29. November 2016
Brisbane, AUS
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympian Lisa Skinner injured in fall during Cirque Du Soleil performance

Olympic gymnast Lisa Skinner will be fitted with a halo brace on Monday after her fall on Sunday during a Cirque du Soleil performance. The 35-year-old Olympian from Brisbane is doing well but she has to wear the brace from six to 12 weeks.
Lisa Skinner was doing her aerial hoop solo act during Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza performance at Skygate when she fell. The audiences were shocked and the paramedics were called into the scene. The show stopped...

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20. November 2016
Cottbus, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
First FIG World Cup of new Cicuit started in Cottbus

* f i g - news--: The 2016-2018 FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup series in Artistic Gymnastics in Cottbus, Germany, with the first of eight stops on a circuit that ends in March 2018 in Doha, Qatar. The new Individual Apparatus World Cup series format spans two years, with Cottbus (GER), Melbourne (AUS), Baku (AZE) and Doha (QAT) each set to host two World Cup events between November 2016 and March 2018. World Cup series winners on each apparatus (Men:...

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6. November 2016
Barcelona, ESP
Artistic Gymnastics
38th Joaquim Blume Memorial 2016

In the Olympic city of 1992, Barcelona (Spain) took place the 38 anniversary of the BLUME MEMORIAL, remembering the Spanish gymnastics legend and four-times European champion of the Fifties Joaquim Blume.
The Belgian Nina DERWAEL won the women's all-around with a score of 56,150, followed by Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (FRA; 54,400) and Seda Tutkhalian (54,250/RUS).
On men's side Russia's Nikita NAGORNYI won the all-round in front of the Spaniard Ruben López (85,950),...

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5. November 2016
Paris, FRA
Artistic Gymnastics
Cirque du Soleil: ... next European Casting

 The worldwide wellknown Cirque du Soleil is seeking new talenst for its current shows and upcoming creations.
→ The next European casting will be hosting auditions in Paris, France, January 30 of 2017 for circus performers in all disciplines (except clowns).
The Cirque du Soleil casting Team welcome all original and innovative acts.
 ♦ Circus Performers:  ►► European auditions in Paris
 ♦  ... more also about ►►...

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19. Oktober 2016
Tokyo, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
Morinari Watanabe from Japan is the New FIG-President

The 57 years old currently Secretary of the Japanese Gymnastics Asscciation, Morinari WATANABE, is the new and 9th President of the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.), elected at the F.I.G. congress in Tokyo. He will take up this position 2017, January 1 and is the successor of the long-term president Bruno GRANDI (82) after 20 years presidency. Watanabe achieved a clear superiority with 100 of the votes cast. The counter-candidate, the President of the European Gymnastics Union, George Guelzec (FRA)...

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