Artistic Gymnastics

7th Intern. TOYOTA INVITATIONAL 2009

13. Dezember 2009  
Toyota City, Aichi (JPN)  
Artistic Gymnastics

7th Intern. TOYOTA INVITATIONAL 2009

Kohei Uchimura (JPN)

The international invitational event, the  "Toyota Cup 2009", was attached by the Japanese hosts, who won six of the ten apparatus decisions.
On men's side the all-around world champion Kohei UCHIMURA (floor; photo left), and his compatriots Eiichi SEKIGUCHI (vault) and Takuya NAKASE (high bar) were successfully.
On women's side Koko TSURUMI (uneven bars), Yuko SHINTAKE (beam) and Kyoko OSHIMA (floor) were the winner.
At first day Ekaterina KURBATOVA won the vault final, and world champion ZHANG Hongtao (pommel horse), YAN Mingyoung on rings  and WANG Guanyin were successfully Chineses on men's side ...
7th  T O Y O T A  C U P  2009
  - Toyota City, Aicha - Dec 12/13 -
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**  R E S U L T S - First day ...

* Women's Vault
1. Yekaterina Kurbatova (RUS)
     1.-- (D-5.8) = 14.575 
     2.-- (D-5.2) =13.450
2. Jo Hyun Joo (KOR)
     1.-- (5.0)  = 13.825 
      2.-- (5.2) = 13.675
3. Katarzyna Jurkowska (POL) 
    1.-- (4.8)  =13.300
    2.-- (4.6)   =13.025

4. Kyoko Oshima (JPN)
    1.-- (5.3)  =12.875
    2.-- (4.8)   =12.175

* Uneven Bars Final
1. Koko Tsurumi             (JPN) (6.2) =15.100
2. Mackenzie Caquatto   (USA) (5.9) =14.675
3. Larrissa Miller              (AUS) (6.4) =14.650

4. Yekaterina Kurbatova (RUS) (5.9) =14.625
5. Ksenia Semyonova    (RUS) (6.5) =14.300
6. Marta Pihan-Kulesza  (POL) (5.7) =14.200
7. Maike Roll                     (GER) (5.4) =14.150
8. Elisabeth Seitz             (GER) (5.9) =14.100
9. Kytra Hunter                   (USA) (5.5) =14.050
10. Yu Minobe                    (JPN) (6.2) =14.000
11. Katarzyna Jurkowska (POL) (4.8) =12.175
12. Jo Hyun Joo                 (KOR) (5.1) =11.450
* Balance Beam
1. Yuko Shintake (JPN)  (5.6) = 14,123
2. Den, Linlin (CHN)  (5.2)  = 13,900
3. Ekaterina Kurbatova (RUS)  (5.6)  = 13,875

4. Koko Tsurumi (JPN)  (5.8)  = 13,875
5. Ksenia Semenova (RUS)  (5.6)  = 13.850
6. Kytra Hunter (USA)  (5.2)  = 13,825
7. Marta Pihan- Kulesza (POL)  (5.7)  = 13,675
8. Maike Roll)  GER)  (5.2)  = 13,500
9. Elisabeth Seitz (GER)  (5.5)  m= 13,175
10. Katarzyna Jurkowska (POL)  (4.9)  = 13,075
11. Jo, Hyun Joo (KOR)  (5.5)  = 12,725
12. Mackenzie Caquatto (USA)  (5.1)  = 12, 275
13. Nefy Nurbaeti (INA)  (4.3)  = 8,975

* Floor Exercises
1. Kyoko Oshima (JPN)  (5.4)  = 14,275
2. Koko Tsurumi (JPN)  (5.5)  = 14,200
3. Kytra Hunter (USA)  (5.6)  = 14,150

4. Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL)  (5.7)  = 13,850
5. Ekaterina Kurbatova (RUS)  (5.3)  = 13,575
6. Elisabeth Seitz (GER)  (5.5)  = 13,550
7. Ksenia Semenova (RUS)  (5.2)  = 13,475
8. Katarzyna Jurkowska (POL)  (4.9)  = 13,075
9. Maike Roll (GER)  (5.2)  = 13,025
10. Jo, Hyun Joo (KOR)  (5.5)  = 12,650
11. Mackenzie Caquatto (USA)  (5.4)  = 12,100
12. Nefy Nurbaeti  (INA)   ---
* Men's Floor Exercise
1. Kohei Uchimura       (JPN) (D-6.3)  =15.600
2. Matthias Fahrig            (GER) (6.7)  =15.325
3. Makoto Okiguchi         (JPN) (6.6)  =15.250

4. Marcel Nguyen           (GER) (6.5)  =14.700
5. Nikita Ignatyev            (RUS) (5.7)  =14.650
6. Timothy Gentry            (USA) (5.8)  =13.150
7. Alexander Buscaglia (USA) (6.4)  =13.000
8. Won Chul Yoo            (KOR) (5.5)  =12.575
9. Nikita Ignatyev            (RUS) (4.9)  =12.550
10. Sebastian Krimmer (GER) (5.0)  =12.125
11. Koki Sakamoto         (JPN) (6.0)  =11.300

* Pommel Horse
1. Zhang Hongtao            (CHN) (6.6)  =16.250
2. Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) (6.7)  =15.900
3. Krisztian Berki               (HUN) (6.6) =15.400

4. Sebastian Krimmer     (GER) (5.8) =14.850
5. Ken Ikeda                      (JPN) (5.9) =14.550
6. Kamil Hulboj                 (POL) (5.2) =14.050
7. Kohei Uchimura           (JPN) (6.3) =13.775

* Still Rings
1. Yan Mingyong                (CHN) (6.8) =15.900
2. Konstantin Pluzhnikov (RUS) (6.8) =15.525
3. Yoo Won Chul               (KOR) (6.6) =15.375
4. Kazuhito Tanaka            (JPN) (6.1) =15.300
5. Koki Sakamoto              (JPN) (6.2) =15.050
6. Marcel Nguyen              (GER) (6.0) =15.000
7. Nikita Ignatyev               (RUS) (5.8) =14.725
8. Timothy Gentry              (USA) (6.0) =14.150
9. Matthias Fahrig             (GER) (5.8) =13.975
* VAULT
1. Eiichi Sekiguchi (JPN)  = 16,325
2. Makoto Okiguchi (JPN)  = 16,100
3. Marek Lyszczarz  (POL)  = 15,787

4. Matthias Fahrig  (GER)  = 15,512
5. Ken Ikeda (CAN)  = 15,012
6. Nikita Ignatyev (RUS)  = 14,712
7. Timothy Gentry  (USA) = 6,762
 - Alexander Buscaglia (USA)   --

* Parallel Bars
1. Wang, Guanyin (CHN)  (6.8)  = 16,225
2. Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN)  (6.4)  = 15,675
3. Adam Kierzkowski (POL)  (6.0)  = 15,225

4. Yoo, Won Chul (KOR)  (6.5)  = 15,100
5. Takuya Nakase (JPN)  (6.5)  = 14,900
6. Nikita Ignatyev  (RUS)  (6.1)  = 14,400
7. Marcel Nguyen (GER)  (6.2)  = 14,325
8. Kamil Hulboi (POL)  (4.8)  = 13,600
9. Matthias Fahrig  (GER)  (6.0)  = 13,275
10. Alexander Buscaglia (USA)  (5.5)  = 12,575
11. Ken Ikeda (CAN)  (5.7)  = 12,550

* High Bar
1. Takuya Nakase (JPN)  (7.0)  = 15,775
2. Kohei Uchmura (JPN)  (6.5)  = 14,425
3. Philippe Rizzo (AUS)  (6.5)  = 14,400

4. Nikita Ignatyev  (RUS)  (5.8)  = 14,225
5. Sebastian Krimmer GER)  (5.4)  = 14,125
6. Ken Ikeda (CAN)  (5.1)  = 14,075
7. Alexander Buscaglia (USA)  (6.0)  =13,775
8. Yoo, Won Chul (KOR)  (5.9)  = 13,275
9. Marcel Nguyen (GER)  (5.1)  = 11,525

CHINESE GYMNASTS HEARD

21. Dezember 2009  
Lausanne, Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

CHINESE GYMNASTS HEARD

Yang Yun, Dong Fangxiao (CHN)

 * fig-press--:  In the context of the disciplinary proceedings involving Chinese gymnasts Yang Yun and Dong Fangxiao, suspected of having violated minimum age requirements for participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the FIG Disciplinary Commission invited the two athletes to appear with representatives from the Chinese Gymnastic Association at a hearing held at FIG headquarters, December 19 - 20, 2009 ....
Note that a legal statement issued by the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) confirmed the FIG as the authority competent to conduct a full investigation;it fell to the Federation to examine the case and draw its own conclusions as to whether or not the age limit was violated and which subsequent sanctions will be issued.
After an extensive interview with the two parties and witnesses present, the Disciplinary Commission, composed of Mr Rached Gharbi (TUN), President, Ms Margarida Dias Ferreira (POR) and Marc Schoenmaekers (BEL), will submit its recommendations to the FIG Authorities.
A decision will be brought at the next Executive Committee meeting, scheduled for February 26, 2010 in Lausanne (SUI).
* source: fig press release
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... more from the FIG Disciplinary Commission:

Daiane Dos Santos (BRA)

The FIG Disciplinary Commission heard Brazilian gymnast Daiane Dos Santos on Friday, December 18, 2009, in Lausanne (SUI) after she tested positive for furosemide on July 2, 2009 during an out-of-competition test.
Composed of Rached Gharbi (TUN) President, Ms Margarida Dias Ferreira (POR) and Paul Engelmann (SUI), the Disciplinary Commission described the hearing as transparent, positive and constructive.
It will bring its conclusions before the FIG Presidential Commission on January 26th.
Note that the proceedings opened against Daiane Dos Santos, 2003 World Floor Champion in Anaheim (USA) and winner of the 2006 World Cup in her discipline, are in keeping with the rules in force, according to which a therapeutic use exemption request must be made in the event that an athlete necessitates the use of a prohibited substance. +++
*source: fig press release

Kevin Mazeika: National U.S. Team Coordinator

25. Dezember 2009  
Indianapolis, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

Kevin Mazeika: National U.S. Team Coordinator

Kevin MAZEIKA (USA)

Kevin Mazeika is the new national team coordinator of U. S. men's gymnastics team. Mazeika led the U. S. men to back-to-back Olympic gymnastics medals for the first time. In his new role, he will manage and supervise the technical side of the junior and senior men's national teams. Martha Karolyi has a similar job with the women's national team.
Mazeika coached the U.S. team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. The Americans won the silver in Athens, their first team medal in 22 years and first at a non-boycotted games since 1932. They were surprise bronze medalists in Beijing, making the podium despite losing 2004 Olympic champion Paul Hamm and his twin brother Morgan to injuries.
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GYMmedia WORLD CALENDAR SYSTEM 2010 updates...... ... the last day of f r e e registration!

15. Januar 2010  
Berlin, Germany (Europe)  
Artistic Gymnastics

GYMmedia WORLD CALENDAR SYSTEM 2010 updates...... ... the last day of f r e e registration!


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Anamaria Tamirjan to have knee surgery

16. November 2009  
Romania  
Artistic Gymnastics

Anamaria Tamirjan to have knee surgery

<< Romania's Anamaria Tamirjan to have knee surgery on both knees.
There's a cyst on her left knee that needs to be removed, and she's pinched her right miniscus. 
She'll be missing in action for awhile, but she's not giving up.
Tamirjan won the silver medal at the 2009 Europeans in Milan on balance beam.
Anamaria said to the Romanian press:
"I will continue to fight for my dream...!"
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Beth Tweddle nominated for Sports Personality

10. Dezember 2009  
Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Beth Tweddle nominated for Sports Personality

Beth Tweddle (GBR)

Beth Tweddle is one of the top candidates nominated for British Sports Personality of the Year 2009 by the BBC.  Britain's greatest gymnast won gold after a glorious routine on the floor at the 2009 Worlds.
She's up against nine other highly accomplished athletes, including England's cricket captain Andrew Strauss, tennis star Andy Murray and cycling sensation Mark Cavendish.
Beth TWEDDLE said: “The support I have received from the British Gymnastics community has been fantastic and really helped spur me on to my successes in 2009. ..."


"To be nominated for BBC Sports Personality caps a great year for me personally and I think also reflects the fact that British Gymnasts across all disciplines are grabbing the attention of the public.
I would love it if people could vote for me on Sunday in order to help increase the recognition of the superb achievements being made by all British Gymnasts.”
* Source: British Gymnastics

The BBC will put its nominees to a public vote 2009 December 13 at 7 p.m. on BBC One.
* >> read more at BBC

Vanessa Ferrari joins the army

30. November 2009  
Italy  
Artistic Gymnastics

Vanessa Ferrari joins the army

Vanessa Ferrari ... in the Army, now!

2006 World all-around champion Vanessa FERRARI has joined the Italian army, the Italian Gymnastics Federation reported.
Ferrari, who turned 19 on November 10, has been absent from competition since having surgery in June to help ease problems with her right achilles tendon.
After a disappointing 2008 Olympic Games, where she was out of shape due to injuries, Ferrari won silver on floor at the 2009 European Championships in Milan, a medal she dedicated to the army. Right before having surgery to drain fluid from her Achilles, Ferrari won the 2009 Italian National Championship. She dedicated that victory to her tendon.
The Italian Gymnastics Federation's article indicates that Ferrari had intended to inscribe earlier, but injuries postponed the day of enrollment.
What Ferrari's official duties will be, or how she'll balance training with being in the army, has not been made public.
* source: ITA Fed.

US-Junior Champion won at TOP GYM in Belgium

30. Dezember 2009  
Charleroi, Belgium  
Artistic Gymnastics

US-Junior Champion won at TOP GYM in Belgium

Jordyn Wiebers (USA)

The 12th International TOP GYM 2009 took place at the city of Charleroi in Belgium, last Saturday, November 28. Winner of the artistic gymnastics female junior all-around event was the  U.S. junior champion and this year's winner of the Tyson American Cup,  Jordyn Wieber. Wieber won the title by nearly 4 points above Yvette Moshage, from Netherlands (Netherlands).  On third came the teammate of Jordyn Wiber, Kamerin Moore. Romanian Larisa Iordache finished fourth ( she failed on uneven bars: 10.300, only). 
Best of the Belgian hosts was Eline Vandersteen,with fifth place.

12th Top Gym International 2009
  - Charleroi, Belgium, November 29 -
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* All-Around
1. Jordyn Wieber USA 59.800
2. Yvette Moshage NED 55.900
3. Kamerin Moore USA 55.150

4. Larisa Iordache ROM 54.100
5. Eline Vandersteen BEL 52.000
6. Jocelyn Kraan NED 51.200
7. Sofiana Makantsai GRE 50.350
8. Marieke Herteleer BEL 49.850
9. Ida Jonsson SWE 49.400
10. Katharine Muller GER 49.000
11. Ida Gustafsson SWE 48.650
12. Rub van Dijk GER 47.550
13. Frauke Kielies GER 47.300
14. Ivana Kamnikar SLO 46.600
14. Alice Canart BEL 46.600
14. Rebeca Sarec SLO 46.600
17. Marilena Barmaxizoglou GRE 16.050
18. Naomi van Dijk GER 46.000
19. Luisa Knapp GER 46.300
20. Eleni Lari-Carrillo BEL 36.650
21. Floriane Scianguetta BEL 22.650

* GYMfamily EventDutch KNGU Selection winner of the I. Hamburg Gymnastics 2009

29. November 2009  
Hamburg, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily EventDutch KNGU Selection winner of the I. Hamburg Gymnastics 2009

Happy Dutch winners!

The former Alstertrophy found it's worthy continuation in the form of the I. HAMBURG GYMNASTICS 2009, an invitation championship for international teams of women's gymnastics this weekend.
Best team in the final round was the team of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation (NED) with 100,70 points, ahead of the Dynamo School of Gymnastics London (GBR; 99,50 points) ant the team from St. Petersburg (RUS; 96,85 points).
Fourth was the team from Africa,  Cairo Zone Team 1 (EGY; 90,75 points). The lucky Wild-Card- winner from the Hamburger Gymnastics of 1816, lead by the Federal Chamber members Louisa Knapp and Jennifer Kießlich landed on 5th place.

Well done opening of a new, international gymnastics competition
(*Fotos: c) Concert Views

The happy faces of the Dutch winners, who took could take home a cheque over 1,000 € .

I. HAMBIRG GYMNASTICS 2009
 - Wansbeker sports hall, 27./28. November -
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Big sports and a great programme

On Friday the 27th November at 3 p.m the DOSB-vice president and former gymnastics world champion Eberhard Gienger opened the Hamburg Gymnastics – Artistic Gymnastics International 2009.
12 international female teams with gymnasts from Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Estland, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and Hungary, who then during two days proved their capabilities infront of about 1.000 people in the audience in the Wandsbek sports hall.

Die 14-jährige Ayla Wilbrinkaus der holländischen Siegermannschaft
turnte den höchsten Bodenwert (13,25)
und war auch beste in der Dreikampfwertung (39,150)

The fight at the vault, unevenbars, beam and floor amazed the Hamburg audience.

„We are happy that the new concept was taken up so well and caused great appreciation by the audience and the sports people. We are highly motivated to develop the event further in the next year, in order to present gymnastics achievements on the highest niveau“, said Petra Schulz of the active federation for gymnastics and free time.

Also Hamburgs privy council for sports, Dr. Manfred Jäger, was impressed by the sports achievements of ths gymnasts: „It is a powerful and at the same time very aesthetic sports. The Hamburg gymnastics are a great enrichment for the sports city Hamburg!“

In the qualification round Friday two teams each of the three fourer groups managed to get into the main round (St.Petersburg, London, Dresden, Hamburg-Wedel the Netherlands, Italy).

Out of the Lucky-Loser-Round of the three group thirs and one fourth placed team (Hamburg gymnastics federationt v.1816, Kairo 1, Schleswig-Holstein, Bayern and Kairo 2) ...

Jennifer Kießlich, best gymnast of the Hamburger host

... on Saturday morning the gymnasts from the Cairo Zone Team 1 qualified (Egypt1).
From the following main round on Saturday afternoon the Netherlands, St.Petersburg and London got into the final.

Results Top5-Final, on Sunday: 
The exciting competitions, in the context of an event with show performances including acrobatics, trampoline, gymwhell, rhythmic sports gymnastics and dance made the gymnastics event an experience for the whole family.

>> Results, Overview: Top-Five-Final

** Preview:
In the coming year the II. Hamburg Gymnastics should take place on the 24. und 25. September 2010.

* ... read more at the  >> GYMmedia-Preview

* GYMfamily Event6th TGW-Future-Cup 2009

05. Dezember 2009  
Linz, Austria  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMfamily Event6th TGW-Future-Cup 2009

 A licenced FIG Junior World Tournament!
The biggest international Gymnastics meeting of Austria 2009 took place Saturday, December 05, in Linz:
At it's 6th edition the „TGW-Future-Cup 2009“ presented itself in the Austrian Olympics Centre, more attractive and more self-confident than ever. Head organizer Helmut Kranzlmueller:
„We are offering a Junior World Tournament which has been licenced by the International Gymnastics Federation. In Europe we are strongly established, and also on a worldwide level, the 'Future Cup' counts to the most important young athletes meetings“.
112 teenagers, with sixpacks and huge biceps from 16 nations - a new event record (!) – met on the 5th of December at this top -young athletes competition Austrias junior teams, who had hard worked awaiting them:


** RESULTS & REPORTS: ... look at the > German GYMmedia-Portal

* P R E V I E W:
6th TGW-FUTURE-CUP 2009
 - Linz, Olympic Center, 5. Dezember -
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In Linz Europes year group bests of artistic gymnastics will meet the Asia winners. This is how the list of parttakers of the Junior national team will be led by  the acting vice-Olympic winner and the vice world champion from Japan, where they had prepared themselves particularly intensively: they even did their own qualification for the meeting in Austria within the youth squad in Austria.

Severin Kranzlmüller is
on the top of the Linzer local matadors,
who for the first time have been led and trained by the past Berliner Head trainer
Siegfried Wüstemann.

Best chances for an international profile.
Led by the freshly elected Austrian junior champions Matthias Schwab and Xheni Dyrmishi the Austrian Gymnastics Association (ÖFT) naturally nominated it's strongest young gymnasts.  

* Austrias State Association Supervisor Dieter Egermann:
„We offer the chance for gymnastics to distinguish itself in national as well as in regional teams. The TGW-Future-Cup is a fantastic opportunity for us, for an international comparison. Thomas Bauer 2004 and Gabriel Rossi 2007 had brought back red-white wins in the past. Whether a local gymnast will manage it this time however, is highly questionable, considering the very strong competition.“.

* Parttaking teams:
Host country Austria, Beligium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finnland, Germany, Hungary , Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden.
With more than one team  Switzerland for example, will be coming with 8 gymnasts of the Swiss Federal National trainer Csaba Bordan, Germany with 4 teams (from Halle, Cottbus, Berlin and the Gymnastics Union from Baden) and 2 teams from the Netherlands, from Slowakia and from the Czech Republic. 
* Last standing: > Participant list 2009

The Linzer presenter guarantees,  that each viewer, whether amateur of expert - will be very enthusiastic about the sports niveau offered.

* Timetable :
The applications in the Upper Austrian Olympics Centre on the Gugl will begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. 
The favorites and the best Austrians will be active between 3 and 6 p.m.  
Enterance is free of charge! 

* ... mehr auch unter www.future-cup.at
* Reports / Results as part of the GYMmedia-Event service!

       > 6. TGW Future-Cup 2009

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      > 5. TGW Future-Cup 2008

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