WOGA Classic
2005, January 15, Allen, Texas

All-Around, women
1. Nastia Liukin (WOGA) 37.591
2. Jacqueline Shealy (WOGA) 34.683
3. Belinda Castles NZL 33.941
4. Stephanie Neff (Carter's) 33.508
5. Brittnee Habbib CAN 33.141
6. Olivia Jobsis NZL 32.983
7. Sarah Miller NZL 32.833
8. Georgia Cervin NZL 32.600
9. Allison Taylor (WOGA) 32.200
10. Elvira Khusainova RUS 31.641
11. Tatiana Valova UKR 31.566
12. Yekaterina Panfilova KAZ 30.650
13. Christine Nguyen (WOGA) 26.733
14. Nina Kim (WOGA) 8.800*
15. Hollie Vise (WOGA) 8.375*
* One Event Only

All-Around, juniors
1. Darya Zgoba UKR 35.566
2. Dawn Patulli CAN 34.916
3. Kailey Tissue (WOGA) 34.691
4. Yelena Kokareva RUS 34.408
5. Irina Sazonova RUS 34.283
6. Anna Grudko RUS 33.800
7. Kelsey Hope CAN 33.341
8. Brittany Rogers CAN 33.333
9. Alexandra Panfilova KAZ 33.300
10. Jordan Harvie CAN 33.133
11. Britt Greeley AUS 32.633
12. Lauren Muscat AUS 32.591
13. Nicolette Barnett AUS 32.366
14. Sarie Morrison (Metroplex) 31.958
15. Kristina Vaculik 31.916
16. Charlotte Mackie CAN 31.708
17. Sara Stone (Metroplex) 31.700
18. Stephanie Athanasis AUS 31.300
19. Erin Sorge CAN 30.800
20. Sydney Sawa CAN 30.616

Tracie, who won two gold medals in Sukma (Malaysia Games) this year, led her Malacca teammates Loh Hui Xia and Celine Goh to a clean sweep of the medals at stake in the individual all-around final.
Tracie amassed 65.654 points to finish ahead of Hui Xia (63.525) and Celine Goh (63.219).

In the boys' artistic gymnastics competition, Mohd Shahril Johari of Kedah was the star performer, winning five gold medals.
The 16-year-old Shahril took the individual all-around title with a total score of 98.633, beating Mohd Azlan Shah of Kuala Lumpur (94.033) and Kwan Yao Xuan of Selangor (90.917).
Shahril, the youngest member in the national team, won four of the six apparatus finals – floor exercise, rings, parallel bars and horizontal bar.
Shahril settled for silver in the vault and pommel horse events. Mohd Azlan took the vault gold medal and the pommel horse gold went to Yao Xuan.

REVIEW
This gala is a special Belgian tradition. To the first time it was held in a one-year rhythm this year.
Last year GYMmedia reported directly from the
>> OLYMPIC GYM GALA Flanders 2003

Norbert Bueche is wrapping up his career after having devoted 50 years of his life to gymnastics, successively alternating between regional, national and international positions and responsibilities.
In every area of the world of international gymnastics one can find lasting proof of his determination and charisma.
His successor has been named at a time when the FIG is dealing with new situations arising from its expansion and growing popularity. Accomplished linguist, patient negotiator and well-advised businessman, André Gueisbuhler (54 years of age), will need to rally the entirety of his abilities to face head-on the challenges that are sure to come.

Lisa Skinner retired after placing eighth in the floor final at the Sydney Games, before making a comeback and helping Australia to an historic world championship bronze medal in 2003.
In Athens, Skinner was a member of the first Australian team to make the women's team final at an Olympics.

..... which met from 13 to 14 December 2004 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Created by the IOC in 1976 and held every two years, the “Olympic Golden Rings” is an international television competition to promote the best television sports broadcast of the Olympic Games.

>>Category I:
The Best Sports Coverage by the host broadcasting organisation, Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB)
>> Golden Rings: Gymnastics - realized by Makoto Nakamura and Kostas Katapais;
>> Silver Rings: Swimming - Greg Clarke and Ian Hirst
>> Bronze Rings: Canoe/Kayak Slalom - Daniel Costeris and Kostas Katapais.

The award ceremony took place at the Olympic Museum where gold, silver and bronze trophies were awarded in three categories, as follows:
>> Category II: The Best Olympic Programs
>>Golden Rings: Seven Network Australia - Seven Network Australia Telecast
>> Silver Rings: NBC Olympics - 'Games of the XXVIII Olympiad'
>> Bronze Rings: CBC - 'Perdita Felicien Coverage'

Category III: The Best Olympic Athlete Profile
>> Golden Rings: Eurosport Olympic Magazine - 'Heike Drechsler - One Life'
>> Silver Rings: NOS Television Sports Departments - 'Inge de Bruijn'
>> Bronze Rings: ZDF German Television - 'Runner's Land Ethiopia: Track and Field Athletics - Running'
source: IOC, Lausanne

Yesterday, after the fist final day, the BAGA commentator jubilates: ' Excellent organisation, top class gymnastics and a few surprises- the first competition day of the World Cup Final in Artistic Gymnastics in Birmingham had it all!'
More than 5,000 people in enjoyed a great competition and witnessed the rising of three new International stars:

<< Diego Hypolito (BRA)- the winner on the Men’s Floor, Yuri van Gelder (NED)- the gold medallist on Rings and Alicia Sacramone (USA), whose second appearance in Europe ended with Gold on the Women’s Vault.
The other two victories for the day went to Xiao Qin (CHN)- on Pommels and Chellsie Memmel (USA)- on the Women’s uneven bars. ..
Beth Tweddle from host Great Britain, added yet another record to her collection and to British women’s Gymnastics. She won the Silver medal on uneven bars with rejuvenated and very difficult exercise (start value 10.00points), presented with elegance and class. The meagre difference between Beth’s and the winner’s score was mere 0.013! Tomorrow the British 'Prima' will perform on Floor.
source: BAGA

... second day
Men's Vault
1 LU Bin CHN 9.700 9.737 9.718
2 SAPRONENKO Evgeni LAT 9.487 9.662 9.574
3 YANEV Filip BUL 9.450 9.637 9.543
4 HYPOLITO Diego BRA 9.625 9.375 9.500
5 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 9.575 9.412 9.493
6 BLANIK Leszek POL 9.625 9.325 9.475
6 DRAGULESCU Marian ROM 9.700 9.250 9.475
8 GAL Robert HUN 9.550 9.375 9.462

Men's Parallel Bars
1 PETKOVSEK Mitja SLO 9.787
2 HUANG Xu CHN 9.762
3 URZICA Marius ROM 9.737
4 LI Xiaopeng CHN 9.712
4 TOMITA Hiroyuki JPN 9.712
6 CUCHERAT Yann FRA 9.650
7 GONCHAROV Valeri UKR 9.625
8 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 9.525

Men's High Bar
1 GONCHAROV Valeri UKR 9.687
2 YONEDA Isao JPN 9.662
3 MARAS Vlasios GRE 9.650
4 YERIMBETOV Yernar KAZ 9.637
4 PEGAN Aljaz SLO 9.637
6 KASHIMA Takehiro JPN 9.625
7 RIZZO Phillippe AUS 9.225
8 XIAO Qin CHN 8.200

>> Detailed Men's results

.. second day
Women's Balance Beam
1 PONOR Catalina ROM 9.725
2 LI Ya CHN 9.612
2 EREMIA Alexandra ROM 9.612
4 ZHANG Nan CHN 9.600
5 EZHOVA Ludmila RUS 9.437
6 FAN Ye CHN 9.175
7 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 8.937
8 PAVLOVA Anna RUS 8.850

Women's Floor Exercises
1 DOS SANTOS Daiane BRA 9.712
2 PONOR Catalina ROM 9.625
3 ZHANG Nan CHN 9.562
3 CHENG Fei CHN 9.562
5 TWEDDLE Beth GBR 9.550
6 HYPOLITO Daniele BRA 9.125
7 VAN DE LEUR Verona NED 8.100
8 ZAMOLODCHIKOVA Elena RUS 8.087

>>Detailed Women's results

GYMmedia-World Ranking-List
- Final standing 2004
>> Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) is the leading gymnast at the end of the Olympic year and after her incomparably career...
>> GYMmedia Women's World Ranking

>> Without victory at the world cup final in Birmingham - but in a sovereign top position in men's category: Marian Dragulescu (ROM)

>> GYMmedia Men's World Ranking

There is no restriction on the form or genre of the musical submissions, but they should fully display the Olympic spirit of solidarity, respect, fair play, joy and friendship.

Panel of Judges A panel of professional musicians will select the top ten entries, and each of the ten finalists will receive a cash prize of 10,000 yuan (approx. US$ 1,120). All entries should be recorded on cassette or CD and should be accompanied by a written copy of the song, the author’s biography, the contact details of the author and a signed letter of copyright transfer.
The deadline for the submission of entries is 25 April 2005. The results of the competition will be announced in June 2005.
source: BOCOG

2004 Chunichi Cup
December 4, Nagoya, Japan

Men's All-Around
1. Hiroyuki Tomita JPN 57.300
2. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 57.050
3. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 56.925
4. Isao Yoneda JPN 56.375
5. Daisuke Nakano JPN 56.200
6. Denis Savenkov BLR 55.625
7. Kim Dae Eun KOR 53.875
8. Kim Seung Il KOR 52.325
9. Samuel Simpson AUS 50.100
10. Takehiro Kashima JPN 37.800

EVENT FINALS
December 5, Nagoya, Japan

Men's Floor Exercise
1. Isao Yoneda JPN 9.600
2. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 9.525
3. Kim Seung Il KOR 9.400
4. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 9.225
5. Kim Dae Eun KOR 8.875
6. Takehiro Kashima JPN 8.750
7. Denis Savenkov BLR 8.700

Pommel Horse
1. Takehiro Kashima JPN 9.775
2. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 9.600
3. Hiroyuki Tomita JPN 9.550
4. Kim Seung Il 9.525
4. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 9.525
6. Denis Savenkov 9.475
7. Samuel Simpson AUS 8.650

Still Rings
1. Hiroyuki Tomita JPN 9.750
2. Kim Dae Eun KOR 9.700
3. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 9.650
4. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 9.500
5. Denis Savenkov 9.475
6. Samuel Simpson AUS 8.00

Men's Vault
1. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 9.387
2. Denis Savenkov BLR 9.325
3. Daisuke Nakano JPN 9.125
4. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 8.925

Parallel Bars
1. Daisuke Nakano JPN 9.750
2. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 9.625
3. Kim Dae Eun KOR 9.550
4. Takehiro Kashima JPN 9.500
5. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 9.300
6. Kim Seung Il KOR 7.350

High Bar
1. Hisashi Mizutori JPN 9.800
2. Daisuke Nakano JPN 9.750
3. Takehiro Kashima JPN 9.600
4. Kim Dae Eun KOR 8.800
5. Isao Yoneda JPN 8.125
6. Naoya Tsukahara JPN 7.250