2004 RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Moscow, March 10 -

Men's All-around
1. Alexei Bondarenko 55.975
2. Anton Golutsutskov 55.900
3. Georgy Grebenkov 54.450
4. Timur Kuzmin 54.300
5. Dmitry Drevin 53.650
6. Maxim Devyatovsky 53.600
24 gymnasts

RUSSIAN CUP 2004
- Moscow, 11-March-2004 -

Men's Floor Exercise:
1. Alexei Bondarenko (Moscow) 9.500
2. Yevgeny Podgorni (Novosibirsk) 9.250
3. Nikolai Krukov (Voronezh) 9.000

Pommel Horse:
1. Ruslan Nigmadzyanov (Privolzhsky)
2. Mikhail Feditsa (Yekaterinenburg-Omsk) 9.300
3. Timur Kuzmin (Vladmir) 9.250
Still Rings:
1. Yevgeni Krylov (Yekaterinenburg-Chelyabinsk) 9.550
2. Alexander Safoshkin (Rostov-on-Don) 9.550
3. Georgi Grebenkov (Saint Petersburg) 9.500

Men's Vault:
1. Alexander Demin (Chelyabinsk) 9.375
2. Anatoli Vasilyev (Cheboksary) 9.275
3. Alexei Bondarenko (Moscow) 9.125

Parallel Bars:
1. Maxim Devyatvski (Leninsk-Kuznetsk) 9.450
2. Alexei Nemov (Tolyatti) 9.350
3. Yevgeny Vasilyev (Cheboksary) 9.250

High Bar:
1. Alexei Bondarenko (Moscow) 9.400
2. Dmitry Drevin (Yekaterinenburg) 9.250
3. Nikolai Krukov (Vorohezh) 9.200

Men's Floor Exercise:

American Classic 2004 -Ontario, Calif., March 5 -

ELITE, All-Around
1. Katie Heenan (Capital) 37.150
2. Marcia Newby (Excalibur) 36.925
3. Nicole Harris (Parkettes) 36.675
4. Alicia Sacramone (Brestyan's) 36.450
5. Allyse Ishino (Charter Oak Gliders) 36.175
6. Carly Janiga (Desert Devils) 35.975
7. Nina Kim (WOGA) 35.950
8. Mohini Bhardwaj (All Olympians) 35.875
9. Alexandra Brockway (Parkettes) 35.550
10. Brandi Personett (Champion) 35.450
+ Corey Hartung (Hill's) 35.450
12. Casey Overton (Excalibur) 35.250

The topical GYMmedia WORLDRANKING LISTS 2004
- standing after World Cup Cottbus, 2004, March 7 -

>> GYMmedia World Ranking, Men 01/2004;

>> GYMmedia World Ranking, Women 01/2004

>> GYMmedia World Ranking, Rhyrthmic Gymnastics

(The GYMmedia-World Ranking Lists wre published to the first time after the Olympic Games 1996, Atlanta)

Turisheva: There are no words to express our grief!'
The Ukrainian gymnastics community is devastated by the loss of Alexander Beresh Dinamo head coach and former federation president Lyudmila Turishcheva told GYMmedia on Monday. 'There are no words to express our grief,' Turishcheva said, 'we are all in complete shock. Of course, we all talk about it all the time and are greatly saddened by the loss of such a great gymnast, but nothing can give you back the person.'
Beresh's Peugeot collided with a BMW on early Sunday evening. The 2000 European champion was killed instantly, his team mate Sergei Vyaltsev was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his head as well his internal organs. 'We have been having some very bad weather with rain and sleet, which means visibility was seriously impaired,' Turishcheva continued, 'and the other car was driving at very high speed. So they probably didn't see each other. We will have a ceremony tomorrow (March 2) to pay our last respects to Alexander, after that he will be taken to Kherson, where his family lives, to be buried.'
Beresh, who placed third AA at the 2000 Olympics and competed in the 2004 Ukrainian Cup just a day before his death, is survived by his wife and their two-year-old daughter.
Info: S.Schuler, gymmedia

When Bart Conner had a similar injury in 1983, he was out for seven months. NCAA champion Daniel Furney missed six months with the same injury.
The Athens Games are Aug. 13-29, less than six months away. But Wilson vowed to be there.
'As far as I know, it's just as serious as any of the shoulder injuries I've had, so I'll get the necessary surgery or treatment, rehab, and I'll be in Greece,' he said. Source: AP

>> Men's All-around Results;
>> Women's All-around Results

Carly Patterson swept the all-around and all four events.

Morgan Hamm won floor exercise and pommel horse, Jason Gatson won still rings, parallel bars, and tied Ryota Suzuki for first on high bar, and Marian Dragulescu won vault.

Vaulting Table

CGS and the trademark T I C
T I C - it means 'Turnen in Cottbus' (Gymnastics in Cottbus) is a new label of the 'Cottbus Cociety of Sports sponsorship' (CGS). It's managing director is also a former top gymnast, Mirko Wohlfahrt. He is working about the whole year, to built a pool of partners and sponsors, to stabilize the financial base of this big world cup and he organizes the logostics of all preparations.

- and of course host of the 'Turnier der Meister' for the topical world stars, with a 30 years old tradition.
Here is working an experienced team of organizers with many ideas and enthusias

Today host Germany designated its women gymnastics team for the world cup events in Cottbus and Lyon after a national qualification round in Frankfurt/Main:
1. Birgit Schweigert (Bergisch-Gladbach) 33,950
2. Lisa Brueggemann (Cologne) 33,400
3. Yvonne Musik (Hoffnungsthal) 32,300
- Heike Gunne (non competitive)

>> On Sunday, Febrary 29th the German men's team will be nominate for the coming events after a qualifying round in Kienbaum (near Berlin).

French Nomination:
Following this test the following gymnasts will participate at Cottbus tournament:
for Cottbus that French team will be : Gaëlle Richard, Nelly Ramassany and Nelly Soupe.

>> For French International one week later in Lyon, French team would be:
Emilie LePennec, Marine Debauve, Camille Schmutz, and out ofcompetition: Soraya Chaouch and Maud Colas.
Isabelle Severino would compete for International French/ England in March with others gymnast.

>>The French National Champs will be on April, 3 - 4. Titleholder in all-around is Marine Debauve was. This year many people believe, that Emilie Le Pennec have the best chances for the tittle, but also some others gymnast could be candidate for.
Information: Pascale Poussier/FRA