28. March 2003  
Thessaloniki/Greece  
Artistic Gymnastics

First day: Qualification of the third World Cup event

After the first day (qualification) of the world cup in Thessalonoki (Greece the favourites are leading on the apparatusses: Jordan Jovtchev (floor, Rings), Marius Urzica (Pommel horse), Dmitri Kasperovich (vault), Mitja Petkovsek (parallel bar) und Aljaz Pegan (high bar).
In women's category are on top: Natalia Ziganshina (vault), Svetlana Khorkina (uneven bars) and on balance beam the Chinese Zhang, Nan and on floor the Romanian Floarea Leonida .
POMMEL HORSE
1. Marius Urzica (ROM) 9,725
2. Nikolai Krukov (RUS) 9,500
3. Feng, Jing (CHN) 9,150
4. Xiao, Qin (CHN) 9,100
5. Alberto Busnari (ITA) 8,950
6. Kanukai Jackson (GBR) 8,950
7. Levente Fekete (HUN) 8,900
8. Christian Berzces (GER) 8,800
E1: Manuel campos (POR) 8,700
E2: Casey Sandy (CAN) 8,650
VAULTING TABLE
1. Dmitri Kasperovitch (BLR) 9,475
2. Evgeny Sapronenko (LAT) 9,325
3. Robert Gal (HUN) 9,325
4. Leszek Blanik (POL) 9,312
5. Kasper Fardan (DEN) 9,312
6. Tue Lohdahl (DEN) 9,237
7. Brandon O'Neill (CAN) 9,200
8. Anatoli Vasiliev (RUS) 9,187
E1: Patrick Dominguez (SUI) 9,125
E2: Alexei Bondarenko (RUS) 9,050
HIGH BAR:
1. Aljaz Pegan (SLO) 9,550
2. Florent Maree (FRA) 9,550
3. Alexei Bondarenko (RUS) 9,450
4. Jani Tanskanen (FIN) 9,450
5. Nikolai Krukov (RUS) 9,450
6. Alexander Beresch (UKR) 9,325
7. Roger Sager (SUI) 9,300
8. Igor Cassina (ITA) 9,250
E1: Marius Urzica (ROM) 9,225
E2: Jari Mönkkönen (FIN) 9,175

UNEVEN BARS:
1. Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) 9,425
2. Natalia Ziganshina (RUS) 9,425
3. Alina Kozich (UKR) 9,200
4. Aagjia van Walleghem (BEL) 9,175
5. Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) 9,075
6. Floarea Leonida (ROM) 9,075
7. Irina Krasnianska (UKR) 9,000
Monica Rosu (ROM) 8,975
E1: Victoria Karpenko (BUL) 8,950
E2: Ilaria Colombo (ITA) 8,900

FLOOR EXERCISES:
1. Floarea Leonida (ROM) 9,425
2. Aliona Kvasha (UKR) 9,350
3. Verona van de Leur (NED) 9,300
4. Alina Kozich (UKR) 9,200
5. Oana Ban (ROM) 9,100
6. Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) 9,075
8. Suzanne Harmes (NED) 9,025
E1: Nelly Ramassamy (FRA) 8,900
E2: Natalia Ziganshina (RUS) 8,875