Ukrainian gymnasts dominated 2004 Grand Prix series

Natalia Godunko (UKR)

Two weeks after the Grand Prix Tournament of Berlin in Deventer (NED) the last tournament of 2004 Grand Prix series took place.
With the today's four final decisions also the total winners of the 2004 Grand Prix series are certain: With hoop and clubs Anna Bessonova (UKR) won in Deventer. She is thereby also winner of series 2004 with these two apparatuses. All Around Champion Natalia Godunko (UKR) won the finals with ball and ribbon and pushed themselves with the ribbon in the Grand Prix total valuation to the winner position. Winner of the series of 2004 with the ball is Inna Shukova (BLR), today 2nd with ball.
As expected olympia winner Russia decided the two group Finals for itself.

Anna Bessonova (UKR) -
Grand Prix winner 2004
with clubs and hoop

Final hoop:

1. Anna Bessonova UKR 26,925
2. Natalja Godunko UKR 26,600
3. Olga Kapranova RUS 26,300
4. Inna Shukova BLR 26,025
5. Vera Sesina RUS 25,650
6. Anna Gurbanova AZE 24,450
7. Simona Peycheva BUL 23,475
8. Irina Risenson ISR 23,250
9. Anna Pobokova NED 21,650

Final ball:

1. Natalja Godunko UKR 26,125
2. Inna Shukova BLR 26,100
3. Anna Bessonova UKR 25,500
4. Olga Kapranova RUS 25,150
5. Vera Sesina RUS 25,100
6. Simona Peycheva BUL 24,000
7. Anna Gurbanova AZE 23,300
8. Irina Risenson ISR 23,000
9. Anna Pobokova NED 22,700

Final clubs:

1. Anna Bessonova UKR 26,825
2. Natalja Godunko UKR 26,325
3. Inna Shukova BLR 26,200
4. Olga Kapranova RUS 26,075
5. Vera Sesina RUS 25,975
6. Simona Peycheva BUL 24,775
7. Valeria Kurilskaya BLR 24,650
8. Anna Gurbanova AZE 24,225
9. Anna Pobokova NED 22,175

Final ribbon:

1. Natalja Godunko UKR 25,550
2. Anna Bessonova UKR 25,500
3. Olga Kapranova RUS 25,350
4. Inna Shukova BLR 24,700
5. Vera Sesina RUS 24,700
6. Valeria Kurilskaya BLR 24,050
7. Anna Gurbanova AZE 23,375
8. Simona Peycheva BUL 23,200
9. Anna Pobokova NED 19,950

Inna Shukova (BLR) -
Grand Prix winner 2004
with ball

Groups, Finale 5 ribbons

1. RUS 25,000
2. POL 22,300
3. FIN 19,000
4, NED 16,650
5. MDA 16,550

Finale 3 Reifen/2Bälle

1. RUS 26,100
2. POL 22,600
3. MDA 19,650
4. FIN 18,850
5. NED 18,600

Natalia Godunko (UKR)

Results All Around, Grand Prix Qualification:

1. Godunko UKR 102,975
2. Kapranova RUS 102,758
3. Anna Bessonova UKR 101,992
4. Vera Sesina RUS 101,933
5. Inna Zhukova BLR 99,642
6. Anna Gurbanova AZE 97,600
7. Simona Peycheva BUL 95,975
8. Svetlana Rudalova BLR 94,242
9. Kurilskaya BLR 93,942
10. Risenson ISR 92,583

Groups:
1. RUS 25,550 / 24,900 - 50,450
2. POL 22,500 / 22,300 - 44,800
3. FIN 19,000 / 20,300 - 40,200
4. NED 18,150 / 19,250 - 37,400
5. MDA 15,200 / 18,100 - 33,300

From Deventer: Jac van den Beemt / Dirk Zimmermann

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