23. September 2013
Artistic Gymnastics
Baily KEY (USA) and Kazuma KAYA (JPN) best of All-around in Yokohama

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 ...

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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):
 

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5. September 2013
BELGIUM, SUI, FIN, LUX ...
Artistic Gymnastics
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15. August 2013
Stuttgart, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
German Marcel Nguyen and Lisa Katarina Hill fall out of the Worlds in Antwerp

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...

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7. August 2013
Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Beth Tweddle (GBR) announces her retirement

* 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...

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