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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3. August 2013
Buenos Aires, Argentinien
Artistic Gymnastics
Johanna Quaas captured Argentine hearts:... staying in the TV Top Talk of Susana Gimenéz in Buenos Aires

What Oprah Winfrey is in the U.S. or Raffaela Carrá are in Italy or Spain, this is in the Monday's, evening prime time in Argentina, the talk show "SG" on the TV channel "Telefe".

<<  The abbreviation stands ("SG") for Susana Gimenéz as hostess (- pictured, right) who last night live in Buenos Aires as a TV-Studio guest received Johanna QUAAS from Germany - the "oldest active Gymnast of the World" - confirmed last...

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16. Juli 2013
Brazil
Artistic Gymnastics
Brazilian Olympic Committee hires Alexandre Alexandrov as coach of Brazil s women s national Gymnastics Team

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) hired the Russian Alexander Alexandrov, one of the best artistic gymnastics coaches in the world, to lead the Brazilian team of that sports until the Olympic Games Rio 2016. The new head coach of the national team was introduced on Friday, July 12th, at the headquarters of COB, in Rio de Janeiro.
Next week, the coach will be in Três Rios (State of Rio de Janeiro), where he will meet for the...

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16. Juli 2013
Utrecht / NED
Artistic Gymnastics
12th European Youth Olympic Festival: Artistic Gymnastics

Great Britain boy's team have taken the team GOLD on the opening day of competition at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival in Utrecht.

The team of Nile Wilson, Brinn Bevan and Jay Thompson combined to score 169.550 to put them clear in the top of the podium ahead of Russia with 167.300 and Italy in bronze scoring 161.300.

Brinn Bevan was the top of the all-around rankings with a superb performance to score...

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