07. November 2004  
Ghent / Belgium  
Artistic Gymnastics

World Cup: Strong Romanians in Ghent!

At the first day of the decisions of the world cup event in Ghent Belgium the Chinese XIAO, Qin got the absolutely highest score of 9,925 points on pommel horse and beat again the Romanian specialist Marius Urzica (9,887).
The Brazilian Diego Hypolito won on floor (9,737) and the best on rings was the Dutch specialist Yuri van Gelder (9,737)
In women's category the Romanian Monica Rosu won on vault (9,525) followed by Alicia Sacramento (USA; 9,387)) and LI, Ya was the best on uneven bars (9,712).

At the second day the Romanians won three apparatuses and Olympic champion Catalin PONOR was the superstar in Ghent....

Yuri van Gelder (NED)
winner on rings

2nd Final Day
VAULT MEN
1. Marian Dragulescu (ROM) - 9.625

2. Evgeni Sapronenko (LAT) - 9.612
3. Diego Hypolito (BRA) - 9.612
4. Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ) - 9.531
5. Matthias Fahrig (GER) - 9.487
6. Bin Lu (CHN) - 9.406

PARALLEL BARS MEN
1. Mitja Petrovesk (SLO) - 9.812

2. Xu Huang (CHN) - 9775
3. Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ) - 9.712
4. Samuel Piasecky (SVK) - 9.637
5. Philippe Rizzo (AUS) - 9.525
6. Ildar Valeyev (KAZ) - 8.600

HIGH BAR MEN
1. Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ) - 9.762

2. Martin Konecny (CZE) - 9.662
3. Qin Xiao (CHN) - 9.612
4. Samuel Piasecky (SVK) - 9.512
5. Niki Boeschenstein (SUI) - 9.475
6. Filip Yanev (BUL) - 9.412

LI, Ya, winner on bars

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