2003–2004 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series

The 2003–2004 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series was a series of stages where events in rhythmic gymnastics were contested. The series consisted of a two-year long competition, culminating at a final event — the World Cup Final in 2004. A number of qualifier stages were held.[1][2] The top 3 gymnasts and groups in each apparatus at the qualifier events would receive medals and prize money. Gymnasts and groups that finished in the top 8 also received points which were added up to a ranking that qualified for the biennial World Cup Final.

Stages

Year Event Location Type Ref.
2003 World Cup qualifier France Corbeil-Essonnes Individuals (all-around and apparatus) [3]
2003 World Cup qualifier Russia Nizhny Novgorod Canceled (Groups) [4]
2003 World Cup qualifier Azerbaijan Baku Individuals (all-around and apparatus) [5]
2003 World Cup qualifier Spain Zaragoza Individuals (all-around and apparatus) [6]
2004 World Cup qualifier Azerbaijan Baku Individuals (all-around and apparatus) [7]
2004 World Cup qualifier Russia Nizhny Novgorod Groups (all-around) [8]
2004 World Cup qualifier Germany Duisburg Groups (all-around and apparatus) [9]
2004 World Cup qualifier Bulgaria Varna Individuals and groups (all-around) [10]
2004 World Cup qualifier Uzbekistan Tashkent Individuals (all-around and apparatus) [11]
2004 World Cup Final Russia Moscow Individuals and groups (apparatus) [12]

Medalists

Individual

All-around

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Corbeil 2003 [3] Russia Irina Tchachina Ukraine Anna Bessonova Russia Alina Kabaeva
Baku 2003 [5][13] Russia Alina Kabaeva Russia Irina Tchachina Azerbaijan Dinara Gimatova
Zaragoza 2003 [6] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Belarus Inna Zhukova
Baku 2004 [7] Russia Alina Kabaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Russia Olga Kapranova
Varna 2004 [10] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova
Tashkent 2004 [11] Russia Alina Kabaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Russia Olga Kapranova
Moscow 2004[12] No all-around competition

Hoop

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Corbeil 2003 [3] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Ukraine Anna Bessonova
Baku 2003 [5] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Bulgaria Simona Peycheva
Zaragoza 2003 [6] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Belarus Inna Zhukova
Baku 2004 [7] Russia Alina Kabaeva Russia Irina Tchachina Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova
Varna 2004 [10] All-around only
Tashkent 2004 [11][14] Kazakhstan Aliya Yussupova Russia Olga Kapranova Azerbaijan Anna Gurbanova
Moscow 2004[12] Russia Alina Kabaeva Bulgaria Simona Peycheva Russia Olga Kapranova

Ball

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Corbeil 2003 [3] Russia Irina Tchachina Ukraine Anna Bessonova Belarus Inna Zhukova
Baku 2003 [5] Russia Alina Kabaeva Russia Irina Tchachina Azerbaijan Dinara Gimatova
Zaragoza 2003 [6] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Spain Almudena Cid
Baku 2004 [7] Russia Alina Kabaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Russia Irina Tchachina
Varna 2004 [10] All-around only
Tashkent 2004 [11][14] Russia Olga Kapranova Uzbekistan Olesya Ashaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yussupova
Moscow 2004[12] Russia Irina Tchachina Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Belarus Inna Zhukova

Clubs

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Corbeil 2003 [3] Russia Irina Tchachina Russia Alina Kabaeva Ukraine Anna Bessonova
Baku 2003 [5] Russia Alina Kabaeva Azerbaijan Dinara Gimatova Russia Irina Tchachina
Zaragoza 2003 [6] Russia Alina Kabaeva Russia Irina Tchachina Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova
Baku 2004 [7] Russia Alina Kabaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Azerbaijan Dinara Gimatova
Varna 2004 [10] All-around only
Tashkent 2004 [11][14] Russia Olga Kapranova Azerbaijan Anna Gurbanova Uzbekistan Olesya Ashaeva
Moscow 2004[12] Russia Irina Tchachina Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Russia Olga Kapranova

Ribbon

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Corbeil 2003 [3] Ukraine Anna Bessonova Russia Irina Tchachina Ukraine Tamara Yerofeeva
Baku 2003 [5] Russia Alina Kabaeva Russia Irina Tchachina Belarus Inna Zhukova
Zaragoza 2003 [6] Russia Irina Tchachina Belarus Svetlana Rudalova Russia Alina Kabaeva
Baku 2004 [7] Russia Alina Kabaeva Kazakhstan Aliya Yusupova Russia Olga Kapranova
Varna 2004 [10] All-around only
Tashkent 2004 [11][14] Russia Olga Kapranova Kazakhstan Aliya Yussupova Azerbaijan Anna Gurbanova
Moscow 2004[12] Russia Alina Kabaeva Bulgaria Simona Peycheva Russia Olga Kapranova

Group

All-around

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Nizhny 2004 [8]  Russia  Belarus  Italy
Duisburg 2004 [9]  Russia  Italy  Belarus
Varna 2004 [10]  Russia  Belarus  Bulgaria
Moscow 2004[12] No all-around competition

5 ribbons

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Nizhny 2004 [8] All-around only
Duisburg 2004 [15]  Russia  Italy  Belarus
Varna 2004 [10] All-around only
Moscow 2004[12]  Russia  Poland  Finland

3 hoops and 2 balls

Competitions Gold Silver Bronze
Nizhny 2004 [8] All-around only
Duisburg 2004 [15]  Russia  Belarus  Italy
Varna 2004 [10] All-around only
Moscow 2004[12]  Russia  Poland  Finland

See also

References

  1. ^ GymMedia - 2003 calendar
  2. ^ GymMedia - 2004 calendar
  3. ^ a b c d e f R-Gymnast - Corbeil-Essonnes 2003
  4. ^ AGF - Second stage of the World Cup series in Baku (August 2003) (in Azerbaijani)
  5. ^ a b c d e f GymMedia - Baku 2003
  6. ^ a b c d e f GymMedia - Zaragoxa 2003
  7. ^ a b c d e f GymMedia - Baku 2004
  8. ^ a b c d Sport-Express - Nizhny Novgorod 2004 (in Russian)
  9. ^ a b GymMedia - Duisburg 2004 - All-around
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i GymMedia - Varna 2004
  11. ^ a b c d e f RSG.net - Tashkent 2004
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sports 123: Rhythmic Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  13. ^ "AGF - Baku 2003 - All-around". Archived from the original on 2004-12-28. Retrieved 2004-12-28.
  14. ^ a b c d World Cup Tashkent - Official website
  15. ^ a b GymMedia - Duisburg 2004 - Finals