16. March 2003  
Paris-Bercy/Frankreich  
Artistic Gymnastics

World Cup Paris: Dutch Surprise on Still Rings!

European Champion Anna Pavlova won the finals on vault and beam in the first part of the world cup final in Paris-Bercy. Svetlana Khorkina was first an bars and Elena Gomez from Spain won on floor
The Dutch champion on rings Yuri van Gelder cares for a big surprise on his special apparatus and beat the whole world elite. It was the first world cup victory of a Dutch male gymnast in history (The last vicory in Grand Prix circuit in the Nineties got Alexander Selk on high bar.).
Once again the Romanian superstar on pommel horse Marius Urzicawas the best on this apparatus....

Marius Urzica, Romania - successful again and also winner on bars.

Anna Pavlova, best on beam and floor

Men's Final Results:

FLOOR:
1. Jordan Jovchev (BUL) 9,650
2. Guard Young (USA) 9625
3. Igors Vichrovs (LAT) 9,550
4. Xing, Aowei (CHN) 9,525
5. Evgeni Sapronenko (LAT) 9,500
6. Cedric Guille (FRA) 9,375
7. Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ) 9,275
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POMMEL HORSE:
1. Marius Urzica (ROM) 9,775
2. Erik Casimir (FRA) 9,725
3. Ioan Suciu (ROM) 9,625
4. Nikolai Krukov (RUS) 9,600
5. Brett McClure (USA) 9,300
6. Liang, Fuliang (CHN) 8,650
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STILL RINGS:
1. Yuri van Geldern (NED) 9,700
2. Jordan Jovchev (BUL) 9,675
3. Andrea Coppolino (ITA)9,675
4. Roman Zozulia (UKR) 9,625
5. Stefan Zapf (GER) 9,570
6. Walid Said Eldariny (EGY) 9,525
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VAULT:
1. Ioan Suciu (ROM) 9,550
2. Robert Gal (HUN) 9,275
3. Dmitri Kasparovich (BLR) 9,113
4. Alexander Beresch (UKR) 9,113
5. Kanukai Jackson (GBR) 8,925
6. Kostas Barbakis (GRE) 4,800
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PARALLEL BARS:
1. Marius Urzica (ROM) 9,650
1. Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) 9,650
3. Yernar Jerimbetov (KAZ) 9,650
4. Alexei Bondarenko (RUS) 9,625
5. Liang, Fuliang (CHN) 9,600
6. Andreu Vivo (ESP) 8,875
7. Yann Cucherat (FRA) 8,700
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HIGH BAR:
1. Philippe Rizzo (AUS) 9,700
1. Alexander Beresch (UKR) 9,700
3. Alexei Bondarenko (RUS) 9,650
4. Gedric Guille (FRA) 9,600
5. Jani Mönkkönen (FIN) 9,575
6. Nikolai Krukov (RUS) 9,000
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