8. Februar 2004
Berlin
Artistic Gymnastics
German gymnast Katja Abel seriously injured

The seven-time German national champion and candidate for the Olympic Games Katja Abel got seriously injured last Friday. On an unlucky fall from the uneven bars she broke both of her forearms.
The 22-year old gymnast who has been in good shape and who has aspired to take part in the Olympic Games in Athens underwent surgery already on the same evening in the army hospital of Berlin...

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7. Februar 2004
Las Vegas / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
U.S. Winter Cup: Blaine Wilson

Blaine Wilson won the U.S. Winter Cup, a national reranking meet held Friday in Las Vegas.
International Gymnast wrote, that Wilson didn't earn the high score on any single event, but he won the all-around by .65 over Sean Townsend (Houston). Townsend struggled on the pommel horse, but fought through the routine for his low score of 8.900. He earned the high score on vault (9.850) and tied Justin Spring for the high mark on high bar (9.700)....

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3. Februar 2004
Cottbus / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: New Participants Record in Cottbus!!

Featuring 42 participating countries, the '28th International Tournament of Masters' in Cottbus – with the status of a World Cup tournament in the Olympic year – is heading towards a new record participation in its 31-year history (to date - 38 nations).
There will be a premiere in Cottbus for the participants from Iran, Yemen and Cyprus.
Unfortunately, the organisers have to do without the cover girl Svetlana Chorkina as well as without Russia as a...

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28. Januar 2004
Pottsville, PA / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Pottsville Gymnastic Training Center books GYMmedia Event Service

The Gymnastic Training Center (PGTC) of Pottsville, Pennsylvania (USA) is the first American partner 2004, booking the world wide GYMmedia Eventservice in the Olympic year.

The Pottsville Gymnastic Center is the host again of one of the biggest international events of the USA for femal gymnasts:
'FRIENDSHIP CLASSICS' will held March 19 - 21 and from now on GYMmedia will report in co-operation with the GTC about all news and facts of this international event...

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22. Januar 2004
Moutier / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Gervasio Deferr: Gymnast tested positive for cannabis


PROCEDURES STILL UNDER WAY...
Yesterday the International Gymnastics Federation pronounced in a press release, that the Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the CAS in Lausanne in the matter of Olympic Champion Gervasio Deferr, who tested positive for cannabis in the autumn 2002.
The Spanish Federation officially informed the FIG by mail on January 19.....

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