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.[1] 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 edit
| Year | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | World Cup qualifier | Stuttgart,  Germany
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| 1997 | World Cup qualifier | Zürich,  Switzerland
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| 1998 | World Cup qualifier | Paris,  France
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| 1998 | World Cup qualifier | Vancouver,  Canada
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| 1998 | World Cup Final | Mie,  Japan
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Medalists edit
Men edit
Women edit
Medal table edit
Overall edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 16 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 |  Romania | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 |  Russia | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 |  Belarus | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 54 | 48 | 48 | 150 | |
Men edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Belarus | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 34 | 28 | 28 | 90 | |
Women edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Romania | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
References edit
- ^ GymMedia
- ^ GymMedia - Stuttgart 1997 - Men's results
- ^ GymMedia - Zurich 1997 - Men's results
- ^ a b French Gymnastics Federation - Paris 1998 - Men's and women's results
- ^ Gymn Score Depot - Vancouver 1998 - Men's results
- ^ a b 1975–2008 Artistic Gymnasstics World Cup Final - Medalists
- ^ GymMedia - Stuttgart 1997 - Women's results
- ^ GymMedia - Zurich 1997 - Women's results
- ^ Gymn Score Depot - Vancouver 1998 - Women's results