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The Ukrainian Alina Kozich won the all-around title of the 25th European Champs in Amsterdam with a score of 36,736. She is the 50th Europen Champion from 1955 on in history.
Silver went to the Romanian Daniela Safronie (37,262) and the two times Olympic Champion (Sydney) Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) got bronze (37,143).
Titleholder Svetlana Khorkina crashed on vault in the first rotation, but ranked on forth at the end... br>>> ... more on the...
The women's team of Romania was the sovereign best also after the last subdivision of the day: Started in the early first group the score of 112,772 points was absolutly top also after the last group:
In a dramatically fight lost the former titleholder Russia with a lot of mistakes also the silver medal to Ukraine (111, 247) and won Bronze with a score of 110,423, followed by Spain, Great Britain, Italy, France anfd host Netherlands...
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The Team of Russia won the first title of the 25th European Championships in Amsterdam in Juniors team competion with a total score of 107,556 points.
The silver medal went in the last minute to the Romanian team (106,384) and the Bronze medal was won by the junior team of Italy (105,972), followed by Great Britain, France and host Netherlands...
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The 16 years old German Fabian Hambuechen from Niedergirmes was the most successful gymnast of the European Junior Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
After winning bronze in yesterday's all-around final Hambuechen won gold at floor, vault and high bar today.
Britisch Lois Smith is the new European Champion on pommel horse, and the Russians got gold at rings by Timofei Lazarev and parallel bars by Evgeni Vasiliev....
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MOUTIER (Switzerland): -- A top sports court confirmed a decision to strip Spain’s Olympic vault champion Gervasio Deferr of all titles won in the three months period after a drug test revealed traces of cannabis, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said on Sunday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Moutier, Switzerland, on Wednesday confirmed a three month suspension given to Deferr by the FIG last year......