  We present new classical solutions of Einstein-Yang-Mills-Higgs theory,
representing gravitating sphaleron-antisphaleron pair, chain and vortex ring
solutions. In these static axially symmetric solutions, the Higgs field
vanishes on isolated points on the symmetry axis, or on rings centered around
the symmetry axis. We compare these solutions to gravitating
monopole-antimonopole systems, associating monopole-antimonopole pairs with
sphalerons.
