The 1997–1998 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series was a series of stages where events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics were contested.GymMedia The International Gymnastics Federation revived the World Cup, an event which was not held since 1990, as a two-year long competition, culminating at a final event — the World Cup Final in 1998. A number of qualifier stages were held. The top 3 gymnast in each apparatus at the qualifier events would receive medals and prize money. Gymnasts who finished in the top 8 would also receive points that would be added up to a ranking which would qualify individual gymnasts for the biennial World Cup Final.
Stages Year Event Location 1997 World Cup qualifier Stuttgart, 1997 World Cup qualifier Zürich, 1998 World Cup qualifier Paris, 1998 World Cup qualifier Vancouver, 1998 World Cup Final Mie,
Medalists
Men Competition Event Gold Silver Bronze Floor exercise Li Xiaopeng Aleksei Nemov Dimitri Karbanenko Pommel horse Marius Urzică Valery Belenky Eric Poujade Rings Ivan Ivankov Szilveszter Csollány Valery Belenky Vault Aleksei Nemov Sergei Fedorchenko Hrihoriy Misyutin Parallel bars Ivan Ivankov Andreu Vivó Li Xiaopeng Jesús Carballo Sergei Fedorchenko Ivan Ivankov Floor exercise Li Xiaopeng Aleksei Bondarenko Aleksei Nemov Pommel horse Eric Poujade Zhang Jinjing Valery Belenky Rings Szilveszter Csollány Ivan Ivankov Valery Belenky Vault Sergei Fedorchenko Yeo Hong-chul Aleksei Nemov Parallel bars Zhang Jinjing Li Xiaopeng Ivan Ivankov Jesús Carballo Ivan Ivankov Aleksei Nemov Floor exercise Dimitri Karbanenko Aleksei Bondarenko Sergei Fedorchenko Pommel horse Eric Poujade Ivan Ivankov Alexander Beresch Rings Ivan Ivankov Szilveszter Csollány Roberto Galli Vault Sergei Fedorchenko Leszek Blanik Aleksei Bondarenko Parallel bars Zhang Jinjing Ivan Ivankov Li Xiaopeng Aljaž Pegan Ivan Ivankov Alexander Beresch Floor exercise Aleksei Bondarenko Aleksei Nemov Li Xiaopeng Pommel horse Eric Poujade Zhang Jinjing Aleksei Nemov Rings Aleksei Bondarenko Vault Sergei Fedorchenko Leszek Blanik Yeo Hong-chul Parallel bars Ivan Ivankov Huang Xu Mitja Petkovšek Jesús Carballo Aleksei Nemov Ivan IvankovMie (1998 World Cup Final) 1975–2008 Artistic Gymnasstics World Cup Final - Medalists Floor exercise Li Xiaopeng Aleksei Nemov Isao Yoneda Eric Poujade Marius Urzică Zhang Jinjing Rings Ivan Ivankov Shigeru Kurihara Vault Aleksei Nemov Aleksei Bondarenko Parallel bars Aleksey Dmitrienko Li Xiaopeng Zhang Jinjing Ivan Ivankov Sergei Fedorchenko Zoltán Supola
Women Competition Event Gold Silver Bronze Vault Simona Amânar Adrienn Varga Gina Gogean Uneven bars Bi Wenjing Liu Xuan Gina Gogean Bi Wenjing Floor exercise Gina Gogean Simona Amânar Vault Kui Yuanyuan Svetlana Khorkina Adrienn Varga Uneven bars Bi Wenjing Svetlana Khorkina Liu Xuan Kui Yuanyuan Ludivine Furnon Olga Teslenko Floor exercise Svetlana Khorkina Ludivine Furnon Alena Polozkova Vault Simona Amânar Adrienn Varga Kui Yuanyuan Uneven bars Bi Wenjing Svetlana Khorkina Elvire Teza Gina Gogean Elvire Teza Liu Xuan Floor exercise Alena Polozkova Elena Produnova Ludivine Furnon Vault Adrienn Varga Simona Amânar Kui Yuanyuan Uneven bars Liu Xuan Bi Wenjing Elise Ray Bi Wenjing Kui Yuanyuan Ludivine Furnon Floor exercise Ludivine Furnon Alena Polozkova Mie (1998 World Cup Final) Vault Gina Gogean Kui Yuanyuan Uneven bars Bi Wenjing Liu Xuan Liu Xuan Kui Yuanyuan Gina Gogean Floor exercise Simona Amânar Gina Gogean Alena Polozkova
Medal table
Overall
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Women
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