diuretic.
On group competition, the Russian team, World Champion 2003 and...

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