'Stretching Out: Code Catastrophe! '
With this headline the U.S gymnastics agency INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST publishes an open letter from U.S. coach Stacy Maloney - long time coach of Paul and Morgan Hamm - regarding the FIG's recently-proposed evaluation system.
With friendly permission by INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST, U.S.A. GYMmedia makes publicly known this 'open letter' in its 'GYMforum'.
The Brazilian Gymnastics Federation organized the 2nd SIEGFRIED FISCHER TROPHY'. This world Cup event took place at the Gin?sio do Ibiapuera, in Sao Paolo, April 8 to 10.
The Hungarian Robert Gal was the winner on floor and vault. The winners on pommel horse and rings came from China: Zhendong, Dong (PH) and Yibing, Chen (SR). Mitja Petkovsek on bars and Manuel Carballo (ESP) were the winner on final day.
In women's category veteran Oksana Chusovitina from...
The French National Junior Team was the winner of the 10th INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2005 (former OBI-Team-Cup) in the German capital Berlin.
With a score of 153.200 they reached the victory with 6 tenth in front of team BERLIN I which was followed by a strong Greek team from Athens on rank 3 (152.250).
The best all-arounder in the age-group 17/18 (year of birth 87/88) was Hamilton Sabot (52.100) from France, followed by the German champion...
HOLIDAY & TRAINING...!
What do you think about a special synthesis between holiday and training on a high level...?
The Croatian Olympic Academy, the 'Osijek' Gymnastics Club and 'Marijan' Split Gymnastics Club invite top gymnasts, their coaches and family members at a special 'Gymnastics Summer Camp' at the Adriatic Sea'.
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2005, on April 8 - 10, will held the Queensland Men's and Women's Artistic Championships, as well as the International Challenge where the Australian Men's Artistic Team, consisting of Joshua Jefferies, Thomas Pilcher, Sam Simpson and Damian Istria, will battle Great Britain.
In this connection GYMmedia found an interesting article, a topical interview with the former Byelorussian coach of Vitali SHERBO, who lives from 1994 on in Brisbane, Australia
SERGEI CHINKAR