26. Mai 2006
Moscow / Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
World Cup Moscow: European Juniors surprised on Hig Bar

The 18 years old junior Brian Gladow, member of the golden Germat team at the last European Junior Championships in Volos, und the Ukrainian European all-around juniors champion Mykola Kuksenkov ranked on firsat and second position at their very first seniors competition at the world cup in Moscow. The youngsters reproved the world champion Aljaz Pegan from Slovania on third place...

The Russians won three gold medals at the finals for the 'World Stars 2006': Yulia Lozhechko on...

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25. Mai 2006
Zeuthen near BERLIN /GER
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G.- Honorary Vice President Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE celebrates its 75th Birthday

Today the long time President of the Artistic gymnastics men's Technical Commitee of F.I.G., the German Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE celebrates its 75 birthday in Zeuthen, a green area nearby the German city of Berlin.
Zschocke experienced nine Olympic Games, eighteen worlds and fourteen European Championships and participated at 30 international congresses.

He was one of the most creative framer of the different Olympic cycles of the Code of Pointages for a long time....

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23. Mai 2006
Moscow / Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Banker Andrey KOSTIN new Russian President of Gymnastics Federation

Third Change since 2004 ....
 The Chairman and Chief Executiv Officer of the 'Vneshtorgbank', the nextlargest Russian bank, Andrey KOSTIN (49) was elected new President of the 'Russian Gymnastics Federation' on 19 May at an election meeting of this national public organisation.

Kostin is the third Russian gymnastics president since 2004 in this top position, after the retirement of Leonid Arkaev (December 2004) and the last change from Yuri Titov to Yuri Dedykh...

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21. Mai 2006
Shrewsbury, Mass., / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Yuri Balanbanov passed away....

The worldwide gymnastics family feels sorrow for the death of the former Soviet star Yuri BALABANOV (43), who passed away 2006, May 10 after a sudden heart attack in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts /USA.
Balabanov, 43, had been the head girls' coach at 'Gymnastics Learning Center' in Shrewsbury, Mass., for the past two years.
The gymnastics community is seeking donations to aid the family of former Soviet team member Yuri Balabanov, who died of a sudden heart attack May 10...

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20. Mai 2006
Quebec / Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Canadian Championships 2006: Double Winners

David Kikuchi of Halifax, Nathan Gafuik of Calgary, Nansy Damianova of Montreal each won two gold medals in the artistic gymnastics event finals to conclude the Canadian gymnastics championships.
In men’s competition, Kikuchi, the all around champion earlier this week, took top honors on high bar and pommel horse and was also second on rings. Gafuik was first on parallel bars and added a third place finish on floor. Other winners were Adam Wong of Calgary on floor and...

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