25. Februar 2011
Warner Springs, Calif., USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Frank Bare, US Gymnasics Legend, passed away ...

* usoc-pressbox --: << Frank BARE of Warner Springs, Calif., the first executive director for the U.S. Gymnastics Federation now doing business as USA Gymnastics, died earlier today of pneumonia at the age of 80. 
Following a decorated collegiate gymnastics career at the University of Illinois that included a national NCAA pommel horse title, Bare went on to become one of the most influential men in gymnastics in the United States.
Bare was a member of the FIG’s...

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19. Februar 2011
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics
15. Sidijks International Gymnastics Tournament 2011

Winner of the women's all-around at the 15. Sidijks Intern. Gymnastics Tournament in Heerenveen (NED) was the Dutch Céline van GERNER with a score of 53,000 points (<< photo, left)

On the next places came three Germans, with Pia TOLLE on second (52,050) and the sisters Giulia and Marie Sophie HINDERMANN (both 51,750), followed by the Polish Marta Pihan-Kulesza.
The Danish Helge VAMMEN was the winner on men's side (83,600), second...

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18. Februar 2011
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics
* PREVIEW15. International Sidijk Gymnastics Tournament 2011

European Start into the Pre-Olympivc Season 2011
After successes of Dutch gymnastics in the last decade - firstly by the women and more and more by the men, like the reigning vice-world-champion on highbar, Epke ZONDERLAND, (< photo, left) artistic gymnastics grown up not only in the Netherlands but found also a world-wide interest.
After the big success of the 2010 WORLDS in Rotterdam this weekend is the starting date into the European saeson...

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5. Februar 2011
Las Vegas/Nev. / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Jake Dalton won US Winter Cup Challenge

* US Gymnastics--: 2011 – 2009 World team member Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev., won the all-around in the 2011 Winter Cup Challenge at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Sports Center. The win secures Dalton one of eight open spots on the 2011 U.S. National Team until the 2011 Visa Championships, Aug. 17-20, in St. Paul, Minn.
Dalton, who competes for the University of Oklahoma, posted a combined, two-day all-around score of 176.250.
2010 World horizontal...

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5. Februar 2011
Houston, USA / Cologne, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
The Destiny of Charlie Tamayo: Out of Cuba !

The former Cuban gymnast Charles Leon "Charlie" TAMAYO (30) is currently the most prominent displaced top sportsmen in the USA. Ten years ago, at the age of 20 he won the vault bronze medal at the Worlds in Ghent 2001 behind Marian Dragulescu ((ROU) and Evgeniy Sapronenko (LAT) and a half year later his first world cup event in Cottbus, Germany (2002).

At the 2003 Worlds in Anaheim he deserted the Cuban team and...

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