With a score of 56,700 Benoit Caranobe won the all-around title of the French Championships last weekend in Le Mans. He was the most successful athlet winning the gold medals also on floor, vault and high bar.

New French all-around champion in women's categori is Corali Chacon (35,200) and she slso got the title on floor...

WOMEN's RESULTS:

>> All-around // >> VAULT // >> UNEVEN BARS //

>> BALANCE BEAM // >> FLOOR EXERCISES //

'Siegfried Fischer Trophy 2004'

For the first time after 26 years (Sao Paolo, 1978) an artistic gymnastics world cup will be held in America again:
The Brazilian Diego HYPOLITO was the only one double winner (floor, vault), but Yernar Yerimbetov from Kazakhstan was the most successful athlet, winning 3 silver medals...
Most successful in women's category was the oldest femal gymnast, the world champion on vault, Oksana Chusovitina, winning vault and bronze medal on bars. She was the onlx one gymnast, starting in all finals... The 'Siegfried Fischer Trophy', in memory of the long time FIG vice president, who passed away last year, is the third world cup after 'Cottbus Tournament' and the 'French International Lyon'

RESULTS, Women's FINALS
Vault
1. Oksana Chusovitina - UZB - 9,406
2. Alicia Sacramone - USA - 9,287
3. Aagie Van Walleghem - BEL - 9,168

UNEVEN BARS
1. Allyse Ishino (USA) - 9,388
2. Daniele Hypólito (BRA) - 9,313
3. Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) - 8,962

BALANCE BEAM
1. Daniele Hypolito - BRA 9.212
2. Camila Comin - BRA 8.575
3. Celeste Carnevale - ARG 8.500

FLOOR EXERCISES
1. DOS SANTOS - BRA 9.600
2. Allyse Ishino - USA 9.237
3. Camila Comin - BRA 9.075

Great Britain vs France 105.375 : 10.275
Saturday, March 27 was held a dual meet between host Great Britain and a French team of women's artistic gymnastics at the Rushmore Gymnastics Academy.
Britain host won with a score of 105.375 points, France scored 102.275 points.
The experenced Nelly Ramassamy (FRA) was the best in all-around, followed by Vanessa Hobbs and Katy Lennon...
>> .... detailed Results

At the same weekend like the European Championships in Ljubljana (Slovenia) the Pacific Alliance Championships 2004 will take place in April 15-17 in Honolulu.

The U.S. will send Jason Gatson, Paul Hamm and Steve McCain for the senior men’s cmpetition. The U.S. women’s team will be determined following April’s National Team Training Camp.
Head coach of the U.S. team will be Miles Avery...

The Pacific Alliance Championships features the top men's and women's artistic and rhythmic gymnasts and trampolinists in the Pacific region. The meet is a preview of some of the top gymnasts in the country with many of the competitors 2004 Summer Olympic hopefuls. U.S. competitor Paul Hamm, who trains with Avery at the Steelwood Athletic Facility in Columbus, Ohio, and is the 2003 world all-around champion, is scheduled to participate in the event. The Pacific Alliance Championships will serve as a preview for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, June 2-5 in Nashville, Tenn., and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, June 24-27 in Anaheim, Calif.
The U.S. team claimed first place in the 2002 Pacific Alliance Championships, the last time the competition was held.

The hosts took the individual AA honours, but the USA and Russia won the men's and women's team competition respectively at the 3rd Stella Zakahrova Cup in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

The competition continues today with event finals. Report from Kiev by GYMmedia correspondent
Nora Schuler:

One of the team's coaches was Rustam Sharipov, now coaching in the USA after a succesful career representing the USSR, the CIS and, ultimately, Ukraine.

Ukraine 1 took the silver despite losing Alexander Svetlichni, who scratched after two events, following a disaster on rings and balking on vault.
Actually, the highest team total (165.25) was amassed by the Russian men, but since they only entered the competition as individuals, their scores did not count towards the team total.
Roman Zozulia (UKR) took the AA title with a 56,625 and a clean performance on all six pieces of apparatus.
Rafael Martinez (ESP) surpised himself with a competition worthy of the silver while Georgi Grebenkov(RUS) squeezed into the bronze position after Townsend faltered on bars.

Nicole Harris (USA) who had looked set to challenge for the gold in podium training, came off beam on her ff-full and had to swallow a fall on floor. Katie Heenan added a couple of extra swings to her bar routine but did well on beam and floor.
During the opening ceremony, there was a moving tribute to 2000 European champion and Oympic medalist Alexander Beresh, who was tragically killed in a car crash on Februray 29. Video clips showing highlights of Beresh's career were accompanied by a dance perfomance while the audience stood in silence.

Men's Team:
1. USA (Durante, Townsend, Abdullah, Del Castillo) 164,250
2. Ukraine 1 (Zozulia, Isayev, Suprun, Svetlichni) 163,400
3. Ukraine 2 (Kuvakin, Bogonosyuk, Kuksenkov, Skiba) 160,025
4. Spain 1 159,650
5. Hungary 1 156,500
6. Hungary 2 152,400

ELITE, AA:
1. Roman Zozulia UKR 56,625
2. Rafael Martinez ESP 55,800
3. Georgi Grebenkov RUS 55,500
4. David Durante USA 55.300
5. Sean Townsend USA 55.100
6. Yevgeny Vasilyev RUS 54.500
7. Dmitry Barkalov RUS 54.500
8. Vadim Kuvakin UKR 54.275
9. Marcell Hetrovics HUN 53.550
10. Yevgeny Bogonosyuk UKR 52.600
11. Samuel Piasecky SLO 54.450
12. Alexander Biarkhovin BLR 52.45
13. Zoltan Detroi HUN 52.050

Men's FINALS:
Men's Floor Exercise
1. Yevgeny Bogonosyuk UKR 9.400
2. Taqiy Abdullah USA 9.275
3. Alexander Dyomin RUS 9.100
4. Rafael Martinez ESP 9.075
5. David Durante USA 8.875
6. Zoltan Detroi HUN 8.725
7. Vadim Kuvakin UKR 8.500

Pommel Horse
1. Rafael Martinez ESP 9.587
2. Gunter Couckhuyt BEL 9.575
3. Andrei Isayev UKR 9.487
4. Robert Seligman CRO 9.475
5. Yevgeny Vasilyev RUS 9.412
6. Mikola Kuksenkov UKR 9.350
7. Vid Hidvegi HUN 9.212
8. David Durante USA 8.650

Still Rings
1. Roman Zozulia UKR 9.675
2. Gregory Grebenkov 9.562
3. Sean Townsend USA 9.425
4. Isaak Botella ESP 9.400
4. Rafael Martinez ESP 9.400
6. Roland Kiraly HUN 9.350
7. Yevgeny Vasilyev RUS 9.212
8. David Durante USA 9.100

Men's Vault
1. Filip Ude CRO 9.262
2. Sean Townsend USA 9.212
3. Yevgeny Bogonosyuk UKR 9.212
4. Taqiy Abdullah USA 9.112
5. Alexander Dyomin RUS 8.262

Parallel Bars
1. Roman Zozulia UKR 9.625
2. Valery Goncharov UKR 9.550
3. Rafael Martinez ESP 9.450
4. Andreu Vivo ESP 9.425
5. Samuel Piasecky SLO 9.275
6. Dmitry Barkalov RUS 9.137
7. Yevgeny Vasilyev RUS 8.725
8. Alexander Tsarevich BLR 7.225

High Bar
1. Valery Goncharov UKR 9.600
2. Sean Townsend USA 9.587
3. Andrei Mikhailichenko 9.500
4. Jesus Carballo Jr. ESP 9.425
5. Andreu Vivo ESP 9.100
6. Alexander Biarkhovin BLR 8.937
7. Samuel Piasecky SLO 8.750

Male Junior AA:
1. Andrei Isayev UKR 54,275
2. Alexander Suprun UKR 52,450
3. Taqiy Abdullah USA 52.000
4. Brian Del Castillo USA 52.000