Artistic Gymnastics

44th Worlds of Artistic Gymnastics - after 110 years in Antwerp again

06. Oktober 2013  
Antwerp  
Artistic Gymnastics

44th Worlds of Artistic Gymnastics - after 110 years in Antwerp again

44th GYM-WORLDS, Antwerp 2013
Belgium is hosting a World Gymnastics Championship for the third time in the history. The city of Antwerp, which hosted a first "International Tournament" 110 years ago, which subsequently received the status of the "1st world championships" in 1934, at the 10th Worlds in Budapest, welcomes now about 400 gymnasts from 76 different countries to the second time in history. Also, the first world gymnastics (FIG-) president, Nicolas J. Cuperus, was a Belgian. All-around Gold and Silver went to Japan (men) and to USA (women), now these Worlds will end with the apparatus finals at the weekend in the Sports Palace of Antwerp. On Sunday, October 06, these Worlds will be finish with part II of apparatus finals...
* ... read more on our special ► WCh-Event-Website Antwerp 2013, supported again by our GYMmedia partner Janssen-Fritsen

Baily KEY (USA) and Kazuma KAYA (JPN) best of All-around in Yokohama

23. September 2013  
Artistic Gymnastics

Baily KEY (USA) and Kazuma KAYA (JPN) best of All-around in Yokohama

Bailie KEY
US Junior Champion

2013 U.S. junior all-around champion Bailie KEY of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams, won the all-around at the 2013 International Junior Gymnastics Competition at the Yokohama (Japan) Cultural Gymnasium.  Key won the event with a 58.400, followed by China's Yan Wang at 56.900 and by Lauren HERNANDEZ (US, Vice junior champion) with 56.750 points. Key posted the highest event score for vault, uneven bars and floor, with Hernandez earning the second highest floor score. 
On men's side Japan's Kazuma KAYA (86,450) and Wataru KANIGAWA (85,400) won in front of Brinn BEVAN (GBR; 84,800) ...
The event finals will held Monday, September 23 in Yokohama ...
 


International Junior Tournament 2013
  - Yokohama (JPN), Sep 22 - 23 -
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> All-around Results
 


Challenge Cup 'Grand Prix' in Osijek

15. September 2013  
Artistic Gymnastics

Challenge Cup 'Grand Prix' in Osijek

After the stations Cottbus (GER),  Doha (QAT), Ljubljana (SLO) and Anadia (POR) the next and 5th F.I.G. Challenge Cup 2013 took place in Osijek, Croatia this weekend.
The Finals of this "Grand Prix" ended on Sunday: While the victories on men's side went to gymnasts from six different nations, the Dutch women realized two successes by Sanne Wevers (balance beam) and Noel van Klaveren (vault):
 


Grand Prix Osijek 2013
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* Saturday / Sunday, Sep 14 - 15
* Men's Finals:
> Floor exerc.;   > Pommel horse;   > Still rings;
> Vault;   > Parallel bars;   > High bar;

* Women's Finals:
> Vault;   > Uneven bars;   > Balance beam ;   > Floor exerc.;
 

* Friday, 13. 09. 2013
* Men's Qualification:
> Floor exerc.; > Pommel horse; > Still rings;
> Vault; > Parallel bars; > High bar;

* Women's Qualificationn
> Vault; > Uneven bars; > Balance beam ; > Floor exerc.;

Johanna Quaas captured Argentine hearts:... staying in the TV Top Talk of Susana Gimenéz in Buenos Aires

03. August 2013  
Buenos Aires, Argentinien  
Artistic Gymnastics

Johanna Quaas captured Argentine hearts:... staying in the TV Top Talk of Susana Gimenéz in Buenos Aires

Johanna Quaas, Susana Giménez

What Oprah Winfrey is in the U.S. or Raffaela Carrá are in Italy or Spain, this is in the Monday's, evening prime time in Argentina, the talk show "SG" on the TV channel "Telefe".

<<  The abbreviation stands ("SG") for Susana Gimenéz as hostess (- pictured, right) who last night live in Buenos Aires as a TV-Studio guest received Johanna QUAAS from Germany - the "oldest active Gymnast of the World" - confirmed last year by the "Guinness Book of World Records!

This TV show is not only the largest and most popular talk show in Argentina, but the only one in Latin America, which succeeded so far to present dozens of stars from Hollywood and also from Europe ...

Seit 1987 ('Hola Susana') führt Susana Giménez die erfolgreichste Talkshow in Argentinien: Von Johanna Quaas wollte sie eine Menge wissen ...!

A very inquisitive and curious presenter wanted to know a lot about life and lifestyle of the agile German Lady who will celebrate her 88th birthday in some weeks!
In the background, ran some videos from Johanna's last competition - produced by the European GYMnastics Service "GYMmedia  INTERNATIONAL -  in the historical Jahn City of the German Grandfather of Gymnastics Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, in Freyburg.
 where Johanna was the best of her age group, of course.
* ... look to  >> Telefe-Mediathek)

... in a show which wrote from 1987 on the longest and most successful TV history in Latin America and where in dozens of Hollywood stars ere guests, also a lot of European "A" class celebrities  - and now also the remarkable German gymnast Johanna Quaas made ​​an excellent figure - also quite literally!

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Johanna Quaas (87) as an ambassador of artistic and general gymnastics on the continent of the upcoming next Olympic Games. Susan Giménez referred this Lady as 'a special Queen from Germany'!!



After returning from Argentina where Johanna Quaas and her husband Gerhard were also very attentive supervised by representatives of the Argentine Gymnastics Federation, waiting for her the next nvitation, already:
The Belgian TV invites her to Brussels in early October!

Because in Belgium Johanna is also long known:
Last year one of the biggest newspapers in the country, "Het laatste Nieuws", put the German sporty Lady >> at the top of the first Magazin page headline and dedicated her even >> a full page there!

If the Belgian organizers of the upcoming Worlds of artistic gymnastics would her als send an invitation to Antwerp, 40km away from Bruessels ...?

That would be her dearest wish and certainly they would be also there a sensation at the World championships floor mat!
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JOB EXCHANGE: Coaches for Gymnastics in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Finnland

05. September 2013  
BELGIUM, SUI, FIN, LUX ...  
Artistic Gymnastics

JOB EXCHANGE: Coaches for Gymnastics in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Finnland


** GYM JOB EXCHANGE
.. in Russian, English, German, French!
... тоже по-русски !!

The GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE is one of the most effective possibilities of seeking and finding competent GYM coaches and professional experts for all the gymnastics disciplines, worldwide!  The main reason is:
GYMmedia is visited by tens of thousends of users, representing more than 120 countries day by day (!) and exactly by that special audience, which is needed!

** Topical Offer:

(1) - The French speaking Gymnastics Federation of Belgium (FfG) is looking for a Junior/Senior Coach in men's artistic gymnastics "high level Center" of the French speaking part of Belgium ...
... more offers...:


(2) The Vaud Cantonal Association of Gymnastics (Switzerland) is seeking for a French-speaking full-time coach for the Trampoline Center in Aigle ...

(3a) - The "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Gymnastique" (Luxembourg Gymnastics Federation - FLGym) is seeking for a Technical Director (artistic gymnastics) ...

(3b) - The Finish Gym Club "Turun Urheiluliitto" is looking for a Head coach for women's artistic gymnastics ...

(4) The Gym center TLZ Amel in Eastern Belgium (Germanspoken community) is seeking for an elite coach for women's artistic gymnastics ...

Adrienn Varga (HUN)


(5) The former European Champion (vault) Adrienn VARGA (HUN) is seeking for a job as coach ... and:

>> ALL GYMmedia Job Offers (Exchange)

Beth Tweddle (GBR) announces her retirement

07. August 2013  
Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Beth Tweddle (GBR) announces her retirement

Elisabeth TWEDDLE (GBR)

* f i g - news --:  A champion retires

Great Britain's Elizabeth Tweddle officially announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics bringing to an end one of the greatest careers in the history of our sport.
On the anniversary of her Olympic uneven bars bronze medal, Beth retires with an outstanding catalogue of achievements spanning three Olympic Games and including three World and six European Championship titles.
The first British woman to win Olympic, European or World Championship medals, Beth is considered to be the most successful British gymnast of all time.
The undoubted queen of British gymnastics, Beth inspired a whole generation of gymnasts, coaches and clubs, leaving a legacy that can be seen across Great Britain.


ECh 2010 in Birmingham: ... one of her gold medals on bars

Beth Tweddle said: “It’s been a hard decision to make; gymnastics has been and always will be a massive part of my life. Following the Olympics I’ve had a lot of projects on and recently I’ve had a bit more time to get back into the gym and decide whether I could put 100% into it and I know now deep down I can’t commit to the hours and training to remain at the very top. I’m going to miss being part of the team, my teammates, my personal coach Amanda Reddin, the buzz of the competition and achieving your dreams.
There are so many people to thank for helping me, the biggest one is Amanda who has always been at my side, nothing could have been achieved without her, British Gymnastics who have supported me throughout, of course my family who have always been there for me and the British fans who have been unbelievable.
I don’t think my achievements will ever really sink in but when I do look back I can be very proud of what I’ve done and how I’ve done it. I guess if there was anything I wanted to pass on from my time in the sport it would be that you should never let any obstacle get in your way. With hard work there’s always a way to succeed and always a way to achieve your dreams.”

Beth Tweddle in Beijing 2008: ... a pin for one of her thousands of fans

Outside the gym, Beth has been an influential ambassador for the sport of gymnastics and British Gymnastics. She has devoted an enormous amount of her free time to helping promote the sport, as well as mentoring younger members of national squads/teams and inspiring future generations of children participating in clubs, schools and leisure centres around the country.

Beth remains one of the most recognisable gymnastics names and faces both here in Great Britain and around the world. Fortunately, she will not be lost to the sport and plans to continue her involvement in a range of initiatives. To this end, British Gymnastics takes great pride in nominating Beth to the FIG Athletes’ Commission and following a successful endorsement, hopes she can continue to help shape and lead the sport, she has all but owned.

Jane Allen, CEO British Gymnastics: “Beth Tweddle is widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest ever gymnasts and her achievements speak for themselves. Beth has broken so many records and has been an inspiration to all those around her and all that have witnessed her performances. Beth’s groundbreaking achievements, dedication and commitment to succeed have been one of the key catalysts in taking British Gymnastics into an era of historic successes.
 British Gymnastics are delighted to nominate Beth to the prestigious role in the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Athletes Commission, in recognition of her outstanding achievements, her superb professionalism and her ability to inspire those around her.“

* British Gymnastics TV publishes an impressiv review of her career in a special
* GYM v i d e o --:

* Youtube (1.200)
* GYMmedia by  information of FIG & British Gymnastics

German Marcel Nguyen and Lisa Katarina Hill fall out of the Worlds in Antwerp

15. August 2013  
Stuttgart, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

German Marcel Nguyen and Lisa Katarina Hill fall out of the Worlds in Antwerp


Marcel Nguyen, Lisa Katharina Hill
(- both MTV Stuttgart)

The German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) has in the upcoming 44th World Championships of Artistic Gymnastics 2013 (30 09 - 06 10, Antwerp) waive the Olympic silver medalist in the all around and on parallel bars to Marcel Nguyen (MTV Stuttgart).
Similarly to his club mate Lisa Katharina Hill. While Hill had a foot injury (right) incurred in the USA training camp in Boston, Nguyen argues with "some recovery" in favor of "long-term performance of content structure" for his ultimate goal of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Während der DTB den Entschluss Marcel Nguyens nach Aussage seines Sportdirektors Wolfgang Willam  "... sehr bedauert, denn unser sportlicher Schwerpunkt liegt auf den internationalen Meisterschaften und wir wollen dort stets mit den besten Athleten antreten. Aber auch mit Blick auf die Olympischen Spiele akzeptieren wir in diesem speziellen Fall die Entscheidung und den von ihm eingeschlagenen Weg...".

Bedenklicher Hintergrund dieser Entscheidung eines Weltklassemannes ist in erster Linie ein mit Top-Ereignissen total überfrachteter internationaler Welt-Turnkalender:

* - Allein in diesem noch jungen Jahrtausend hat der Weltverband FIG seit 2001 schon 9x Weltmeisterschaften organisiert - die 10. stehen in Antwerpen bevor. Dabei werden seit Gent 2001 und nach Antwerpen 2013 dann insgesamt 70 Mal Weltmeister bei den Männern und 50 Mal Turn-Weltmeisterinnen gekürt worden sein...!

* - Da nun auch noch der europäische Kontinentalverband (UEG) jährlich (!!) seine Europameisterschaften durchführt (- 14 Mal (!!) nach der Jahrtausendwende mit weit über 100 Champions) und dazu noch die Flut von Weltcup - bzw. Challenge-Cup-Ereignissen dazu kommt, hat dies inzwischen zu einer Inflation von Großereignissen geführt und leider damit auch zu einem Werteverlust der Einzelveranstaltungen bzw. der Profilschärfe ihrer Leistungsträger in der allgemeinen Öffentlichkeit. Selbst Insidern und eingefleischten Fans fällt es zunehmend schwerer, sich all die Namen und Personen der internationalen Turnszene, die zweifellos für Spitzenleistungen sorgten, im Langzeitgedächtnis zu behalten...!

Dr. Karsten Ewald, Geschäftsführer MTV Stuttgart

Dr. Karsten Ewald, Geschäftsführer des MTV Stuttgart, Heimatclubs von Marcel Nguyen: " Man muss sich die Frage stellen: Was sind Weltmeisterschaften in dieser Häufigkeit heute überhaupt noch wert, wenn man einzelne auch weglassen kann? Man hat als Athlet des Spitzenbereichs auch allerhand zu verlieren, wenn man jährlich 'auf allen Hochzeiten' mehrfach und mit Erfolg tanzen will.
Da lasse ich doch als Turner, der zwischendurch auch inhaltlich Neues lernen will und muss, mal eine WM weg, bin zur WM 2014 zwischen den Olympischen Spielen wieder voll da, als dass ich irgendwo 'unter ferner liefen' einkomme.

Wolfgang Willam, DTB-Sportdirektor, FIG-Exekutive

Ich halte Marcel Nguyens Entscheidung und die seines Trainers Waleri Belinki deshalb nicht nur für akzeptabel und nachvollziehbar, sondern auch mit Blick auf den Weltturnkalender für absolut gerechtfertigt! Der Attraktivität des an sich doch so attraktiven Kunstturnens dient diese Ereignisfülle allerdings absolut nicht!"

Als Landesverband stets mit den Besten anzutreten ist also insofern nicht mehr als ein frommer Wunsch, ausgerechnet geäußert von d e m Mann, Wolfgang Willam, der beim Weltverband als FIG-Exekutivmitglied für den Weltjahreskalender zuständig ist - oder haben dort jene das Sagen, die als Erbsenzähler für die globalen Einnahmen durch die weltweite Fernsehvermarktung den ersten Blick auf die Finanzen haben...?
Das wäre sehr bedenklich und zu kurz gedacht, weil weder im Sinne der Athleten, noch im Sinne des langfristigen medialen Wertepotenzials der telegenen Sportart Turnen gedacht!

Schaue man doch einfach auf die Leichtathletik:
Aller zwei Jahre eine WM, alles andere ist Hokuspokus!
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* Schon zwischen den Olympischen Spielen von 2008 und 2012 kritisierten wir die > internationale Wettkampfrhythmisierung (Jan 2010);
und auch das Fachmagazin LEON* stellte in seinem Editorial (Feb 2010) die Frage: > "Wieviel ist ein Champion wert?"
Schlüssige Antworten oder gar Veränderungen fehlen derzeit noch immer!

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