Artistic Gymnastics

3rd World Cup in Maribor

15. April 2007  
Maribor / Slovenia  
Artistic Gymnastics

3rd World Cup in Maribor

40th SALAMUNOV MEMORIAL
The winner on men's side at this 3rd world cup of the season, which was held last weekend in Maribor, Slovenia, came from six different nations, but in women's finals all the gold medals went to Chinese gymnasts Cheng, Fei and Li, Ya ...
Women's Vault
1. Cheng Fei CHN 14.812
2. Erika Morel FRA 13.900
2. Veronica Wagner SWE 13.900
4. Tunde Csillag HUN 13.750
5. Eniko Korcsmaros HUN 13.562
6. Annika Urvikko FIN 13.512
7. Tanja Delladio CRO 13.375
8. Tina Erceg CRO 13.287

Uneven Bars
1. Li Ya CHN 16.025
2. Jana Sikulova CZE 14.725
3. Han Bing CHN 14.150
4. Kristyna Palesova CZE 14.000
5. Eniko Korcsmaros HUN 12.200
6. Melanie Roberts GBR 11.950
7. Tina Erceg CRO 11.850
8. Vasiliki Millousi GRE 11.700

Balance Beam
1. Cheng Fei CHN 15.675
2. Li Ya CHN 14.350
3. Cloe Briand FRA 14.200

4. Vasiliki Millousi GRE 14.175
5. Nicole Pechancova CZE 13.950
6. Stefani Bismpikou GRE 13.300
7. Veronica Wagner SWE 13.200
8. Kristyna Palesova CZE 12.825

Floor Exercise
1. Cheng Fei CHN 14.825
2. Stephanie Tijmes NED 13.800
3. Han Bing CHN 13.475
4. Tunde Czillag HUN 13.450
5. Rea Kolbl SLO 13.400
6. Nicole Pechancova CZE 12.900
7. Melanie Roberts GBR 12.575
8. Tina Erceg CRO 12.450

Dual Meet Spain: Portugal and II. International Juniors Tournament - GYMfamily EVENT -

06. April 2007  
Maia / Portugal  
Artistic Gymnastics

Dual Meet Spain: Portugal and II. International Juniors Tournament - GYMfamily EVENT -

BINATIONAL MEETING Portugal  vs. Spain
The Spanish men's national team beat the hosts scoring 341,325 points compared to Portugal's 341,300 in a meeting of the two countries in the northern Portuguese town of Maia. The best single athletes were Rafael Martinez (ESP; 88,975) and Maneel Campos (POR; 88,600).
The meeting took place simultaneously with the
"II. INTERNATIONAL MAIA JUNIORS' TOURNAMENT 2007".
A Chinese team won this tournament, followed by a British and a Belgian team...
In the single ranking the Spanish allround talent and former allround European champion Rafael Martinez, (< Foto, links) triumphed once again; he was the only gymnast to have initial values of more than 16.000 on all apparatuses, won five apparatuses and was beaten only on the floor, by the Portuguese top gymnast  Manuel Campos (16.3 = 15,075), despite having the highest initial value, scoring16.4 = 14,550), .

All around:
1. Rafael Martinez (ESP)     88,975
2. Manuel Campos (POR)   88,600
3. Sergio Munoz (ESP)         84,750

>> DetailedResults, AA

In the single ranking, British gymnast Reece Pearson from Nottingham Gymnastics Club won, presenting the most consistent performance and scoring 85,700 points, followed in this tournament by the strong 17 year old Swiss junior (85,150), who came second in his age group at the International Juniors' Team Cup 2007 in Berlin.
The third place went to Tan, Shijin (84,200) from China.

>> Detailed Results, all-round

>>
Age group Results 12-15


EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007, INFORMATION, ALL....

29. April 2007  
Amsterdam / Netherlands  
Artistic Gymnastics

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007, INFORMATION, ALL....

From April 26th to 29th the 29th Men's and 28th Women's European Championships 2006 in artistic gymnastics took place in the Dutch metropolis Amsterdam.
>> The European Gymnastics Service  GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL - powered by the Dutch company "Janssen-Fritsen" -reported directly from there. Like already at the 2005 European Championships, this year's Europeans were again presented by the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) as the "2nd Individual European Championships" (without a team competition).
The Championships ended today with the apparatus finals...

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PREVIEW: II Maia Gymnastics International Tournament - GYMfamily EVENT -

05. April 2007  
Maia / Portugal  
Artistic Gymnastics

PREVIEW: II Maia Gymnastics International Tournament - GYMfamily EVENT -

Maia – Artistic Gymnastics World Capital
In just a few days time, on next Friday (April 6), the "Ginásio Clube da Maia" will host the "2nd Maia Gymnastics International Tournament 2007",  which will take place in the local Gymnastics Complex. This is an event recognized by the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation as well as the Northern Portugal Gymnastics Association, and supported by Maia’s City Council.

Some of the world´s best athletes of  male artistic gymnastic will be present, in a competition divided into two main events:
- a junior’s world tournament and
- a senior’s friendly meet between the national teams of Portugal and Spain. ..


For the national colours of Portugal there will be present some of the most representative clubs e.g. Ginásio Clube Português, Clube Desportivo Nacional da Madeira, and the host Ginásio Clube da Maia

The 2nd Maia Gymnastics International Tournament
will be a unique occasion to see in action the Spanish athletes Rafael Martinez (European Champion in 2005) and Gervásio de Deferr (twice Pommel Horse Olympic Champion), as well as the Portuguese Manuel Campos, one of the Portuguese references in this sport and a strong candidate to win a place at the Beijing Olympic Games, in 2008.
> SCHEDULE / Zeitplan / Programa


Olympic Games 2008: National Beijing indoor stadium taking shape

28. März 2007  
Beijing / China  
Artistic Gymnastics

Olympic Games 2008: National Beijing indoor stadium taking shape

The Beijing's National Indoor Stadium (NIS),
the venue where some of the most popular spectator sports of the summer Olympic Games will take place in 2008, is nearing completion.

Located in the Olympic Green, the NIS will host the artistic gymnastics, trampoline and handball competitions.
Its construction was started in May 2005....


5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2009Great Britain and China most successful

18. Januar 2009  
Sydney, Australia  
Artistic Gymnastics

5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2009Great Britain and China most successful

After the OPENING CEREMONY of the Sydney Entertainment Centre - Darling Harbour, the first competion day of the 5th AUSTRALIAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL 2009 started at Thursday:
The girl's team of CHINA 169,825), followed by Japan and Great Britain and the boy's team of Great Britain (247,201), in front of China and Australia I where the first winner of the team events.
On Friday Ashley WATSON from Leeds (GBR) won the all-round (82,800), followed by Reiss BECKFORD and Max WHITLOCK - all from Great Britain (!!)
Cui, Jie (CHN; 59,175) won the all-around girl'd competition in front of two Japaneses.

'... SEE TOMORROW'S OLYMPIANS TODAY!'


* ALL-AROUND
Sixteen-year-olds Ashley Watson, Max Whitlock and Reiss Beckford shone in front of the excited crowd as they took out gold, silver and bronze. Watson scored 82.800, followed closely by Beckford on 82.033 and Whitlock on 82.000.
Beckford and Whitlock kept the crowd sitting on the edge of there seats in a tight battle for second place.  
 > All-around Boys (Jan 16)                 > All-around Girls  (Jan 16)

* Event Finals - B O Y S:
After winning the team and all-around competitions the British boys were also the most successful athletes at the final events:
They went to gold on floor exercises (Reiss BECKFORD: -14.000), on pommel horse (Max WHITLOCK: -14.425) and also on parallel bars (Ashley WATSON: -14.075).
The other victors came from China:
- LIU, Zhanteng  on rings -14.200) and vault - 15.550.
- ZHU, Xiaodong on high bar - 14.075.

At the end British boy group was the most successful nation on male side:
5 gold - 4 silver - 3 bronze medals;
China came on 3 gold - 2 silver - 2 bronze and
Australia won each 3 silver and bronze medals.
* ... about  "A Y O F 2009"
Sydney, AUS, Jan 14 - 18
_____________________________________
* General Information:
The 5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) promises to be the biggest and best yet, with more sports, more competing countries and more aspiring Olympians than ever before.
The best young athletes from Australia and around the world will converge on Sydney to compete at the Olympic venues over five days of competition from January 14 – 18 2009.
** External AYOF Link:
   ... more information about >>
Gymnastics Events
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** ... read more about Rhythmic Gymnastics
** ... read more about Trampoline Gymnastics


** GYMmedia Review:
>> The 3rd AYOF was held 2005
      .... 4th AYOF 2007

Erika ZUCHOLD - from international star to artist

19. März 2007  
Leipzig  
Artistic Gymnastics

Erika ZUCHOLD - from international star to artist

Today, on March 19, one of the greatest and most famous German gymnasts worldwide celebrates her 60th birthday.
Erika ZUCHOLD from Leipzig was one of the best known personalities in international gymnastics in the sixties and seventies of the 20th century, along with Karin Büttner-Janz and before Maxi Gnauck .
In all her varius roles - as the first women to dare perform a flicflac on the beam (1964), as the winner of the silver medal at the Mexico City Olympics (1968) and those in Munich in 1972, as double world champion in Ljubljana in 1970 or today as a well-known painter, sculptress and versatile artist, this creative and sensitive women has always made the highest demands of herself and pushed back the frontiers of the perception of the world....
After all, gymnastics is a 100% sport - at least if you intend to reach the top.
<< The child Erika stood out because of her impressive talent and began her incomparable career as early as the end of the fifties/beginning of the sixties of the last century.
For the SC Leipzig the benchmark for the nurturing of young gymnasts was even then the world elite - represented at that time by the Soviets as well as the Czechs, such as Eva Bosakova and Vera Caslavska.
The gymnasts of the GDR at that time were far removed from the highly admired international stars of womens gymnastics, but their goals were ambitious and consistent, even if the available means often left much to be desired - this lack was compensated with enthusiasm!

... at all times her demands of herself where sensationally high!

... to Olympic silver medals in Mexiko-City (1968) and Munich (1972) – together with the legendary Olga Korbut (URS) on the bars and to her titles in the world championships on the vault and beam in Ljubljana in 1970.
But mostly she fought with herself, vanquishing pain and self-doubt - not always with immediate success...                                                                   As an entertainer, performing tap dance and singing - for instance in popular TV shows such as „Kessel Buntes“ – as well as in her constant serch for new creative challenges for a mature artist with a particular enthusiasm for nature, Erika Zuchold always remained true to her sensitive and honest self!
"Culture of all culture is the culture of the heart"
This appears to be her creed - which does not mean that she has not long returned to the active life! Her sensibilities are not in evidence when the artist committed to nature gives shape to the Rochlitz porphyry with her tools and carves her way into stone. However, they are much in evidence in the end products of her exhausting activity, as well as in the way in which the maturing artist masters the stony paths of life. She is a sculptress, painter and poet; nevertheless she still loves to don top hat, walking stick and tap dancing shoes during her popular vernissages...

2005: als dritte deutsche Turnerin 'Member of International Gymnastics Hall of Fame', Oklahoma-City

Can one interpret gymnastics more beautifully than in giving individualistic, artistic answers to many of the open questions of this complex sporting discipline ?

Eckhard Herholz, GYMmedia

Many guests and former team members came to a cheerfully birthday party. Strong Victor Klimenko lifts Erika upwards...!
Outside left: Angelika Keilig-Hellmann and Steffi Biskupek-Kraeker; left of Victor Klimenko former coach Roselore Sonntag; right of E. Zuchold her former coach Helmut Gerschau and his daughter Kerstin Kokot-Gerschau.
(c) GYMmedia, with friendly permit by E. Zuchold

Read more on the personal website of the artist, >> www.erika-zuchold.de

Italian Festival at the World Cup in Paris-Bercy

18. März 2007  
Paris / France  
Artistic Gymnastics

Italian Festival at the World Cup in Paris-Bercy

At the first world cup of the season in Paris-Bercy, France, Italian women's gymnastics got a total triumph: All-around world champion Vanessa FERRARI won on three apparatuses and her teammate Carlotta GIOVANNI on vault.
After than Igor CASSINA was the best on men's high bar!

On men's side Marian DRAGULESCU (ROU) succeeded on floor and vault, the Chineses TENG, Haibin (pommel horse) and FENG Zhe (parallel bars) and Kai Wen TAN (USA; rings) were the other winners in Paris....
WORLD CUP ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
- Paris-Bercy, France -

   *Men's Qualifiers
1.
ZOU Kai
CHN
16.025
2.
DRAGULESCU Dragulescu
ROU
16.025
3.
GORBACHEV Stepan
KAZ
15.525
4.
HYPOLITO Diego
BRA
15.275
5.
GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton
RUS
15.275
6.
GONZALEZ Tomas
CHI
15.250
7.
DA SILVA Gaël
FRA
15.250
8.
CAPELLI Claudio
SUI
15.250

>> ... detailed FX results

* Pommel horse

1.
TENG Haibin
CHN
15.850
2.
BERKI Kristian
HUN
15.825
3.
KRUKOV Nikolai
RUS
15.700
4.
SMITH Louis
GBR
15.550
5.
POPESCU Ilie Daniel
ROU
15.450
6.
CASIMIR Eric
FRA
15.125
7.
SELLATHURAI Prashanth
AUS
15.000
8.
FUENTES Jose Luis
VEN
14.825

>> ... detailed PH results

*Still Rings

1.
TAN Kai Wen
USA
16.250
2.
JOVTCHEV Jordan
BUL
16.125
3.
CARMONA Regulo
VEN
16.050
4.
RODRIGUES Danny
FRA
16.025
5.
VOROBYOV Olexander
UKR
16.000
6.
ANGIOLETTI Matteo
ITA
15.975
7.
PLUZHNIKOV Konstantin
RUS
15.950
8.
OKAMURA Yasuhiro
JPN
15.925

>> ... detailed SR results

*Vault
 
1.
ZOU Kai
CHN
16.025
2.
DRAGULESCU Dragulescu
ROU
16.025
3.
GORBACHEV Stepan
KAZ
15.525
4.
HYPOLITO Diego
BRA
15.275
5.
GOLOTSUTSKOV Anton
RUS
15.275
6.
GONZALEZ Tomas
CHI
15.250
7.
DA SILVA Gaël
FRA
15.250
8.
CAPELLI Claudio
SUI
15.250
>> ... detailed VA results
WOMEN's Qualifiers:
 
*Women's Vault
1.
GIOVANNI Carlotta
ITA
14.525
2.
GARCIA Elsa
MEX
14.275
3.
IZBASA Sandra Raluca
ROU
14.012
4.
GRUDKO Anna
RUS
13.925
5.
KOMRSKOVA Jana
CZE
13.862
6.
CHUSOVITINA Oxana
GER
13.825
7.
BARBOSA Jade
BRA
13.637
8.

MAARANEN Annamari

FIN
13.362
>>... detailed VA results

*Uneven Bars
1.
ZGOBA Dariya
UKR
15.925
2.
FERRARI Vanessa
ITA
15.800
3.
BARBOSA Jade
BRA
14.800
4.
WONG Lichelle
NED
14.750
5.
HOPFNER-HIBS Elyse
CAN
14.675
6.
DE SIMONE Lerika
ESP
14.525
7.
GARCIA Elsa
MEX
14.525
8.
SIMS Chloe
AUS
14.450
>> ... detailed UB results

Friendly Meet: Great Britain versus USA

17. März 2007  
Lisburn City, Belfast  
Artistic Gymnastics

Friendly Meet: Great Britain versus USA

- baga-info: --- Very competitive, steady and talented US Team won well-deserved victory over Great Britain's women team (237.700: 218.100) in the Friendly Meeting at Salto Gym Club, Lisburn City, Belfast. Current Junior US Champion Shawn Johnson from Chow’s Gymnastics, Iowa, snapped the Individual All-around victory (60.150) presenting last a stunning performance on Floor.


Cirque du Soleil: Auditions all around the World!

11. März 2007  
Montreal / Canada  
Artistic Gymnastics

Cirque du Soleil: Auditions all around the World!

The Canadian Cirque du Soleil is seeking new talents for its thirteen current productions and upcoming creations.
The CIRQUE wish to inform that, in 2007, Cirque du Soleil will be holding acrobatics and circus arts auditions all around the world.
With the number of shows growing, you can easily imagine how many new artists we need to fill new roles, serve as permanent or temporary replacements, play back-up positions, etc. ....

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