2. September 2009
Indianapolis, Houston/USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Liukin to skip 2009 Worlds, but eyes 2012 Olympics

Olympic champion Nastia Liukin (USA) withdrew her name from consideration for the world gymnastics championships, saying she hasn't had enough time to train.
Liukin, the third U.S. woman in history to win the Olympic title, has been in high demand since she left Beijing, but the schedule wreaked havoc on her training regimen.
Liukin said she still intends to compete for a spot on the 2012 Olympic team but is not prepared now to compete on...

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1. September 2009
El Salvador
Artistic Gymnastics
German Olympic Support in El Salvadore

Within a help project with financial resources of the Foreign Office of Germany the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) sent the internationally renowned instructor Dr. Flavio Bessi for two weeks in order to collaborate with the Federation of Gymnastics of El Salvador to improve the structures of the high performance sport.
The work plan consisted of three fundamental parts:
The first aspect was the total analysis of the structures with the subsequent consultation.
During the stay of the German expert,...

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28. August 2009
Penza, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
2009 Russian Cup: Mustafina and Ryazanov and other winners

Russian champions Aliya Mustafina (from Moscow) and Yuri Ryazanov (Vladimir) won the all-around titles at the 2009 Russian Cup, which held  in Penza (RUS). Juri Ryazanov, leading at the all-around qualification already, scored 89.450 at the final, followed by Sergei Khorokhordin (89.250) and by the youngster Emin Garibov, (85,850) the last year's European  junior champion on high bar (Lausanne, 2008).
The 15-years old Aliya Mustafina (59,434) - best of qualification -

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21. August 2009
Canberra, Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
Australia names womens world team

<< Australia's National champion Lauren Mitchell  (18) Mitchell - 2008 World Cup winner on balance beam - will headline a team of four gymnasts selected to represent Australia at the FIG World Artistic Championships in London this October following the conclusion of the final selection trial in Canberra on Wednesday.
Mitchell will be joined by fellow Beijing Olympians Shona Morgan (VIS) and Georgia Bonora (VIS) and young up-and-coming gymnast Larissa Miller (MBC).
The FIG World Artistic...

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20. August 2009
Mons, Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
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The Swiss Gymnastics Federation (STV) is seeking for a new men’s artistic Gymnastics national head coach.
After the death of the former coach Claus Haller now Rolf NIEDERHAEUSER is the new chief for education of the STV. 
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