At the German Championships last Saturday in Neumarkt/St. Veit, the favourites Julia Pohling (SV Neuhof) and Julius Petri (TSV Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt) won the titles in all-around category.
Whereas Julia Pohling lay ahead clearly, Julius Petri won by a narrow margin, just 0.025 points ahead of Constantin Malchin (SV Rugenbergen). Friederike Schindler (TSV Marburg-Ockershausen), eight times junior world champion, seemed to be beaten by her overwrought nerves and failed in two of the four exercises. She became only sixth and abandoned the finals because of an injury. Janin Oer (VfB Fallersleben), world-champion in straight-on an spiral, won again these two disciplines and became vice-champion in all-around, third became Nadine Burkhardt (TSV Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt).

>>... more information on the German portal of GYMmedia on www.gymmedia.de

DEUTSCHE RHÖNRADMEISTERSCHAFTEN
- Neumarkt-St.Veit, Saturday, 9. October 2004 -

R E S U L T S
>> ALL-around, Men & Women

>> FINALS, Men & Women

Mit Constantin Malchin (SV Rugenbergen) bei den Männern und Janin Oer (VFB Fallersleben) bei den Frauen setzten sich die Favoriten durch bei den Norddeutschen Meisterschaften in Bönningstedt, die vom SV Rugenbergen in hervorragender Manier organisiert und ausgerichtet wurden. Trotz einer leichten Verletzung, durch die er den Wettkampf etwas vorsichtiger angehen lassen musste, wurde Achus Emeis vom TSB Flensburg noch Zweiter vor seinem Vereinskameraden Christoph Clausen.
Bei den Frauen teilten sich Sabine Bierfreund (ESV Fortuna Celle) und Lisa Buddrus (TSV Bayer Leverkusen) punktgleich Platz zwei.
Der Titel des Norddeutschen Vereinsmeisters ging an die gastgebende SG Rugenbergen, der KSC Strausberg belegte Rang 5...

More than 200 gymnasts, coaches, judges and friends of wheel gymnastics from 12 countries met from 25th July to 5th August in Turku/Finland

They came together to learn more about wheel gymnastics.
Out of the course programme the camp was also a good opportunity to have many personal and international meetings and friedships....

Swiss Summer Camp of Wheel Gymnasts

Last week, the summer-youth-camp of the Swiss Gymnastic Association took place in Heiden/Switzerland, nearby the lake „Bodensee“.

<< Leaded by the Swiss coach Ursi Schneider (STV Untersiggenthal), about 40 young gymnasts from all over Switzerland met for the courses in the wheel-disciplines straight-line, spiral and vault....

Last weekend, the members of the German Technical Committee of wheel gymnastics met in Frankfurt for the first workshop.
The following persons represent the German TC:
Franz Obry (chairman, photo, left);
Kerstin Ott (youth, target groups, base), Regina Schelling (judging) Monika Väthbrückner (public relations), Wolfgang Bientzle (achievment advances).
Franz Obry, Monika Vaethbrueckner and Wolfgang Bientzle will also look after competition and training affairs for the present....

Favourites successfully

In Wuerzburg the Juniors Championships of Southern Germany for the 15 to 18 years-old actives took place at Saturday.
As expected, Jermaine Dotson (TSV Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt) and Laura Stullich (TSV Marburg-Ockershausen) won the all-around-titles.

Whereas Laura Stullich was almost outclassing the rivalry by more than 3 points, the male class was more exciting...

Exciting Competition at the Pupils Championships

On the second day of the Juniors Championships of Southern Germany, the actives, 12 to 14 years of age, searched for their champions. 34 girls took part in class L8, whereas place 1 to 13 enables to join the German Championships.
The best start had Leonie Neff and Victoria Henninghausen (both from TSV Marburg-Ockershausen). They scored 5.70 points in her obligatory exercises in spiral and gained the lead. Also their obligatory exercises in straight-line were the same, 6.65 points, so they stood ahead before the freestyle exercise.
Just 0.1 point behind, Natalie Mueller (1. FC Sachsen) came in third. The best freestyle exercises where shown by two girls from Taunusstein: Luisa Prokupek and Fabienne Gläsener got 7.90 points both and ranked on position 3 and 4. Victoria Henninghausen did her freestyle exercise nearly without faults, 7.70 points where adequate to win the title. Natalie Müller finished second, only 0.2 points behind. Leonie Neff wasn’t so happy with her performance and she fell back to place 5.
>> Results Pupils, L 8

PREVIEW: Southern German Youth Championships
One week after the Juniors Championships of Northern Germany, this weekend the clubs of the South of Germany will acquire their regional Champions and the participants of the German Juniors Championships.
33 actives will compete in the class of the 15 to 18 year old girls. The first 13 will qualify for the German Championships.

<< Laura Stullich (TSV Marburg-Ockershausen), Vice-World-Champion in the Juniors class, plays the favourite’s role. ....

The young talents of Marburg have good chances to go for gold, like the Bavarian Champion Natalie Mueller (1. FC Sachsen).
Markus Büttner (ASV Rimpar) is expected to win in the male class.

>> Start Lists, Pupils, L 8

The championships are organized by TG Würzburg, the sportshall “Feggrube” is the place, where visitors are welcom. Read more information here..
>> >> National Youth Champs of Southern Germany; SCHEDULE

This weekend the North-German Championships junior class take place in Leverkusen with 85 gymnasts. Today the junior class ( 14 years and older) compete to get the qualification for the German Championchips.
Jenny Hoffmann from the KSC Strausberg (near Berlin) got 33,55 points and won the championships. On 2nd place took Sara-Christin Helmke /TG Klafeld-Friesen-Geisweid ( 30,90 points), 3rd Anne Pursche / TC Köln-Poll ( 30,80 points). All together 11 gymnasts of the junior class female are qualified for the German Championships
First place in the male junior class got to the world junior champion Simon Knapp from SV Rugenbergen (51,50 points)....

Northern German Pupils Championships
On the 2nd day of the Northern German Champioships junior class ( younger than 14 years) took place in Leverkusen.
Ina Wollenweber (21,10 points) from the organizing club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the championship female class. 2nd place took Nicole Möllers ( 20,70 points) and 3rd place Wiebke Keller ( 19,70 points), both also from TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 11 gymnasts in female class got the ticket to the German Championships.

>> Results, 2nd Day: L 8

Robert Maaser/ KSC Strausberg (26,90 points) won the male class. 2nd place took Peter Jakobi/TV Arnsberg ( 18,65 points) , 3rd Vincent Viethmeyer / TSV Kleinburgwedel (17,80 points). Next weekend the Southern Championships take place in Würzburg. On 19th to 20th of June the German Championships will be held in Burgwedel near Hannover.

>> Results, 2nd Day: L 8
Report, Photos: Sigrun Leisner

Directly after the 2nd World-Team-Cup in Wheel Gymnastics, an international training camp took place in Taunusstein from Monday tioFriday last week. Under the direction of the former numerous world champion Wolfgang Bientzle, athletes from 9 nations met for doing intensive training for five days...

Main subject for the 30 athletes from Japan, USA, Canada, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria and Germany was – besides the training of new exercises in straight-line – the improvement of technics in spiral and in the flight phases during the vault.

2nd World Cup - final Day
World Champion Germany was the clear winner also on the second day's team competition of the '2nd Team World Cup' of Wheel Gymnastics in Leverkusen (GER).
The host won with a score of 55,60 points, followed by the Japanese Team (50,30), an 'All Star Team' (49,90), Norway (45,15) and Switzerland (44,65).
After first day in Leverkusen the world cup finisched in Wiesbaden today, also with the individual scores...

Individual
>> SPRUNG / VAULT
1. Julius Petri GER
2. Jermain Dotson USA
3. Jan Schäfer GER

>> SPIRALE / SPIRAL
1. Janine Oer GER
2. Jan Schäfer GER
3. Satoshi Motoya JAP

>> GERADE / STRAIGHT LINE
1. Julius Petri GER
2. Julia Pohling GER
3. Janine Oer GER

First Day - Leverkusen (GER)
Germany won World Team-Cup in Leverkusen
Titleholder and World Team Champion Germany (55,45 Points) won the World Team-Cup in Leverkusen (3rd April 2004) with Janier Oer, Julius Petri, Julia Pohling and Jan Schäfer.

2nd place took the All Star –Team Team ( 51,60 Points) with Freddy Bruell (Belgium), Jermain Dotson (USA), Lisa Buddrus and Claudia Schäfer from the organzing club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Japan took place 3 ( 51,05 Points).
On Sunday the World Team-Cup is held in Wiesbaden / Germany.

World Team-Cup presents 8 World Champions
Next weekend eight world champions in wheel gymnastics will participate in the 2nd World Team-Cup in Leverkusen and Wiesbaden /Germany.
The German team will compete with the World Champions Janine Oer, Julia Pohling, Julius Petri and Jan Schäfer. They all together got seven titels in the World Championships 2003 in Lillehammer /Norway and are also the World Champion of the team competition 2003. Also the World Champion Juniors Vault 2003, Jermain Dotson /USA will participate in the World Team-Cup...

Zeitplan / Schedule

>> Friday April 2:Arrival from 6.00 pm. to Saturday 2 pm.

>> 1st Day: Saturday, April,3: LEVERKUSEN
- (Venue: U.-Haberland-Halle)
- 02.00 pm.: Accraditation. small snack
- 02.30 Uhr: Competition Meeting
- 03.00 - 6.00 p.m. : Warming up
- 04.00 pm. : Judges Meeting
- 05.30 pm. : Reception for special guests and delegation leaders

>> 6.30 - 8.30 pm. : Competition WORLD TEAM CUP I

- 09.00 pm. : Transfer to accomodation
- 09.30 pm.<. Supper

... last announcements

Official Team Lists

Israel and the Netherlands canceled their participation in World Team-Cup
After both gymnasts from Israel an the Netherlands canceled their participation in World Team-Cup 2004 Jermaine Dotson (USA), the World Champion 2003 in vault junior class, will join the All Star-Team.
Tami Livni (Israel) start allready her military service and Therese Verdoorn (Netherlands) finished her gymnast career.
Info: Leisner/IRV