16. November 2017
Zelenograd, RUS
Artistic Gymnastics
New gymnastics facility to be built at the Round Lake

The Russian State Evaluation Department has just approved the plan to build a new gymnastics facility at "Round Lake", near the city Zelenograd, about 30 miles in the north of Moscow. The new building will be connected to the current gyms and will house a number of facilities: changing rooms with showers, two exercise gyms, physical therapy rooms, swimming pools, saunas and even medical facilities, including MRI and X-ray equipment. The project will be financed by the federal government. It...

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16. November 2017
Fukuoka, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
Kohei Uchimura seeks to make comeback this year

Japanese media reports, that Kohei Uchimura hopes to return to competition in December (10/11), after an injury forced him to end his bid for a seventh straight individual all-around title at the world championships. “I’m planning to compete at the moment, but I don’t want to push myself too hard,” Uchimura said of the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in December.
Uchimura was diagnosed with torn ligaments in his left ankle, which he sustained during a vault landing in...

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15. November 2017
Einbeck, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
Johanna Quaas: How do yo crash with 92 Years ...?

In older age, falls or crashes in everyday life can actually be more problematic from year to year. The many national sports federations, as well as other facilities of the sport and the health care, offer special fall prophylaxis:
But with her almost 92 years the oldest active gymnast of the world, Johanna QUAAS from Halle an der Saale "provocative way" climbs still on the gym apparatus:...

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7. November 2017
Indianapolis, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics names Kerry J. Perry as new President

The USA Gymnastics Board of Directors announced today the unanimous decision to appoint Kerry J. PERRY as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer.
Perry assumes this role Dec. 1, 2017, and will be based at the USA Gymnastics headquarters in Indianapolis. Perry was formerly vice president of business development at Learfield Communications, Inc., and president and owner of KP Sports, which was acquired by Learfield. In her various leadership roles, Perry has led many high-performing...

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21. Oktober 2017
Leverkusen, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
2017 Leverkusen Cup: German Homecoming in front of England

With a convincing team performance the team GERMANY 1 won the traditional "Leverkusen Cup", an international artistic gymnastics Cup for female gymnasts for the 42nd time (!) in the Ostermann-Arena of the host city Leverkusen:
With 98.75 points the German gymnasts with Lisa Schoeniger, Lara Hinsberger and Aiyu Zhu referred a national team from ENGLAND to rank 2 (97.35) with Laure Cooke (1), and Tomique Gibson (3)  followed by the team GERMANY II (96.25). The Italian team's...

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