Friday: First gold medals go to host Germany and Russia

TEAM DECISIONS
Only with the last routine of the competition presented by Olympic Champion Alexander Moskalenko the decision in the men’s team final has been taken: The audience cheerfully celebrated the gold medal of the German team which narrowly won the event being 0.1 points ahead of Russia. The team from Ukraine managed to win the bronze medal.
In the women’s team final the Russians then won the gold medal in front of China and Canada.

Men`s team decision: 1-Germany, 2-Russia, 3-Ukraine

The winners

Trampoline- thriller in Hanover
It couldn’t have started better for the hosts. The competition was very exciting until the very last moment at the first day of the Trampoline World Championships 2003:
Olympic Champion Alexander Moskalenko was the last competitior in the field today and he presented a difficult and secure routine so that for a while it was quite open which team would be the winner today.
Maybe in addition to the great performance of the German team also a little bit of home-advantage helped them today to secure the gold medal. The team with Henrick Stehlik, Markus Kubicka, Adam Götz and Michael Sehrt has secured the first World Championship title for a German team since 1986 – which means since 17 years ago.

>>Results, Men's Team Finals
>>Results, Women's Team Finals

TRAMPOLINE, Qualification, Women
With a great performance and the highest difficulty (14.6) Olympic Champion Irina Karavayeva impressed her competitors already during the qualification. From her first very difficult element on, the triple salto piked, her routine was presented faultlessly.
Her team mate and European Champion Natalia Tchernova can be found 1.4 points behind her on rank 2, followed by China’s HUANG, Shanshan.
Behind Olena Movchan from Ukraine and Karen Cockburn from Canada also World Champion Anna Dogonadze secured her participation in the Olympic Games with a 6th rank in today’s qualification.
Also qualified for the Olympic Games are Kirsten Lawton (GBR) and the 2nd Canadian in the field Heather Ross-McManus.

>>Results, Women's, Individual Qualifying
(Olympic qualification)

TRAMPOLINE, Qualification, Men
In the men’s field Alexander Rusakov (RUS/ 69.70) and Yuri Nikitin are in the lead after the qualification. With a strong performance Henrik Stehlik from Germany ended up on rank 4.

>>Results, Men's Qualifying, individual
(Olympic qualification)

INFORMATION on the Qualificationen rounds:
>> Starting Groups for Team competition

>> Individual Starting order, Team qualifying

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