Maxi GNAUCK (GER)- who was the first German Olympic gymnastics champion to open the “Walk of Fame” of German artistic gymnastics in Freyburg (GER) with a stepping stone at the 100^th Jahnturnfest in August - is celebrating her 60^th birthday today in her adopted home of Switzerland.
Forty-five years ago in Fort Worth, Texas (1979) she became the last German all-around vice world champion and one year later in Moscow, the last German gymnastics Olympic champion...

In terms of format, the FIG World Challenge Cups of the series in the 2024 Olympic year do not differ from the first four WELTCUPS with Olympic qualifying chances, except that they have no significance for the current Olympic qualification. Even before the fourth and final Olympic qualification with World Cup status in Doha (April 17-20), the so-called World Challenge Cup circuits begun at the end of March in Antalya (TUR), closely followed...