Artistic Gymnastics

FIG keeps the 43rd Worlds in Tokyo

20. Mai 2011  
San Jose, USA (Ca.)  
Artistic Gymnastics

FIG keeps the 43rd Worlds in Tokyo

The International Gymnastics Federation's Executive Committee voted at its session in San Jose (USA, Calif.) to keep 2011 Worlds in Tokyo, despite the concerns expressed by several federations, news agencies reported Friday.
The 2011 Worlds had been in limbo since March 11, when a 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated parts of Japan. Several nuclear reactors were damaged, including the Fukushima plant a few hours from Tokyo. Cities around Fukushima have been evacuated, and reports have emerged of radiation leaking into Tokyo's water supply.
The 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2011 scheduled for Oct. 7-16 at Tokyo's Metropolitan Gymnasium, are the first step for qualification to the 2012 Olympics.
Any nations that refuses to send gymnasts to this year's worlds will forfeit its chances of competing at the 2012 Olympics in London.
* TOKYO - Promotion Video

* GYMfamily EVENTPREVIEW: 2nd GYMSPORT Tournament 2011

17. Mai 2011  
Sangalhos, Anadia, Portugal  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily EVENTPREVIEW: 2nd GYMSPORT Tournament 2011

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The 2nd “Gymsport” Artistic Gymnastics International Tournament 2011 will take place Saturday, 21th May, in the new High Performance Gymnastics Centre in Sangalhos, Anadia, Portugal.
This competition targets juniors and youth gymnasts from male and female sides and is organized by one of the top clubs in the country, Sport Club do Porto, responsible for the preparation of international level gymnasts like the world cup medalist Zoi Lima.

This year, the tournament will have a record participation of 93 gymnasts, 49 female and 43 male, representing 14 countries from 4 continents (Europe, Africa, America and Oceania). This is, for sure, one of the most participated junior and youth international tournaments in Europe this year.
 

** ... Competition Report, May 21


2nd “G y m s p o r t”  2011
Artistic Gymnastics International Tournament
- Sangalhos, Anadia, Portugal / May 21 -
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  >> Detailed Information

     >> List of male participants
        >> List of female paricipants
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GYMmedia  will > report on Saturday, May 21 directly from Sangalhos (POR)
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F.I.G. : Gymnastic Federations suspended

18. Mai 2011  
Lausanne, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

F.I.G. : Gymnastic Federations suspended

The International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. announced this week it had suspended 11 member federations for non-payment of dues,  for financial reasons as per Art. 7.1 of its Statutes, leaving several notable gymnasts unable to participate in international events: Cyprus (CYP), Indonesia (INA), Jamaica (JAM), Kazakhstan (KAZ), Macau (MAC), Macedonia (MKD), Paraguay (PAR), Seychelles (SEY), Syria (SYR), Tajikistan (TJK), Yemen (YEM).
The above mentioned member federations have no right to participate in, or organise any official events of the FIG and events from Continental Unions or Regional Groups and they have no right to participate in any events or activities with other member federations.
They will, however, be reinstated once their dues have been settled.
With Comores (COM), Lesotho (LES) and the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (PRK) still suspended, the FIG counts 126 affiliated federations and four associated federations at this time, with a total of fourteen of them suspended.
* source: fig press release

International Hall of Fame honours Gymnastics Legends

15. Mai 2011  
Oklahoma City, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

International Hall of Fame honours Gymnastics Legends

Steffi Biskupek-Kräker (GER),
former star of GDR from 1976 to 1981 and later international judge

Five gymnastics legends to be honored by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class of 2011 to join prestigious group
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 Five international gymnastics legends are honored at the 15th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Ceremony which was held Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City. The Class of 2011 honorees include:
* Alexander Tkatchev (RUS) – Winner of 12 World and Olympic medals from 1978-1981
* Lavinia Milosovici (ROU) – Winner of 19 World and Olympic medals from 1991-1996
* Leonid Arkayev (RUS) – Legendary coach of the Soviet and Russian Olympic teams from 1972-2004 and
*Steffi Kraeker (GER) – Winner of 10 World and Olympic medals between 1976 and 1981, but also ...

2011 new Members of the 'International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City':
from left: Dr. Michel Leglise (FRA; FIG), Steffi Biskupek-Kraeker (GDR/GER), Alexander Tkatshev (URS/RUS), Lavinia Milosovici (ROU), Leonid Arkayev (URS/RUS)
(C) Intern. Gymnast

* Michel Leglise (FRA), who awarded the International 'Order of Merit'  for his contributions as the lead medical advisor for the International Gymnastics Federation for 30 years.

Over the past fourteen years, 73 of gymnastics greatest stars and contributors, representing 19 countries, have been formally inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The IGHOF exhibit is located at Science Museum Oklahoma in the Adventure District in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

“We are thrilled with the selection of the Class of 2011, and we are excited to celebrate the remarkable careers of these icons of our sport,” commented Bart Conner, the President of the Board of the IGHOF. “We will also pay tribute to our mentor, Frank Bare, the former Chairman of the Board, who passed away this past year.”
* source: IGHOF

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Daria Elizarova from Uzbekistan wins Pre Olympic Youth Cup 2011

14. Mai 2011  
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

Daria Elizarova from Uzbekistan wins Pre Olympic Youth Cup 2011

The  4th  International PRE OLYMPIC YOUTH-CUP 2011 took place this weekend in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. It's a special competition for female gymnasts and talents on their way to the top of international artistic gymnastics.
Girls from three continents - America, Australia, Europe - are fighting in the age groups of 12/13- , 15/16- and and 16+- years (elite).

Best of the elite category again was the previous year, Daria ELIZAROVA from Uzbekistan - fosterling of Oksana Chusovitina (35), who won to the same time the vault decision of the World Cup "Stars of the World" in Moscow, ...


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Artistic Gymnastics World Cup WORLD STARS 2011

14. Mai 2011  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic Gymnastics World Cup WORLD STARS 2011

Thomas Bouhail: Two golden medals!

After the 18th French International first A-World Cup, now at the second and ultimate Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in 2011 with apparatus finals 59 male athletes, representing 29 nations and 26 female gymnasts (17) nations, took part at the Friday's (May 13) qualification rounds at the "2011 WORLD STARS" in the Russian capital Moscow. China and Japan and Romania missed in both categories, the USA, Italy, Great Britain and Switzerland auxiliary on Women's side.
At the Saturday's finals the French Thomas BOUHAIL won on floor and on vault and was the most successfully gamnast.
On women's side the Grande Dame of international gymnastics, Oksana CHUSIVITINA (35) won on vault, Jessica LOPEZ (VEN) on bars and Russia's Anna DEMENTYEVA and her teammate Ksenia Afanasyeva were the best on beam and floor each on first and second place ...


* WORLD CUP Artistic Gymnastics (app.)
" WORLD STARS 2011" - Moscow
- May 13 - 14, Sports Hall Olympiski -
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A few changes have been made to the entry list, which also affect the starting order.
While the Romanian Federation withdrew its entire delegation from Moscow, and Louis Smith (GBR), Enrique Gonzalez (CHI) and Ariella Kaeslin (SUI) also dropped out, the USA has entered 2009 and 2010 world finalists Steven Legendre on floor and Danell Leyva on horizontal bar.

Host Russia
With Andrey Cherkasov and Andrey Perevoznikov on pommel horse, David Belyavskiy on floor and Denis Ablyazin on floor and vault, Russia added promising gymnasts to their line-up. Emin Garibov, also of Russia, will compete horse concours on parallel bars and horizontal bar.
  >> World Stars participating
* FRIDAY, May 13 - QUALIFICATION
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* Men*s Preliminary
> Floor exercises    > Pommel horse    > Still rings
> Vault                       > Parallel bars        > High bar

* Women's Preliminary
> Vault                     > Uneven bars
> Balance beam   > Floor exercises

Anna Dementyeva: Double winner in Moscow!

* SATURDAY*s  APP. FINALS
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* MEN's FINALS
> Floor exercises    > Pommel horse   

> Still rings               > Vault   

> Parallel bars        > High bar


* WOMEN's FINALS
> Vault                     > Uneven bars

> Balance beam   > Floor exercises

Jonathan Horten and Jordyn Wieber won 2011 American Cup

05. März 2011  
Jacksonville, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

Jonathan Horten and Jordyn Wieber won 2011 American Cup

US Double winner:
Jordyn Wieber, Jonathan Horton

<< Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber from USA won the 2011 AT&T American Cup all-around titles Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
It was the prelude of a FIG World Cup circuit of altogether four all-around events this year.

Jonathan Horton won his third American Cup titel with a score of 90,198 points after a strong fight against the Ukrainian Mykola Kuksenkov (-0,166).
Third was Jake Dalton (USA) in absence of the Japanese world champion Kohei Uchimura. Germany's vice world champion Philipp Boy came on six place.

The victory of the young US gymnast Jordyn Wieber (59,899) was a big surprise, because she beat the current world champion from Russia, Aliya Mustafina, who made a mistake at the floor exercise and came on second only, with a difference of 0,068 points. Alexandra Raisman (USA ranked on third place.
As a junior Jordyn won the 2009 American Cup, already an cam in the last minut ino the roster of this world cup event!

Mustafina at her new floor routine, were she made a strong mistake ....


2011 AMERICAN CUP - World cup No. 1
- Jacksonville, Fa. /USA, March 05 -

On the men’s side, Kuksenkov, who was fourth in the all-around at the 2010 World Championships, led the men’s competition through the first four rotations and had the top score on pommel horse, 14.866.He finished second in the all-around behind Horton with a score of 90.032.

The USA’s Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev., finished third in the all-around. He was a last-minute replacement for Russia’s injured athlete Sergey Khorokhordin, had the top score on floor, 15.766, for his routine that included an Arabian double layout mount.


 
► Detailed Men's results

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Mustafina, looking at the final results

On the women’s side, Mustafina started on vault with her Yurchenko 2.5 to score a 15.566. She moved to bars, where she did a stalder and in-bar elements and dismounted with a tucked 1.5 to score a 15.766, the highest women’s score of the competition.

On balance beam she dismounted with a flip flop, flip flop triple full and scored a 14.833.
On floor she mounted with a 3.5 (!) twist but unfortunately had a problem on her third tumbling pass and scored a 13.666, for a total all-around score of 59.831.
Mustafina said: “I was competing a new floor routine, and it is early in the seasonso I’m not so upset to finish second in the all-around.” 

Jordyn WIEBER (USA) 2011

Jordyn Wieber, who was now competing at the senior elite level, won the 2009 American Cup when she was a junior and the event's format allowed junior and senior competitors.

In 2010, she won the junior all-around title at both the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships and the Covergirl Classic.,
but she struggled on Day 1 of the 2010 US Nationals as she had to deal with injured ankles....

♦ Now she made an impressive international elite debut in Jacksonville...


► Detailed Women's results

Janssen-Fritsen HD-VIDEO: The use of Methodical Equipment

01. Mai 2011  
Helmond/Rotterdam, Netherlands  
Artistic Gymnastics

Janssen-Fritsen HD-VIDEO: The use of Methodical Equipment

On the fringes of the 2010 Artistic Gymnastics Worlds in Rotterdam the official Supplier Janssen-Fritsen arranged a special methodical seminar.

The lectors Dieter Hofmann (GER) and the Dutch national coach Rob Stout demonstrated a variety of pre-requisites especially for learning basic skills.
GYMmedia informed by a short video already (> www.gym-tube.com), but a lot of international users wrote us for more:

So the Co. Janssen-Fritsen ordered a longer version of an instructional HD video, which we can now publish ...:

Lector Dieter Hofmann in front of the tops of FIG and international colleagues at the methodical seminar in the days of 2010 Worlds in the Ahoy Arena of Rotterdam

* SEMINAR: The use of Methodical Equipment
* A Janssen-Fritsen- demonstration with pre-requisites especially for learning basic skills by young talents of modern artistic gymnastics:

* GYM-VIDEO (C) GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL --:
** ... more GYMmedia-Videos
(German Nationals 2010, Worlds 2010, Europeans 2011) you will find on
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Britain’s Daniel Purvis takes the men’s title!

16. April 2011  
Glasgow, Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Britain’s Daniel Purvis takes the men’s title!

Daniel Purvis won in Glasgow

* baga --:  The Men’s competition at the Glasgow World Cup all-around contained a lot of experienced gymnasts that all had the potential to take home a medal. Dan Purvis (GBR) gave a superb performance throughout to claim the Gold medal in front of a supportive home crowd.
Purvis was closely followed by the recently crowned European Champion, Philipp Boy (GER), whose fall on Vault cost him the title.
The bronze went to Rafael Martinez from Spain who performed some exciting routines to please the crowd.
Britain’s Sam Hunter finished down in 8th position whilst wildcard Daniel Keating’s (GBR) used the competition to enter back into World stage following a serious knee injury, although he could not be counted in the overall rankings, Keatings put in a very promising performance.
* MEN's All-around

1.    PURVIS Daniel             GBR– 88.598
2.    BOY Phillip                GER    – 88.498
3.    MARTINEZ Rafael        ESP – 88.065
4.    KUKSENKOV Mykola UKR – 86.832
5.    SHATILOV Alexander ISR – 86.331
6.    TOMMASONE Cyril     FRA – 86.298
7.    HORTON Jonathan   USA – 85.131
8.    HUNTER Sam           GBR – 85.099
(-)   KEATINGS, Daniel – 87.366 (wildcard)
   >> Detailed Results

The women’s event took place in front of a sell out crowd in the Kelvin Hall arena. There were some strong contenders in the group but with a lot of falls counted, the medal places were fought right to the finish. Racea (ROU) took the top spot after a clean all-around performance showing composure throughout. Lopez (VEN) took the Silver medal position with consistent scores on all pieces.
The young Romanian Haidu grabbed the Bronze despite two falls, performing an energetic floor routine to secure her place in the top 3. Britain’s Hannah Whelan finished in 5th, with some good work but unfortunate falls that left her outside the medals.
Jennifer Pinches also from Great Britain finished in 8th, she ended with a solid performance on floor but earlier mistakes proved to be costly.
* Source: baga

* WOMEN's All-around (corrected!)
1. RACEA, Elena     ROU - 54,566
2. LOPEZ, Jessica  (VEN) -53,931
3. HAIDU, Oana       ROU - 52,432

4.    SEITZ, Elisabeth    GER - 52,232
5.    WHELAN Hannah GBR -– 52.132
6.    STEINGRUBER Giulia SUI – 52.032
7.    MILLOUSI Vasiliiki  GRE – 51.799
8.    PINCHES Jennifer GBR – 51.300 
>>  Detailed Results

All-around World Cup No. 2 in Glasgow

14. April 2011  
Glasgow, Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

All-around World Cup No. 2 in Glasgow

Daniel Keatings (GBR), European Vice Champion of Milan (2009) will meet reigning European Champion Philipp Boy (GER)

Baga--: This weekend’s Glasgow World Cup Gymnastics at the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena is already being previewed as one of the top sporting events to be held in the city in recent years. New European champion in the all-around Philipp Boy (GER) will lead the field at the Kelvin Hall on Saturday.
He will face stiff competition from Daniel Purvis (GBR) who took bronze in the all-around at the weekend’s European Championships, shared with Mykolai Kuksenkov (UKR) who also competes in Glasgow. Olympic silver medallist on the high bar and World Championships all-around bronze medallist Jonathan Horton (USA) is also competing, like the European all-aroundvice-champion of Milan 2009, Daniel Keatings ...

>> Competition Report

2nd ALL-AROUND WORLD CUP 2011
- Glasgow - Kelvin Hall; April 16 -
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Participants - MEN
(Starting order)
1 - KEATINGS, Daniel (GBR-HC)    (-)
2 - PURVIS, Daniel (GBR)               (5.)
3 - SHATILOV, Alexander (ISR)     (10.)
3 - KUKSENKOV, Mykola (UKR)    (4.)
4 - MARTINEZ, Rafael (ESP)            (-)
5 - TOMMASONE, Cyril (FRA)       (13.)
6 - HUNTER, Samuel (GBR)         (9.)
8 - HORTON, Jonathan (USA)      (3.)
- 9 - BOY, Philipp (GER)                 (2.)
* ( ) - in brackets:
Ranking at the 2010 Worlds AA final
Participants - WOMEN
(Starting order)
1 - WHELAN, Hannah (GBR)     (16.)
2 - LOPEZ, Jessica (VEN)          (10.)
3 - PINCHES, Jennifer (GBR)       (-)
4 - HAIDU, Raluca (ROU)             (9.)
5 - SEITZ, Elisabeth (GER)        (12.)
6 - RACEA, Elena (ROU)                (-)
7 - STEINGRUBER, Giulia (SUI)   (-)
8 - MILLOUSI, Vasiliki (GRE)         (-)
* ( ) - in brackets:
Ranking at the 2010 Worlds AA final


* GYMmedia Review:
>> 1st All-around World Cup Jacksonville (Am. Cup)

... best 24 AA competitors at the last Worlds:
> WCh Rotterdam, Men's AA Final
> WCh Rotterdam, Women's AA Final

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