Artistic Gymnastics

Jani TANSKANEN: The voice of the gymnasts!

20. November 2009  
Lausanne, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

Jani TANSKANEN: The voice of the gymnasts!

Jani Tanskanen (FIN)

*fig-press--: Leaders in international sports were invited to Lausanne (SUI) for the annual International Federations Sports Forum, organised in 2009 by SportAccord.
The event provides a platform where participants can debate a range of sport-related issues and attend workshops; this year’s topics focused on financial resources and youth and sports. In an effort to fully develop the topic of youth and sports, organisers invited Jani Tanskanen (FIN), recently elected to the FIG Athletes’ Commission, to speak about the relationship between a federation and its athletes. Responsible for Artistic Gymnastics within his own federation, Tanskanen shared his experiences with a highly attentive audience.
As a former World Horizontal Bar Champion (1997 Lausanne), he stressed how important it is for sports education professionals to provide a solid education and tangible support for athletes as they evolve from their earliest years onwards.
He recalled the FIG Academies, a model institution that educates its educators. “There must be zero tolerance for coaches working without any recognised licence!” he declared, adding that whilst athletes in competition are responsible for their national and international federations in the areas of performance, discipline and conduct, they also have their own rights.

Jani Tanskanen called for ongoing and transparent communication, which is essential to safety, development and a sense of solidarity amongst those in sport circles. In an aside with the speaker, FIG President Prof. Bruno Grandi expressed his commitment to developing communication and placing greater importance on the role played by athletes, which he himself once was and without whom sport federations would be an unknown institution.
Jani Tanskanen took the opportunity of his stay in Lausanne to visit the FIG head office and meet with the staff prior to the first meeting of the new FIG Athletes Commission in January.
* fig press

British Training Camp Disability Gymnastics in Germany successfully finished ....

16. November 2009  
Kienbaum/Berlin, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

British Training Camp Disability Gymnastics in Germany successfully finished ....

Eberhard Gienger
visited the Brits in Kienbaum

The third International training camp of the British gymnastics federation, after South Africa and Gran Canaria (2008) , which took place during the last weeks for the first time in Germany on the grounds of the Bundesleistungszentrums Kienbaum, finished successfully and highly rated, on the weekend.  Also the DOSB-vice-president Eberhard GIENGER got an idea of the level of development of the British, as also the new consultant for apparatus and trampoline gymnastics of the German gymnastics federation, Ann-Katrin KNITTEL, who was intensively involved with the structures and possibilities on site, and is working on offering, also in Germany, ambitious training and apparatus for the three olympics disciplines. This seminar, which was initiated by the ex-gymnast Ronny Ziesmer as the patron and supported by his partners, the Daimler Corporation , will surely find supporters and followers...

The Vice President of the 'German Olympic Sports Federation' (DOSB), Eberhard Gienger, among the participants of rhythmic gymnastics from Irland, Norway and Great Britain

From Norway came Katelyn Garbin, Mathilde Falch and Kristin Augdahl - all of them enthused by rhythmic gymnastics

"One has the impression here, that it is not about being handicapped, but about gymnastics, here, something is being achieved, and the whole thing is fun at the same time!"  - this is how the vice-president of the top-class sports of the "German Olympic Sports Federation" (DOSB) Eberhard GIENGER summarized his impressions, during his visit to the handicapped gymnastics training camp of the British gymnastics federation in the Bundesleistungszentrum Kienbaum.
Especailly also the rhythmic sports gymnastics seems adequate, to emphasise the grace and willingness to achieve of the part-taking girls, with their ambitious, athletic movements, so that their various physical or psychological handicaps - as if by magic, do not seem to exist anymore. This may also lie in the amazement of the viewers, about their achievement potential and willingness to achieve,

Eight years ago Kay GALTER (li.)is the British National Coach Rhythmic Gymnastics for disabled person

which do not leave space for feeling sorry for particular impairments...!
For achievement orientated gymnasts, the Brits even have a national trainer!
<< Kay GALTER (left) is in this position since 8 years and explains the structure and the ideao to Eberhard Gienger, how ambitious options can heighten the self-confidence of young girls. Therefore particularly rhythmic gymnastics offers the best possibilities.

Gracefull was also the tighlty organised warm up programme of the gymnasts. Here, where otherwise the seminars of the German National team take place, the Dutch acted in the foregroundBo Dominicus from Tilburg as displaying gymnast.
Bo is in standard 7, was born deaf and must be the only gymnast, with such a handicap, to perform on all four Olympics apparati !

Trainer Ester LEON, Eberhard GIENGER, Bo DOMINICUS

The ex-high-bar world champion Eberhard Gienger let Bo Dominicus' home trainer Ester LEON (left) expalin, which specifications have to be considered during training.  "If one wants to bring the system of the British to Germany, then one has to really test, which structural and logistic things belong to the environment and also to the taking over of responsibility, and where one wants to go with such new, athletic contents," - said the contemplative "sports politician" Gienger!

Ann-Katrin Knittel (DTB),
Hazel Coates (British Gymnastics)

What the Brits are aiming for, is absolutely clear for the TK-chairman of the hadicapped sports of the British federation Hazel COATES,:
- Promotion of the international world competition events;
- Refinement of the classification;
- Integration into the Paralympics;
- Development of clubs and promotion of talents;
- Promotion of taking-part all over the world .
It seems as though she has found the right contact person with the successor of Mrs. Dr. Swantje Scharenberg in the bureau of the consultant of the DTB for apparatus gymnastics and trampoline, Ann-Katrin KNITTEL:

 

"I am still fascinated and thrilled, by the the year long hard work of the Brits - and what they have achieved, both structurally and of the displayed achievements!
My goal is to follow the impressive example of the British and to find means and ways in the future ...

Emil van Hove on the rings: ... curious really, that the so varying and complex - for body and
mind, so precious
gymnastics still has not found a paralympic equivalent!

... to open the way for gymnastics - also for German children and youth - despite physical or psychological handicaps !
We are standing in front of a great challenge in this field, which surely will not be achievable from one day to the next, first we need trainers in particular areas, which have to be especially sensitized and trained.
The Brits have showed me, however that above all, one cannot be afraid, to set oneself these new tasks, because at the end of the day, there are few differences in actual training : It is not about a person being handicapped, but about showing this person, which forms of possible movement this person has!
I think it is still a little early, to think about a competition or championship system. First of all it is important to make aware in cooperation with the German disability federation, that also handicapped have the chance to do gymnastics! Foremost my goal is to follow through a special day in schoold for the handicapped or a holiday camp as well as sensitizing trainers, to deal with this field and to get specific training for this.
I think in cooperation with the Brits and through their offer to help us with our aims, a further training for trainers with a following training camp is definitely possible!
... and who knows, maybe we will also manage to build up our own competition system some day and to offer the Brits competition... they would surely be happy about competition, as Hazel Coates has mentioned!"

Eberhard Gienger (58) with his tie flying in the air - on the high-bar in Kienbaum - amazed Brits!

** Small VIDEO TRAINING IMPRESSIONS

What an unbelievable hello there was in the hall, when "Ebse" Gienger took off his jacket, to - despite his 58 years and in a manner which could not be copied - did a few giant wheels and twists into the foam ditch ...unbelievable:
Even the handicapped youth from England - of a truly differnet generation - knew the name "Gienger"  - from the Gienger-summersault! Unbelievable, that they saw him in action here, and could even touch him.
In lively conversations afterwards, one could really feel the motivation, which sparked in all the athletes!

With an obviously proud lifted chest the meeting with the German ex-champion Eberhard Gienger, as well as the trainings camp in Germany surely will be remembered will by all the part-taking gymnasts >* Reports/Fotos: GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL<7I>

* ... more about the British project:
"GMPD - Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities"
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* Nov 2009
   > Ronny Ziesmer opened Trainingcamp in Kienbaum
   > Preview: Brits start Training Campf Disability Gymnastics

* Juli 2009
    >  Sir Philipp Craven met Ronny Ziesmer
* May/Juni
  > British Gymnastic members visited to Frankfurt
* Feb 2009:
  > Visit to Berlin by Representativs of British Gymnastics

* Nov 2008:
  >> Gymnastics Movement for People with Disabilities
* Juli 2008: 
 >> International Camp and Friendly Competition

The end of the Champions Trophy: Maxim Deviatovski as overall winner

15. November 2009  
Stuttgart, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

The end of the Champions Trophy: Maxim Deviatovski as overall winner

Finish of 2009 Trophy Circuit

With his first daily win in the Porsche Arena Stuttgart the Russian world championship all-around 5th placed  Maxim Dewiatowski also secured himself the overall win of the "Champions Trophy 2009", made up of four competitions. Only five weeks after his ligament injury in his left foot, the all-around European champion Fabian Hambüchen showed a strong comeback, and became second in front of Matthias Fahrig from Halle and ahead of the Bavarian Marcel Nguyen ...
Until the last minute the Stuttgarter organisers were worried about Fabian Hambüchens start, but the 22 years old performed only 5 weeks after his ligament injury, even though only 10 days remain for him, to be capable again of  managing with the floor and vault, an all-around performance.
And it worked: especially on the rings one could see sovereignity - very athletic. Obvious problems still on the floor and with the vault but in the end he would have only needed another 3/10 points, and  her would have beated the winner of the day Maxim Dewiatowski.

4th Champions Trophy 2009
- Stuttgart, Porsche Arena, November 15-
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* All-around competition
1. Maxim Deviatovski (RUS) 90,325
2. Fabian Hambuechen (GER) 90,050
3. Matthias Fahrig (GER)        88,675

4. Marcel Nguyen (GER)         88,300
5. Flavius Koczi (ROU)            88,100
6. Daniel Keatings (GBR)       87,800
7. Joseph Hagerty (USA)        87,350
8. Roman Gisi (SUI)                83,650

Deviatovski was as happy as a snow king, about his first daily win of this series, but in the end, especialyy - apart from the 15,000.- Euro winning prize- about the Mercedes "SLK" sports car from the Swabian metropolis for the all-over winner, with which he will surely find admirers in the Swabian metropolis!
With satisfaction the coach of the German national team Andreas Hirsch will surely note the third place of  Matthias Fahrig, but apart from "Matze's" (nickname) special capabilities on the floor (best today) and with the vault (second after the vice world champion Koczi) being one thing -  all around achievements serving the team but with a view to what lies ahead! And there, Fahrig really had a strong day...!

* FINAL STANDING after 4 COMPETITIONS
1. Maxim Deviatovski (RUS) 25
2. Fabian Hambüchen (D)      23
3. Joseph Hagerty (USA)       17
3. Daniel Keatings (GBR)       17

5. Flavius Koczi (ROM) 16
5. Marcel Nguyen (D)   16

7. Enrico Pozzo (ITA)                   7
8. Nicolas Böschenstein (SUI)   6
8. Helge Liebrich (GER)             6
8. Matthias Fahrig (GER)            6
11. Philipp Boy (D)                      2
11. Benoit Caranobe (FRA)      1
11. Cyril Tommasone (FRA)     1
11. Roman Gisi (SUI)                1

Still open is, whether and how there will be a continuation of this new competition form, which again has moved the, for artistic gymnastics so important all-around competition, into the centre of attention of the public. Still the German public TV has not given an agreement to a live broadcast in 2010 ...
... the Trophy Circuit 2009:
>> 3.  Champions Trophy 2009 Hannover (25.10.09)
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1. Daniel Keatings (GBR) 89,175
2. Flavius Koczi (ROU) 89,125
3. Maxim Deviatovski (RUS) 87,675
4. Joseph Hagerty (USA) 87,125
5. Marcel Nguyen (GER) 86,975
6. Helge Liebrich (GER) 86,675 7. Enrico Pozzo (ITA) 86,175
8. Nicolas Böschenstein (SUI) 85,500
>> 2.  Champions Trophy 2009 Berlin (20.09.09)
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1. Fabian Hambüchen (GER) 91,575
2. Maxim Deviatovski (RUS) 88,600
3. Daniel Keatings (GBR) 88,425
4. Enrico Pozzo (ITA) 87,725
5. Joseph Hagerty (USA) 87,475
6. Helge Liebrich (GER) 86,875
7. Nicolas Böschenstein (SUI) 84,750
8. Cyril Tommasone (FRA) 84,500
>>  1.  Champions Trophy 2009 Frankfurt/M. (01.06.09)
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1. Fabian Hambüchen (GER) 89.300
2. Marcel Nguyen (GER) 88.475
3. Joseph Hagerty (USA) 88.150
4. Falvius Koczi (ROM) 86.525
5. Maxim Deviatovski (RUS) 86.350
6. Nicolas Böschenstein (SUI) 86.125
7. Philipp Boy (GER) 85.900
8. Benoit Caranobe (FRA) 84.125

27th DTB CUP 2009: China s men winning three titles

14. November 2009  
Stuttgart, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

27th DTB CUP 2009: China s men winning three titles

World champion ZHANG Hongtao (CHN)
... unbelievably good!

With in total three of the possible six World Cup wins in the mens, China proved to be the most successful nation at the 27th  DTB-Cup 2009 in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, the last competition of the FIG-World Cup Series of the year.
World champion ZHANG Hongtao was in control on the pommel horse, Olympic winner CHEN, Yibing at the rings and the uneven bars champion WANG Guanyin was unbeatable on the beam.
The rest of the apparati successes went, on the floor to the ex-world champion Diego HYPOLITO (BRA) and to each of the vice world champions Flavius KOCZI (ROU) vault and Epke ZONDERLAND (NED) on the highbar.
Most successful German gymnasts were Matthias FAHRIG with second place with vault and Marcel NGUYEN as third on the uneven bars  ...

* Th GYMmedia-news from Stuttgart is supported
- by SPIETH Gymnastic


WORLD CUP "27th DTB Trophy 2009
  - Stuttgart, Porsche Arena, 13th November -
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* MEN's FINAL RESULTS

> FLOOR EXERCISES     > POMMEL HORSE  

> STILL RINGS                  > VAULT 

> PARALLEL BARS           > HIGH BAR
* MEN's Qualification Rounds  (Friday, November 13)
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With the ex floor world champion Diego Hypolito (BRA), the current pommel horse champion from London, Zhang Hongtao and rings Olympic champion Chen Yibing (both China), proved specialists and favorites placed themselves , on the first three mens apparati, on the top of the pre-competitions lists at the 27. DTB-trophy.
But there are further high class competititors like Marian Dragulescu, the Australian Sellathurai or Pluschnikow from Russia, amongst the qualified ...
But from the perspective of the hosts, only Matthias Fahrig on the floor (4.) and Thomas Taranu on the rings managed to bring themselves amongst the 8 each final  after half of the apparati.
Marcel Nguyen failed as 10th on the floor.
Sebastian Krimmer was 12th at his world cup premiere in Stuttgart and the Berliner Philipp Sorrer 18th of the pommelhorse competition ...

* Vault:
In part 2 of the mens qualifications the Hallenser vault expert and European Championship third Matthias Fahrig became the second contact to the leading vice- world champion Flavius KOCZI, whilst world champion Dragulescu surprisingly did not perform, and qulified over is country person Berbecar as the second Romanian.
Hollands Jeffrey Wammes fell, Hypolito like the Canadian Gafunk also managed to get into the final round...

* Parallel bars-world champion WANG Guanyin (CHN) doesnt let anything burn: the highest class and most elegant excersise of the day (6.8; final score: 16,175) -  almost one point (!) advantage over Marcel Nguyen (GER), who finaly showed his skill and elegance again on his apparatus...
Slowenias spcialist Mitja Petkovsek did not attend...!

* High bar-Olympic first-finalist and current vice world champion Epke Zonderland convinced with his strong performance, leading ahead of Hamilton Sabot (FRA) and Samuel Piasecki (SVK)... after vault fall Jeffrey Wammes does still lie ahead of Marcel Nguyen by a half thenth from the final field: The Unterhachinger is 9th, Austrias Fabian Leimlehner 11th and the Berliner Philipp Sorrer 17th (after Kovacs-fall) in the 29 man strong high bar competition.
Ex-champion Aljaz Pegan falls sadly during his own creation, the  "Pegan"-salto, which seldomly happens, then nothing worked for him any more...


* Results: Men's qualification (Friday, Nov 13)

> Floor Exercises   > Pommel horse

> Still Rings             > Vault 

> Parallel bars         > High bar

* ... see also  >> women's Event

27th DTB-TROPHY, Women: The winners came from four different countries ...

14. November 2009  
Stuttgart, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

27th DTB-TROPHY, Women: The winners came from four different countries ...

Kim Bui: ... happy about victory!

The manageable start field of the women - not nearly as internationally high class in comparison to the mens competition, at the 27th DTB-Trophy 2009 saw four different winners from four different nations, in the almost sold out Porsche Arena in Stuttgart on the finals day.
One of the happy faces belonged to the German all-around champion Kim BUI, who won on the uneven bars, got second place on the floor and with third position bacame the most successful gymnast in these last world cups of the season.
The high class vault duel was between by the eldest competitor - the Czech Jana KOMRSKOVA against the Swiss Ariella KAESLIN was decided by Komrskova. The beam was conquered by Romanias young star Ana PORGRAS ahead of the German newcomer Maike ROLL and on the floor - a pleasure to see Elisabeth SEITZ from Mannheim, place herself as third behind the Chinese winner SUI Lu and Kim BUI.

SUI Lu (CHN): in Cottbus (spring) also only marginally ahead of Kim Bui

WORLD CUP: 27th DTB-Trophy 2009
   - Stuttgart, 13. November, Porsche Arena -
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At least emotionally, this was an encouraging season end for the German womens gymnastics, even if - like often after big events - a high class team of following world cups is a very difficult thing:
Of the world championship finalists London, there were "olny" three gymnasts here in Stuttgart (Sui, Kaeslin, Porgras).
Even if the uneven bars winning excersise by Kim Bui in London would not have been enough for the final - the athlete from Tübingen has become a leading German gymnast with a great amount of confidence, who has long not shown all she still has to offer and: at her side, the fresh and dynamic Elisabeth Seitz and Maike Roll - who managed to impress over the rennomated Russian Ksenia Semenova n the beam  - young gymnasts are defining themselves, who will in the future be able to dictate the profile of German selected teams.
* WOMEN's FINAL RESULTS

> VAULT                      > UNEVEN BARS

> BALANCE BEAM    > FLOOR EXERCISES
* Women's Qualification round (Friday, November 11)

Hosts in front with 7 of 8 final positions!
A well performed German all-around champion Kim BUI not only lies at the top of the uneven bars series after the womens qualifications, but also ranks in second place after the Chinese SUI, Lu and ahead of Elisabeth Seitz (Mannheim) on the floor, who in turn lies right behind Bui as the second bestuneven bars gymnast.
On the whole the hosts can be happy about seven world cup finals placings in Stuttgarts Porsche Arena after the first day, because also dem Maike Roll managed this as 7th on the balance beam and therewith stands in a world cup final for the fist time, whilst Bui and Seitz are placed three times each amongst the best 8. 
Best of the vault in the qualifications is is the experienced Czech Jana Komrskova and the Russian Ksenia Semenova marked the balance beam top score of the day ...

With the highest degree of difficulty of 5.6, but in the end with only 0,025 points advantage, could the Chinese SUI, Lu marginally assert herself ahead of the German champion  Kim Bui on the floor. It looks like a repitiion of the duel in Cottbus, when in Spring, the Chinese could also only scarcely place herself ahead of the Swabian ... (Photo, right>)

* Results, womens qualifications
> Vault;  > uneven bars;  > balance beam;  > floor

* GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE Austria is seeking a National Coach (women) ...

12. November 2009  
Vienna, Austria  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE Austria is seeking a National Coach (women) ...

** GYM JOB EXCHANGE

The GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE is possibly one of the most effective options to seek for and find competent GYM coaches and professional experts for all gymnastics disciplines worldwide! The main reason is: GYMmedia is visited exactly by the special audience, you need!
<< The "Austrian Gymnastics Federation" (OEFT) is seeking for a qualified new national coach for women's artistic gymnastics to begin as soon as possible ...
>> GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE 

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Ronny Ziesmer opens British training camp in KienbaumIncredible achievements of handicaped gymnasts on the gymnastics apparatuses

09. November 2009  
Kienbaum, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

Ronny Ziesmer opens British training camp in KienbaumIncredible achievements of handicaped gymnasts on the gymnastics apparatuses

Until 20 years and one day ago, it would have been practically impossible for unauthorised peoples or foreigners to set foot onto the terrain of the past  'Sports school of the GDR " in Kienbaum .
Berlins gymnastics president  Frank Ebel reminded of this fact today, during the opening of the I. International Gymnastics Trainings Camp for handicapped sportsmen/women in Germany  , which was organised by the British gymnastics federation and was used by guests from Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands.

<< Germany's ex-gymnast of the national team , Ronny Ziesmer, (Photo: seminar opening) supports the British efforts and concepts, to offer gymnastics as a competition chance also for the handicapped and today opened the seminar in the particular hall, where his devastating accident happened over 5 years ago...

As a good example the 'Branchenmanagement Behindertenfahrzeuge der Daimler AG supports this seminar and has taken over the eintire bus transfer of this seminarweek

The Bundesleistungszentrum Kienbaum offers the British guests modern accomodation and best conditions around the clock

Disability Gymnastics International Training Camp
          - Kienbaum, 8. - 14. November 2009
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Even though the British  already have two years of experience in terms of how one teaches and structures on a national level gymnastics as a competition sports, also for handicapped sportspeople, and even through they have already won international awareness by two previous camps in South Africa and in 2008 in Spain(Gran Canaria) , this is the first trainings camp on German ground and of particular relevance:
If it works to "infect" the biggest gymnastics federation of the world - the German gymnastics federation with its over 5.1 million members and the fascinating structure of about 20.000 clubs and associations, that one can also follow through ambitious training with handicapped gymnasts in the Olympics disciplines which end up in competitions and championships, then new international perspectives will arise:
Even today, there is neither a paralympics nor other "special Olympics" in the oldest Olympics disciplines - gymnastics.

Ronny Ziesmer greets as partner of the British efforts for handicapped sports peoples the delegation and and opened the seminar

Ronny, beeindruckt von der Arbeit 'am Mann'

"Precisely this aspect convinced me to support the British ideas and to internationalise their programmes ", said Ronny Ziesmer as the patron of the action on German ground, "... because exactly because I am sitting in a wheelchair, I know what bodily limits mean and what even the smallest of developments in movement, coordination or strength can mean. And at least as important is the psychological factor, to be able to do something, to be able to do this better, than if one does not do anything. What is more suitable then, than the many sided challenges of gymnastics apparati!"

Apparatus gymnastics, trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics are complex and at the same time so variable, that they offer endless possibilites to suit the many standard levels of the most different of handicaps.
This however requires an ambitious effort!
<< In terms of the German gymnastics father Jahn, who once used the balance beam not far from Kienbaum in der Hasenheide of Berlin (1811) as a means to train balance, the modern balance beam seves the girls with different handicaps (see photo), to build off their deficits through focused training and especially to perform with confidence, to create physical and psychological super potentials.

Age classes and handicapped-just competition forms, form good challenged there. British country championships of handicapped gymnast experiences already exist , which one happily offers the interested national associations.


Of course one needs a high personell input and a sensitive pedagogic and trainings-methodological leadership, in order to follow through differentiated training with the sports people on the many sided competition apparati.

So also the trainers Andy Shard (re.) and Neil Roberts offer their assistance to the 23 year old Lee DAVIDSON during the handstand on the low bar (photo, ri.), who is also a great challenge for most of the "normal"  citizens, nevermind the always more frightening bodily deficits of young people in the modern, excersise-poor daily life!

A special role for the coordinative capabilities comes in, in beso trampoline gymnastics:


For this part of the training camp the Fa. Eurotramp from Weilheim-Teck - whose high tech apparati stood just this week in the trampoline gymnastics European championships in  St. Petersburg -  allowed for the application of trampoline apparati in Kienbaum.

The Berliner "Mr. Trampolin" Uwe Wochnowski (Mitte) from the Lichtenrader Verein, supports here the British coach  Paul Coates at the longen-training with a British sportswoman, who attempted her summersaults.
The avoidance of failures is important for the sensitive trainings process, as well as many achievements, the personal getting over difficulties and the gaining of  coordinative capabilities for the orientation of the room.

... one week intense training stands before the international guests from Great Britain, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands, who want to optimally use the commended logistic conditions of the German Bundesleistungszentrums Kienbaum.


<< Visitng todays seminar opening, as an extremely interested consultant was the renomated Doctor and Medical Director of the Unfallkrankenhaus ( accident hospital) Berlin. Prof. Dr. med. Walter SCHAFFARTZIK (ri.), who here informed himself in a technical conversation with  Ronny ZIESMER about the many sided possibilities, through the uses of the variations of gymnastics disciplines for focused encouragement of the handicapped.

Still in November 2009 Ronny Ziesmer in cooperation with UKB will inform the participants of the 6. Symposium top-level sports  about the contents and results of this seminar, in the Berliner Paul-Löbe-Haus.
In this week the vice president of the DOSB, Mr. Eberhard GIENGER aswell as the DTB-reference person for the gymnasts and trampoline Mrs. Ann-Katrin KNITTEL will contact and consult the seminar participants in Kienbaum.
* E. Herholz; GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL

** ... see also >> GYMmedia-Trailer report: arrival of the guests

Spieth Gymnastic and the FIG

04. November 2009  
Lausanne, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

Spieth Gymnastic and the FIG

Ulrich Spieth, Bruno Grandi

FIG President Prof Bruno Grandi recently presented Mr Uli Spieth, Director of Spieth Gymnastic, with a copy of the book prefaced with his De Arte Gymnastica; Spieth has been an official FIG partner and apparatus supplier for nearly 54 years. The gift is a token of the exemplary collaboration that has spanned multiple generations.
From its production site in Esslingen (GER) near Stuttgart, the company was swift to expand its export business beyond its own borders. In 1956, it supplied organisers of the Melbourne Olympic Games with its first apparatus, the wooden Reuther springboard.
From modest beginnings the company steadily grew. In 1960, Spieth launched its premiere double elastic Swingfloor Original Reuther, and it was at the 1965 World Gymnaestrada in Vienna (AUT) that gymnasts would discover the first Spieth uneven bars.
The bars were officially approved at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. In 1974, the upholstered flexible balance beam made its appearance at the worlds in Varna (BEL), with a landing mat close on its heels in 1975. The company began to boom and its collection expand.
By 1975, Spieth would supply for the first time in its history a full set of apparatus at the European Championships in Madrid (ESP), under the aegis of the FIG (the UEG would not see the light of day until 1982!). An identical demand came in 1989, this time for the World Championships in Stuttgart (GER).

Today, Spieth and the FIG have signed upward of 12 official documents and continue to pursue a relationship that is more than just business; it is their unique spirit of cooperation with a mindset for development and assistance to financially challenged federations that best characterises their collaboration.

Theirs is a partnership that is well-known and respected in gymnastic circles worldwide.
* source: fig

British delegation starts impressive Kienbaum trainings camp

08. November 2009  
Berlin, Kienbaum, GERMANY  
Artistic Gymnastics

British delegation starts impressive Kienbaum trainings camp

Right now on Sunday night the British delegation of handicapped sportsmen has landed at the Berlin Tempelhof airport.
These will attend an International trainings camp for Disability Gymnastics  from the 9th until the 14th of November 2009 in the Bundesleistungszentrum Kienbaum.
The sportsmen are cases with various handicaps, who particularly perform in the Olympic disciplines of apparati and trampoline gymnastics as well as rhythmic gymnastics competitions. The Brits have been at the top of this league since two decades, have developed an impressive educational and competition system and are aiming to internationalize their ideas.
Ronny ZIESMER, Germany's former member of national team, wants to support them in this...

* Ronny Ziesmer succeeded to organize, that his Sponsor,
the Daimler Management for Cars for Handicaped People
gave its support
Himself will work as a Patron to internationalize the British ideas.

Notable British Initiative!

After international training camps  in South Africa, in the last year  in Gran Canaria on the border of the BLUME-Festival and a visit of the international German gymnastics event  in Frankfurt/Main, the continuation now begins of this much respected initiative of the British gymnastics alliance - with this trainings camp for the handicapped in Kienbaum.

It is great to see, that the priorities of the British Gymnastics alliance are not only the focus on high class sports of the preparation for the Olympics in 2010...

Prof. Dr. Schaffartzik, Ronny Ziesmer
at the very first press conference
after Ronn's accident, August 2004
at the UKB Clinic in Berlin

On Monday, 9. November,  the camp will be opened.
Reception and meet and greet of the guests at the request of the DTB will be held by the President of the Berlin Gymnastics Federation Frank Ebel, who supported the Brits already at the information visit in spring 2009 .
A great technical interest is also shown by Europes most modern accident hospital, the "UKB" Berlin, whose Director Doctor , Professor Dr. med. Walter Schaffartzik personally will greet the guests in the gymnastics hall in Kienbaum on Monday.
He was already at the side of  Ronny Ziesmers , when the Cottbuser 2004 - shortly before the Olympic games, had to be operated in the UKB.

British and international guests in pleasant antipation of the trip to Germany

The highly qualified medical doctor is particularily interested in how one can make use of the many possibilities of the complex gymnastics disciplines for an improvement of social integration of young people with the most different of handicaps and he is looking for direct contact to the British pioneers of these concepts. The first information  on this will then be presented for instance already on the f dem 6. Sportsymposium high class sports on the 23. November in Berlin ....
Curiously  the variations of the oldest and most multifacetted of all Olympics disciplines, of gymnastics, are yet without parallel in the Paralympics  or other special Olympics programmes.
Ronny and his partner want to help the Brits, to change this and to make way for championship orientated gymnastics also for people with handicaps.

Without hesitation the German President of DTB, Rainer Brechtgen, and the sport director Wolfgang Willam gave their full support for this camp and the complete utilization of all equipments of the top center Kienbaum, all the same conditions, like for the German national teams of artistic gymnastics to other times.


** GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL is looking after this British project and will be reporting from this special camp.
   >> Report from Kienbaum
 - The Editors

World Cup Grand Prix Osijek 2009

08. November 2009  
Osijek, Croatia  
Artistic Gymnastics

World Cup Grand Prix Osijek 2009

Three weeks after the Worlds in London the next world Cup event was held in Osijek, Croatia. Diego Hypolito (BRA), and the two Chineses Zhang Hongtao and Chen Yibing were the winner of the first day. On women's side Jana Komrskova (CZE) and Mayra Kroonen (NED) won on vault and bars. On second day the Chinese LU Sui was the double winner in Osijek ....
World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics Osijek
  - Grand Prix 2009, Finals Nov 7 - 8 -
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**  MEN's F I N A L S
*FLOOR EXERCISE.
1. Diego Hypolito (BRA),                 15.550
2. TOMISLAV MARKOVIĆ (CRO) 15.225,
3. Alex Shatilov (ISR)                     14.925,
4. Jeffrey Wammes (NED) 14.725
5. Mans Stenberg (SWE) 14.525
6. Victor Rosa (BRA) 14.325
7. Olexander Suprun (UkKR) 13.950
8. Peter Marjan (HUN) 13.600

*POMMEL HORSE
1. Zhang Hongtao (CHN) 16.075
2. Sašo Bertoncelj (SLO) 15.350
3. Andrej Perevožnikov (RUS) 15.325
4. Robert Seligman (CRO) 15.225
5. Zoltan Kallai (HUN) 14.500
6. Flavius Koczi (ROU) 13.950
7. Peter Marjan (HUN) 13.475
8. Marko Brez (CRO) 11.775

* STILL RINGS:
1. Chen Yibing (CHN) 15.775,
2. Konstantin Plužnikov (RUS) 15.650,
3. Olexander Vorobiev (UKR) 15.250,
4. Arthur Zanetti (BRA) 15.200
5. Ali Al Asi (JOR) 14.825
6. Georgallas Irodotos (CYP) 14.700
7. Gustavo Simoes (POR) 14.575
8. Victor Camargo (BRAl) 12.700

* VAULT:
1 Flavius Koczi ROU 16.025
2 Olexander Yakukovsky UKR 15.750
3 Luis Araujo POR 15.475
4 Ali Al Asi JOR 15.325
5 Evgeny Sapronenko LAT 15.238
6 Marek Lyszczarz POL 15.175
7 Jad Mazahreh JOR 15.125
8 Shek Wai-Hung HKG 15.088

* PARALLEL BARS
1 Marius Berbecar ROU 15.350
2 Adam Kierzkowski POL 15.100
3 Wang Guanyin CHN 14.975
4 Epke Zonderland NED 14.925
5 Roman Kulesza POL 14.875
6 Samuel Piasecky SLO 14.650
7 Dmitry Gogotov RUS 14.450
8 Hamilton Sabot FRA 14.400

* HIGH BAR
1 Aljaž Pegan SLO 15.675
2 Epke Zonderland NED 15.550
3 Marijo Moznik CRO 14.850
4 Marco Baldauf AUT 14.775
5 Martin Konecny CZE 14.675
6 Anatoly Vasilyev RUS 14.600
6 Jeffrey Wammes NED 14.600
8 Samuel Piasecky SLO 14.500

* WOMEN's F I N A L S
* VAULT:
1. Jana Komrskova (ČZE) 14.338
2. Tijana Tkalcec      (CRO) 13.713
3. Mayra Kroonen     (NED) 13.625
4. Laura Gombas      (HUN) 13.600
5. Valeria Maksiuta    (ISR) 13.575
6. Annika Urvikko        (FIN) 13.350
7. Dorina Boczogo   (HUN) 12.925
8. Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette (CAN) 12.550;

* Uneven Bars:
1. Mayra Kroonen (NED) 13.525,
2. Jana Sikulova (ČZE) 13.400,
3. Valeria Maksiuta (ISR) 13.000,
4. Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette (CAN) 12.800,
5. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 12.525,
6. Ethiene Franco (BRA) 12.400,
7. Bruna Leal (BRA) 12.225,
8. Laurie-Eve Pepin-Gagne (FRA) 12.175

* BALANCE BEAM
1 Lu Sui CHN 13.750
2 Jana Komrskova CZE 12.925
3 Tina Erceg CRO 12.675
4 Laure-Eve Pepin-Gagne CAN 12.450
5 Katarzyna Jurkowska POL 12.350
6 Hu Yuhong CHN 12.000
7 Laura Gombas HUN 11.900
8 Priscila Cobello BRA 11.900

* FLOOR EXERCISES
1 Lu Sui CHN 13.825
2 Zoi Lima POR 13.325
3 Tina Erceg CRO 13.200
4 Bruna Leal BRA 13.175
5 Mayra Kroonen NED 13.075
6 Dorina Boczogo HUN 12.875
7 Saša Golob SLO 12.700
8 Annika Urvikko FIN 12.550

World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics Osijek
Grand Prix 2009

* MEN's Qualification (Friday, Nov 06)

* FLOOR EXERC.:
1. Diego Hypolito (Bra) 15.675, 2. Alex Shatilov (Isr) 15.175, 3. TOMISLAV MARKOVIĆ (CRO) 15.025, 4. Victor Rosa (Bra) 14.925, 5. Jeffrey Wames (NED) 14.925, 6. Oleksander Suprun (Ukr) 14.625, 7. Peter Marjan (HUN) 14.600, 8. Mans Stenberg (SWE);

*POMMEL HORSE
: 1. Zhang Hongtao (China) 15,825, 2. Zoltan Kallai (Hun) 14,350, 3. Andrey Perevozhnikov (RUS) 14.100, 4. MARKO BREZ (CRO) 14.000, 5. Sašo Bertoncelj (Slo) 13.875, 6. ROBERT SELIGMAN (CRO) 13.325, 7. Peter Marjan (HUN) 13.250, 8. Flavius Koczi (ROU) 13.150;

* RINGS:
1. Chen Yibing (CHINA) 15.350, 2. Olexander Vorobiev (Ukra) 15.075, 3. Ala Asi Ali (Jor) 15.075, 4. Konstantin Plužnikov (Rus) 15.050, 5. Arthur Zanetti (Bra) 14.900, 6. Gustavo Simones (Por) 14.825, 7. Georgallas Irodotos (Cip) 14.300, 8. Victor Camargo (Brazil) 13.950.  14.475. 
* VAULT:
 1. Flavius Koczi (Rumunjska) 16,137, 2. Luis Araujo (Portugal) 15.475, 3. Olexander Yakukovsky (Ukrajina) 15.387, 4. Evgeny Sapronenko (Latvija) 15.387, 5. Al Asi Ali 15.063, 6. Jad Mazahreh (Jordan) 15.012, 7. Shek Wai Hung (Hong Kong) 15.012, 8. Marek Lyszczarz (Poljska) 15.012.

* PARALLEL BARS:
1. Wang Guanyin (Kina) 15.200, 2. Adam Kierzkowski (Poljska) 15.125, 3. Samuel Piasecky (Slovačka) 14.650, 4. Roman Kulesza (Poljska) 14.625, 5. Berbecar (Rumunjska) 14.600, 6. Hamilton Sabot (Francuska) 14.025 , 7. Dmitry Gogotov (Rusija) 13.950, 8. Epke Zonderland (Nizozemska) 13.700;

* HIGH BAR:
1. Aljaž Pegan (Slovenija) 15.300, 2. Epke Zonderland (Nizozemska) 15.175, 3. Anatoly Vasilyev (Rusija) 15.000, 4. Samuel Piasecky (Slovačka) 14.825, 5. Marco Baldauf (Austrija) i Martin Konecny (Slovačka) 14.475, 7. Mario Možnik (Hrvatska) 14.450, 8. Jeffrey Wammes (Nizozemska) 14.325.
* WOMEN RESULTS, Qualification
– VAULT:
1. Jana Komrskova (CZE) 14.275, 2. TIJANA TKALČEC (CRO) 13.563, 3. Mayra Kroonen (NED) 13.550, 4. Valeria Maksiuta (Isr) 13.438 , 5. Laura Gombas (HUN) 13.363, 6. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 13.250, 7. Annika Urvikko (Fin) 13.200, 8. Cynthia Lemieux Guillemette (CAN) 13.150.
* UNEVEN BARS:
1. Mayra Kroonen (NED) 13.375, 2. Laurie Eve Pepin Gagne (CAN) 13.275, 3. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 12.950, 4. Jana Sikulova (CZE) 12.850, 5. Ethiene Franco (Bra) 12.825, 6. Cynthia Lemieux Guillemette (Can) 12.800 7. Valeria Maksiuta (CAN) 12.800, 8. Bruna Leal (Bra) 12.725.  

* BALANCE BEAM:
 1. Sui Lu (Kina) 13.775, 2. Priscila Cobello (Brazil) 13.650, 3. Jana Komrskova 13.275, 4. Tina Erceg (Hrvatska) 12.800, 5. Katarzyna Jurkowska (Poljska) 12.750, 6. Hu Yuhong (Kina) 12.675, 7. Laurie –Eve Pepin Gagne (Kanada) and Laura Gombas (Mađarska) 12.600.

* FLOOR EXERCISES:
1. Sui Lu (Kina) 13.875, 2. Dorina Boczogo (Mađarska) 13.300, 3. Tina Erceg (Hrvatska) 13.275, 4. Lima Zoi (Portugal) 13.125, 5. Saša Golob (Slovenija) 13.025, 6. Mayra Kroonen (Nizozemska) 12.975, 7. Annika Urvikko (Finska) 12.850, 8. Bruna Leal (Brazil) 12.525.

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