The German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) has announced, that the former coach of USA superstar Simone Biles, Aimee BOORMAN, will join the KunstturnForum Stuttgart from March to August 2025. The 51-year-old, who was also head coach of the 2016 US Olympic team in Rio de Janeiro, will be in charge of Garmany's youngsters Helen Kevric's and Marlene Gotthardt's training group, including the European Championships in Leipzig (end of May) and the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Croatia. She will...
At the age of 66, Berlin-based former German national coach (men's artistic gymnastics) Andreas HIRSCH still feels far from too old to retire. After stepping down five years ago and after 18 years as acting national men's coach, the coach with over three decades of responsibility in top-level sport has passed on his immense experience over the last four years as a civilian coach at the Federal Police Sports School in Kienbaum since 2020.
According to the German...
The former German all-around champion (2023) and current German floor champion Pascal BRENDEL (21) injured himself at the end of February during home training in Wetzlar after falling on the high bar. After breaking a metatarsal bone and undergoing surgery earlier this week, the four-time German champion and Olympic participant (Paris 2024) has been ruled out for the upcoming competitions, including the European Championships in Leipzig at the end of May. His focus will therefore initially be on his school...
Following a survey of its member federations, experts and fans, the continental Gymnastics Federation "EUROPEAN GYMNASTICS" has identified the best athletes as ‘European Gymnasts" of the 2024 Olympic Year ...:
With the 48th International Tournament of Masters 2025 from February 20 - 23 in the Lausitz Arena in Cottbus / Germany, the F.I.G. is opening its international World Cup series in the post-Olympic year. Instead of the previous four, this year's series includes a total of six tournaments in Baku (AZE; 6-9 May), in Cairo (EGY) and Doha (QAT) as well as in Antalya (TUR) and Osijek (CRO). After the two qualification days in Cottbus, the World...