Swiss pair Kaeslin/Böschenstein signed on
The organizers of the artistic gymnastics SWISS CUP which will take place from 4th November 2007 in the Zurich Hallenstadion plan to present to their audience a first rank field of participants once again this year.
The aim is to get male and female athletes in ten first class national teams to compete in a pairs competition.
The first-class Swiss duo
<< Ariella Kaeslin und Niki Böschenstein has already been signed on....
Last weekend the Spanish national femal junior team won a friendly meet in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany versus the German host with 208,35 : 212,05 points clearly.
On third place came the girls from Belgium with a score of 195,600, followed by the impaired Austrian team on fourth place (185,100).
Best of all-around was the Spaniard Ana Maria IZURIETA (ESP) with 54,900 points, in front of Joeline MÖBIUS (53,50) and Lisa-Katharina Hill (- both GER; 53,45). Best of Belgium was...
Canada's 2006 national junior champion Kristina VACULIK won the 2007 Elite National all-around title in a predominant manner at the Canadian Championships, which was held Tursday, May 24 in Regina. Silver medallist was Stephanie Pacitto with adifference of more than three points (!). Marci Bernholtz and 2006 junior silver medalist Sydney Sawa came on third place.
<< On men's side David KIKUCHI, leading after day 1, won the men's senior title over 2004 champion Grant Golding and three more titles at the apparatus...
Chinese gymnasts on Saturday took two titles at the finals of the artistic gymnastics World Cup in Moscow.
Zhang Hongtao won the men's pommel horse with a score of 16.100 and Yan Mingyong took gold medal in the men's Rings with a score of 16.400. Chinese girls also performed well and gained medals in the event.
Liao Huifan took the silver medal in women's vault and Zhou Zhuoru, second in uneven bars. But Chinese team failed...
Daria Joura and junior Emma Dennis were the this years Australia's All-around Champions of artistic gymnastics.
The nationals took place in Melbourne this weekend and the the women's competitions included two days of all-around.
Joura also earned the apparatus titles on vault, uneven bars and floor exercises. Second placed Lauren Mitchell won the balance beam title in front of Hollie Dykes. On third in all-around came Chloe Sims...